The Winnipeg Football Club and Bombers CEO Wade Miller have chipped in $5,000 each to help a Winnipeg high school football team buy new practice equipment after theirs was lost in a fire.

"We were upset to hear about the equipment being destroyed, and we hope this will help them recover what was lost, while also strengthening the varsity football team," Miller said in a statement.

"I'm grateful to be able to do my small part in assisting the Oak Park Raiders football program with this donation."

The Oak Park Raiders' football gear was destroyed Saturday when the storage locker it was in caught on fire.

Oak Park High School football head coach Stu Nixon in front of a burned storage locker that had all of the Oak Park Raiders training equipment. (Pierre Verriere / CBC)

Varsity football manager, Kristin Whittaker, said the school division has insurance but the deductible cost for the school division is almost $25,000.

The team set up a GoFundMe page hoping raise that money and exceeded the goal by Sunday night, raising more than $26,000.

The Bombers and Miller announced plans to contribute Monday, as did Gilman Football Gear, which supplies the Blue and Gold with equipment. On top of the $10,000 from Miller and the Bombers, Gilman Football Gear donated $1,000 in equipment.

Members of the Bombers also paid the Raiders a surprise visit at practice Monday.

"I was fortunate to have played all my football in the province from high school at Sturgeon Creek, to the University of Manitoba, to the Blue Bombers and understand the impact football has on our youth," Miller said.

"I'm proud to have supported amateur football over past 20 years both personally and through my other businesses with support of outstanding business partners."