Support of Event Partners, Including He Gets
Us, Made Football Camp, Carnival, and Transportation Free to
Participants
STOCKTON, Calif., May 22, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks returned to his hometown of
Stockton, California, hosting the
third annual Brandin Cooks Football Camp and Carnival on
May 19, 2024. The event featured a
football skills camp and drills for elementary and middle school
children — ages 7-14 — and a family-friendly carnival with games,
face painting, a photo booth, giveaways and more. All registered
camp attendees also received a free lunch. More than 750 people
attended the sold-out event, which Cooks hosted at his alma mater,
Lincoln High School.
One of the initiatives of He Gets Us is to
love your neighbor, one of the reasons Brandin Cooks joined the movement.
Through a partnership with He Gets Us and the support of
local businesses, participants from underserved neighborhoods in
Stockton could receive bus
transportation to attend. The event was free for all attendees and
their families. Cooks led hundreds of children through football
drills, joined by all-pro defensive back DaRon Bland and coaches from throughout Cooks'
career.
"I want to give glory to Jesus for the success and happiness he
brings me in my life and hope that I can help inspire young
athletes by giving back to a community that gave me so much growing
up," said Cooks. "Stockton has
supported me through my entire career, and for a group like He Gets
Us to step up and make bus transportation possible this year so we
could serve more families is truly an honor."
Cooks is entering his 11th season in the National Football
League. The former first-round draft pick starred as a wide
receiver for Lincoln High School
before attending Oregon State, where he
earned consensus All-American honors. Cooks currently plays for the
Dallas Cowboys.
The 2024 Brandin Cooks Football Camp and Carnival featured the
largest turnout to date. Event supporters included He Gets Us,
Dave's Pizza, ERG Enterprises, Junkless, Goodles and PATH®
Water.
For more information, follow Brandin
Cooks on social media at @thearcher.
Press Photos: available HERE.
Press Inquiries: press@hegetsus.com.
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