LACF News: Los Alamos Community Foundation, in conjunction with their 10th anniversary, is pleased to support youth with a $1,000 grant to Los Alamos Hockey Association.
Liz Martineau, LACF Executive Director, explains, “As a community, it is important for us to support positive experiences that build skills and connection for youth. Paul and Jill Cook started an endowment that enables LACF to support competitive sports programs. While we have supported several different programs through this endowment, the Los Alamos Hockey Association is a new grantee for us, as it was nominated through our anniversary celebration. We are inspired by the opportunities this program offers to our youth.”
The nomination noted that Los Alamos Hockey Association is the largest youth hockey association in New Mexico, and has hockey programs for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. This all-volunteer group organizes and hosts the local hockey season. The Los Alamos Hockey Association (LAHA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging amateur hockey for Los Alamos and the greater Los Alamos County area. The organization strives to develop character, integrity, teamwork, and sportsmanship. “We teach our youth the importance of respect for their coaches, teammates, opposing players, and officials. Our Association educates our membership and the public on the fundamentals and goals of amateur hockey while developing a proud and supportive hockey community. LAHA is committed to letting Every Child Play the Coolest Game on Earth,” said Megan Parton, LAHA Secretary.
Martineau asks community members to please consider a donation to the Community Youth Sports Endowment Fund to support local youth sports opportunities like this one. “Let’s make sure all children have the opportunity to benefit from youth sports,” she says. Learn more about all Los Alamos Community Foundation grant recipients and become a regular donor to the Community Foundation at losalamoscf.org.
10 for 10 Anniversary Grant winners to date:
#1 LA Retired and Senior Organization
#2 All Individuals First
#3 Friends of Bandelier National Monument
#4 Los Alamos Little Theatre
#5 First Born
#6 Little Forest Playschool
#7 Hill Stompers
#8 Los Alamos Hockey Association
#9, 10 Coming Soon . . .
About the Los Alamos Community Foundation: Established in 2015, the Los Alamos Community Foundation seeks to improve the local quality of life by inspiring, facilitating and supporting enduring philanthropy, and building the capacity and success of our local nonprofit organizations. The Los Alamos Community Foundation currently stewards sixteen locally endowed funds and has total assets of over $1.5M. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation or to donate to support local grants and programs, visit www.losalamoscf.org.