More than $15,000 in donations are set to be awarded during this year's Hockeytown Cares Community Tour, courtesy of ITC and the Detroit Red Wings. All four days of the Community Tour are open only to media.
Hockeytown Cares now serves as the Red Wings' official platform to create positive change across Michigan. In partnership with fans, key stakeholders and colleagues, the team will provide innovative support focused on community investment and youth development. As part of Hockeytown Cares, the Detroit Red Wings Foundation will continue to raise funds and resources in support of the growth of hockey within our community. Last season, the Red Wings organization was proud to represent more than $2.2 million in combined community support.
For the first time, Red Wings prospects will participate in the Hockeytown Cares Community Tour, as the full roster of players skating in the 2018 NHL Prospect Tournament will visit the Grand Traverse Metro Fire Station on Sunday, Sept. 9. The Red Wings prospects will interact with firefighters, police officers and the K-9 unit, along with participating in equipment and vehicle demonstrations. The Red Wings prospects will also donate tickets to invite the officers and firefighters to attend Training Camp and the Red Wings Alumni and Celebrity Game.
On Monday, Sept. 10, poly hockey athletes from Special Olympics Michigan (Northern Region) will visit Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City to meet with Red Wings management prior to the team's matchup against the NY Rangers at 4 p.m. as part of the 2018 NHL Prospect Tournament. The Red Wings and ITC will donate tickets to the athletes and their guests to cheer on the Red Wings prospects, in addition to a $1,000 donation to the poly hockey program.
Youth hockey players from the 2006 & 2007 Traverse City North Stars, member teams within the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League, will participate in this year's Hockeytown Cares Community Tour on Monday, Sept. 10, in partnership with United Way of Northwest Michigan and the organization's 2018 Day of Caring. The youth hockey players and coach Dallas Drake - a 2008 Stanley Cup Champion with the Red Wings - will participate in a community project at Reining Liberty Ranch, a non-profit offering community-based programs to serve Veterans, their families and other disabled and at-risk individuals within the Grand Traverse Community through programs focusing on horse-human relationships including Relational Horsemanship, Therapeutic Riding and Equine Facilitated Learning. After assisting in exercising the animals and participating in clean-up projects, the youth hockey players will deliver a $3,500 donation to the organization to further its mission to serve as a catalyst for healing through building relationships, mentorship opportunities, interaction and reintegration within the community.
Forwards Andreas Athanasiou, Tyler Bertuzzi, Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha will make two stops on Tuesday, Sept. 11, a National Day of Service, en route to Training Camp. The players will make their first stop at the Ann Arbor Fire Department to tour the fire station and visit with firefighters and first responders. The group will also make a $3,500 donation to the Great Lakes Burn Camp on behalf of the Ann Arbor Fire Department to further the camp's mission of providing a unique experience that promotes healing, self-esteem, confidence and general well-being for children with burn injuries. The players will make their second stop at Oaktree Elementary School in Goodrich, Mich., where they will spend a recess playing alongside the students to learn the benefits of the Playworks program, designed to help children stay active through constructive play and exercise during recess. The players will make a $3,500 donation to locally support the nation-wide program and further the organization's mission of creating a place for every child on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills.
About ITC Holdings Corp.:
ITC is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the United States. Based in Novi, Michigan, ITC invests in the electric transmission grid to improve reliability, expand access to markets, allow new generating resources to interconnect to its transmission systems and lower the overall cost of delivered energy. Through its regulated operating subsidiaries ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and ITC Great Plains, ITC owns and operates high-voltage transmission infrastructure in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, and in development in Wisconsin. These systems serve a combined peak load exceeding 26,000 megawatts along approximately 15,800 circuit miles of transmission line, supported by 660 employees and nearly 1,000 contractors across our expanding footprint. ITC's grid development focus includes growth through regulated infrastructure investment as well as domestic and international expansion through merchant and other commercial development opportunities. For further information visit www.itc-holdings.com. ITC is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., a leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry. For further information visit www.fortisinc.com.
