“Bedbugs take a bite out of team’s charity night” |
| Bedbugs take a bite out of team’s charity night Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:53 AM PST SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The Saint John Sea Dogs, currently sitting atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League standings, announced Monday that they have cancelled their annual Teddy Bear Toss, in which fans throw stuffed animals on the ice to be collected for children's charities, due to fears of bedbugs infesting the toys. "After meeting with several external parties and discussing the matter internally at length, we have decided that we won't be able to hold the Teddy Bear Toss this season," said team president Wayne Long in a news release. "We contacted several charitable organizations throughout the region, across Canada, and even abroad, and none were willing to accept a donation of stuffed toys from southwestern New Brunswick due to the bedbug outbreak." The toss had been set for a Dec. 12 game against the Halifax Mooseheads. © Copyright (c) Postmedia News This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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