Items available for purchase included a 2021-22 team-signed home jersey, a 2021-22 Capitals team-signed blue W third jersey, a stick used and signed by Dowd and signed photographs of select Capitals players. A virtual meet and greet with the Dowds and two lower bowl tickets to a future Capitals game was also auctioned.
"Paige and I are both extremely passionate about supporting and engaging with the autism community and are very appreciative to all those who contributed to this year's fundraiser," said Nic Dowd. "We created Dowd's Crowd with the goal of allowing children with autism the opportunity to safely and comfortably attend Capitals games, and this fundraiser plays an integral role in expanding our efforts."
The Dowds created Dowd's Crowd in 2018 to provide the opportunity for children with sensory needs to be able to attend Capitals games. Through the program, fans receive tickets and a Dowd's Crowd branded sensory kit. The Dowds were inspired to launch the program due to Paige's education in Speech Pathology in college.
