Freddie Moore honored as Lightning Community Hero

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning honored Freddie Moore as the 22nd Lightning Community Hero of the 2015-16 season during the first period of tonight’s game versus the Florida Panthers. Moore, who received a $50,000 donation from the Lightning Foundation and the Lightning Community Heroes program, will donate the money to the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, Open Café, Sickle Cell Association of Hillsborough County, Dr. Martin Luther King Parade Foundation, Men of Vision, and St. Peter Claver School.

Moore has made it his mission to make the Tampa Bay area a diverse place to live so that everyone feels a strong sense of community. Following the 1980’s riots in Tampa, Moore saw the need…