JANESVILLE, Wis. — Members of the Janesville Jets hockey team on Wednesday delivered teddy bears to kids and dementia patients at the Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center in Janesville.
The team collected the stuffed animals during a special game last month. Generous fans brought the animals to the game and threw them onto the ice, where they were collected and put together to be distributed.
“I’ve been playing hockey for, doing this for a couple of years, and every year it’s pretty exciting to see how the fans come together,” Jets forward Jimmy Doyle said. “Obviously more people come to the rink that day because they know it’s for a good cause, and it’s cool seeing the community come together for that.”
The animals will help provide patients comfort during hospital visits.
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