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By Samantha Romero  On Saturday, May 21st, InSports Foundation will be hosting our first Color Dash! 50% of the proceeds from this event will benefit underprivileged youth pay for their seasonal expenses. The Colordash is a non-competitive, un-timed, 5k run/walk that will be held in Saint Louis Park, MN. At each kilometer of the course, volunteers will toss colors at participants. By the end of the run, everyone will be covered with colors!
The Colordash is a great opportunity for you and your family to be active and have fun while also supporting underprivileged youth in the community. Pick-up of registration packets begins at 7 a.m. and the dash begins at 9 a.m.Admission includes an event t-shirt, race pins, temporary tattoo, and 50% of your registration fee goes straight to local youth in the community! Come join us! Make sure to get there early to join in on the dance competitions, hula-hoop contest, and many more contests with awesome swag giveaways! By Samantha Romero  The InSports team is thrilled to announce $6,645 were raised on our first year participating in Giving Hearts Day. Without our kind donors the Zach Kraft Scholarship couldn't have been possible. We will be using these funds to help underprivileged youth in the Fargo/Moorhead and Grand Forks area pay for their seasonal hockey expenses in honor of Zach Kraft. More details on how to apply for the scholarship to follow.  Samantha has been with InSports team since the Summer of 2015. She is currently a senior at the University of North Dakota studying Business Marketing. Although she is in Grand Forks for the school year, she is still very involved with InSports by running the social media, website, and finding new creative ways to get kids involved! Before working with InSports she was a marketing intern with her schools athletic program for a year and a half. Learn more about Samantha!  What does InSports mean to you? InSports means giving all kids the opportunity to be part of something. I have younger siblings and I couldn't image them growing up without the opportunity to play sports. What has been your favorite InSports memory?I have so many! One of the most rewarding InSports memory I have is meeting some of the St. Paul Saints scholarship recipients. I had the opportunity to meet Jalen and his family, they told me that Jalen was a very hard worker in his schoolwork and athletics and was very excited to have received the scholarship. The next day he was awarded 'player of the game' It's awesome to see how much passion and enthusiasm kids have for sports at such a young age! What do you like doing on your free time? I love attending sporting events, especially Sioux hockey games and Twins games. I also enjoy being a hometown tourist with my little brother If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Anywhere! My list of places I would like to travel are endless If you had 1,000,000 dollars to give away, how would you do it? I would give it to InSports and underprivileged youth Who is your favorite professional sports team? Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Twins Name one thing that people would be surprised to learn about you? Every single one of my friends call me by my last name If you could have dinner with 3 people, past or present, who would they be?1. Babe Didrikson (Need to know her secret, no one can even come close to her multi-sport athleticism) 2. Harry Styles (Why not?) 3. God (I'd ask him why he made burgers and fries taste so good and vegetables taste like vegetables) If you had one superpower what would it be?Teleportation - it would come in handy on cold, snowy days! What is your favorite form of exercise?Outdoor yoga / hot yoga What is the funniest thing you have heard a child say?My little brother is 3 years old - everything he says is funny to me! Andrew has been with the InSports Team since the beginning, currently serving as the Programs Coordinator and Board Member. He has always been very active, at Concordia he was the Cobbers Mens Hockey team captain and moved on to play professionally in Sweden! Even though Andrew has been playing on a professional hockey team across the world, he still is very involved with InSports. This past summer he got engaged to his girlfriend of 8 years, with the wedding to follow this September!  What does InSports mean to you?InSports is our foundation solely based on helping others! Specifically helping kids with sporting opportunities they would not otherwise have. InSports means giving kids the chance to be kids through sports. What sports did you play Growing up?I loved playing all sports! My competitive nature and my passion to exercise paved the way for sports in my life. Hockey, baseball, and golf are my favorite. What has been your favorite InSports memory? Seeing the smiles on all the faces during our United FC soccer camp this past summer. There is something about sports that makes kids smile unlike anything else, which is so heart-warming. What do you like doing on your free time?Much of my free time consists of sports! I also love working out during my free time. How do you stay active?Playing professional hockey ensures that I stay active and continue to improve. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?Dubai, because it seems so fictional and far away. What is your Strangest Talent?I am good at juggling. If you had 1,000,000 dollars to give away, how would you do it?Of course give it to the InSports Foundation, enabling thousands of kids the opportunity to play sports! What is your all time favorite joke?Q: What is the last thing that goes through a bugs mind when it hits the windshield A: It's butt! Who is your all time hero in athletics?Wayne Gretzky Who is your favorite professional sports team?Minnesota Wild What is your favorite Movie?Miracle on Ice Name one thing that people would be surprised to learn about you?That I have only had one girlfriend, for 8 years, and we are getting married in September! If you could have dinner with 3 people, past or present, who would they be?Michael Jordan, Ellen Degeneres, Bill Gates If you were stranded on a desert island and you could only bring three items, what would they be?Beach towel, Sunscreen, and a Boat  Donate here on Feb. 11
Zach Kraft - Local LegendKraft had a passion for the game. In high school he played with the Fargo North Spartans, after graduation he continued his hockey career by playing on various junior teams - including the Fargo Force. In honor of Zach - the InSports Foundation is participating in Giving Hearts Day to raise money toward the Zach Kraft Scholarship. One Donation Changes One Life, One Future, One CommunityBy donating to the InSports Foundation on Thursday, February 11th through impactgiveback.org, youth hockey players will be able to continue their dream of playing the game Zach loved so much. 100% of the funds raised on Giving Hearts Day will go back to kids in the Fargo/Moorhead and Grand Forks area who need assistance paying for their seasonal expenses. |
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