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November 2, 2022 – Ontario Hockey League (OHL) – Peterborough Petes News Release
(Peterborough, ON) – The Peterborough Petes announced a game night partnership with Tandem Diabetes Care on Wednesday which will see the Petes host a Diabetes Night scheduled for November 24th against the Sudbury Wolves. Diabetes Night is a personal initiative brought to life by Petes goalie, Michael Simpson, who lives with Type-1 diabetes.
Simpson was diagnosed with Type-1 Diabetes when he was just 3 years old. Growing up, he spent his time going to London Knights games looking up to Max Domi who is also a competitive hockey player with Type-1. Going into his 4th year with the Petes, Michael wanted to give back to the community just like Max. Michael has started a personal initiative to help raise money for kids in the Peterborough community to have the opportunity to go to D-camp, a two-week overnight camp for children with diabetes.
"I've been a diabetic for 16 years now, so the majority of my life." noted Simpson. "A lot of people are not informed on diabetes so I wanted to do a game night this year to spread awareness. I want to show kids in the Peterborough area that diabetes won't stop you from following your dreams and being an athlete."
"We're very excited for Michael." commented Petes Marketing and Community Engagement Coordinator Morgan Blaind. "When he approached me to help him with this initiative, I knew we had to make his vision a reality."if(typeof ez_ad_units != ‘undefined’){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],’oursportscentral_com-medrectangle-4′,’ezslot_5′,198,’0′,’0′])};__ez_fad_position(‘div-gpt-ad-oursportscentral_com-medrectangle-4-0’);
"Thank you to Michael, Morgan, and the Petes Organization for organizing this." stated Tandem Representative Travis Vaughan. "Michael has led the way on this the whole way through. It's for a great cause in Diabetes Canada and D-camp and we're really happy to support that. We're really excited about the game."
Fans can donate to this great cause in-person at the game or online (link to be provided at a future date). On November 24th, there will be a silent auction for a game-worn Simpson jersey and a chuck-a-puck, with all proceeds going towards D-Camp registration fees.
Fans are encouraged to wear blue on November 24th (the official colour of Diabetes Month). Tickets for Diabetes Night can be purchased by visiting the Grant Thornton Box Office in-person or online.
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