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S1 AuL, Mn1oday, Lhe 1errlll loundauon announced LhaL kayla Meyer of new rague, MlnnesoLa, has
been awarded Lhe 2014 1errlll Scholarshlp for communlLy leadershlp, academlc perslsLence, and
commlLmenL Lo pursue her educauon and career goals. 1he only nauonal scholarshlp of lLs klnd, Lhe 1errlll
loundauon awards scholarshlps Lo hlgh school sLudenLs wlLh neurologlc ln[ury or dlsease for Lhe pasL slx
years.

kayla, a senlor aL new rague Plgh School, plans Lo auend MlnnesoLa SLaLe unlverslLy - MankaLo Lo sLudy
educauon and communlcauons. As a 7Lh grader, she suered her rsL concusslon from a seemlngly mlnor
fall durlng a hockey pracuce. Per second concusslon occurred less Lhan a year laLer durlng anoLher hockey
drlll. uesplLe llvlng wlLh consLanL headaches, llghL sensluvlLy, and nausea, she persevered, even Laklng
onllne classes Lo ensure she could graduaLe on ume.

Slnce her concusslons, kayla dedlcaLed herself Lo becomlng an advocaLe for oLher youLh wlLh 1raumauc
8raln ln[ury (18l). She volunLeers for Lhe MlnnesoLa 8raln ln[ury Alllance, and sLarLed
Connecuons4Concusslons, Lhe rsL supporL group ln MlnnesoLa for youLh wlLh concusslons. Addluonally,
she was a leader ln Lhe successful 2011 eorL Lo pass Lhe ?ouLh Concusslon 8lll, developlng reLurn Lo
play and oLher proLocols for youLh sporLs concusslon managemenL.

l have been placed on a paLh l could noL have lmaglned for myself, kayla sald abouL her 18l. lL ls parL of
my llfe, buL l wonL leL lL dene or conLrol me. 1hls fundlng wlll help me achleve my goal Lo earn a
Leachlng degree whlle auendlng MankaLo SLaLe unlverslLy. l wanL Lo help oLher klds reach Lhelr full
poLenual.

1he 1errlll loundauon honors Lhe memory of ur. 1errlll MasL. lor Lhe seven years before hls deaLh, ur.
MasL llved wlLh Lhe aecLs of braln ln[ury. Lach year, Lhe 1errlll Scholarshlp ls glven Lo a hlgh school senlor
aecLed by neurologlc dlsease or braln ln[ury.

lor more lnformauon abouL Lhe 1errlll Scholarshlp or Lo donaLe Lo Lhe 1errlll loundauon, vlslL
www.1errlllloundauon.org.

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