Pink the Rink results

The Komets and the Vera Bradley Foundation announced Wednesday that $15,582 was raised during “Pink The Rink Weekend” at Komet home games Feb. 1^st and 2^nd.  The “Pink The Rink Weekend” was held to fight breast cancer and promote awareness for early detection and treatment.

23 Komet jerseys were sold in auction with Kaleigh Schrock’s #79 attracting the highest bid for the second consecutive year at $1,200.  Daniel Maggio’s #9 and Brandon Marino’s #13 collected the second highest bids of $900 each while Brett Smith’s #41 snagged a third-best bid of $850.  “The Vera Bradley Foundation and the Fort Wayne Komets wish to thank all Komet fans who helped raise over $15,000 for the Vera Bradley Foundation,” Komet general manage David Franke said. “Komet fans always step up to donate to the Vera Bradley Foundation on Pink The Rink Weekend.”