{"id":22123903,"date":"2023-03-19T14:31:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T20:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/?p=22123903"},"modified":"2023-03-19T14:31:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T20:31:38","slug":"aggies-lend-helping-hand-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/aggies-lend-helping-hand-in-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Aggies lend helping hand in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAS VEGAS \u2014 Smiles abounded outside the Thomas &amp; Mack Center the morning before the <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">quarter<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">final round of the Mountain West Men\u2019s Basketball Championship. The Utah State spirit <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">squad and pep band joined their counterparts from around the conference and th<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">e Goodie Two <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Shoes Foundation<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a nonprofit serving disadvantaged children in Southern Nevada<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to give <\/span>out shoes, shirts and backpacks to 450 underprivileged kids in the Las Vegas area.<\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cIt\u2019s fun to see the little kids having a good time with the band a<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">nd also with the mascots and <\/span>spirit squads,\u201d said Hillary Callister, a junior that plays clarinet in the USU pep band. \u201cI think that it\u2019s a really good thing they\u2019ve got going on here. It\u2019s a great opportunity to do something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"bp-page-1\" class=\"page\" role=\"region\" data-page-number=\"1\" aria-label=\"Page 1\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid5\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">It was a change<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of pace from the competitive nature inside the arena.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid6\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid7\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid7\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cThey were so enthusiastic,\u201d said Robbie Flaherty, an Aggiette and junior at USU. \u201cIt was fresh <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and nice to get into the more enthusiasm. You kind of miss that when you get into the game <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">atmosphere&#8230;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">but when we\u2019re with kids they just want to have fun and it makes me love this <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sport even more.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid8\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid9\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22123905\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22123905\" class=\"wp-image-22123905 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230309_goodietwoshoes-18-600x443.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230309_goodietwoshoes-18-600x443.jpg 600w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230309_goodietwoshoes-18-1000x738.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230309_goodietwoshoes-18-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230309_goodietwoshoes-18-1536x1133.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230309_goodietwoshoes-18-72x54.jpg 72w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230309_goodietwoshoes-18-335x247.jpg 335w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230309_goodietwoshoes-18-1050x775.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230309_goodietwoshoes-18.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22123905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Blue poses with kids outside of the Thomas &amp; Mack Center. (Photo by Heidi Bingham.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid9\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Callister said it was a similar change of environment for the band as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cIt was fun to play without being in a competitive spirit because normally we\u2019re<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">playing to hype <\/span>up our team, but this time it\u2019s just playing for fun and to hype up the kids and give them something to be excited about,\u201d Callister said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\">Lane Weaver, USU\u2019s director of athletic bands, agreed but added that sports events are different <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">f<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">or bands than teams and fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cIt is a fun different environment, but you know in the musician side of the world<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in the band <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">side of the world<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">we\u2019re always pulling for the other band,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cWe don\u2019t quite <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">have the same sort of heated rivalri<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">es that the sports teams do. So we\u2019re glad to hear other bands <\/span>play well and our bands play well and it\u2019s just kind of a different philosophy, different atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">He added that the event is one of the band\u2019s favorite parts of the Mountain West tourname<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">nt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\">\u201cIt\u2019s one of our favorite things to do is to sit and be able to play tunes and watch kids with smiles on their faces dancing around, and it\u2019s just a really nice way for us to be able to give back a little <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">bit,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cIt\u2019s a nice way for us to<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">get out and not only interact with the other basketball <\/span>bands, the other pep bands from the other Mountain West schools, but to do something that\u2019s entertaining for these kids that are coming in for the Goodie Two Shoes program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The event has been goin<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">g on for nearly a decade. Nikki Berti, co<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">founder and CEO of the Goodie <\/span>Two Shoes Foundation, said they like to partner with the Mountain West because it helps the kids \u201csee college in a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cWe love this opportunity every year,\u201d Berti said.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cIt\u2019s such a great experience for all the kids to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">come out and get to see college in a different way and different opportunities maybe with the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">band or the cheer team or the spirit squads and interact and just have this amazing day out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Flaherty also exp<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ressed that she liked helping kids get interested in college by having fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\">\u201cIt was so awesome,\u201d Flaherty said. \u201cI think it was a really great opportunity for little kids to get out and just have fun with the cheer squads and just get into the university spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Javan Hedlund, the Mountain West\u2019s associate commissioner of extern<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">al communications <\/span>strategy, said he thinks the event and the foundation are amazing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\">\u201cWe hope it just continues to grow every single year,\u201d Hedlund said. \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to start <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with the grassroots in trying to get kids to start to love the Mountain<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">West and our schools all the <\/span>way from Utah State down to Air Force to Wyoming and across the board.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured images by Heidi Bingham.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAS VEGAS \u2014 Smiles abounded outside the Thomas &amp; Mack Center the morning before the quarter&#8211;final round of the Mountain&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":883627,"featured_media":22123904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9,3],"tags":[1651,14842,853],"class_list":["post-22123903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-m-bball","category-sports","tag-goodie-two-shoes-foundation","tag-mountain-west-basketball-championships","tag-utah-state-basketball"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - 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