ɪn ðɪs pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ðə lˈaɪtnɪŋ wˈʊd "ɪkwˈɪp ðə θˈʌndɚ" baɪ ɡˈɪvɪŋ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ lˈaɪtnɪŋ bɹˈændᵻd stɹˈiːt hˈɑːki stˈɪks ænd bˈɔːlz tə fˈoːɹθ ænd fˈɪfθ ɡɹˈeɪdɚz ɪn hˈɪlsbəɹˌoʊ, paɪnˈɛləz, pˈæskoʊ, pˈɑːlk, ænd mˈænɐtˌiː kˈaʊntiz.
In this program the Lightning would "Equip the Thunder" by giving 100,000 Lightning branded street hockey sticks and balls to fourth and fifth graders in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, and Manatee Counties.