Stockton Thunder “Give Moore” to Children’s Home

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The groundwork for this year’s Give Moore for the Holidays event in Stockton was laid out last year when the Thunder first joined in for the Give Moore Challenge. A former Thunder player, Daryl Marcoux, ran the event last year and even while he is not a member of the Thunder this year he wanted to be involved with this great program.

With the help of Linda Vasquez and Jessica Fillo in the Thunder front office Marcoux and Jody Pederson were able to organize and match 25 teens from the Stockton Children’s Home with each player on the Thunder as well as head coach Matt Thomas, athletic therapist Kevin Anderson and equipment manager Brennan Cody.

Everyone bought a gift for their teen and met them at the rink one day after practice for lunch and the gift exchange, along with a tour of the Thunder dressing room. Santa was on hand to distribute the gifts as well. The following weekend 52 teens from the Stockton Children’s Home attended a game versus the Idaho Steelheads.

This year’s program was as much of a success as last year’s and the team and Children’s Home could not be happier with the outcome.

“We enjoy any chance to help out in the community and do what we can to give back, and this means even more at Christmas. A chance to give a gift to someone who might not otherwise get one is a great opportunity to spread some Christmas spirit and all the guys really enjoyed it,” said Pederson, “The highlight of the event may have been the tour of the dressing room, training room and weight room after the gift exchange, where an impromptu bench press competition sprung up among the teens. Some pretty impressive performances!”

Read what the Stockton Thunder organization had to say about their involvement in Give Moore for the Holidays here: The Season of Giving.

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