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Blackhawks’ Bryan Bickell to celebrate pit bulls at Pita Pit
Pita Pit helps a Chicago Blackhawk give back to the community.
He’s a tough guy on the ice, but the Chicago Blackhawks’ Bryan Bickell has a soft spot in his everyday life — pit bulls. And now the hockey star is teaming up with Pita Pit to help spread the word about how these pups can help others.
Bickell and his wife, Amanda, know pit bulls aren’t as scary as some people say they are. That’s why, in 2013, they started the Bryan and Amanda Bickell Foundation, which works to eliminate negative stereotypes people have about the breed by providing a number of public services, including reaching out to children who are victims of abuse.
From the foundation’s official website:
“By working with ‘pit bulls’ who are rescued or adopted and have overcome abuse or bullying, we then focus on promoting the human-animal bond by bringing certified therapy "pit bulls" together with children who are victims of abuse through our Paws for Strength program.”
Bryan sat down with FOX 32 News to discuss the foundation.
“There are so many dogs that need help, and we’re just helping one dog at a time,” he said.
Bickell always loved Pita Pit and says he has been eating there ever since the first one opened in his hometown of Ontario, Canada. This Sunday, the Bickells will be hosting a fundraiser for the foundation at the Lincoln Park location from 2 to 5 p.m.
To see the original segment from Fox 32 News, click here.
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FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
