US Olympic surfer Griffin Colapinto tackling mental health in his community through Athletes for Good grant [Video]

Team USA surfer Griffin Colapinto is looking forward to his next event this year, his first-ever Olympic Games, but he’s also excited about how he’s impacting his community as an Olympian. 

Colapinto was one of 20 Olympic and Paralympic athletes awarded a $24,000 grant from Athletes for Good, a joint initiative between Proctor & Gamble, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that recognizes the efforts of these athletes to improve their communities. 

Colapinto knew the grant would go to the nonprofit To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA), which is dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with mental health, addiction and more. 

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“It’s incredible. Super fortunate,” Colapinto told Fox News Digital. “I think my mom put an email together, because you have to apply for the grant, and she put it down. Sent it in, not thinking much of it, and they ended up picking …