Minnesota Vikings Foundation Executive Director Brett Taber expressed appreciation to Mystic Lake for hosting, as well as to event partners and Vikings Legends for their help in advancing the foundation’s work.
“Our Minnesota Vikings Legends have always been tremendous about giving back, not only off the field, but the work that they did on the field and laying the foundation for the Vikings organization,” Taber said. “Seeing great players from as recently as Riley Reiff and Chad Greenway out here to some of our former players like Paul Krause and John Randle and Randall McDaniel has been tremendous.
“Since the Vikings Foundation began, and with its commitment to youth, health and education, Vikings Table was one of our first programs that we launched, helping deliver healthy, nutritious meals and nutrition education to kids that need it the most in our community,” Taber added. “Having hit that milestone earlier this year of 100,000 meals delivered is something that’s truly special. But we’re not just measuring the impact on every meal. What we’re really looking at is the impact that we have on the lives of these young people, and knowing that we can make a tremendous difference in the opportunity for them to have access to healthy foods, to teach them about the outcomes that come from having a nutritious diet and living healthfully every single day is something that I think is going to have big dividends in the future, and it only inspires us more to continue that great work.”
Reiff, who started all 58 regular-season games he played from 2017-20 for the Vikings, traveled from South Dakota to participate in the tournament for the first time as a legend.
“The Vikings have always been top-notch about the fundraising and helping out local charities, even going back to my time there, they were on top of the game,” Reiff said. “I’m just thankful that I got invited here. I want to thank the Wilf family, the Vikings, everybody for doing what they do.”
