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How Super Bowl 52 benefits Minnesota years later with grants
Minneapolis, Minnesota — It's been four years since Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl and we're still seeing the impact of the big game.
The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee Legacy Fund provided 52 grants to 52 community projects across the state in the year leading up to Super Bowl LII.
The 52 Weeks of Giving campaign resulted in more than $5.5 million being invested in programs focused on improving kids' health and wellness.
"It was an incredible experience," said the founder and executive director of Project Success in Minneapolis. The youth development organization helps inspire students to dream about the future. Project Success works with every Minneapolis 6-12 grader, which ends up being nearly 16,000 students.
In August 2017, Project Success received a $100,000 Legacy grant. That seed money helped them launch the Project Success Institute — a place for students to gain life skills.
