Penguins' Kris Letang donates $58K to 7-year-old fan with leukemia
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is doing what he can to help a 7-year-old fan with T-cell leukemia.
After practice last Thursday, Letang delivered a check for $58,000 to help defray medical expenses incurred by 7-year-old Ian Rosenbaum of Stoystown in Somerset County.
Rosenbaum was in Pittsburgh for an appointment at UPMC Children’s Hospital in September when he first met Letang after a morning skate. Letang attended a fundraiser for Rosenbaum in Johnstown in November.
“For kids to go through this, it’s just harsh. Any way I could help, I felt I would do it,” Letang told the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat.
Jonathan Bombulie is the TribLive assistant sports editor. A Greensburg native, he was a hockey reporter for two decades, covering the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for 17 seasons before joining the Trib in 2015 and covering the Penguins for four seasons, including Stanley Cup championships in 2016-17. He can be reached at jbombulie@triblive.com.
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