MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The action started at the Moorhead Youth Hockey facility on the evening of Friday, March 7 and didn’t let up until the afternoon of Sunday, March 9. Hope Inc, an organization dedicated to putting on engaging events for those with mobility issues, hosted this Sled Hockey Jamboree, and teams turned up from all over the place….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Hope, Inc. Hurricanes Youth Sled Hockey faced off against the United States Navy sailors early this afternoon. Down in the Cullen Arena, the Sailors had no idea what they were getting themselves into, as the sled hockey team skated circles around them. It was a great time for both groups, as the sailors got to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – RDO Caters Taters for Charity takes over a ballroom at Holiday Inn in Fargo for its annual potato luncheon fundraiser. People from around the metro came out for the anticipated baked potato lunch. This year celebrates a special milestone with the event having raised over one million dollars in its 23 years for local organizations. “It’s…
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo-Moorhead’s Hope Inc. is providing family friendly sporting and recreational opportunities critical to the health and development of children and adults. Executive Director Bill Grommesh said, “You know when Hope Inc. started we had 5 kids in the program and we’ve grown to over 250 and we pull them in from a wide range. You know…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — In Moorhead, Hope Inc. held a wheelchair basketball clinic for kids and adults with mobility challenges. The event took place at Backyard Basketball Academy. Each spring, Hope Inc. puts on a couple sessions of wheelchair basketball to keep kids active and having fun. And for Ava Lematta, she gets to learn a new sport. Stephanie Lematta,…
FARGO (KVRR) – Hope Inc. hosted their annual Sled Hockey for Hope. It started today and goes through the weekend. The community was encouraged to form a team and participate. KVRR put together a team and were right in the action this morning. This event puts the fun in fundraising. It’s a great way to have a blast, build teamwork…
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – Therapists and a patient’s family battle it out on the ice at the Cullen Hockey Center in Moorhead. Hope Inc. regularly hosts fundraisers for people with disabilities so they can be involved in adaptive sports. “It’s a program my therapist encouraged me to get into. They play all sorts of things, hockey, softball, basketball, so…
MOORHEAD, M.N. (KVRR) — HOPE Inc. hosts there eight annual sled hockey jamboree this weekend and hockey fans came out to see these athletes leave it all on the ice. “The Jamboree is a special event again it gives Hope INC the opportunity to pull in these other organizations, give them a chance, folks with mobility challenges a chance to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Cullen Children’s Foundation and HOPE, Inc. join forces for sled hockey for Giving Hearts Day. The game is for a good cause to raise awareness for charity and give kids a chance to play a game they love. People were treated to an extremely competitive contest. The players left it all on the ice and put…
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Hope Inc. brings adaptive sports to Hawley Elementary School to show children the challenges of those who are differently abled. Six-year-old Kyler Kolbinger has Spina Bifida and is part of the organization’s sled hockey and wheelchair basketball and soccer teams. It’s his first year in school, so his parents and Hope Inc. decided playing adaptive soccer…
