University of Minnesota Athletics

Leah Cotton Volunteers Time for "Reading is Magical"

10/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Sophomore guard Leah Cotton is a busy person, with her class schedule this semester, studying, writing papers, and taking part in the start of official practices for the Golden Gophers last week.

But last Friday morning, Cotton and seven other members of various University of Minnesota sports teams spent two hours reading books to kids at Golden Lake Elementary in Circle Pines, Minn.

Cotton was at Golden Lake Elementary as part of the "Reading is Magical" program that University of Minnesota Athletics takes part in. Last year, Minnesota athletes made appearances at approximately 20 local schools to read books to kids and stress the importance of reading.

For the full story on this community service project, and to see a photo album from that day's appearance, visit our In the Community page. That page also has links to other community service projects Golden Gopher student-athletes have been involved with.

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