TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning honored Margaret Palmer as the 26th Lightning Community Hero of the 2015-16 season during the first period of tonight’s game versus the Detroit Red Wings. Palmer, who received a $50,000 donation from the Lightning Foundation and the Lightning Community Heroes program, will donate the money to the Hillsborough House of Hope and Gracepoint Mental Health Care.
Tonight’s community hero has shown compassion and dedication for suffering women in prisons throughout Hillsborough County. Palmer began her service as a CHAT (Come Hideaway and Talk) lady. For 20 years, she offered incarcerated women a chance to vent feelings and troubling thoughts.