Boston Bruins Announce Holiday Initiatives
The Boston Bruins announced a series of holiday initiatives to support the local community
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Boston Bruins Players Hospital Donation
The Boston Bruins players are gifting mobile robots that will allow them to visit children in local Boston hospitals while in-person visits are prohibited. These robots will be used by the hospitals to allow Bruins players, other Boston athletes or any individual to visit with patients in the local hospitals who are unable to have in-person visitors. In addition to the players support, the Boston Bruins Foundation is also supporting these local Boston Hospitals with a donation.
Boston Bruins Players Holiday Hospital Visit
The Boston Bruins players will conduct their annual Holiday Hospital Visit virtually on Friday, December 18. Bruins players will host a zoom call with kids at local Boston hospitals. The players will sing Christmas Carols and play games to help lift the patient's spirits this holiday season.
Boston Bruins Players Adopt-A-Family
This holiday season, Boston Bruins players are adopting local Massachusetts families in need. Bruins players will be personally purchasing and shipping gifts to their chosen family. The families have been selected by Wonderfund, a private non-profit organization that works on behalf of children engaged with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
Providence Bruins Kids Club Gingerbread House Event
On Wednesday, December 16 at 1:30 p.m., the Boston Bruins will host a virtual Gingerbread House building event for Bruins Academy Kids Club members. Kids will be joined by the NHL's Most Valuable Teacher of the Year, Joan Kilban and Providence Bruins forward Brendan Woods. Participants will be able to build your own gingerbread house at home along with the player, hear about their experience as members of the team and ask questions during the session for the chance to have them answered live. Kids interested in registering for the event should go to
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Toys for Tots
The Boston Bruins will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve "Toys for Tots" program. Fans can participate by bringing new, unwrapped toys to any Pure Hockey location in MA until December 22. In addition, the Boston Bruins Foundation will be making a donation to the annual Toys for Tots initiative to allow the organization to purchase more toys for less fortunate children this holiday season.
Boston Bruins Foundation Supports Shop With A Cop
For the third consecutive year, the Boston Bruins Foundation is supporting Shop With A Cop, an initiative from The Boston Police Activities League Foundation and The Boston Police Department. As part of the initiative, Boston Police Officers shop alongside underprivileged children in the Boston area to provide Christmas gifts. This year, gift cards will be donated, and the children and police officers will be connected virtually. On Wednesday, December 16, Boston Police Commissioner William Gross will be announcing this year's Shop With A Cop event.
Boston Bruins Foundation Military Tree Donation
The Boston Bruins and the Boston Bruins Foundation donated more than 600 Christmas trees to Operation Service and its 'Trees for Soldiers' campaign, which provides trees to veterans and families of service members. The donation marks the fourth consecutive year that Boston Bruins Foundation has donated trees to Operation Service, beginning in 2017. Prior to this year's donation, the Boston Bruins Foundation has donated a total of 615 trees.
Boston Bruins Foundation Holiday Auction, presented by TD Bank
Earlier this holiday season, the Boston Bruins Foundation and Special Olympics of Massachusetts hosted the Boston Bruins Holiday Auction, presented by TD Bank. Fans bid on items including a Bobby Orr autographed vintage Bruins Jersey, a Tom Brady autographed Patriots jersey, a 1980 "Miracle on Ice" autographed framed piece, a Larry Bird autographed sneaker and more, all proceeds from which benefitted Special Olympics of Massachusetts.
