Through fundraising and programming efforts, the Capitals and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation supported numerous organizations in an array of missions
During the 2024-25 season, the Washington Capitals, its players, and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation continued to give back to the community and grow participation in hockey throughout the region. Through fundraising and programming efforts, the Capitals and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation supported numerous organizations in an array of missions. The organization's efforts resulted in more than 2.3 million raised for charity.
This week, WashCaps.com presents highlights across the following categories:
Caps Care Community Programs and Initiatives
Theme Nights and NHL Platforms
Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation
Youth Hockey Development and District of Play
Capitals Player Programs
City Engagement
Today, WashCaps.com recaps Caps Care Community Programs and Initiatives:
Caps in School: Caps in School presented by KPMG returned for the 2024-25 hockey season and school year, offering educators and grade-school students the opportunity to engage with the Capitals while participating in a variety of classroom programming.
The Caps in School reading program, which provides classroom materials for participants and prizes to monthly winners, saw 481 classrooms participate. More than 10,000 students across the region participated this year, reading a total of 7,305,781 minutes during the 2024-25 school year. This year’s Caps in School Writing Program encouraged students in first- through eighth- grade to write about the importance of perseverance, hard work and community. More than 70 students submitted essays. Winners received a Caps swag bag and two tickets to a 2025-26 regular season home game.
Caps in School STEM Field Trip Presented by KPMG: The Capitals hosted nearly 100 students from Washington, D.C.’s Payne Elementary School for a STEM Field Trip this year at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Students watched practice and participated in interactive stations run by Capitals and MedStar Capitals Iceplex employees.
Caps in School Classroom Visits: Capitals players Hendrix Lapierre and Dylan Strome visited Belvedere Elementary School in Falls Church, Va., ahead of the Halloween holiday to pass out candy and lead story time with Ms.Veltri’s class. Later in the season, mascot Slapshot and the Caps in School team visited fourth graders at Landon School in Bethesda, Md., with pizza and Caps prizes to celebrate their winning raffle ticket for participating in all five months of the Caps in School reading program.
Caps in School Wish Lists: The Capitals donated $3,000 worth of school supplies to 10 teachers throughout the region this season, clearing Amazon wishlists at the start of the school year.
50th Anniversary Music Video: A group of third- through fifth-grade students from Montgomery County’s Brooke Grove Elementary School starred in a music video celebrating the Capitals 50th Anniversary Season and playoff run. The students teamed up with Paulie Z to brainstorm and create their own Caps-themed song after spending time researching the history of the Capitals.
Using their chromebooks, they worked with Paulie Z to come up with the lyrics. Once the lyrics were set, they took a field trip to MedStar Capitals Iceplex where they filmed the music video with the help of Capitals alumnus Peter Bondra. As part of Caps in School presented by KMPG, the song was created through the David Z Foundation, whose mission is to transform lives through music education.