The Red Wings' grand total of $16,237.72 raised via bell ringing and text message donations during the two-hour span increased the total to more than $150,000 raised for The Salvation Army since 2005. The funds raised this year support The Salvation Army's STRIVE (Student Training for Integrity, Vitality and Education) youth floor hockey program. Introduced in 2009, the program teaches the basics of the sport of hockey, team building skills and positive sportsmanship behavior to children ages 8-12.
The annual duo of Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm were joined by FOX Sports Detroit broadcasters Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond at Hockeytown Authentics in Troy and raised $4,826.09 to take second place in the competition.
Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar and goaltender Petr Mrazek took third place, ringing alongside STRIVE floor hockey players at the Kroger in Royal Oak, while Red Wings Alumni Kirk Maltby and radio play-by-play broadcaster Ken Kal rounded out the competition at the Kroger in Grosse Pointe Woods. The two teams combined for more than $3,600 raised for The Salvation Army.
The average red kettle collects $200 in donations each day. The donations collected by the four teams in just two hours would equal 81 days of bell ringing.
About The Salvation Army:
Founded by William and Catherine Booth in London, England in 1865, The Salvation Army is a faith-based, non-profit organization dedicated to serving people in need without discrimination. This past year, The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit was involved in providing 2,570,994 meals and 663,364 nights of shelter for the homeless. The Salvation Army uses $.87 of every dollar raised to provide direct services to people in need each and every day of the year. For more information about The Salvation Army, please call 877-SAL-MICH, or visit us at
www.salmich.org
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