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Cubs' Willson Contreras Surprises Franklin Park Student
The catcher visited a west suburban school for students with special needs.
CHICAGO — The Cubs are spreading the love this week with yet another kind community gesture in Chicagoland. Star catcher Willson Contreras visited a school in west suburban Franklin Park Thursday to surprise a boy with special needs.
Daniel Rodriguez, 11, had no idea that Contreras was coming to visit him. The young student had a huge grin on his face when the catcher stopped by Enger School, which serves students with special needs.
The pair became friends when Contreras visited the boy at the Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge. The hospital named Contreras their MVP of the Year.
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In a tweet, River Grove School District 85.5 thanked the Cubs star for supporting local students, and acknowledged "how the Cubs spread sunshine and make kids happy!!"
This is Willson Contreras of the Chicago Cubs and his friend Daniel Rodriguez. Inspiration is never more than a click away. pic.twitter.com/kvURlBD5bH
— Scott Goldstein (@blemtown) August 24, 2018
Thank you Willson Contreras and the Chicago Cubs for supporting our Enger School students. River Grove School appreciates how the Cubs spread sunshine and make kids happy!! #rgroyals #WeAreRG ! https://t.co/85UCJnb1aF
— River Grove #85.5 (@rivergrove85_5) August 24, 2018
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