Wheaties fans encouraged to spread the warmth
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This article was published 09/11/2023 (1102 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
As the cold, winter-like temperatures start to settle in, Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) and the Brandon Wheat Kings are teaming up to collect donations for the community’s most vulnerable.
Hockey fans are encouraged to contribute to the Spread the Warmth campaign during the Wheat Kings’ home game against the Edmonton Oil Kings next Friday, Nov. 17, at Westoba Place.
Donation boxes will be set up at the three main entrances, where people can drop off donations of new mitts, gloves, toques, socks, and underwear.
The items collected will be given to the various programs and services within the PMH region, including emergency departments, 7th Street Health Access Centre, as well as public and mental health offices.
Wheaties fans can also help local service agencies when they come to the game by taking part in the Chuck-A-Puck event.
Numbered foam pucks will be sold before the game, and in the first intermission, for $2 each.
During the second intermission, those fans can toss their puck or pucks toward centre ice, and the person closest to the faceoff circle will win a prize package provided by PMH.
The funds collected from Chuck-A-Puck will be used to buy other necessities like hygiene products for those in the community who need them, said Monica Truffyn, PMH’s communications co-ordinator.
“Prairie Mountain Health felt doing a donation drive could be another way to help our clients who use our programs and services,” Truffyn stated in a news release.
“Our winter months can be long and harsh in Manitoba, and being able to offer our clients warm apparel to keep them better protected against the elements was something we wanted to do,” Truffyn said.
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