Minnesota Lynx Players will Give Free Girls Basketball Clinics Today

Three Minnesota Lynx players and 2012 U.S. Olympians—Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen and Maya Moore—will make special appearances this month as they reach out to help local girls improve their basketball skills. The free clinics, sponsored by MidCountry Bank and are open to girls ages 8-13 in the community. All clinic participants will also receive a complimentary ticket package to a Minnesota Lynx game.

Today's family-oriented event will take place from 2-4 p.m. at Minnetonka High School.

“We sincerely thank 2011 WNBA champions Seimone, Lindsay and Maya for taking time from their busy schedules to inspire and coach local youth,” says Robin Roberts, senior vice president, MidCountry Bank. “These clinics give us a wonderful opportunity to support the families in our community. We invite everyone to stop by!”

MidCountry Bank is a full-service bank with administrative headquarters in Bloomington, Minn. As a community bank, MidCountry provides high quality, diversified financial services and solutions for customers to meet their personal, business and professional banking needs. In addition, MidCountry Bank was honored with the American Bankers Association Community Bank Award for Helping Achieve Homeownership. Also, for the past six years MidCountry Bank received the highest rating possible from federal banking regulators for performance under the Community Reinvestment Act.