Charitable Efforts « Johnstown Jets Amateur Hockey

Charitable Efforts

The Johnstown Jets’ Amateur Hockey Development Program strives to be an outstanding member of the community. From time to time, the Jets’ program will expect its players to contribute to worthy causes within the community when opportunities present themselves. The following are some of the charitable efforts that Jets’ players, coaches and families have contributed to recently….

JETS AND RED DEVILS RAISE MONEY TO HELP BRENT SWALTEK WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER!!

On Sunday evening, the Johnstown Jets Midget U18 AA Team and Central Cambria Red Devils Varsity Team came together for more than just a hockey game. They came together to help someone win the battle against cancer. The Jets and Red Devils played an exhibition game in front of a packed house at the North Central Recreation Center with all of the proceeds going to help 8 year old Brent Swaltek of Windber. Brent is a member of the Johnstown Warriors Mite 2 team that was recently diagnosed with Lukemia and is undergoing an aggressive treatment regiment. Thanks to Tim Landis from SMG/Cambria County War Memorial, Vince Pavic and Mike Wirick, all game expenditures were donated for the evening allowing 100 percent of revenue brought in by the game to go directly to Brent for his treatment.

On behalf of the Jets and Red Devils organizations, we wish Brent all the best and hope for a speedy recovery!!

TOURNAMENT TEAMS CONTRIBUTE TO BRENT’S BAND-AIDS!!

The 2010 Johnstown Chiefs’ Presidents’ Day Invitational was an opportunity to once again our friend Brent Swaltek. Brent, a mite player with the Johnstown Warriors who is undergoing treatment for Lukemia, has started a program designed to cheer up his fellow patients by having cartoon character band-aids donated to the Childrens’ Hospital of Pittsburgh. The hospital does not supply these types of band-aids for the kids and Brent decided to take action to help bring a little joy to those who visit the hospital.

Leading up to tournament week, all participating teams were made aware of the project and were invited to bring band-aids with them to the tournament. Collection bins were placed in all three rinks. At the end of the weekend, close to 450 boxes of band-aids were collected along with $150 in cash donations. Leading the way was the Johnstown Jets Midget U18 AA whose players took it upon themselves to collect over 240 boxes in the days leading up to the tournament. Special thanks also goes out to the Crucified Youth Ministries for making a significant contribution.

Thanks to all of those who donated throughout the weekend!!!

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JETS TEAMS CONTRIBUTE TO ZIGGY’S FUNDRAISER….

The Johnstown Jets Amateur Hockey Development Program is proud to announce that they have contributed over $900 for their friend Dave “Ziggy” Zeigler through their water bottle fund drive in conjunction with the Ziggy’s fundraiser event held on June 5th at Planet Ice. Members of all of the Jets’ teams participated by taking water bottles and filling them with all the coins and cash they could come up with. In total, the Ziggy’s Fundraiser event raised an outstanding total of $64,200.00 for Ziggy and his family. Thanks to all that contributed!!!