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2009 Elites Volunteer with The Red Door

02/14/2019, 9:15pm EST
By Alex Roessler

Community service is an important aspect of being a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite organization. All Pittsburgh Penguins Elite teams complete a service project each season and this year, the 2009 Elite team decided to donate their time to help The Red Door.

The Red Door is a lunch program started by St. Mary of Mercy Church during the Great Depression. The program continues to this day in downtown Pittsburgh as those in need line up to receive a free meal from 10:30 am to 11:30 am every Monday through Friday. The 09’s packed 120 brown bag lunches earlier this week and delivered them to The Red Door for distribution.

After taking home the trophy from their victory over the weekend at the Burning River Shootout in Cleveland, the team took time to help out those less fortunate in their community. This encapsulates what it means to be in the Penguins Elite organization – success on the ice and positive contributions to the community.

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