It was a busy Saturday around Montreal, while Montreal Victoire star winger Laura Stacey was holding her Sticks In For Charity Event, Montreal Canadiens super fan and Habs cave owner Sunil Peetush organized a fundraiser for the Liam Foundation with a bit of help from his friends.
Peetush invited Habs fans to drop by his house, where they could buy lemonade made by his two children and enjoy some barbecue food while waiting to meet two former Canadiens and the vice president of hockey communications for the team, Chantal Machabee. The former journalist was happy to sign autographs as she met fans, just like former defenseman and current player development coach Francis Bouillon and fan favourite enforcer turned media personality Chris “Knuckles” Nilan. GM Collection was on hand to provide items to be autographed and helped make the day a big success.
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Peetush was also ready to do his part and let the attendees dunk him with water for a donation. That worked out quite well for him, given how hot the day was. In the end, $6265.00 were raised for the Liam Foundation.
The Liam Foundation, one of the Montreal Children's Hospital foundations, aims to finance research and clinical trials to find a cure for mitochondrial disease, specifically POLG disease, a genetic disorder that causes balance and gross motor issues, epilepsy, and autism. Liam, who suffers from the disease, is now eight, and when he was diagnosed, doctors told his family he had a life expectancy between three months and 12 years.
It’s great to see members of the Canadiens’ organization working hand in hand with fans toward worthy causes, even in the dog days of summer when they could just be enjoying the sun. It also says a lot about this city’s love story with hockey that on August 23, in over 30-degree weather, there are two hockey-related events taking place.
Hang in there, Canadiens fans. In just three weeks, the Bell Centre will be ready to welcome you back, starting with the Prospect Showdown, which will feature the Habs, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, and Winnipeg Jets' brightest young players.
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