TOGETHER WE CAN RALLY FOR GOOD

As a professional American football tight end, Kyle Rudolph brings drive and excellence both on and off the field.

The Rudolph family opened Kyle Rudolph’s End Zone in 2018, a state-of-the-art therapeutic care space for child and teenage patients. The End Zone is a much-needed place where kids can just be kids—and have fun with others during their stay at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.

Rudolph and his wife, Jordan, have participated in charitable giving across the Minnesota community since 2011. Thanks to his outstanding athletic career and charity work, Kyle has been nominated three times for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.

Jason Zucker is a professional hockey player and the founder of Give16, an organization committed to sparking positive change.

In 2018, Jason’s #Give16 campaign raised over $1.2 million for the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. As part of their contribution, Jason and his wife, Carly, gifted the Zucker Family Suite and Broadcast Studio, a theater and broadcast studio providing hospital families with fun and therapeutic adventures.

In recognition of his leadership qualities and excellence on and off the ice, Jason was awarded the 2019 King Clancy Memorial Trophy—the National Hockey League’s top award for community service.

Joel Kunza co-founded Athletes for MN Kids (501c3) as a way to amplify his charitable giving to the University of Masonic Children’s Hospital and give back to families in need. Athletes for MN Kids partnered with Kyle Rudolph and Jason Zucker to host exclusive events like golf invitationals and galas to raise money for the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. Joel’s network of business leaders and fundraising efforts for these events was responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars donated to benefit children’s heath.

Jon Walburg co-founded Athletes for MN Kids (501c3) as a way to amplify his charitable giving to the University of Masonic Children’s Hospital and give back to families in need. Athletes for MN Kids partnered with Kyle Rudolph and Jason Zucker to host exclusive events like golf invitationals and galas to raise money for the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. Jon’s results driven approach to event planning for Athletes for MN Kids resulted in their golf invitationals raking in Minnesota’s top 10 for charitable revenue, despite limiting the events to 60 participants.