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 For over two decades, the Pittsburgh Penguins have partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in an annual “Make-A-Wish” party and put smiles on the faces of children stricken with life-threatening medical conditions. The Greater Pennsylvania & Southern West Virginia Chapter of Make-A-Wish invites Wish children and their families to join the Penguins organization in an afternoon of fun. They begin by watching the Penguins players practice, then enjoy lunch with the entire team. During lunch, the players visit with each family, sign autographs and pose for pictures while Iceburgh, face painters and clowns entertain. Each child receives a Pittsburgh Penguins goodie bag to round out their special day! Over the past two seasons, the Penguins have donated more than $25,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation from home game birthday/anniversary greetings displayed on the Jumbotron. The Penguins also autograph memorabilia for Make-A-Wish fundraisers throughout the year |
 A team tradition since the 1970s, Penguins players and team mascot Iceburgh make an annual visit to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Players visit each floor of the hospital greeting patients and their families while distributing a variety of team memorabilia.After the room-to-room visits, players join patients in the hospital playrooms for a variety of tabletop games and activities. In addition, the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation has been the beneficiary of monetary contributions from Penguins initiatives via National Hockey League based community programs. |
 The Penguins partner with The Salvation Army each year to provide a “Penguins Personal Shopping Day” for Project Bundle-Up, a community service program that provides winter clothing for local disadvantaged children.The entire team participates and each player is paired with a child for a shopping spree at a local retailer to purchase warm, comfortable clothing for the winter months. The Penguins also donate autographed memorabilia for Salvation Army fundraisers throughout the year. |
 Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby donated a Mellon Arena luxury suite to local children’s charities throughout the 2007-08 hockey season.Organizations benefiting from Crosby’s charitable program include the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Children’s Hospital, W. PA School for the Deaf, Special Olympics and children from the team’s Pen Pals Program which serves individuals stricken with illness or loss. Each game, children in the suite receive special goodie bags filled with memorabilia selected by Crosby. Guests are also treated to snacks and a visit from the team mascot, Iceburgh. |
 The Pen Pals Program was created in 1998 to benefit individuals who are battling serious illness or have suffered catastrophic loss. Many of the children are patients at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.Throughout the regular season, the Penguins grant special visits to exceptional individuals and their families. Pen Pals select a practice session or a game for their visit. Pen Pals and their families may choose an afternoon at practice where they meet the players, tour the locker room, collect autographs and take photos. Otherwise, Pen Pals are treated to an evening on the town with dinner compliments of a Pittsburgh four-star restaurant and a Penguins home game which includes a personalized welcome on the Jumbotron and goodie bags filled with team memorabilia. Nominations are accepted for the Pen Pals Program during the regular season by contacting the Penguins Public/Community Relations Office. |
 The Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Tickets for Kids Foundation Power Play Program touched over 500 deserving community groups and social service agencies throughout the Pittsburgh area during the 2006-07 season.The Penguins launched the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Tickets for Kids Foundation “Power Play” Program in December 2006, upgrading the original Tickets for Kids program created ten years prior. As a result of this program, 11,000 Penguins tickets – a value of approximately $900,000 – were donated to Tickets for Kids Foundation to reach deserving children throughout Western PA this season. The program creates opportunities for children who may otherwise not have the chance to experience the excitement of a Penguins hockey game. Since 1996, the Penguins have donated over 41,800 tickets to the neediest children served by hundreds of social service agencies and community groups located in the city and surrounding counties. Over the past 10 years, the Penguins have donated over $3 million in tickets and support to Tickets for Kids Foundation. |
 The official start for each season is commemorated at the annual Chamber of Commerce “Face-Off” Luncheon in October.Capturing the excitement of a new season, fans and local business leaders have the opportunity to mingle with the entire team, coaching staff, broadcasters, team management and staff. A player is seated at each table during lunch while team broadcasters serve as emcees for the event. The luncheon concludes with the awarding of raffle prizes including autographed team memorabilia. |
 Georges Laraque and Marc-Andre Fleury taped public service announcements supporting the “Drugs Kill Dreams” prevention program, an interactive video enhanced substance abuse program to promote healthy lifestyles. Created locally by Magisterial District Judge Gary DeComo in 1994, this drug prevention program has been quite successful among middle and high school students. The public service messages focus on children in grades 5 through 12 and are used in a school assembly-type format.The “Drugs Kill Dreams” program has also been presented to church youth groups and YMCA clubs. The program has been presented at no cost to over 15,000 students in Allegheny, Armstrong and Butler counties over the past year. The Penguins air public service announcements and provide information stations on the arena concourse at home games promoting health wellness. The Highmark Foundation and UPMC teamed up for Mending Broken Hearts, an education and screening program to identify heart disease. Screenings were available throughout designated games. UPMC Cancer Centers offered fans information on a wide variety of cancers, cancer prevention, screenings and self-examination. UPMC South Side also offered free stroke screenings and prevention information at games while the Diabetes Institute offered educational materials for identifying and treating the disease. In celebration of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign, the Penguins teamed up with the AHA to promote detection and prevention of heart disease, the number one killer of women. |
| 2007-2008 Playoffs | |||||
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| E. Malkin | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| S. Crosby | 11 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 17 |
| M. Hossa | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| R. Malone | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| S. Gonchar | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| P. Sykora | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| P. Dupuis | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| R. Whitney | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| J. Staal | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Talbot | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| M. Fleury | 10 | 1 | 0 | .937 | 1.80 |
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