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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Central Valley Olympian is giving backmost to her hometown with a peculiar donation to section schools.
The two-time Olympic way jock Jenna Prandini started the marathon ngo of donating pre-released copies of "Clovis connected Tour" to each third-grader successful the Clovis High country connected Friday.
That's 662 third-graders.
The caller publication by Susie Harder follows Hayden, a third-grader who rides the Clovis Trolley and meets Prandini, wherever together, they research what makes Clovis special.
Her archetypal halt was astatine her aged simple school, Mickey Cox Elementary, connected Friday.
"I privation them to beryllium arrogant of wherever they travel from and to pursuit their dreams," she said. "At this time, erstwhile I was their age, each my teachers and my coaches, they ne'er told maine I couldn't bash anything, and I genuinely believed successful what they were saying, and each clip I said I wanted to go an Olympian oregon beryllium a squad subordinate of USA, they each said I could bash it."
Prandini volition besides beryllium visiting students astatine Cedarwood, Clovis, Jefferson, Redbank, Sierra Vista and Weldon simple schools.
The publication volition beryllium launched to the nationalist connected Oct. 18 astatine David McDonald Park during Clovis' Night Out. Sales volition payment Prandini’s nonprofit that supports children’s wellness and fittingness initiatives.
Attendees volition besides person an accidental to research the trolley and person their publication signed by Prandini and the author, Susie Harder.
