Rumor has it...

that I will be going to Europe. For hockey.

I cannot confirm or deny this rumor as of yet, nor can I provide any details, but this potential detour before returning to New York is to help grow the program...in a few ways.

I still need your support though, now more than ever!

There is so much in the wood-works here (I want to be as transparent as possible, but I can't divulge everything before it has happened!), all in the spirit of promoting hockey around the world, sharing happiness and changing lives, one puck at a time.

If you can, please donate.


ONE UPDATE I CAN RELEASE: I have begun the procedures to establish this initiative as a not-for-profit corporation, hopefully retro-active to mid-December, when all of this began. If/when everything is complete, your donations will be tax deductible.

Another question for you...

While I have not entirely finished writing about my experiences this Winter with Indian/Ladakhi hockey (There's 1 under construction, with the potential for more posts), there are a few things that come to mind that I would like your feedback on, as my loyal readers:

1. Would you like to read about the experiences I have had in India, independent of hockey? You may or may not be aware, but I have done a lot of travel around India, as I've been doing my writing. Most of my major posts under the "India Ice Hockey" category have been produced between Abu Dhabi, Mumbai (Bombay) & now Kolkata (Calcutta). The writing style would be similar to this blog (as if I knew how to be disimilar to myself), but would not be based on timeline travel, but rather categorically (e.g. Near-death experiences, adventures, pollution, beggars, etc.). There are no shortage of travel writings, or writings about India, but I'd like to believe I can share my months of travel and experience in a new and unique way. So to repeat the question, and expand upon it: Would you like to read about the experiences I have had in India, independent of hockey, and if so, would you prefer that it be posted on this blog, or my other one (thesurelip.com)?
2. As stated early on in this initiative, the mission of "The Hockey Volunteer" is to travel around the world to help developing hockey countries, and change lives, one puck at a time. With that in mind, I would like your suggestions/recommendations/ideas on where to go next. I am in discussion with a handful of organizations around the world, but for now, I will keep that to myself, and see what you come up with! So, to repeat: Where should "The Hockey Volunteer" travel to next, sharing happiness and changing lives, one puck at a time?

Please respond to these questions in the comments section of this blog post, so that it could allow potential discussion.

I hope to hear from you!