‘It's a very powerful presence’: Panthers on the Prowl sculptures to be on display during Pink in the Rink Night

FORT LAUDERDALE - The prowl continues.

Launched in March with the American Cancer Society (ACS), Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Bill Zito and his wife, Julie, a breast cancer survivor, created Panthers on the Prowl, a fundraising campaign to support cancer research.

Inspired by Chicago's famous Cows on Parade, each donor to Panthers on the Prowl receives a blank life-sized panther sculpture to design in any way they’d choose.

“We wanted to do something different,” Julie said at the launch of the initiative. “People want to be more involved in something unique that other people can see.”

That idea has come to life and the goal of raising one million dollars is on the horizon.

So far, over 120 panther sculptures have been sold.

“It’s exciting,” Zito