Foligno Face-Off wraps up on Mother's Day, raises more than $200K

Happy Mother’s Day. > The Foligno Face-Off started when Nick was still playing for the Chicago Blackhawks. Fans were asked to choose between Team Nick and Team Marcus, and to donate $17 (their jersey numbers at the time), or any amount of money, to the cause through the V Foundation's website. > Nick took the No. 71, so now fans were asked to donate at least $71 to Team Nick and still $17 to Team Marcus. > As of Saturday, Team Marcus collected $109,450.36 in donations and Team Nick had $63,914.72. "He's better at social media than I am," Nick joked. > "I didn't know how big and how far it would go," Marcus said. "Obviously, teaming up with the V Foundation, now I know a lot about them, it was just a cool aspect. We got to meet breast cancer survivors and people who are fighting for their lives against it, and cancer in general. We've had many people write letters and we got to read them. "It's bigger than the game. It was so cool to be a part of. We're so fortunate Nick and I, our faces were on this whole initiative. To raise $200,000-plus for breast cancer research was the main goal and to do it is really exciting." submitted by /u/DecentLurker96 [link] [comments]