On Remembrance Day weekend, the Prince George Cougars are hosting their annual Community Heroes special event to pay tribute to people who make our community a safer and better place to live.
The WHL team has purchased $50,000 worth of tickets for the Cougars’ two-game series against the Vancouver Giants on Saturday, Nov. 9 (6 p.m. start) and Sunday, Nov. 10 (2 p.m.), to be distributed to local community heroes, including firefighters, police, paramedics, military personnel, medical staff, teachers and other essential frontline workers.
The event is sponsored by Coastal GasLink. The hockey club is also encouraging local businesses to participate by purchasing block of tickets for their community heroes.
Inland Truck and Equipment and Link Belt are sponsoring the first Mega 50-50 jackpot draw of the season which guarantees $50,000 will go into the pot for the weekend event.
Proceeds from the 50-50 draw will be distributed Cougars 50-50 Society to support non-profit agencies in the community, including the Prince George Community Foundation, Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation, Prince George Firefighters Charitable Society, and RCMP Victim Services.
50-50 tickets will be sold at the game or online, https://bit.ly/PGmega5050 to be available starting on Monday at 12:01 a.m.
“Community Heroes Weekend always proves to be a fun and exciting weekend for the Cougars,” said Taylor Dakers, the Cougars director of business operations.
“It’s special to get so many essential workers under the same roof watching great hockey and having a great time with one another. Seeing local businesses step up and provide tickets for them and their families is also extremely rewarding. Watching the 50/50 jackpot grow into the six digits and seeing the frenzy that goes along with that is awesome every time.”
The Cougars are back on home ice at CN Centre this weekend to take on the Victoria Royals. Friday’s game starts at 7 p.m. and Saturday’s rematch is at 6.
