TAMPA, Fla. — At every home game, The Tampa Bay Lightning honor a local person or nonprofit working to impact our community.
Stephanie Haile was named the Lightning Community Hero during the game on October 17.
Haile is the founder of New Life Warehouse. The all-volunteer nonprofit provides furniture, appliances, home furnishings,
and more to families transitioning out of homelessness.
New Life Warehouse has already helped more than 2200 families.
As the Lightning Community Hero, Haile and New Life Warehouse received a $50,000 donation from the Lightning Foundation and the Lightning Community Hero program, presented by Jabil.
Pasco County woman trying to rebuild mobile home after hurricanes
"I cried, of course, because I've worked very hard getting it nice, which has been difficult for me since I lost my husband and being alone,” Kelly Welty said.
Welty's mobile home lost its roof during Hurricane Milton. She said it was the only one in the Buena Vista community to get totaled by a tornado.
