Wild Foundation announces $166,000 in grants to community partners

ST. PAUL --Thanks to the incredible generosity of Wild fans, donors, corporate and community partners, the Minnesota Wild Foundation today is pleased to announce grants totaling $166,000 to Children's Minnesota, DinoMights, Minnesota Hockey and the Johnson Como North St. Paul and St. Paul Capitals Hockey Associations.

"We are very excited to announce this giving despite the challenges faced during this very difficult time for so many effected by the COVID-19 health crisis," said Rachel Schuldt, Executive Director of the Minnesota Wild Foundation. "The Wild Foundation and its board of directors deeply appreciates the incredible support we received from community members that has allowed us to make these generous gifts."
Children's Minnesota received $70,000 from proceeds from the Wild Foundation's annual Wild About Children event presented by West Bend. This year's event was digital in the form of an online auction and giving campaign held in May. Thanks to generous purchases from donors, the Wild Foundation was also able to donate 244 Reverse Retro sweatshirt blankets sold as a Buy One Give One item during the event.
DinoMights received $25,000 to support its Hockey Is For Everyone Youth Hockey Program which provides opportunities for kids in Minneapolis and St. Paul to play hockey in addition to tutoring, mentorship and spiritual development opportunities.
Minnesota Hockey received $48,000 to support important grow the game initiatives throughout the State of Hockey including the Gear Up Minnesota Equipment Grant Program, the Little Wild Learn to Play Program and the Never Too Late Hockey Camp.
The Johnson Como North St. Paul and St. Paul Capitals Hockey Associations received a total of $23,000 for youth hockey scholarships as part of a generous donation from the Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC) from the 2019-20 Minnesota Wild game programs sales match program. $1 from every game program sale was matched by PIIC and donated to the Wild Foundation to support youth hockey in St. Paul.
The Minnesota Wild Foundation exists to support the game of hockey and improve the lives of families in the State of Hockey. With support from Wild players, fans and donors, the Minnesota Wild Foundation supports pediatric medical causes, serves as the largest non-member funding source for Minnesota Hockey, and provides fundraising opportunities for youth hockey associations across the state. Since its inception in 2009, the Wild Foundation has distributed more than $4.6 million in grants to hockey organizations and children's medical related charities and has dispersed over $2.4 million to local charities through its Split the Pot Raffle program. Together we create a Greater State of Hockey. For more information and to make a donation visit
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About Children's Minnesota

Children's Minnesota is the seventh largest pediatric health system in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota serves kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, 12 primary and specialty care clinics and six rehabilitation sites. Additionally, Children's Minnesota is Minnesota's only Level I pediatric trauma center inside a hospital dedicated solely to children. Children's Minnesota maintains its longstanding commitment to the community to improve children's health by providing high-quality, family-centered pediatric services and advancing those efforts through research and education. This work is made possible in large part by generous philanthropic and volunteer support from individuals and organizations throughout the state and region. An award-winning health system, Children's Minnesota received Magnet® recognition from The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and was verified as a Level I Children's Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons in 2018. Additionally, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Please visit
childrensMN.org
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About DinoMights

Using hockey as an incentive, DinoMights provides academic tutoring, mentoring, computer instruction, studies, camping, community service, and various other faith-based activities that help fulfill the mission to develop physical, academic, social and spiritual excellence. Since 1995, the philosophy of DinoMights has focused on whole life impact and long-term relationships with diverse youth possessing significant unmet needs in the Central, Powderhorn Park, and Phillips neighborhoods of South Minneapolis. Our innovative approach engages students through the power of community and provides them with the opportunities they need to become self-assured, competent adults. DinoMights provides a powerful combination of traditional enrichment through recreation and intentional strategies that respond to children's unique developmental and academic needs. Please visit
www.dinomights.com
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About Minnesota Hockey

Minnesota Hockey, an affiliate of USA Hockey, is the governing body of youth and amateur hockey in Minnesota and the premier developer of hockey players in the state. Since 1947 Minnesota Hockey (formerly known as the Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association) has been providing volunteer services for the development and growth of hockey in Minnesota. Minnesota Hockey is governed by a board of directors and consists of approximately 140 community-based associations who are formed into 12 districts. Please visit
www.minnesotahockey.org
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