Stuff like this is why I'm such a supporter of minor league sports. The games and winning and losing and all that are fun, but the community stuff like this is the real purpose IMO. Last year, the trivia night raised money to help pay for funeral costs for a family who's dad died unexpectedly. The year before, one of the player's wives had just had a baby. The baby had a lot of health issues and was at the University hospital in Iowa City for a few months. We raised money to help offset their costs because players don't make squat at this level.
Flock backing Emily's Fight
The Quad City Mallards' Booster Club receives little fanfare for its good works behind the scenes supporting local hockey and community causes.
That's just the way the 100-plus member service organization rolls — preferring to see its favorite team in the spotlight rather than its own efforts.
Today is a much-needed exception, though.
Emily Potter, a devoted member of the Flock from Davenport, owns a 100,000-megawatt smile that lights up Moline's iWireless Center most nights the Mallards are home.
The 9-year-old is forced to miss some games, though, because of Emily's continuing battle with recurring brain cancer.
