CORAL SPRINGS, Fl – Former Florida Panther players and members of the Coral Springs Police and Fire Departments will play in a celebrity hockey game during the Pucks for Bucks to benefit the Coral Springs Community Chest on Saturday, September 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Florida Panthers IceDen on Sportsplex Drive in Coral Springs.
Florida Panther alumni, including Ed Jovanovski, Tomas Vokoun, Radek Dvorak, Marco Sturm and Serge Payer, will be among those in attendance.
In addition to the hockey game, there will be a 50-50 raffle and a Chinese auction with such prizes as weekend getaways, restaurant gift certificates, gift baskets and more. The money raised benefits the Coral Springs Community Chest which funds non-profit organizations that have services or programs benefiting Coral Springs residents.
VIP tickets, which include a private buffet dinner sponsored by Doris Italian Market & Bakery and wine courtesy of EPICA by Vino San Pedro, are $50 for person and only available for purchase at the Florida Panthers IceDen on Sportsplex Drive in Coral Springs. General admission tickets are $10 in advance at panthersiceden.com and at the Florida Panthers IceDen and for cash only at City Hall in the Mall, Coral Springs Chamber of Commerce and its events and BankUnited in Coral Springs. Tickets are $15 at the door and children 5 and under are free. For more information, visit www.panthersiceden.com or call 954-341-9956.
Sponsors are the Florida Panthers, Panthers IceDen, Doris Italian Market & Bakery, EPICA by Vino San Pedro, The Country Club of Coral Springs – an affiliate of Vantage Hotels, Coral Springs Police Department and Coral Springs Fire Department.
Since its inception, the Community Chest has provided nearly $2 million in funding to local charities and social service organizations serving Coral Springs residents. Last year, Coral Springs Community Chest funded: 211 Broward, Abi’s Place, Aging and Disability Resource Center, Alzheimer’s Family Center, Achievement and Rehabilitation Centers, Broward Health, Broward Housing Solutions, Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Broward Public Library Foundation, Center for Hearing and Communication, Challenger Baseball, Children’s Harbor, Covenant House, Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida, Family Central, Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention, Gateway Community Outreach, Girl Scouts, Henderson Behavioral Health, Impact Broward, In Jacob’s Shoes, LifeNet4Families, Light of the World Clinic, Lighthouse of Broward County, Make-A-Wish of Southern Florida, Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund, Mental Health Association, Prestige Club, Sawgrass Nature Center, Jeffrey R. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund, SOS Children’s Village and Women in Distress.
Coral Springs Community Chest was founded in 1988 on the premise that community resources should provide for community needs. There is no paid staff so 98 percent of the money is reinvested back to community. Coral Springs Community Chest is funded by corporate and private donations, special events and promotions. Coral Springs Community Chest is a 501 (c) (3), non-profit organization.
