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Hamilton Spectator
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Lakeshore Lightning U11 Girls Honoured for Winning Good Deeds Cup and Donating $100,000 Prize
The Lakeshore Lightning U11 White Girls Hockey Team was honoured in a heartwarming celebration this week for their incredible achievement as national winners of the 2024 Good Deeds Cup, a Canada-wide initiative recognizing youth hockey teams for their positive impact in their communities. In an extraordinary display of generosity, the team chose to donate their $100,000 grand prize to Play for the Cure, a cancer research fundraising initiative supported by the Canadian Cancer Society. Their donation marks one of the largest youth-led contributions in the program's history. The celebration event, hosted in Lakeshore, was capped off with a live performance by acclaimed local musician Christian Vegh, who was recently recognized as one of six recipients at the 2024 Mayor's Art Awards. Vegh's music added a festive tone to the evening as the young athletes were praised not only for their on-ice achievements, but for embodying leadership, compassion, and community spirit. The Good Deeds Cup is an annual competition organized by Hockey Canada and sponsored by Chevrolet, aiming to inspire young athletes to make a difference beyond the rink. The Lakeshore Lightning's victory followed a heartfelt campaign that spotlighted their commitment to giving back. Parents, coaches, local dignitaries, and supporters packed the venue to show their admiration for the team's selfless act and to celebrate a group of young girls who have become role models in the Lakeshore community—and beyond. Their story continues to inspire, showing that the true meaning of victory lies in the power of giving.
CTV News
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Local musician holding a free concert to thank the Lakeshore Lightning U11 Girls Hockey Team
Christian Vegh will be performing Saturday night inside the auditorium at Lakeshore St. Andrew's Church on Amy Croft Drive. 'It's in their auditorium, their main theatre area. I had played there once before about two years back, it's a lovely space, sounds incredible,' said Vegh. Vegh said he started to plan the event about a month and a half ago and wanted to thank the team for winning the Chevrolet 2025 Good Deeds Cup. The team won the competition in March and received $100,000, donating it to 'Play for a Cure.' Vegh said anyone can attend the concert. 'We're just hoping that if you show up to the concert, if you bring a couple can goods, it's kind of like two birds with one stone,' said Vegh. 'We have the money going to cancer research and then we're also going to be donating to the Lakeshore Food Bank.' He said he'll be playing something for everyone. 'We're going to be doing a mix of some covers, some originals,' he said. 'I learned my first Taylor Swift song ever, so that should be pretty interesting so we're going to rock one of those songs out.' The concert begins at 7 p.m. --Rob Hindi/AM800 News
