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Tony the Tiger® is Hitting it Out of the Park in Missouri to Give More Middle School Kids Better Access to Sports

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony the Tiger® and Kellogg's Frosted Flakes® Mission Tiger™ are lacing up in Missouri to help sports programs at local middle schools. Mission Tiger is making game-changing donations through education nonprofit DonorsChoose to help Momentum Academy of St. Louis, Missouri; Valley Middle School of House Springs, Missouri; and other neighboring schools give students what they need to play like tigers.

Key Points: 
  • Tony the Tiger is stopping by Momentum Academy and Valley Middle School to surprise students and coaches with Mission Tiger donations to help their middle school sports programs continue to thrive.
  • Valley Middle School will receive fitness and training equipment for all their students to use and bolster their newly funded after-school sports programs.
  • In addition to donations to Momentum Academy and Valley Middle School, Mission Tiger funded all existing middle school projects on DonorsChoose in Missouri, helping even more kids in the state have better access to sports.
  • "We always encourage our students to work hard, both in the classroom and in their athletic pursuits," said Coach Jessica Young at Valley Middle School.

Tony the Tiger® and Mission Tiger™ Partner with Kroger® to Give More Middle School Kids Access to Sports

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Being part of a community means making a positive impact and giving back. For the first time, Tony the Tiger® and Kellogg's Frosted Flakes® Mission Tiger™ have teamed up with The Kroger Co.® to fund $25,000 in classroom projects via education nonprofit DonorsChoose to support middle school sports programs in Kroger's backyard and help kids from Cincinnati's Withrow University High School play like tigers.

Key Points: 
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Tony the Tiger joined Kroger at their annual Wellness Festival to surprise Withrow University High School with a donation that will support their middle school sports programs.
  • "When we learned that middle school sports are disappearing, we knew we had to get involved.
  • We are proud to partner with Kroger to encourage active lifestyles for kids in Cincinnati.
  • We are grateful to Mission Tiger and Kroger for helping us strengthen our school's middle school sports programs that will enable our students to thrive."

KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES®, TONY THE TIGER® AND QUARTERBACK JALEN HURTS GET MORE KIDS PLAYING IN AN UNFORGETTABLE MISSION TIGER™ EXPERIENCE IN PHILADELPHIA

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, Tony the Tiger® recruited new ringers — quarterback Jalen Hurts and the CBS Sports crew — and treated Philadelphia youth football players like MVPs. Tony rallied his biggest Kellogg's Frosted Flakes® Mission Tiger™ team yet to unveil a donation to bring back three middle school Rookie Tackle teams and start a new girls' flag football program at six middle schools. The new uniforms, equipment, field upgrades, buses and coaches are just what these kids need to get back in the game.

Key Points: 
  • The new uniforms, equipment, field upgrades, buses and coaches are just what these kids need to get back in the game.
  • In addition to putting on the game of a lifetime, Tony and Hurts surprised the students with a Mission Tiger donation that will help the School District of Philadelphia expand their middle school sports programs.
  • "Tony the Tiger, Jalen Hurts, and the whole CBS Sports crew gave our student athletes an experience of a lifetime.
  • Quarterback Jalen Hurts is the latest athlete superstar to join Mission Tiger.

TONY THE TIGER® AND PRO RUNNING BACK NAJEE HARRIS SURPRISE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH A GAME-CHANGING MISSION TIGER™ DONATION

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Thursday, April 21, 2022
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Tony the Tiger® is kicking off a Mission Tiger™ donation with an assist from his newest teammate, pro running back Najee Harris, with a surprise visit to Greenfield Elementary School in Harris' hometown of Pittsburgh. It's all part of the celebration for Tony's big win of achieving his goal to help 1 million kids gain better access to sports via Kellogg's Frosted Flakes® Mission Tiger.™

Key Points: 
  • Acting as middle school coaches for the day, Tony and Harris are stopping by Pittsburgh Public Schools' Greenfield Elementary School to surprise their stellar co-ed flag football team with a Mission Tiger donation.
  • "We're thrilled to be in Pittsburgh today to celebrate reaching this huge goal with our teammate Najee Harris and deliver another Mission Tiger donation this time to the kids and coaches at Pittsburgh Public Schools."
  • This Mission Tiger donation will help middle schoolers at Greenfield Elementary as well as impact every middle school in the Pittsburgh Public Schools district, ultimately helping more than 38,000 Pittsburgh kids play sports.
  • Pittsburgh running back Najee Harris is the latest to join Mission Tiger alongside other athlete superstars.