Moezine (Moe) Hasham's Hockey 4 Youth program is launching this winter in Metro Vancouver with support from the Canucks for Kids Fund.
"We are effectively an on-ramp. We are that first step for these girls out onto the ice," said Hasham. "Think about the cost. It costs $4,000 to put a kid into [minor] hockey for one season."
Moe remembers very well being gifted hockey gear from a neighbour so he could get into the sport at a young age.
"Someone gave me the equipment and now that's what I'm doing with the charitable foundation. My parents came to Canada as refugees in 1972, when they were exiled out of Uganda. And we didn't have a lot of money."
[Link to Global News BC story by Jay Durant - “Making hockey a game for everyone”]