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5 MN Kids Win $100K Scholarships For Getting COVID-19 Vaccines
Minnesota's "Kids Deserve a Shot" campaign offered a slew of incentives, including gift cards, tickets to Vikings games and much more.
MINNESOTA — Five children from Minnesota will each have $100,000 to put towards their college education after winning scholarships from Minnesota’s “Kids Deserve a Shot” campaign to encourage kids to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The winners of the six-figure scholarships include kids from Stillwater, Plymouth, Rochester and Apple Valley.
The “Kids Deserve a Shot” campaign offered a slew of prizes to encourage children 12-17 to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, including $200 gift cards, tickets and gear from Minnesota’s professional and college sports teams, a “zookeeper for a day” experience, and much more.
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Our FINAL $100,000 scholarship winner is William – congratulations🥳
Thanks to all the Minnesotans 12 to 17 who did their part and got vaccinated!
You can still get vaccinated and a booster shot once you’re due. Find a vaccine: https://t.co/bKpQHLv3Ex pic.twitter.com/viwj9vKcGJ
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) December 29, 2021
Prizewinners were selected through a drawing by the Minnesota State Lottery.
Winners
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- Kaitlyn Knutson - Plymouth
- Ben Traux - Rochester
- Jude Motter - Stillwater
- Josiah Canpos - Apple Valley
- William Cronen - City not listed
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