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Jan: FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, THEY'VE RAISED MORE THAN
$80,000 FOR LOCAL CHILDREN'S CHARITIES.
"THEY" ARE MEMBERS OF HAMPTON ROADS LAW ENFORCEMENT, MILITARY
AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. SGT. RICH DELEO, NORFOLK POLICE
DEPARTMENT, CAPTAIN GLEN WILLIAMS, NORFOLK FIRE RESCUE,
AND WHITNEY HUSTON, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, ARE HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT -- WELL,
I'LL LET ONE OF THEM SAY IT. BECAUSE THE NAME ALONE RINGS A
BELL FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT IT ALSO IS A LOT OF FUN.
>> Sgt. Deleo: THE GUNS AND HOSES EVENT IS A NATIONAL EVENT.
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DO THESE TYPE OF FUNDRAISING,
HOCKEY GAMES BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
FOR VARIOUS CHARITIES AND WHEN WE REALIZED THAT BOTH
DEPARTMENTS HAD HOCKEY PLAYERS INVOLVED IN IT, WE DECIDED TO
START SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING STARTED AND IT'S BEEN
GREAT NOW, SEVEN YEARS. >> Jan: GREAT.
YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF TEAMS NOW AND WHO'S ON THESE TEAMS?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET TOO SPECIFIC, BUT YOU GUYS ARE
OBVIOUSLY. >> Capt. Williams: FOR THE FIRE
SIDE, IT'S FIREFIGHTERS AND FOR THE POLICE, IT'S PEOPLE IN THE
POLICE COMMUNITY. >> Jan: SO YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO
BE PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE GAME, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE
SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW.
WE KNOW THE REAL PEACEKEEPER IS WHITNEY BECAUSE THEY ARE THE
BENEFICIARIES OF THE FUNDS RAISED FOR THIS.
>> Whitney: ABSOLUTELY. LIKE THEY SAID, THEY SUPPORTED
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NOW FOR SEVEN YEARS AND WE'RE SO
GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT, THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND
WHAT'S GREAT IS EVERY YEAR, NOT ONLY ARE THEY RAISING FUNDS FOR
THE HOSPITAL AND OUR CHILDREN, BUT THEY DESIGNATE THESE FUNDS
FOR SOMETHING REALLY SPECIFIC WITHIN THE HOSPITAL.
SO IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T COVERED BY INSURANCE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE GREAT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WE
CAN'T BILL FOR SUCH AS OUR GAMING AREAS, OUR CHAPLAIN
SERVICES, OUR PET THERAPY PROGRAMS, AND SO EVERY YEAR,
THEY CHOOSE SOMETHING WITHIN THE HOSPITAL THAT THEY RAISE THESE
FUNDS FOR THAT SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN DIRECTLY.
>> Jan: OKAY, GREAT. IT'S NICE TO KNOW WHERE YOU'RE
MONEY IS GOING, AND ALSO NICE TO KNOW THAT WHILE YOU'RE GIVING
YOUR MONEY, YOU CAN HAVE SOME FUN.
THIS EVENT IS DESIGNED JUST FOR THAT.
WHEN IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN? >> SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, AT
NORFOLK SCOPE ARENA. >> Jan: YOU HAVE A NICE BIG
ARENA AND I GUESS THE ICE WILL PROBABLY ALREADY BE OUT THERE,
BUT THIS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON, SO YOU CAN BRING
KIDS, WHICH IS A GREAT IDEA. THEY WON'T GET TOO TIRED OR
CRANKY. >> AND THE TICKETS, THE SALE
PRICE FOR THE TICKETS ALSO INCLUDES THE ADMIRALS GAME AFTER
AS WELL. >> Jan: OKAY, AND SO THE TICKETS
THEMSELVES ARE HOW MUCH? >> THEY ARE $15 AND IT'S
BASICALLY, YOU GET TWO GREAT GAMES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> Whitney: AND SUPPORTING THE
KIDS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. >> Jan: GREAT THING.
HOW DOES THIS USUALLY WORK? YOU COME IN THERE AND DO THEY
HAVE A LOT OF HOOPLA BEFORE THE GAME?
>> WE HAVE USUALLY FIRE TRUCKS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE ARENA.
WE BRING IN THE POLICE SWAT VEHICLES.
THE ROBOT, THE BOMB SQUAD ROBOT IS AVAILABLE.
KIDS USUALLY LIKE TO SEE HOW THAT OPERATES.
ONCE NAI,D IT'S JUST A REGULAR -- INSIDE, IT'S JUST A
REGULAR ARENA. WE DO DO A NATIONAL COLOR GUARD
PRESENTATION WITH THE HONOR GUARD.
