WSSU's Marcel Caver Jr. invited to
Detroit Lions rookie mini-camp
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Winston-Salem State
University senior wide
receiver, Marcel Caver, has
been invited to the Detroit
Lions rookie mini-camp for
a tryout and opportunity to
sign a rookie deal.
The 6-2, 185-lb. senior
from Bedford heights,
Ohio, played two seasons
at WSSU after transferring
from Youngstown State.
Caver led the Rams in
catches in 2015, with 36.
During his career at
WSSU, Caver played in 20
games and amassed 76
receptions for ljOOl yards
and four touchdowns. He
was a part of the 2015
CIAA Championship team
for the Rams.
Caver
Snipes named to All-Region Team
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. The honors keep com
ing in for the Winston
Salem State University
softball program as fresh
man utility Destiny Snipes
was. named to the
Conference
Commissioner's
Association (CCA) NCAA
Division II
Atlantic/District 2 All
Region team, on May 9.
The freshman from
Burlington earned second
team honors after a stellar
season.
Snipes wasted little
time in making an impact
on the Rams softball pro
gram. In addition to help
ing the team claim the
2016 Central
Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (CIAA) cham
Snipes
pion and a bid to the
NCAA Division II Atlantic
Region 1 Tournament, she
also earned a spot on the
CI A A All-Rookie team.
For the season. Snipes
batted .297 with a team
high 31 runs batted in
(RBI). Her 31 RBIs were
the eighth most in the
CIAA. She also recorded
10 stolen bases.
The regional award
came after she also earned
a spot on the CIAA All
Rookie team.
The Paul Family
300 students take home
new athletic footwear
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On May 11, The Chris
Paul Family Foundation
teamed up once again with
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Shoes That Fit in the
Winston-Salem area to pro
vide 300 students in need
with new footwear at
Peetree Elementary and
Ashley Academy.
Robin and Charles
Paul, parents of nine-time
NBA All Star Chris Paul,
were on hand to assist in
distributing the shoes. As
part of their gift, each stu
dent received a pair of
socks courtesy of La De
Da.
Also, the Foundation,
with Shoes That Fit, pro
vided 218 new pairs of
shoes to students in need at
Cook Elementary School
on May 3.
Teachers and adminis
trators report when chil
dren receive new shoes and
other. necessities for
school, they are more
excited about school, more
alert, and more active on
the playground. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Paul (Chris
Paul's parents) also were
on hand to deliver the
shoes.
About Rack Room
Shoes
Headquartered in
Charlotte, Rack Room
Shoes is the family
footwear retailer of choice.
Known as an innovator in
the shoe industry for more
than 90 years, Rack Room
anoes oners a wiae selec
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nized and private brands of
shoes for men, women and
children in comfort, dress,
casual and athletic cate
gories. For more informa
tion, visit Rack Room
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About The Chris Paul
Family Foundation
In 2005, Chris Paul
established the CP3
Foundation in honor of his
late grandfather to provide
scholarships for high
school graduates to attend
Wake Forest University.
Chris' emphasis on com
munity has Won the CP3
Foundation the NBA's
Community Assist Award
five times.
In 2015 the name for
mally changed to the Chris
Paul Family Foundation.
The foundation's initiatives
include partnerships with
Feed The Children, Make
A-Wish Foundation, Boys
& Girls Club, Habitat for
Humanity and LA's Best.
The foundation also spon
sors and supports computer
lab refurbishments, youth
basketball clinics, court
refurbishments and adap
tive athletic programs for
special needs children. For
more information please go
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About Shoes That Fit
Shoes That Fit is a
national, non-profit
501(c)3 organization based
in Claremont, California,
and the nation's largest
nonprofit provider of new
athletic shoes to children in
need.
The mission of Shoes
That Fit is to provide new
shoes to children living in
poverty so they can attend
school in comfort and with
dignity, better prepared to
learn and play. Shoes That
Fit believes that every child
in the United States
deserves at least one pair of
shoes that fit to help them
focus on school, fit in with
their peers, participate in
sports and play.
The program is
designed to improve a
child's self-esteem.
In 2015 Shoes That Fit
programs delivered new
athletic shoes to 102,946
children in nearly 2,000
schools throughout 45
states (including D.C. and
Puerto Rico); all from one
office in Claremont, CA
with 7 staff members.
Please join us in our efforts
to make sure no child has
to miss school because they
don't have proper shoes.
For more information,
please visit us at
http://www.shoesthatfit.org
Chris Paul Family Foundation photos
Children receive gift bags from Rack Room Shoes,
Shoes That Fit and The Chris Paul Family
Foundation
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