Paige Bueckers pledges $50,000 to help children and families in Minneapolis area.

[RandySF]

Paige Bueckers, the burgeoning WNBA superstar from Hopkins, has pledged a $50,000 matching donation to the Hopkins Strong Relief Fund to support children and families struggling with “the heightened stress and uncertainty” in her home state.

Bueckers was the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year last summer after averaging 19.2 points, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals in her first professional season with the Dallas Wings. The Hopkins Education Foundation announced Bueckers’ donation in a release Thursday.

Hopkins Strong is a partnership between the Hopkins Education Foundation and the ICA Food Shelf to support the Hopkins Public Schools community. According to the release, Hopkins Education Foundation has raised $50,000 “and, with Paige’s help, hopes to reach $250,000 total to provide ongoing support.”

“With families in Paige’s childhood school district (especially immigrant families) facing food insecurity and struggling with rent and utilities due to the heightened stress and uncertainty in our state, Paige committed her matching donation to the #HopkinsStrong Relief Fund this week,” Hopkins Education Foundation said in its release.


https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/22/paige-buckers-pledges-50000-to-help-children-and-families-in-hopkins/

[littlemissmartypants]

1. ❤️💧

[Simeon Salus]

2. Paige has always shared her success with her community.

In Minnesota particularly, it's hard to find a place to be in the Wintertime.

Paige was (and is) a gym-rat. She loves to work out and play ball.

She took the $50K she was awarded for winning the Unrivaled free-throw contest and invested it in her home town.

Because she's a bucket.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. She's the real deal.