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Wild’s Matt Dumba sees Black Girl Hockey Club tweet, donates to help send girl to international tournament

05 Saturday Jan 2019

Posted by William Douglas in Uncategorized

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Black Girl Hockey Club, Matt Dumba, Minnessota Wild, Renee Hess

Call it Black Girl Hockey Club Magic.

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba.

When Black Girl Hockey Club founder Renee Hess heard that Kalei Forga, a 12-year-old hockey player from Forest Lake, Minnesota, set up a GoFundMe page to raise $3,700  to play on a World Selects Invitational team that’s competing in France for 10 days in April, she spread the word on BGHC’s Twitter account hoping that followers would kick in a few bucks for the cause.

A surprise follower stepped up Friday with $500 and encouraging words for Kalei: Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba.

“Go Kalei! I had a similar opportunity when I was younger and it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of a lot of good people in my community and the sacrifices made by my parents!” Dumba said in a tweet Friday. “Tear it up over there!”

A @mnwild defenseman and dozens of strangers helped 12-year-old Forest Lake hockey player Kalei Forga reach her dream Friday, reports @DavidMcCoyWCCO. | https://t.co/NqEMGoV4ln pic.twitter.com/nyRirhYmdP

— WCCO – CBS Minnesota (@WCCO) January 5, 2019

Dumba, who was leading National Hockey League defensemen in goals before he had surgery last month to repair a ruptured pectoralis muscle, told Minnesota’s WCCO-TV Friday that “I was so happy to take advantage of the opportunity I saw this morning and I definitely wanted her to go on her trip.”

Kalei, who plays for the Forest Lake Rangers Under-12 team, was thrilled by Dumba’s gesture.

Go Kalei! I had a similar opportunity when I was younger and it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of a lot of good people in my community and the sacrifices made by my parents! Tear it up over there! https://t.co/xcBzIDqAAC

— Matt Dumba (@matt_dumba) January 4, 2019

“It feels special to me that he took the time to write that to me and donate the money – it makes me happy,” she told Minnesota’s WCCO-TV.

Michelle Forga, Kalei’s mom, was shocked.

“When Matt Dumba did it, I was like, ‘Is that THE Matt Dumba? Like the real Matt Dumba? That can’t be,'” she told WCCO-TV. “And then I saw it on Twitter.”

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU @BlackGirlHockey!! For caring and taking the time to feature my daughter and linking to our GoFundMe page. You ladies are Angels 😇 and we will be forever grateful for all that you’ve done for Kalei and our family 🙏 😁👏🏾 https://t.co/3UbtAHRzJc

— Michelle Forga (@michelle4ga) January 4, 2019

As for Hess, she’s elated to record an assist to Dumba’s assist in helping Kalei reach her goal.

“Pretty damn awesome!” she told me in a text.

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