WE HAVE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. IT'S PRETTY MUCH A FULL-BLOWN
PRESENTATION AND THEN ONCE THE GAME STARTS, THEN WE GET TO HAVE
SOME FUN. >> Jan: SO THE KIDS ARE KIND OF
INTRODUCED TO WHAT IT IS YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE NOT ON THE ICE
HAVING FUN, AND IT'S A CHANCE TO REALLY KIND OF INTERACT WITH THE
COMMUNITY IN A DIFFERENT WAY, ISN'T IT?
>> ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. WE WORK WITH THESE -- TOGETHER,
THE FIRE AND POLICE OFFICERS, WE WORK TOGETHER EVERY DAY AND WE
THOUGHT WHAT A GREAT IDEA TO SHOW OUR CAMARADERIE AND SUPPORT
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL THAT EVERYBODY CARES
FOR AND WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE JUST A GREAT EVENT TO PUT
TOGETHER. AND SINCE THEN, YOU KNOW, WE
WORK TOGETHER ON THIS YEAR ROUND TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER EACH
YEAR, AND WE PLAY HOCKEY TO GRIND IT OUT.
>> Jan: ALL RIGHT. SO DO YOU GUYS PRACTICE FOR
THIS? >> WE DO, ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S VERY COMPETITIVE HOCKEY.
IT'S VERY COMPETITIVE. >> Jan: ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF JERSEYS HERE REPRESENTING EACH OF YOUR
DEPARTMENTS. THE ENFORCERS, VERY GOOD.
THIS ONE LOOKS A LITTLE DIRTY. NOT THAT I'M SAYING THERE'S
ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT, IT IS A HOCKEY JERSEY.
THIS HAS BEEN LOVINGLY USED IN THE PAST.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> Jan: IS THIS YOUR
PARTICULAR -- >> IT IS.
IT'S SEEN BETTER DAYS, IT'S TAKEN A BEATING.
>> Jan: YOU WON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE THESE GUYS BECAUSE THEY'LL BE
PADDED. WHAT POSITIONS DO YOU PLAY?
>> FORWARD, RIGHT WING AND CENTER.
>> I PLAY FORWARD AND CENTER. >> Jan: SO YOU GUYS -- WHO'S
GOING TO WIN? >> CHKD.
>> Whitney: GREAT ANSWER. >> Jan: I WAS GOING TO SAY
REHEARSE SALS, BUT THE PRACTICES ARE A LOT OF FUN, I WOULD
IMAGINE. >> ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT EACH YEAR. THE PEOPLE WE PLAY W THEY CAN'T
WAIT TO START TELLING TICKETS. WE HAVE T-SHIRTS THAT ARE GOING
TO BE FOR SALE. EVERYBODY TRIES TO MAKE THIS
THING BIGGER AND BETTER EACH YEAR.
THE FIRST YEAR WE STARTED, I THINK WE HAD ABOUT 500 PEOPLE
ATTEND AND TWO YEARS AGO, WE BROKE OUR RECORD AND HAD OVER
2,000 PEOPLE ATTEND. IT'S A GREAT CROWD, THERE'S LOTS
OF FOR CHILDREN THERE, WE HAVE PARKY AND McGRUFF THERE HANDING
THINGS OUT. IT'S A GOOD TIME.
>> Jan: WHAT A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUYS TO HAVE
SOME FUN AND INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY, BUT FOR CHKD, YOU
HAVE A GREAT CHANCE TO GET THE WORD IN A FUN WAY ABOUT KIDS AND
TO KIDS AS WELL AND THEIR PARENTS.
>> Whitney: SURE, SURE. WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GIVE BACK TO OUR
HOSPITAL. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE
HOSPITAL AND THEN FIRE-RESCUE, POLICE, WE ALL WORK
INTERCHANGEABLY AND LIKE GLEN WAS SAYING, SOMEONE IN YOUR
FAMILY OR SOCIAL NETWORK HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY CHKD, SO TO HAVE
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY GIVE BACK REALLY MEANS A LOT TO US
AND THIS BEING THE EIGHTH YEAR, HOW GRATEFUL ARE WE TO HAVE THIS
RECURRING EVENT THAT BENEFITS US IN SUCH A WONDERFUL WAY.
>> Jan: GREAT. SO THE GAME STARTS AT 3:00, BUT
PRE-EVENT ACTIVITIES ARE OUTSIDE, AS YOU ENTER, AND THEN
AFTER THE GAME -- >> STICK AROUND AND WATCH THE
ADMIRALS. >> Jan: THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S GREAT. I THINK
I NEED TO BE THERE. >> Whitney: YES, COME JOIN US.
>> Jan: AND YOU
GUYS WERE HAVING SO MUCH FUN BEFORE WE ACTUALLY
STARTED TAPING, I FIGURE THAT HAS GOT TO BE A GREAT EVENT.
I CAN TELL THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD CHEMISTRY.
THANKS SO MUCH. GOOD LUCK AND MAY THE BEST TEAM
WIN, WHICH COULD BE EITHER OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> Jan: AND
THANK
YOU
FOR JOINING US.
WE'LL SEE YOU
AGAIN
NEXT TIME. BYE.