Through So Kids Can, the players and Segal pledge $50 per Capitals win during the regular-season and $100 per win during the playoffs to Playtime. Fans are also encouraged to donate at
WashCaps.com/sokidscan
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To kick off the season, So Kids Can and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation announced today the So Kids Can Suite Meet & Greet Sweepstakes. The fundraiser offers the opportunity for the winner to attend the Saturday, Oct. 15 Capitals vs. Canadiens game and watch a period of the game with Backstrom, a period of the game with Wilson and a period of the game with Segal in a suite with up to 11 guests. To participate, visit
SoKidsCan.org
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Fans can enter to win at SoKidsCan.org by purchasing 20 entries for $20, 75 entries for $50, 125 entries for $75 and 200 entries for $100. There also are a limited number of pucks, each autographed by Nicklas Backstrom, Martin Fehervary or Tom Wilson, available to purchase at the $100 price point (each purchase includes 200 entries, pucks are available while supplies last and specific player autographs are not guaranteed).
The fundraiser will close on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. EST.
So Kids Can was created in 2008 by former Capitals defenseman Mike Green and Elliot Segal to benefit youth-focused, nonprofit organizations. Backstrom and former Caps forward Brooks Laich joined the cause in 2011, former Caps defenseman Karl Alzner and goaltender Braden Holtby joined in 2015, Wilson joined in 2017, former Capitals defenseman Brenden Dillon joined in 2021 and Fehervary joined in 2022. To date, So Kids Can has donated more than half a million dollars to charity.
