THUNDER BAY — Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and the Thunder Bay District Children's Aid Society are expressing their gratitude to Matt Murray and the Thunder Bay goalie's NHL team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
This week, the Penguins announced that Murray and the Penguins Foundation are donating almost $50,000 CDN to the two agencies.
Murray had pledged to make charitable donations of $30 U.S. for each save he made during the NHL's regular season.
That resulted in a personal donation of $44,000 U.S., which was supplemented by $30,000 U.S. from the hockey club's charitable foundation.
The money will be split among three recipients, including Dilico, Thunder Bay Children's Aid, and an agency in Pittsburgh that supports at-risk young people.
"I'm very fortunate to be a professional athlete and I want to do what I can to help others, especially kids and young adults," Murray said.
"My dad worked with his hometown charities both professionally and personally throughout his life, so these donations are being made in his honour," he added.
In a statement Friday, Dilico said it will allocate its share to its own children's foundation for bursaries to provide recreational, educational, cultural and leadership opportunities to Indigenous children and families.
Thunder Bay District CAS said its foundation will use the money "to further the advancement of music in a child's life as well as for other recreational or educational opportunities."
