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Ovechkin launches monthly giving campaign with Capitals

The first initiative will award US$200,000 to Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center for pediatric cancer research.

File photo: Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin shoots the puck against the Florida Panthers at Capital One Arena.
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Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals launched a monthly giving campaign Sunday, starting with a US$200,000 grant for pediatric cancer research. They plan to launch a new community initiative on the eighth of each month during his final NHL season.

The Capitals said Ovechkin will present the first grant to Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center on Nov. 30. The grant comes from The GR8 Chase for Victory Over Cancer, a fundraising partnership among Ovechkin, the Capitals, Hockey Fights Cancer and the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

Washington said the fund has raised more than US$276,000. Ovechkin has donated for every regular-season goal since his 885th and will keep doing so through the end of his NHL career, with Monumental Sports & Entertainment matching his contributions. He has an NHL-record 930 regular-season goals.

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