NFL PLAY 60 Kids’ Day gives more than 1,000 local children the opportunity to spend time with NFL players at the Super Bowl Experience Driven by Genesis at the Minneapolis Convention Center (1301 2nd Ave. S.) onWednesday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Children from the local Minneapolis area will take part in the excitement of Super Bowl Week alongside NFL players. Award-winning singer, dancer and YouTube personality JOJO SIWA will perform and teach the kids a dance routine at the NFL PLAY 60 Clinic Field at approximately noon.
Kids will learn more about the importance of healthy living during Kids’ Day as part of NFL PLAY 60, aimed at helping youngsters get 60 minutes of exercise each day. Classrooms earned their invite to Kids’ Day by completing the NFL PLAY 60 Challenge, in partnership with the American Heart Association, in the months leading up to Super Bowl LII.
As part of their Kids’ Day experience, local children will participate in interactive PLAY 60 fitness activities and take part in games including Punt, Pass & Kick, speed and mobility drills, quarterback challenge games, and extra point kicking stations.
SUPER BOWL LII BUSINESS CONNECT CELEBRATION
The NFL and the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee will host “Super Bowl LII Business Connect: Celebrating Opportunities, Teamwork & Success” event on Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Aria (105 N. 1st St.). The event is a celebration of the Super Bowl LII Business Connect program spotlighting the accomplishments of Super Bowl LII Business Connect suppliers and local businesses that have grown and thrived under the tutelage of the program’s professional development initiatives and, acknowledging NFL event contractors who’ve aggressively utilized the program, awarding contract opportunities to the vendors in the program.
More than 350 Minnesota businesses in 40 vendor categories participated in the year and a half long Business Connect program, which identifies Super Bowl LII contracting opportunities and matches those contracts with experienced, local diverse business owners in the program. To qualify for participation in Business Connect, businesses must be 51 percent owned by a minority, woman, veteran, lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender individual. The Business Connect Celebration is a ticketed event for participating business owners. A networking reception will precede and follow the formal program. Former NFL Punter and current voice of the Vikings, GREG COLEMAN is the event’s keynote speaker.
NFL PLAYER ENGAGEMENT PRESENTS “THE BROADCAST BOWL”
As an extension of Broadcast Boot Camp/Advanced Broadcast Boot Camp and Sports Media/Sports Journalism Radio Boot Camps, NFL Player Engagement is creating a unique opportunity for Alumnae to commentate on SB Radio Row at Super Bowl LII. Participating players include MATT FORTE, LORENZO ALEXANDER, RYAN HARRIS and BRUCE GRADKOWSKI. Each player will have a tailored schedule of commentating segments on various radio broadcasting channels including Sirius XM Radio and Westwood One Radio. This program is open to current and former players who have previously participated in Broadcast Boot Camp/Advanced Broadcast Boot Camp and Sports Media/Sports Journalism & Radio Boot Camp. Select players will begin broadcast appearances on Wednesday, Jan. 31 - Sunday, Feb. 4 at the Media Center located at Mall of America. Players will have the opportunity to practice what they learned at previous boot camps and make important contacts during the NFL’s largest event of the year.
THE KIDS TAILGATE PARTY
The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee Legacy Fund 52 Weeks of Giving campaign will culminate at the Kids Tailgate Party, a special celebration for young people in Minnesota who have been a part of the year-long effort. The Kids Tailgate Party is a family-friendly event that will feature healthy snacks, fun, activities and special surprises for nearly 2,000 children from across the state. The event will be hosted at Target Center (600 N. 1st Ave.) in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 2-4 p.m.
As a way to get more kids involved in the Super Bowl fun, as well as emphasize healthy eating and nutrition, the MNSBHC teamed up with Chef Andrew Zimmern to organize the Super Snack Challenge, a fun competition that celebrates kids’ healthy snack choices. To participate, kids ages 8-14 around Minnesota were invited to submit their favorite healthy game day snack recipes for a chance to be recognized as one of 52 Winners.
Over 400 young people entered and the 52 winners and top 10 “All Pro Chefs” have been invited to attend the Kids Tailgate Party, where the Super Snack Challenge MVP will be announced. As part of their recognition, the top 10 “All-Pro Chefs” will donate nearly $60,000 to their favorite charities in Minnesota.
For more information, please visit www.mnsuperbowl.com/legacy.
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