Meet 2025 Pot of Gold Recipient Josh Mellon
Mar 17, 2025
2025 Pot of Gold Game Details
The Colorado Eagles are excited to announce the team’s annual “Pot of Gold” fundraiser, in which the Eagles will be raising funds for 9-year-old Josh Mellon of Timnath. The event will take place during the Eagles game against the Tucson Roadrunners on Saturday, March 22nd at Blue Arena. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to bid on specially designed Irish-themed jerseys worn by the Eagles players during the game. The silent auction will be held via the DASH auction app from Monday, March 17th through Saturday, March 22nd. All money raised from the auction will go directly to the Mellon Family.
Please check out the video of Josh Mellon’s story here.
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Replica Pot of Gold jerseys will be sold beginning Friday, March 21st at 10 am at the Official Team Store at Centerra and at Blue Arena on Saturday, March 22nd to help support the cause. Pot of Gold hats and t-shirts will go on sale this Friday, March 21st, so fans can gear up for one of the most fun nights of the year!
Blue Federal Credit Union is stepping up the fun with a commemorative Pot of Gold stein glass giveaway to the first 1,000 fans in attendance ages 16 and older.
Subaru of Loveland is supporting the cause by donating a portion of Subaru sales through the event. They are also making an additional donation during the game on the 22nd for all Chuck-A-Pucks that land inside the sunroof of a Subaru on the ice during the intermission’s “Chuck-A-Puck” promotion.
In addition to the silent auction of the themed Eagles jerseys that have been supported by Lucky Joe’s in Old Town Ft. Collins, and with the help of the Larimer and Weld County Sheriff’s departments, donations will be collected during the game for anyone who would like to help Josh and his family’s cause.
The annual St. Patrick’s themed evening will also feature green Coors Light 12oz drafts for $5 throughout the game, Irish step dancing, and Irish musical performances in addition to the Irish-themed jerseys, complete with a unique Celtic logo and the initials of the previous recipients of the “Pot of Gold.”
2025 Pot of Gold Recipient Josh Mellon, and the History of the Event
Since its inception in 2012, the Pot of Gold Fundraiser has raised over $700,000 for families suffering financial hardship due to the medical condition of a child.
“Josh’s story was brought to us this year through the hockey community by a hockey mom and local educator aware of his struggles, it only seemed fitting to make Josh our 12th Pot of Gold Recipient,” said Eagles President Ryan Bach.
Josh is battling a rare childhood-onset dystonia, a neurological movement disorder with no cure. It leads to total loss of daily life functions and his treatment requires deep brain stimulation, which is a two-step surgical process that implants electrodes into the brain and connects to a battery in his chest. Dystonia affects the muscles in the body contracting, twisting, and convulsing painfully and out of control. Dystonia is often described as a charley horse that doesn’t go away and generally moves up the body over time eventually leading to difficulty and trouble swallowing and eating. The current medications that are prescribed are similar to the medications prescribed for Parkinson’s but have proven to lead to other disorders as well.
Josh began showing signs of dystonia at age five and at age seven when it began affecting his lower limbs, turning his feet inwards to the point where he was unable to walk. Josh has been diagnosed with KMT2-B related Dystonia and is one of 39 known cases in the United States.
Josh had brain surgery in Texas to implant a device for his Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) treatments; these treatments are to try to help his brain keep control of his own body when the muscles begin to twist. Currently, there is no specialist in the state of Colorado to help with Joshua’s condition, and all of his healthcare treatments will require out-of-state travel. Currently, the Mellon Family travels to Texas a minimum of four to six times a year for continued treatment, which will be indefinite.
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