It started with a drawing.
7-year-old Riley Lewandowski designed a Buffalo Sabres beanie.
With some help, that hat has become the limited edition Cap of Hope.
A portion of the proceeds from every hat sold will be donated to Roswell Park to support cancer research and patient care.
NAT SOUND: READY TOGO GIVE THEM A HAT?HERE.RILEY: I DESIGNED ITRILEY: TO PASS OUT TOKIDSTHIS HAT IS THE WORKOF 7-YEAR-OLD RILEYLEWANDOWSKI.BRIAN: IT'S PRETTYCOOL I'M SURE FORHER TO SEE IT ALLCOME TOGETHER ANDBE WEARING IT TODAYNAT SOUND: SHEHELPED PICK OUTSOME OF THE COLORSAND SOME OF THEDESIGN OF IT.BRIAN: THE SPECKLESKIND OF MATCH RILEY'SFRECKLES THERE.RILEY JOINED FORMERSABRES CAPTAINBRIAN GIONTA TO PASSOUT THE LIMITEDEDITION "CAP OFHOPE" TO PATIENTS ATROSWELL PARK.NAT SOUND: YOU HAVEMORE VISITORS TO SEEYOU.BRIAN: YOU SEE THESTRUGGLES A LOT OFPEOPLE, A LOT OFKIDS, AND FAMILIESARE GOING THROUGH.TO COME HERE ANDKIND OF LET THEMFORGET ABOUT IT FORA LITTLE BIT,HOPEFULLY WE'VEDONE OUR JOB.
BUTTHE MAIN THING ISLETTING PEOPLE KNOWTHAT WE'RE IN THEFIGHT AND THESTRUGGLE WITH THEMAND WE SUPPORTTHEM ALONG THE WAY.NAT SOUND: HOW OLDARE YOU?
FIVE.A PORTION OF THEPROCEEDS FROMEACH HAT WILL BEDONATED TOROSWELL PARK TOSUPPORT CANCERRESEARCH ANDPATIENT CARE.DOCTOR: PROGRAMSLIKE THIS CREATEAWARENESS AMONGPEOPLE, GENERATERESEARCH FUNDINGAND EVERY DOLLARTHAT'S SPENT ONRESEARCH IT LEADS TOSOMETHING.YOU CAN PICK UPYOUR HAT AT THESABRES NEW ERASTORE AT KEYBANKCENTER AND ALLLOCAL WEGMANS.