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On Tuesday afternoon, every member of the University of Minnesota women's basketball program headed to Target to do some holiday shopping. Like a large majority of shoppers in the store, the Golden Gophers were checking items off of their lists and checking them twice, making sure they picked up everything they had anticipated upon arrival. The catch, however, was the team was picking out items for two local families in need this holiday season.

The Gophers adopted the two families through Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities with plans of making their holiday extra special and one that they wouldn't soon forget. Each member of the team walked through the store and carefully and thoughtfully selected items for the families, knowing how much their selections would mean to each person they were buying for. 

Though the gesture itself is incredible, what makes it even more remarkable is the fact that the money used to pay for the gifts was donated by each of the players, along with members of the coaching staff and support staff. Some amazing fans also pitched in for the worthy cause.

The Gophers returned to Williams Arena following their shopping trip to wrap each gift, and will be giving the gifts to the families at their homes on Thursday, Dec. 20, between 3:00-5:00 p.m.