Kraken players and mascot Buoy joined members of the team’s One Roof Foundation in handing out groceries and Amazon Fresh gift cards to families at Lowell Elementary School
By Geoff Baker /@geoffbakernhl /nhl.com/kraken
8:50 AM
Kraken defenseman Ryker Evans never expected people to be so appreciative of the goldfish crackers and other snacks he was tasked with handing out at a makeshift grocery distribution setup the team was helping run for those in need.
Evans and forward Berkly Catton and their respective girlfriends, Mariah Fiest and Khari Ohryn, last week joined the team’s One Roof Foundation (ORF) philanthropic arm at Lowell Elementary School for the second annual “Buoy Friendsgiving” holiday event. Parents and students at the Title 1 school just off the city’s downtown core were given shopping bags and free reign to pick up fresh meat, produce, snacks, laundry detergent, soap bars, toilet paper, cleaning spray, and other items from the more than 6,000 pounds of groceries the Kraken helped distribute in the school’s library.