TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning honored Hinks and Elaine Shimberg as the 50th Lightning Community Heroes of the 2015-16 season during the first period of tonight’s game versus the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Shimberg’s, who received a $50,000 donation from the Lightning Foundation and the Lightning Community Heroes program, will donate the money to the Straz Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Tonight’s community heroes have been boundless advocates in the fight against breast cancer. In 1981, Elaine was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 44. She received a mastectomy and radiation treatments at St. Joseph’s hospital in order to combat her illness.