FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VIKINGS, TOMS AND HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL TO HOLD GIVING EVENT AT LOCAL SCHOOL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Eagan, Minn. (September 6, 2019) – Next Tuesday, September 10, from 10:00 a.m. - Noon the , TOMS and Helen Keller International will partner to hold a local Giving Event at LIFE Prep School in St. Paul. Current Minnesota Vikings players and Vikings Legends will fit approximately 400 students with a new pair of TOMS shoes. All students will also receive a free vision test through Helen Keller International and will be fit for a new pair of glasses, if needed.

What: Vikings, TOMS and Helen Keller International Giving Event

Who: LB Anthony Barr DE Everson Griffen TE Irv Smith Jr. LB RB Ameer Abdullah FB CJ Ham TE David Morgan WR WR Former Viking Ben Leber Former Viking Mike Harris *All players subject to change

When: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 10:00 a.m. – Noon

Where: LIFE Prep School 930 Geranium Ave E. St. Paul, MN 55106

Media Opp: Photos and video Interviews at approximately 11:00 a.m.

RSVP: Please contact Vikings Communications Coordinator Carly Bonk at [email protected] or 612.718.4093.

About TOMS Shoe Giving (www.toms.com) TOMS has given over 93 million new pairs of shoes to children in need. TOMS supports Giving Partners around the world who incorporate TOMS shoes into their education, health and well-being programs. TOMS currently works with 24 Shoe Giving partners in 21 Countries around the world, including the United States, to distribute specially designed Giving Shoes to children in need. The silhouettes of their Giving Shoes range from athletic shoes, to wet weather shoes, to school uniform shoes, some of which have been

designed with input from the kids themselves. Some of TOMS Giving Partners work on a small scale, partnering with teachers and community leaders to reach specific children who are lacking in basic needs. Other partners identify large communities with high rates of poverty and limited access to goods.

TOMS is in business to improve lives through a powerful business model encouraging individuals to make a difference by the way they shop. With every product you purchase, TOMS gives back. TOMS at Mall of America® carries a full collection of footwear and eyewear for women, men and kids.

About Helen Keller International (www.hki.org) Founded in 1915, Helen Keller International (HKI) is one of the oldest international nonprofit organizations in the world working to prevent and treat vision loss and reduce malnutrition. Our mission is to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. Since 1994, HKI has worked in the United States diagnosing and treating refractive errors that can compromise a child’s development and academic performance. HKI currently operates in seven states: California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin, providing free vision screenings, exams, and prescription eyeglasses to students living in poverty, runaway homeless youth, refugees and recent immigrants, underserved veterans, and adults and families in crisis.

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