Day 351 Boston Bruins Alumni Benefit Hockey Game in Rockland MA

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The Hug Foundation a new Abington charity  will be spponsering a fundraiser  a Boston Bruins Legends hockey game against “Team Abington,” will be held Saturday at the Rockland Ice Rink, on Saturday January 14th . The 3 p.m. game will be followed at 6 by an event at the Abington Knights of Columbus on Hancock Street. The event will feature food, prizes, live and silent auctions, and appearances by members of the Bruins Legends team.

Part of the proceeds will benefit the family of Nick Malafronte, the Abington lifeguard who was paralyzed last summer while working at the town’s summer camp, and the family of Mark Chirokas, Abington’s park and recreation superintendent, who is undergoing treatment for leukemia.

The Bruins’ roster for the game includes Cleon Daskalakis, Billy O’Dwyer, Ken Linseman, Rick Middleton, Tom Songin, Bob Sweeney, Terry O’Reilly, Frank Simonetti, Bruce Shoebottom, Rich Brennan, John Wensink, Mike Krushelnyski, Reggie Lemilin and Bobby Miller.
Tickets for Saturday’s game are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under and will be available at the door.

A donation of $20 is required at the after-game party. Auction prizes include two VIP tickets to the St. Patrick’s Day Dropkick Murphys concert in Boston, former Bruin Jim Craig’s alumni jacket, and many autographed sports memorabilia items and gift baskets.

The Hug Foundation was founded by Abington residents Alex and Lisa Bezanson shortly after Alex lost his sister Linda to cancer three years ago.

HUG, which stands for “Help Us Give“  was founded with the intention of helping people who may have stumbled onto hard times and need financial assistance.  After Linda died, Alex and Lisa realized how expensive  it was for people to visit loved ones in the hospital between parking, time off of work and other related expenses.

Money should be the last of their worries during troubled times and the HUG Foundation was created to help offset expenses.

For more information about the Hug Foundation