TAMPA, Fla. — At every home game, the Tampa Bay Lightning honors a local person or nonprofit working to make an impact in our community.
The Lightning are continuing to honor community heroes during the playoffs.
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During the April 21 game, the Lightning honored Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin.
Godwin has a deep-rooted sense of responsibility to give back to our community.
He and his wife, Mariah, created the Team Godwin Foundation, an organization providing targeted support for at-risk youth and animal welfare.
The Lightning awarded the Team Godwin Foundation a $50,000 grant to help ensure that the organization can continue its work.
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Tampa Bay 28 reporter Chad Mills spoke with Kara Schulte, a family friend who started the GoFundMe and described David Mohr as someone who brought people together and created a welcoming space in downtown Inverness.
