<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Al Jefferson and Randy Wittman spent the afternoon with kids from the Minneapolis Waite House, a youth and community program in South Minneapolis, to help the kids pick out their supplies for this school year. The 58 kids and two Waite House staff members in attendance at Wednesday's lunch-in at NBA City and shopping spree in the Target Center's media room were on a school bus when the I35W bridge collapsed. "We feel this is great," said Renisha Gray, Waite House youth employment specialist and temporary youth manager. "A lot of (the kids) were going to be needing some back to school supplies and we really feel grateful right now." The Wolves head coach and new forward joined the kids at lunch, where they made sure to walk around to each table of kids to chat, sign autographs and pose for pictures. Jefferson and Wittman then helped the kids with their back to school shopping, making sure each kid filled his or her new backpack with pencils, notebooks, calculators and everything else needed for the upcoming school year. "Overall it's been wonderful," Jefferson said about the experience and seeing the excitement on the kids' faces. "When I first got (to Minnesota) it was kind of sad. My first day in for something like this to happen, and I hear about the kids being on the bus and I heard about the guy being brave and all the kids were being brave and patient and got off the bus. I just thought that it was the right thing to do for them." </div> Source: Timberwolves.com
