ANNUAL REPORT - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

Zebras Care
The NHL Offi cials Association’s Zebras
Care program is an initiative to give lessfortunate
children the
opportunity to to not only see a
game but also get an inside
pre-game look from the
offi cials’ perspectives. Four
Capital City Crew team
members from the Boys
and Girls Club were given
the opportunity to meet
with the offi cials an hour
before the game, ask questions, dress up
like an offi cial and take pictures on the ice.
Holiday Angel Trees
Carolina Hurricanes and RBC Center
employees made sure that 100 children
from Halifax County and Wake County
Human Services received presents during
the holiday season. Stormy and the
community relations department even made
a special trip to Halifax County to deliver
presents to the families.
Hurricanes players and wives also provided
gifts for 36 students from Durham Nativity
School during the holiday season. Rod
Brind’Amour’s wife and mother showed
their support by passing out gifts during an
on-site school visit.
Assistance Drives
The Carolina Hurricanes and their fans
teamed up for the annual Hurricanes Wives’
Toy Drive to benefi t holiday
programs of Wake County
Human Services, Toys for Tots
and Helping Hand Mission by
providing over 1,500 toys to
area youth.
Hurricanes fans accumulated
2,736 pounds of food, which is
equivalent to 2,304 meals, for the
Food Bank of Central and Eastern
North Carolina during the three day Food
Drive presented by Harris Teeter.
The Carolina Hurricanes community
showed supported of the military through
Operation Military Assist by donating prepackaged
foods, pre-paid phone cards,
toiletries and other necessities. The
USO of NC and Volvo Rents Construction
Equipment helped distribute the needed
materials to local military branches and the
men and women serving overseas.
For all three drives, fans who contributed
an appropriate item received a buy-one-getone-free
ticket voucher.
“We are just thankful to have someone care about us the way the Hurricanes
have. They’ve adopted us, they work with us, and we believe and feel they are
sincere. And, they really care about children, and we thank them so much.”
– Dr. Elease Frederick, Halifax County Superintendent
Hockey is for Everyone
The Capital City Crew team is the
fi rst NHL Hockey is for Everyone
team in the South that provides
the full hockey experience at no
cost to participants. This is made
possible thanks to grants from
the NHLPA Goals and Dreams
Foundation, the NHL Foundation,
the Kids ‘N Community Foundation,
and equipment donations from Eric
Staal. The roster is made up of 42
kids age 9-13 from local Boys and
Girls Clubs. The inaugural 2009-10
season consisted of eight on-ice practices
and six off-ice practices and life skills
classroom sessions. The team was also
treated to a special practice with Eric Staal
at the RBC Center, an in-game intermission
spotlight and an on-ice clinic with members
of the NHL initiative including including Willie O’Ree,
Haiti Relief Effort
The Carolina Hurricanes players and fans
found a way to support Haiti in one of
the country’s most devastating natural
disasters. Players kicked off the
fundraising by donating $2,400, and fans
chipped in an additional $7,604 for a
total of $10,004.
Thanks to Pepsi Bottling Ventures
generous rate, 5,002 cases of Aquafi na
– or 128,048 individual bottles – were
sent to Haiti via Fort Bragg soldiers
headed down for relief efforts.
A Capital City Crew member pauses for a picture during an on-ice practice. Forty-two
Boys and Girls Club members participated in the inaugural Capital City Crew season.
the fi rst African American NHL player.
The season wrapped up with an awards
lunch hosted by the Carolina Ale House
where Brandon Sutter was on hand to
present trophies and take pictures with
the players. The team’s second season is
currently underway.
Aaron Aaron Ward’s Ward’s wife, wife, Kelly, Kelly, and and their their son son collect collect money money for for Haiti Haiti relief relief
efforts. efforts. Hurricanes Hurricanes fans fans helped helped send send 5,002 5,002 cases cases of of Aquafi Aquafi na na to to Haiti. Haiti.
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