On Friday, Dreams for Kids DC held their annual Extreme Recess with the Washington Capitals for 100 children with physical and developmental disabilities. I've attended this event with my son Joshua for the past three years. It’s one of the highlights of our year. When the lockout was in progress, it looked like the event wouldn't happen. Luckily, as soon as the lockout ended, Glenda Fu, Executive Director of Dreams for Kids DC, was able to schedule Extreme Recess with the Washington Capitals. Read more about the day here.
Adam Oates along with Monumental Sports helped shop for toys at a local area Toys R Us to help local area charities with providing toys to less fortunate kids during the holidays. It's not confirmed at this time if Oates was using this time to also shop for his favorite lego set. According to the Caps press release, 428 toys were gathered outside of the Verizon Center before the AHL Showcase late last week.
The event will be at the Prince William Ice Center in Woodbridge, Virginia on Saturday December 1st. Cost of admission is $10 with proceeds helping to benefit children of military families. Starting at 2:10 PM the puck will be dropped by a local sports celebrity. Also at the event there will also be numerous items including items that I would like in my own collection.
Peter Bondra, Brooke, and Joe Beninati cheesin' (Photo courtesy of @CapsBN92) Even though there isn't any hockey to be seen on the horizon, Monumental Sports and Capitals fans are finding ways to give back to the community and help those in need. On Tuesday, November 20, former Washington Capital Peter Bondra presented a $10,000 donation on behalf of Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation to the Capital Area Food Bank.
Tamara Ribeiro talks with Hockey Shopped about the challenges of moving to a new city under the shadow of a lockout. From embedding herself into the community through volunteering to talking about Mike's shopping habits. Read more here.
Yesterday on a gorgeous late summer day with not a cloud in the sky, more than 200 volunteers came out to Alexandria to help build a brand new playground for underprivileged kids. A few members of Hockey Shopped were out in force as well, building planter boxes and mixing concrete. Read more for interesting stats from the day as well as more info on how to volunteer.
