Do-gooders raising money for local cancer research got a closer look at the kind of work their efforts could support during a campus visit Thursday.
The Lakeshore Lightning hockey team, winners of the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup, toured cancer research labs at the University of Windsor as a thank-you for their community contributions.
The team was welcomed by university president Dr. Robert Gordon and Dr. Dora Cavallo-Medved of the Faculty of Science to the Essex Centre of Research (CORe), where they toured five cancer research labs and received some WE-Spark swag.
The Good Deeds Cup is awarded to the minor hockey team that makes the biggest impact by sharing their acts of kindness on social media, helping spread positivity, teamwork and community spirit.
Lakeshore Lightning submitted 1,288 good deeds to win.
Their efforts included collecting mittens, jackets, snow pants and other winter essentials for those in need. The team also volunteered at a food bank, wrote letters to seniors in care facilities, delivered treats to emergency service workers, assisted at local schools and organized two fundraisers.
The team chose to donate their $100,000 winnings to the Cancer Research Collaboration Fund and the Play for a Cure tournament.
