FOX Sports North Presents $25,000 Home Team Scholarship

FOX Sports North, in conjunction with four team partners, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Twins, Vikings and Wild presented the fourth annual ‘Home Team Scholarship’ to the Boys & Girls Clubs Minnesota State Youth of the Year finalists last week. 

•  The $25,000 Home Team Scholarship was designed to bring together the sports community to positively affect the lives of disadvantaged youth by providing financial support.
• The announcement was made by Mike Dimond, FOX Sports North Senior Vice President and General Manager, at the Minnesota Alliance Legislator's Breakfast in St. Paul, Minnesota.The Governor of Minnesota along with numerous State Senators and Legislates were in attendance.

Caption: Front Row: Bryan Donaldson, Minnesota Twins; Brad Bombardir, Minnesota Wild; Mike Dimond, FOX Sports North; Dannon Hulskotter, Minnesota Vikings and Sarah Hugen, Minnesota Timberwolves. Back Row: Boys & Girls Club Minnesota State Youth of the Year Finalists.

This is the fourth year the Minnesota sports community has come together to provide the ‘Home Team Scholarship’ to each of the Youth of the Year finalists. The scholarships provide financial resources to students to aid them in achieving their dream of a post-secondary education. 

Watch: Video re-cap of this year’s scholarship presentation.

The Home Team Scholarship fund is distributed based on “need” and designed to provide the Youth of the Year winners with funding that will accompany him/her through at least four years of school. Each of the remaining finalists receive a one-thousand grant. 

The Boys and Girls Club’s National Youth of the Year Program is designed to promote and recognize service to Club and community, academic performance, contributions to family, as well as any personal challenges and obstacles overcome.

“We want to demonstrate to all the club kids how much the sports community cares about them and their future,” said Mike Dimond, Senior Vice President and General Manager of FOX Sports North and board member for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities.  “We hope our efforts emphasize how important it is to make a positive impact on the life of a child.”