The Sun Devil Caravan made its third stop on its inaugural tour May 19 in Yuma, Ariz. The stop was headlined by Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson, Sun Devil football head coach Todd Graham, new wrestling coach Zeke Jones, men’s basketball coach Herb Sendek, women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne and soccer coach Kevin Boyd.
A Sparky’s Tour kicked off the day at James R. Rolle Elementary where students were taught the value of personal character and healthy living through the acronym S.P.A.R.K.Y. - Self-discipline, Positive, Active, Respect, Knowledge and Yourself.
The kids listened intently to @HerbSendek when he gave tips about bullying pic.twitter.com/0FKGIfjDf8
— Rocky Harris (@SunDevilRocky) May 19, 2014
Following Sparky’s Tour, the Sun Devil coaching staff and Sparky visited children hospitalized in the pediatric unit of Yuma Regional Medical Center.
Sun Devil coaches meet with patients at Yuma Regional Medical Center #SunDevilCaravan pic.twitter.com/UBEXrdnhB8
— Sun Devil Athletics (@TheSunDevils) May 19, 2014
Following their visit to the hospital, the group met up with the rest of the travel party at the Yuma Food Bank.
Sun Devil coaches, student-athletes and staff volunteer at the Yuma Community Food Bank http://t.co/QmMM38TFhF pic.twitter.com/NUZQvF0B7s
— Sun Devil Athletics (@TheSunDevils) May 19, 2014
To end the day, fans and alumni gathered at the Gowan Company for a Sun Devil Meet and Greet where they had the opportunity to interact one-on-one with the ASU coaching staff and administrators.
S D Caravan Yuma: @sundeviltennis s-a Alex Osborne meets Frank Townsend M Tennis s-a at ASU in the 40's. #SD4Life pic.twitter.com/6jDNEtVDUh
— Bill Kennedy (@SunDevilBK) May 20, 2014
The Caravan tour continues on Thursday in Flagstaff, Ariz. Details on the stop are below.
Sparky’s Family Festival
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff (301 Paseo Del Flag, Flagstaff, AZ 86001)
Sun Devil Meet & Greet
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Majerele's (102 W Rte 66 Flagstaff, AZ 8600)
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Attendees – Ray Anderson, Todd Graham, Kevin Boyd and new head women's gymnastics coach René Lyst.