Henry, Giants raise $10K with YouTube video
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This article was published 16/12/2011 (5233 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
There’s some special Christmas spirit that has made its way from the West Coast to Winnipeg and beyond with a junior hockey player from Winnipeg leading the way.
A YouTube video featuring Winnipeg’s James Henry, the captain of the Vancouver Giants, and his Western Hockey League team’s annual Teddy Bear Toss has generated over 55,000 views and raised $10,000 for the teams’ group of charities.
That’s in addition to the 7,500 stuffed animals that were tossed on the ice on Dec. 9 after the team’s first goal of the night.
The Giants team created the “YouTube Challenge” as a creative way to get the word out about the Vancouver team and generate funds for worthy causes.
“Everybody likes to donate to charities, but with so many great causes out there, it’s hard to donate to everyone,” Henry says in the video. “So we’re going to make it easy for you and it actually won’t cost you a cent. Watch this video and share it with everyone and help us get to 50,000 views by Christmas day and the Vancouver Giants and White Spot (restaurants) will donate $10,000 to two very deserving causes.”
After the video was posted on the internet, it took only four days to get the 50,000 hits that were needed, according to a statement on the team’s website www.vancouvergiants.com
Henry, a 20-year-old left-wing, is in his fifth season with Giants. Prior to the his WHL career, Henry played for the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox, Sask. where he was also team captain.
See the video below.