On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman will personally deliver $1,000 worth of pies to various homeless shelters throughout Boston. Wideman purchased the 200 pies himself from Mike’s Pastry in Boston’s North End.
Always great to see athletes helping out the community. Nothing brightens up a person's day like a freshly baked pie, am I right?
On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman will personally deliver $1,000 worth of pies to various homeless shelters throughout Boston. Wideman purchased the 200 pies himself from Mike’s Pastry in Boston’s North End.
Always great to see athletes helping out the community. Nothing brightens up a person's day like a freshly baked pie, am I right?
It doesn't matter what he did on the ice tonight or not. This is a nice gesture by Dennis that isn't team related, but he's doing it on his own.
Can't we just leave it at that?
To take the time out of his own morning, especially since the team probably won't be getting home for a couple more hours, and do this is something to be admired and not many people would do.
Look at the bigger picture.
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Good on Wideman for this! This is the kind of heartwarming story I always enjoy hearing about athletes.
Was already a big Wideman fan! This just takes it to another level, fantastic gesture and great karma for Wideman going forward.
That's how I feel as well.
IMO Wides has been playing pretty well of late.
Nice of Dennis to do this and not only spend a few bucks but to take the time out of his day off to try and bring a little joy to others. The B's have a busy few days so good for him to do this.
I am thankful Dennis in on the B's. He still is my favorite d-man on the B's .
and he fell down less than 4 times and had less than 8 turnovers!!!!!
I too was only joking. People lighten up. If you can't see that a bad start makes you vulnerable to criticism, then you aren't being realistic. Seriously, good on Dennis for being good community, and I hope he really is playing better, I've not been able to watch, and I want him to succeed -- because I'm a Bruin fan.
I missed the game tonight (out playing hockey), how bad did he suck?
Why, Why Duguay, when there is a thread that is clearly started to put forth a positive story on one of our Bruins and his committment and time spent in the community, to those far less fortunate than you and I, you choose this time to ask that question?
Save for a few people who gave me a swift kick in the arse when I was younger, I too could have been without a place to call home, and I continue to volunteer my time once a month to a soup kitchen here in Halifax, which hardly makes me a saint, it just keeps me humbled by what I do have now. Just a quick question for you, are you of the opinion that the homeless WANT to be homeless? Interacting with them, I can tell you the overwhelming majority want to make changes, work, have a place to call home, but the stigma, some unlucky breaks, sometimes some poor decisions have them in a position NONE of them want to be in.
But you have chosen to neglect the heart of this story, a human story, and one which doesn`t involve on ice issues. Very bizarre, sorry Duguay if I sound over the top frustrated with your question of how bad he sucked, but, maybe, if you sat and thought about it for a moment, you would realize, there is more to life than being a hockey fan, and bashing a player(s) who wear the colours of your favourite team, pull your head out of the sand, take a trek down to your local soup kitchen/food bank and donate even an hour of your time, see for yourself just how much the homeless are like yourself, have/had the same goals/dreams as you and I. Maybe then you will stop yourself before asking a question like you have asked when a positive story like this one hits the Boards.
Why, Why Duguay, when there is a thread that is clearly started to put forth a positive story on one of our Bruins and his committment and time spent in the community, to those far less fortunate than you and I, you choose this time to ask that question?
Save for a few people who gave me a swift kick in the arse when I was younger, I too could have been without a place to call home, and I continue to volunteer my time once a month to a soup kitchen here in Halifax, which hardly makes me a saint, it just keeps me humbled by what I do have now. Just a quick question for you, are you of the opinion that the homeless WANT to be homeless? Interacting with them, I can tell you the overwhelming majority want to make changes, work, have a place to call home, but the stigma, some unlucky breaks, sometimes some poor decisions have them in a position NONE of them want to be in.
But you have chosen to neglect the heart of this story, a human story, and one which doesn`t involve on ice issues. Very bizarre, sorry Duguay if I sound over the top frustrated with your question of how bad he sucked, but, maybe, if you sat and thought about it for a moment, you would realize, there is more to life than being a hockey fan, and bashing a player(s) who wear the colours of your favourite team, pull your head out of the sand, take a trek down to your local soup kitchen/food bank and donate even an hour of your time, see for yourself just how much the homeless are like yourself, have/had the same goals/dreams as you and I. Maybe then you will stop yourself before asking a question like you have asked when a positive story like this one hits the Boards.
Andrew in Halifax
Breathe Andrew, breathe. I promise you everything will be okay. That was what we call satire. However to be honest with you, Dennis Wideman could walk little old ladies across the road twice a day (and three times on Sunday) but if he can't hit the net, and falls down on the ice doing his best Steve Heinze impersonations, he's gonna get called on it. It's the life of a performer. Again, it was a joke, and if you realized how much money that I annually help drum up for United Way and Children's Hospitals
you'd eat your words. But thanks for the lecture anyway.
Breathe Andrew, breathe. I promise you everything will be okay. That was what we call satire. However to honest with you, Dennis Wideman could walk little old ladies across the road twice a day (and three times on Sunday) but if he can't hit the net, and falls down on the ice doing his best Steve Heinze impersonations, he's gonna get called on it. It's the life of a performer. Again, it was a joke, and if you realized how much money that I annually help drum up for United Way and Children's Hospitals
you'd eat your words. But thanks for the lecture anyway.
I am happy to hear and encouraged that you "drum" up money for the Children`s Hospital and United Way, which makes your satirical comment even more ill-timed. I would think, someone who is clearly not posting his first comments would know, there are plenty of Wideman-bashing threads on here, just wondering why you chose this thread, for someone like yourself who does so much drumming, you felt this satire was acceptable??
Often, we feel the need to justify ourselves when we are wrong. I wouldn`t suggest your on ice question of Wideman `s game is inappropriate, however, it certainly is in the wrong thread IMO. Relax, sorry, as I mentioned, I was merely steps away from being in the position of recepient of gestures such as Wideman`s, and I found your post, although short, inappropriate, and not funny. Just my opinion.
I am happy to hear and encouraged that you "drum" up money for the Children`s Hospital and United Way, which makes your satirical comment even more ill-timed. I would think, someone who is clearly not posting his first comments would know, there are plenty of Wideman-bashing threads on here, just wondering why you chose this thread, for someone like yourself who does so much drumming, you felt this satire was acceptable??
Often, we feel the need to justify ourselves when we are wrong. I wouldn`t suggest your on ice question of Wideman `s game is inappropriate, however, it certainly is in the wrong thread IMO. Relax, sorry, as I mentioned, I was merely steps away from being in the position of recepient of gestures such as Wideman`s, and I found your post, although short, inappropriate, and not funny. Just my opinion.
Honestly, it concerns me not what you find funny.
I have no need to justify anything Andrew, but if you care to listen a week today, you can hear me do a 24 hour stunt, as me and my partner make money for the Senators Childrens Fund live on the radio.
I'll send you the link at your request, and you can make a donation for a good cause.
By the way, I didn't see the game last night. How did Wideman play?
