"The Panthers - a few hours before their Winter Classic outdoor game at the Miami Marlins' ballpark against the New York Rangers - unveiled a couple dozen panther sculptures, all painted in a unique way and now being auctioned off with hopes of raising $1 million for cancer research. Gretzky commissioned a sculpture that displays some of his stats, Johnson arranged one depicting a scene from Augusta National,"
"Bublé's is adorned in rhinestone braille, the NBA's Heat commissioned a pair of sculptures with some of the team's themes, artist Romero Britto painted one as well and Navratilova didn't technically paint hers - she dipped tennis balls into paint and then served them into the panther, creating a polka-dotted splash of various colors."
""To be able to have the privilege to reach out and make those contacts and have those folks say, 'Of course,' what a gift that was," Panthers general manager and hockey operations president Bill Zito said. "It's just so neat." About $700,000 has been raised already, Zito said. The idea for the fundraiser - "Panthers on the Prowl," they call it - is loosely built around Chicago's "Cows on Parade" art project. Zito and his wife Julie co-chair the Panthers' project; she is a breast cancer survivor, and Zito has lost a number of relatives to the disease."
The Florida Panthers unveiled painted panther sculptures customized by celebrities and artists to be auctioned for cancer research. Participants included Wayne Gretzky, Martina Navratilova, Michael Bublé, Dustin Johnson and the Miami Heat, each contributing distinct designs and techniques. Creations range from stat-displaying and Augusta National scenes to rhinestone braille and tennis-ball paint splatters. The project, named "Panthers on the Prowl," targets $1 million in fundraising and has already generated about $700,000. The sculptures were displayed at LoanDepot Park during the Winter Classic, and Bill and Julie Zito co-chair the fundraising effort.
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