“Let’s Go Surprise Some Kids”: Connor McDavid Makes the Day of Young Fans With a Massive Gift Ahead of Christmas

NHL star, Connor McDavid has earned more than a fair bit of accolades in his career. He has also found himself in comparison with the legendary Wayne Gretzky, mainly due to their shared team of Edmonton Oilers. Besides being ruthless on ice, McDavid also has a gentle and generous side of him off the court. He was recently seen visiting some special kids to surprise them with gifts before Christmas.

Connor McDavid in his recent Instagram post talked about his tie-up with ‘GoAuto’ and how excited he was about gifting a car to the Kids With Cancer Society.

Connor McDavid’s kind gesture of gifting a car to the kids suffering from Cancer

McDavid said, “Let’s go surprise some kids,” just before he hopped in the car. He reached the ‘Kids With Cancer Society’ building in Edmonton, where McDavid is currently based. Connor McDavid, who will soon turn 26 in January, has achieved his laurels at a very young age, and yet has been an active philanthropic from an even younger age.

McDavid reached the KWCS building with snow accumulated outdoors, and so were the kids. He acknowledged their presence and thanked them for meeting him. He said, “Super excited to be here. Super excited to be handing over this car with my partner GoAuto to the kids here at ‘Kids With Cancer Society'”showing the humble and kind nature that he is generally known for.

He further added, “No further ado! Here are the keys, it’s your ride”, handing over the keys to one of the elderly people at the center. McDavid’s presence in there itself made those kids extremely happy. However, it was his added touch of grace and his act of kindness that made it a rather memorable one.

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He was not only generous with his gift but also very generous with his time with those kids. The short video showed him hanging out with various kids and taking the occasional selfie, as is the norm, with some of them. All the kids were all smiles and cheery, as their day had just gotten better.

McDavid’s long-term philanthropic efforts with Edmonton’s Indigenous groups

McDavid isn’t new to philanthropy and has also been involved with Edmonton’s Indigenous community for quite some time now. He has raised up to $85,000 to date, in an attempt to help indigenous children play sports. It is an initiative taken by Canadian Tire’s Sport as a platform for the Resiliency Program, which will include up to 7000 indigenous children taking up sports.

McDavid was more than happy and proud to be part of this contribution. He said, “Sport has given me so much, and I’m so grateful to be able to pay it forward to the next generation. This is a community that I’m proud to play for and give back to,” about his involvement with the foundation.

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His recent gift to the kids of the cancer society will certainly go a long way in inspiring people, spreading joy, battling taboos, and helping society overall. The kids are battling with their lives, against one of the deadliest modern diseases to plague mankind. And all they needed was someone to make their day and their life a little better. Don’t you think more and more athletes should be as generous and kind as Connor McDavid? Please share your views.