The Hockey Foundation formally began in January 2010 after former New York Islanders employee Adam Sherlip's successful trip in the Indian Himalayan region of Ladakh in 2009 as "The Hockey Volunteer". Our objective is to change the lives of people in under-served, remote regions of the world. We use ice hockey to empower youth, support community development, and foster international understanding and cooperation. To do this, we coach as many children (and adults) as we can, teaching the game in a way that not only develops fundamental skills on the ice, but reinforces the principles that make the game so special: teamwork, accountability, selflessness, toughness and critical thinking. In order to impact as many children as possible (since change starts with teaching a new generation) we also donate equipment collected around North America (especially in the New York City area) to local clubs that can then distribute to the members/people in their community.