A Red Deer minor hockey team has recently supported local nonprofit organizations as part of the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup.
The U13 Marshall Construction Mavericks first joined the Good Deeds Cup when Red Deer hosted an U13 hockey tournament.
“As part of that tournament, the (organizing) committee decided … all of the teams would be asked to participate in the Good Deeds Cup,” explained Stacy Thygesen, team manager.
“We thought it would be great if each team did two good deeds and then capped it off with a food bank drive at the tournament.”
Currently, the Mavericks have two good deeds listed on the Good Deeds Cup page, which puts them in a tie for 12th with fellow Red Deer hockey team U13 Southside Dodge Chargers. The Sylvan Lake U11A Lakers have one good deed, which puts them in a tie for 15th.
The Mavericks’ first good deed was to support the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre, Thygesen said.
CACAC staff “suggested a good way to give back was to make thank you cards on behalf of the centre, which they could then give back to sponsors, donors or anyone else who comes to the centre,” she said.
“On top of that, they told us the centre is always in need of journals. Lots of the children who access the centre are given journals to help with their journey and the process they’re going through. We asked each player to donate as many journals as they could, which were then passed on to the kids who access the centre.”
The second good deed was in support of the Central Alberta Humane Society.
“We reached out to the Humane Society and they sent us a list of the top 10 things they go through the most. We passed that on to the team and the players were tasked with bringing in some items,” she said.
“There were lots of cat treats, cat food, training pee pads for puppies, chew sticks and things like that. We were able to donate quite a lot actually.”
Thygesen said the team’s players were happy to support these two organizations.
“They’re the best group of kids. They’re kind, friendly, outgoing, happy to help out. They were thrilled to be part of it,” she said.
A couple of weeks ago, the team was accepted into the Stollery Children’s Hospital Family Day Classic hockey tournament in Edmonton.
“Once you agree to go to this tournament, your team is asked to fundraise for the Stollery. Each player is asked to raise a minimum of $100,” said Thygesen.
“We had 15 players participate in that tournament, so the minimum was a $1,500 donation. But our team really went about and beyond – we were able to donate $2,800.”
sean.mcintosh@reddeeradvocate.com
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