Fundraising for homelessness that impacts local communities
BREVARD COUNTY • VIERA, FL – Todd Pokhriwa, President of Philanthropy for Viera Company in Brevard County on Florida’s Space Coast, spoke at the Eva Initiative – Hockey Helps the Homeless (HHTH) in Toronto, Canada. ) Join the “Bay Street Ice Tournament” and join together many legends of the game.
“Captain Steve Jones for bringing me back, Andy Curran, Nathan Wisniak, Mike Lawless, Eric Soden, Steve Cody, Steve Kanerakis and Len Fragomeni for making it a great experience. I would like to thank my great teammates, including Rob Lanni, Dan McIntosh, Warren Kopnick, Sandy Hurst, Adam Brown, Casey Shanks, Jason Stremas and National Hockey League (NHL) alumni, and Stanley That includes four-time Cup winner Mike Kruschelniski,” Pokriva said.
“We would also like to thank the HHTH staff, especially Andrew Gucciardi, Eric Ruzak, Trevor Annis, Emma Langlois, and all the volunteers for their hard work in organizing and organizing the event so successfully. It was a phenomenal day that was a game changer and allowed me to impact our community and raise money for a cause that is personally important to me.
The Boom 97.3 team raised over $20,000 and would like to thank everyone who supported our efforts. This match is important. ”
About hockey helping the homeless
In 1996, Hockey Helping the Homeless (HHTH) was born from a simple idea to use hockey to help Toronto's neediest people. A group of Toronto businessmen took advantage of donated ice time at Maple's Leaf Gardens to host a charity hockey tournament for friends and colleagues. The first tournament, then called “Hockey for the Homeless,” raised just over $8,000 in prize money.
Hockey Helps the Homeless (HHTH) leverages Canada's affinity for hockey to raise awareness and financial support for the homeless through education, fundraising, and partnerships with solution-based local homeless agencies. Masu.
HHTH believes that all Canadians should have a safe place to call home and the support they need to thrive. To give all homeless and at-risk Canadians a chance to play, HHTH hosts pro-am hockey tournaments across Canada where players raise funds to directly impact their communities. I am.
HHTH is a nonprofit hockey charity with over 20,000 donors, 3,000 players and 1,000 volunteers who participate each year, and together HHTH “Plays with Purpose.” 100% of the net proceeds will stay local to the cities where HHTH hosts tournaments, and the support allows HHTH to partner with his 50+ local homeless agencies across Canada. Since 1996, HHTH has awarded more than $24 million to combat homelessness.
Hockey Help the Homeless focuses on two main categories to help our partners: housing projects and support. Housing projects include emergency housing, renovations, furniture, and shelter for men, women, youth, and families. Support for clients includes recreation, health and wellness, staff support, meals, mental health services, addiction services, custodial, transportation, education, outreach, and skill building. Through the years of support of HHTH, the hockey world has brought together passionate leaders in the community dedicated to ending homelessness.
Photo courtesy of Ivan Leung, Photography by Ivan
