Predators React to Viral SNL Skit

While “Preds” is short for Predators, the team name, the internet was quick to point out in the summer that there was likely a better slogan that could have been used for the t-shirt other than, "Preds in the Community."

It has also been reported and posted by the Predators on X that various prospects were given face paintings while helping out at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

The Nashville Predators Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity organization devoted to funneling the excitement of professional sports towards the needs of the Nashville community. Since its inception in 1998, the Predators Foundation has awarded more than $11.2 million in grants to the greater Nashville community. The foundation's main focus is an ongoing effort to meet educational, social, health and cultural needs throughout Nashville and Middle Tennessee.

"Our mission is to build philanthropic partnerships within our community to successfully leverage the unique assets and skills of our entire organization to improve the lives of youth and their families. Our vision is to use our distinctive set of assets to support the youth and their families in the community that we call home."

Launched during the 2013-14 season, the 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund is an initiative of the Nashville Predators Foundation and does work with the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt to raise funds and awareness for cancer research. Additionally, the initiative coordinates with the team to host a series of opportunities that enable the hospital's young patrons and their families to get a special dose of the Smashville hockey experience.

The fund has easily raised millions of dollars in funding for pediatric cancer research, whether shirts worn by the players say "Preds in the Community" or not.