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Providence Bruins Holiday Toy Shopping Event to Take Place

November 29, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


WHAT: The entire Providence Bruins roster is taking a trip to Walmart in Seekonk, MA for a Holiday Toy Shopping Event to help local children and families feel the joy of the holidays. The players are buying toys that will be given as gifts to children served by Child & Family, one of the largest social service providers in Rhode Island.

Players will be provided with shopping wish lists from Child & Family's "Adopt-A-Family" Holiday Giving Program and donate money from their own pockets to ful ll each child's wish list. Thousands of dollars' worth of toys are set to be purchased by the entire Providence Bruins 2016-17 roster at the shopping event.

The event is also to raise awareness for the Providence Bruins Toy Drive Weekend at home games on December 9 at 7:05 and December 11 at 3:05. Fans are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy on the day of either game to the Dunkin' Donuts Center and place them in marked bins in the main lobby.

WHO: Entire Providence Bruins 2016-17 Roster.

Providence Bruins players will be available for photo/video opportunities and interviews.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 30, 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Walmart, 1180 Fall River Avenue, Seekonk, MA 02771

About Child & Family

Established in 1866, Child & Family is the largest and most comprehensive social service provider in Newport County, and one of the largest in the State of Rhode Island. We serve over 5,000 individuals and families each year with the goal of preserving families. It is a center for community involvement - a place where people come together to give help, to receive help and to support the work of others. With state-of-the-art Community Centers in both Middletown and Providence, Child & Family provides important services and programs to thousands of children, teens, families and elders each year.

----- The Providence Bruins are the American Hockey League af liate of the NHL's Boston Bruins, playing their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI. Spanning more than 20 years, the Boston/Providence af liation is one of the longest and most successful player development partnerships in professional hockey history.

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