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Sep 18, 2008

"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles." --Washington Irving

Hockey Hero With A Big Heart

"Our son is my newest "Hockey Hero." He plays goalie on his small hometown ice hockey team. One weekend on matchday, we arrived a bit late and quickly found our seats and settled in. As I looked around, I noticed we were sitting with a family who had a mentally and physically handicapped child. We could hear the exciement in his voice when he said, "Mom, look the goalie is going to get the puck now!" Shamelessly, I listened to him and the excitment and joy in his voice as praised the goalie time and time again." So begins this real-life story of a son's simple but powerful gesture of kindness.