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UCT kicked off The Kaye Trainer International Capital Campaign in July 2014. This is an ongoing campaign until we reach our total campaign goal of raising $200,000 or 80 Kaye Trainer devices to help special hockey athletes with developmental disabilities across North America safely learn to skate. A Kaye Trainer is a physical therapy device used in rehabilitation centers worldwide and manufactured… Continue Reading…

The 5th annual UCT Winter Hockey Festival returns to its roots this weekend as we return to Northwest Ohio. The first two festivals were held at the outdoor rink in Ottawa Park in Toledo, and then we had one on the east coast, one on the west coast, and for the fifth festival we are back in the Toledo area. In addition to playing… Continue Reading…

In 2009, UCT developed a strategic plan to determine how to move the organization forward for the next 125 years.  Part of any strategic plan is developing or reaffirming a mission statement.  Our mission statement is as follows: UCT Mission Statement UCT is an international member-benefit organization uniting people with a common passion for good citizenship and volunteerism to improve their local… Continue Reading…

Yesterday’s celebration was a result of some extremely determined coaches, special hockey athletes, families and friends of the West Michigan Patriots Special Hockey Team in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Their efforts of spreading the word to collect votes, share and retweet their video, and anxiously waiting 6 weeks to watch their vote count climb paid off in the biggest of ways.  UCT CEO… Continue Reading…

The purpose behind the UCT Gives Back video contest for special hockey teams is not only to award two deserving teams with much needed financial support, but also to help increase awareness of these amazing programs, and special hockey in general. And accordingly to some of the top 10 video finalists of the video contest, we believe the contest was a success… Continue Reading…

UCT Gives Back to Special Hockey Video Contest is in to the third week of the voting phase – with over 21,000 votes tallied so far!!! Our top ten finalist special hockey teams are collecting votes from all over the country!  Let’s meet our top ten finalists! West Michigan Patriots – West Michigan’s only special needs hockey program!  Located in Grand Rapids,… Continue Reading…

That’s right – 10 very deserving finalists have been selected from special hockey programs that submitted videos showing how the $10,000 prize would help their program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These 10 teams need YOUR support to earn votes. So…GET THE WORD OUT! Ways you can spread the word about UCT Gives Back Video Contest Voting: Share this blog… Continue Reading…

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal on September 26 entitled “The Middle Class Squeeze” by Charles Moore, former editor of the Daily Telegraph.  He talked about various aspects of the inequality in today’s world that has been a major topic of discussion over the past months.  He had some interesting thoughts on the struggles of the middle class.  One… Continue Reading…

We have another guest blogger today!! Dave Chase, coach of the Valencia SNAP Flyers special hockey team in California, and secretary of the UCT Valencia SNAP Flyers Council 2011, shares with us his experience using the Kaye Trainer within their program. For those of you who have donated to Kaye Trainer International Capital Campaign – this story proves just how important your… Continue Reading…

Last week, my wife and I spent 5 days cycling the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.  It is a 200 mile trip around the island of Cape Breton.  We also tacked on a few days to travel around the province, and had the opportunity to visit Maitland, Annapolis Royal, Lunenburg, and Halifax.  While in Halifax we were able to visit… Continue Reading…