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OUR MISSION

The Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation / Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Team (JOIHF/JOIHT) is a public benefit, not-for-profit corporation organized under the laws of the country of Jamaica as well as the State of Colorado, USA, and a United States 501(c)3 nonprofit exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.



ORGANIZATION MISSION



The SPECIFIC short-term purpose of JOIHF is to assemble a competitive team of Jamaican ice hockey players to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics.



The OVERALL mission and long-term purpose of JOIHF is:



  • To provide opportunities for athletes seeking to compete and enhance their skills within the sport of ice hockey in Jamaica, the Caribbean and West Indies

  • To establish, fund and carry on programs for the development of Ice Hockey

  • To assist with and promote the development of sporting facilities and activities for Ice Hockey in Jamaica, the Caribbean and West Indies

  • To develop opportunities for Youth Programs, Women’s Ice Hockey, Curling, Figure Skating, Speed Skating and just plain “learn to skate” programs

  • To instill JOIHF’s six core principles...

   Respect     Fairness     Excellence     Dignity
   Indomitable Spirit     Transparency

    ...both on and off the ice.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Olivia Grange

Former Minister of Sports

Mike Fennell
Don Anderson
Compton Rodney

Jamaica Olympic Association



Desmon Brown

Lenford Salmon



Iris Haenni

International Ice Hockey Federation

The Zucker Family

The Dayton Foundation

Edmond & Mary Phillipps

Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church

Les & Marianne Franklin

Katie Price

In addition to the organizations and individuals listed below, JOIHF would like to like to extend special thanks to the following for their invaluable assistance in facilitating this effort, without whom, this venture would not be possible:

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