2015[]
12 November 2015[]
The Penguins hosted the ninth-annual Project Bundle up at the Dick's Sporting Goods in Cranberry which included winter clothes, like hats, coats and boots, as well as a pizza lunch and photos and autographs with the players.
“My older brother is going to be jealous,” Russell told his shopping partner Marc-Andre Fleury. The duo gave each other high-fives after every item selection. [1]
2005[]
15 October 2005[]
The Penguins helped provide $100 in winter clothing to 34 children.
“It’s a great thing. It’s something that directly helps these guys,” said Penguins forward John LeClair, who escorted two little boys around the store. “It was nice to spend some time to meet them. A lot of times when you do charity stuff, you don’t see directly who it affects. There were a lot of good kids out here. It was a really, really great event. Anytime a kid smiles, it’s fun.”
Rookie Sidney Crosby, the first overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft, had the chance to shop with Damen, a 9-year-old from Natrona Heights.
Damen can’t wait to tell his fourth grade class at Fawn Elementary about his afternoon with Crosby.
“It was fun,” Damen said. “He had an accent that was from Canada.”
But, will his classmates believe him?
“Yeah because I got his autograph,” Damen said with a smile.
One of the items Crosby helped Damen pick out was a knit pull-over hat – known as a “toque” to Crosby in his native Canada. [2]