PC: Los Angeles Daily
The Dodgers said the school was destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades wildfire, displacing hundreds of students, teachers and staff. Will Smith , the Los Angeles Dodgers’ All-Star catcher, was due to welcome 130 students from Marquez Charter Elementary School to UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, 26 May 2026. The third annual Catching Hope Community Clinic, run with Will and Cara Smith’s Catching Hope Foundation, offered rotating stations covering STEM activities, arts and crafts, agility courses and Quick Ball. Each student sent home with a Dodger swag bag containing a Will Smith baseball card, a water bottle and a Nike jump rope. The clinic featured rotating stations with STEM-based activities, arts and crafts, agility courses and Quick Ball. The Dodgers Training Academy and Playworks were set to join the clinic and assist with some of the on-field activities. Discovery Cube was returning for a second year to engage students in interactive STEM activities. Parker Anderson Enrichment, described as a new partner, was to lead the students in nutrition and cooking activities.
What did students receive in Will Smith’s Dodger swag bags
Blue Prints would be on site capturing photo keepsakes with the 2025 World Series trophy. It adds that Will Smith was sending each student home with a Dodger swag bag. Each bag included a special Will Smith baseball card, a water bottle and a Nike jump rope.