Press Release
USA Hockey partner RBC has awarded a total of $100,000 in grants to
four hockey organizations in the United States through its Play Hockey
program. The goal of the initiative is to help grow the sport of ice
hockey at the grassroots level.
The Omaha Hockey Club, which includes the two Omaha AAA teams in the
PHL, is one of four organizations that received the grants. Each of the
U.S. groups listed below will receive $25,000. Included is a brief
profile of each, including how the group intends to utilize the grant
monies.
Defending the Blue Line (Hastings, Minn.)
• Supplies financial assistance the children of military
families across the nation to ensure that they are afforded the
opportunity to participate in the game of hockey
• In addition to financial assistance for registration fees and other
costs associated with playing the sport, Defending the Blue Line
provides access to free equipment, hockey camps, and special events for
military families
• Will use grant money to offset the cost of annual youth hockey
association league fees (up to $500 per family) for military families
with strained finances directly related to conditions of their service
to the U.S.
Ice Hockey in Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
• Offers programming that enables children from the Harlem
community to take advantage of educational and athletic opportunities
and improve the social and academic well being of children through
participation in ice hockey
• In 2011-12, the three-decade old program in a non-traditional hockey
community provided 193 youth and children the opportunity to get on the
ice through Ice Hockey in Harlem programs when the game would otherwise
not have been accessible for these youths.
• Will use grant money to fund the growing demand for its services by
increasing the amount of opportunities to play the game (more ice time,
more equipment, more participants)
Omaha Hockey Club (Omaha, Neb.)
• Aims to conduct youth hockey programs servicing both boys and
girls from beginning to advanced players with house and travel
opportunities that provide a fun and exciting experience for skaters and
their families in an environment that promotes competition,
sportsmanship, teamwork, and growth
• Strives to have a positive lasting impact upon the development of the
participants as hockey players, individuals, and members of the
community
• Will use grant money to continue growing the sport and retaining
participants through Learn to Skate and Try Hockey for Free programs,
increasing opportunities for females to play in all-girls programs, and
equipment funding
USA Warriors Ice Hockey Program (Towson, Md.)
• Organizes and administers ice hockey programs that provides a
recreational and therapeutic experience to individuals who incurred
physical disabilities during service to the United States Armed Forces
• Seeks to provide an environment that integrates people with and
without disabilities in order to promote awareness of lifestyle
challenges; assists individuals with disabilities in developing
self-confidence; embraces adjustments to a new lifestyle; provides
rehabilitation; and encourages self-reliance in order to create a
successful individual both within and outside the hockey rink
• Will use grant money to establish a new disabled hockey program in the
Boston area that will provide free training, conditioning, competition,
and a physical activity outlet for service members and veterans with
combat stress, post traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain
injury.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Saturday, October 27, 2012
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