Women’s hockey team hosting benefit for CC Humane Society

Finlandia University women’s hockey team is hosting a fundraiser, Paws for Pucks, on Saturday, February 3 for the Copper Country Humane Society. The event will coincide with the Lions game against St. Scholastica at 12:30 p.m. at the Houghton County Arena.

There will be raffle prizes and a jersey auction. All proceeds will go to the humane society.

“We wanted to do a fundraiser for the CCHS,” coach Matt Marchel said. “It’s a great local non-profit organization that is committed to helping these animals find the right home. Some of our players and I volunteer there regularly walking dogs out on the nature trails. It is a lot of fun, not only for the dogs, but the people as well who maybe aren’t in a situation to have a pet right now, so they can get outside and play with an animal for a few hours a week. It can be very therapeutic, and it’s definitely a win/win so we want to donate a good amount of money to the cause and raise awareness to help get some of these animals placed in good homes.”

Learn more about the Copper Country Humane Society at cchumanesociety.com.