New Cancer-Fighting Pond Hockey Tournament Debuts in Fairlee in 2020
Put Cancer on Ice, the newest Lake Morey Resort Pond Hockey Tournament, will support cancer research and patient supportive services at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), a nationally recognized cancer facility serving the rural population of northern New England. This new winter event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, February 8 & 9, 2020, with check-in, a shoot-out, and entertainment starting Friday night, February 7.
The family owned resort has hosted annual pond hockey tournaments for 11 years running. “Pond Hockey is one of the most popular sports we have,” explains Sarah Howe, the business development director for the resort. “Literally, hundreds of people participate in our other two existing tournaments, with a wait list of teams wanting to join. We thought, why not create a new tournament that gives back to the community and gives our teams the opportunity to slap cancer while they slap the puck!”
Players will enjoy a weekend of pond hockey competition while supporting a great cause. Play will be divided into three divisions: League (more competitive), Pond (recreational), and 50+ (people born Feb. 8, 1970 or earlier). Play will take place all day on Saturday capped by a tournament dinner and entertainment to support NCCC that night. Play continues on Sunday morning followed by the championship game and an awards ceremony in the afternoon. The weekend will come to a close around 4pm on Sunday.
Volunteers and spectators are welcome. The tournament hopes to have as many as 50 teams playing throughout the weekend, in this, its first year. Volunteers are needed as scorekeepers/referees (no experience necessary, training provided). All volunteers will be provided a warm meal while working, as well as disposable glove and boot warmers and grippers for shoes while out on the ice.
Philanthropic dollars raised from Put Cancer on Ice support world-class research, state-of-the-art equipment, critical education programs, and innovative clinical trials that make a difference in the treatment of cancer patients all over the world. Funds from this event also go toward important patient and family supportive services that help ease the journey of cancer patients and their families, such as support groups, massage therapy, art and writing programs, transportation and grocery assistance, resource libraries and much, much more.
Registration and details can be found at www.PutCanceronIce.org.
To volunteer, go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050845adac22a1f85-putcancer.
Lake Morey Resort has become the premier pond-hockey tournament site because of its location, and all-inclusiveness. Participants and their families can park, play and stay all in one easy location. Set on a pristine lake surrounded by green hills, the Lake Morey Resort provides a beautiful natural setting yet still offers all the best features of any full-service resort. When you stay at Lake Morey Resort, winter activities abound with direct access to our 16 pond hockey rinks, 4.5-mile ice skating trail, x-country skiing, snowshoeing and access to the VAST snowmobile trails. The resort boasts two restaurants, lounge with live entertainment, indoor pool, hot tub, and sauna, all within steps of the lake and views of the rinks. With 130 newly updated guest rooms and four lakeside cottages, there's plenty of room for you and your teammates.
The Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center is dedicated to supporting the services provided by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center, world-renowned cancer treatment and research facility affiliated with The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The Friends began in 1982. Over the 38 years, it's been supporting Norris Cotton Cancer Center, more than $44 million has been raised to help patients here, in the Upper Valley, and around the world.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center is one of only 51 centers nationwide to earn the National Cancer Institute's "Comprehensive Cancer Center" designation which it has held for 40 years. NCCC combines advanced cancer research at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine with patient-centered cancer care provided by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock regional locations in Manchester, Nashua, and Keene, NH, and St. Johnsbury and Bennington, VT, and at nine partner hospitals throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. Learn more about Norris Cotton Cancer Center research, programs, and clinical trials online at cancer.dartmouth.edu
Source: Lebanon, NH (October 22, 2019) Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center