Background - Founded
in 1996 as an activist group for local charities in Albuquerque the
New Mexico IceHoles Charitable Foundation has grown to a
more substantial force in the Rio Grande region of New Mexico. The
New Mexico IceHoles hockey club now counts nearly 30 members from
across New Mexico and the US. All are dedicated to the mission of
the Foundation as a source of community support and recognition of
the needs of smaller charities directed toward public health
concerns for the citizens of New Mexico.
The dedication of all members of the Foundation has resulted in
more than $50,000 in donations to a wide variety of charities
including those listed here.
Past Efforts - The
primary method of fundraising has been through a cooperative venture
with the New Mexico
Scorpions Hockey Club of the
Central Hockey League.
An annual exhibition game was scheduled from 2000 to 2005. In 2006
the Foundation placed its annual game on hiatus as the NM Scorpions
suspended operations for the 2005-2006 hockey season.
Current Efforts – In
2005 the New Mexico IceHoles Charitable Foundation successfully
applied for non-profit status from the US Internal Revenue Service.
The 501.c.3 status was awarded in June 2005. This status is
critical to the further development of the NM IceHoles Charitable
Foundation as a successful community-based, grassroots organization
in New Mexico. With the 501.c.3 document in hand the Foundation has
begun a more active program to develop collaborations with other
organizations in the state. First among these was a stronger tie-in
with its corporate partner, L&D
Associates Consulting Group. With this partnership secured, the
Foundation approached the Santa Fe Indian Hospital’s Public Health
Nursing Department to negotiate a position to assist the department
in securing extramural funding for its community outreach programs.
Foundation staff began a funding agency search to support a
community directed public health program conducted by the
department. Originally funded by the National Network of Libraries
of Medicine, the Mobile Health Outreach and Health Information
Outreach for Special Populations grants provided support to deliver
current, evidence-based health information at the point-of-care in
rural and frontier counties and American Indian communities in New
Mexico.
The first successful grant was awarded by the First Community
Bank Foundation in Albuquerque. First Community Bank agreed to fund
wireless broadband access for the Public Health Nursing Department
through the New Mexico IceHoles Charitable Foundation.
Additional support is being sought for technology upgrades and
broadband access in rural American Indian communities.
The New Mexico IceHoles Charitable Foundation is committed to
helping underserved populations in New Mexico receive access to
public health information that permits maintenance and improvement
in the health and well-being of the people of New Mexico.
7th Annual New Mexico IceHoles charitable
hockey game
March 18, 2006 - The New Mexico IceHoles hockey club will
be Santa Fe, NM for a match to benefit Cade Webber of New Mexico.
Cade, the son of Will Webber of the Albuquerque Journal northern
bureau, requires a liver transplant. The necessity of the
liver transplant is a result of Cade suffering from biliary atresia.
For more information on biliary atresia please see the following
web sites.
to a
more substantial force in the Rio Grande region of New Mexico. The
New Mexico IceHoles hockey club now counts nearly 30 members from
across New Mexico and the US. All are dedicated to the mission of
the Foundation as a source of community support and recognition of
the needs of smaller charities directed toward public health
concerns for the citizens of New Mexico. 
