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Last week every player on the Lake Erie Monsters dropped the gloves. But this time, it wasn’t the opponent they were battling. On this night the Monsters swapped hockey gloves for oven mitts, as guest servers to help fight cancer in Northeast Ohio.

Teaming with corporate partner Local Heroes Grill and Bar, the Monsters took all their tips earned at the first annual Tip-A-Monster event and donated it to The Littlest Heroes, a nonprofit organization serving children with cancer and their families in Northeast Ohio.

For three hours, the Monsters served food, poured drinks, cleaned up spills, cleared dishes, delivered dessert and signed autographs for the 200 guests in attendance.

All told, the Monsters raised more than $4,000 for The Littlest Heroes. Although the fight with cancer is far from over, it’s one the Monsters will surely drop the gloves and battle against every time the opportunity presents itself.