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Stillwater Boy Wins $100K Scholarship For Being Fully Vaccinated
Minnesota's "Kids Deserve a Shot" campaign offered a slew of incentives, including $200 gift cards, tickets to Vikings games and much more.
STILLWATER, MN — A Stillwater boy will have $100,000 to put towards his college education after winning a scholarship as part of Minnesota’s “Kids Deserve a Shot” campaign to encourage kids to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Jude Motter won the $100,000 scholarship for being fully vaccinated, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday. Motter is one of five winners, with kids from Plymouth, Rochester and Apple Valley also receiving six-figure scholarships.
We have our third $100,000 scholarship winner for being fully vaccinated – congratulations Jude from Stillwater🎉
Come back tomorrow to see who our next winner will be. pic.twitter.com/KupXT1YYWE
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) December 27, 2021
The fifth $100,000 scholarship winner is set to be announced Wednesday, Walz said.
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The “Kids Deserve a Shot” campaign offered a slew of incentives, including $200 gift cards, tickets and gear from Minnesota’s professional and college sports teams, a “zookeeper for a day” experience, and much more.
Prizewinners were selected through a drawing by the Minnesota State Lottery.
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$100,000 Scholarship Winners
- Kaitlyn Knutson - Plymouth
- Ben Traux - Rochester
- Jude Motter - Stillwater
- Josiah Canpos - Apple Valley
- To be announced Wednesday
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