FOX Sports North Gives Back

As we start the new year and look back at 2008, our hearts are still full and our hands, still giving. Together with Kinship of Greater Minneapolis, as a first time initiative, FOX Sports North participated in sponsoring families in need this holiday season.

Kinship of Greater Minneapolis is a year round organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families through increasing opportunities for a healthier social, physical, spiritual, and intellectual well-being. One way the program does so is by matching volunteers with children in need.
An event put on every year by Kinship, FOX Sports North dedicated both time and resources to helping out this year. “I am really pleased with the amount we raised and the help that was offered,” said Elizabeth Kmety of FOX Sports North. “When we delivered the presents, you could really feel the difference we were making.”

Along with sponsoring families, FOX Sports North also donated tickets to an upcoming Wild game for one lucky family. Game night will also include an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Xcel Energy Center. “These tickets are like gold,” said Penny Kallas, Community Partnerships Director for Kinship of Greater Minneapolis.

For additional information on how you can become a volunteer through Kinship of Greater Minneapolis please contact Penny Kallas at 612-990-5417 or through email at pennyk@kinship.org. “More than 150 children, ages 5-15, are waiting for mentors. The need is great and we encourage individuals, couples, and families to connect to their community through a child in need of additional adult support,” said Kallas.