Quirky Jets Christmas cards raise funds for local charity
Holiday greetings raise funds for charity for people with autism spectrum disorder, other mental disabilities
If a photo of Drew Stafford in a horrendous wig and 1970s-style owl-eyed glasses is your idea of a perfect Christmas card, then the Winnipeg Jets have you covered.
The hockey team is selling packages of holiday cards as a fundraiser for Can Do People, a charity for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other mental disabilities.
Jets players and their families helped create the cards, whether with an old photo or an original drawing created by the player or his family.
The team hopes the holiday cards will raise $15,000.
Each year, the Jets' wives and girlfriends partner with a registered charity in Manitoba.
Last year, they sold a calendar to support the Winnipeg No Kill Animal Shelter and raised nearly $20,000.
There are four different sets of cards in the 2016 fundraiser, with each set containing seven cards, for $14.99.
They will be on sale at all Jets Gear locations starting on Saturday. As well, the wives and girlfriends will be on MTS Centre concourses selling the sets at Jets home games on Nov. 27 and 29.
