The Dallas Stars will turn Thursday, Nov. 12 into a night of recognition and support when they host Military and Veterans Appreciation Night against the Winnipeg Jets at 7 p.m.
Fans who get there early will be handed complimentary Dallas Stars military caps, courtesy of Toyota. On PNC Plaza, a custom Project Recover Tacoma will be on display before the game, giving fans a chance to learn more about the program’s mission of never giving up on bringing home fallen service members and remembering them. Toyota will also have a vehicle display set up with exclusive offers and prizes.
The team is also set to distribute community tickets presented by Ticketmaster, with 150 tickets donated to the Dallas Stars Warriors, Rebuilding North Texas, and United Heroes League.
The Dallas Stars Foundation will add another fundraising layer to the night with an autographed jersey auction at DallasStars.com/JerseyAuction. The auction opens Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. and runs through Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. Military-themed autographed mystery pucks will also be available for purchase at the fan center outside section 113 at American Airlines Center, while supplies last.
Money raised through the jersey auction, mystery puck sales and the Dallas Stars Foundation 50/50 Raffle presented by Higginbotham Insurance on Thursday will go to Rebuilding Together North Texas. Those funds will support the group’s Rebuilding For Heroes initiative, which focuses on critical safety and accessibility home improvements for veteran homeowners, their surviving spouses, and hometown heroes.
“For nearly 25 years, Rebuilding Together North Texas has been honored to serve around 200 veterans by making their homes safer, warmer, more accessible, and healthier. For our aging veterans, that means the ability to age in place with dignity, and for our younger veterans, a safe place to raise their families.
Our commitment to those who served is deep and lasting, built on partnerships dedicated specifically to serving veterans and their families. A home should be the one place a veteran feels truly safe, and we will keep working until every veteran we can reach has that.” - Tia LaFavor
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