Canadian Hockey League raise $30,000 for veterans
The Canadian Hockey League has announced that it raised $30,000 for the Dominion Command Poppy Trust Fund through its recent 2010 Memorial Cup auction. The auction featured game-worn jerseys of the Brandon Wheat Kings, a special set that was worn for the opening match of the 2010 Memorial Cup in Brandon, MB.
Poppy funds are spent to support veterans and their families, buy hospital equipment, support cadet groups, and provide student bursaries. Commemorative jerseys worn by the last three hosts of the MasterCard Memorial Cup including the Brandon Wheat Kings, the Rimouski Océanic, and the Kitchener Rangers have cumulatively generated over $90,000 for the fund.
The commemorative jerseys were designed by the CHL in conjunction with the Brandon Wheat Kings in honour of the Canadian Army, specifically the men and women past, present, and future of CFB Shilo. CFB Shilo is Manitoba’s only army base and is located approximately 20 minutes from Westman Place, home of the Wheat Kings.
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