Former WNBA Draft no.2 overall pick Swin Cash got an assist yesterday from her Shock teammates and head coach Bill Laimbeer, writes Rochelle Riley of the Detroit Free Press. They helped distribute 36 tons of food to 800 families. "My mom always says don't let basketball use me, use basketball. I may have 10 more years, I may have two. But creating opportunities for others is the only way to succeed in life."

The HOPE event kicked off the announcement of Cash for Kids,. a new foundation that will provide grants to youth programs in the arts, theater, dance, leadership and athletics.

"Some of these athletes have foundations and aren't involved in the community. That's not me," Cash said. "We were on welfare. We were getting government checks. You have to understand the struggle. Your only way is to give back and if you don't, something got mixed up in your priorities along the way." For more information on Cash for Kids. call Monique Thompson at 202-789-4670 or visit Swin Cash's website..