Founder of Long Island Girls Hockey Program to be Honored

Riverhead, NY, October 29, 2019 – Alexis Moed, President and Head Coach of the New York Islanders Girls Elite Hockey Program has been named a recipient of the 2019 WVI Dolphin Foundation’s Spirit of Youth Sports Award. She established the program in 2016 in conjunction with the NHL team and the Northwell Health Ice Center in Eisenhower Park. Today, they offer skills development and teams for girls aged 8-19

The WVI Dolphin Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization engaged in a “Sports for Good” initiative, sought nominees from all corners of the industry and from a wide variety of sports in its effort to showcase adults who are modeling positive behavior and introducing practices in the best interest of youth sports families. The Long Island based honorees have each demonstrated an ongoing commitment to use sports to improve their communities and to enrich the lives of boys and girls in their charge.

“Through her work founding and leading the New York Islanders Girls Elite program, Alexis Moed is helping to build the sport of girls ice hockey from the ground up for Long Islanders,” said Jeremiah Schnee, founder and co-chair of the WVI Dolphin Foundation. “It’s worth noting that, as a young hockey player, Alexis was forced to play with the boys or to leave Long Island for opportunities to play competitive hockey. Now her efforts are directly responsible for so many girls on the Island getting a chance to play without needing to make those sacrifices.”

A resident of Syosset and graduate of The Portledge School in Locust Valley, Ms. Moed was part of a midget national championship team with the Connecticut-based Polar Bears and went on to play Division 1 hockey and excel academically at Boston College. Upon graduation, she worked in advertising before turning her attention full time to the rink.

The awards, will be handed out November 21st at a banquet hosted by Hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine and held at Residence Inn Long Island – East End. The 2019 Spirit of Youth Sports Awards gala will include a cocktail reception, dinner, awards ceremony, celebrity keynote, and auction. Proceeds of the event will benefit the WVI Dolphin Foundation’s Sports for Good program The event is open to the public and tickets can be purchased through Event Brite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-spirit-of-youth-sports-awards-tickets-71726272211

About WVI Dolphin Foundation

The WVI Dolphin Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, exists to inspire Legacy Families to pivot toward “give back” – wherein they can utilize their prestige, wealth, and power to make a disproportionate impact to uplift culture and the human condition. Our mission is to channel the funds raised to worthy early stage charities aligned with the Dolphin culture that support Veterans and Sports for Good Initiatives.

The WVI/LFC ecosystem is informed by our Dolphin Culture that encourages long-lasting, trust based relationships founded on integrity, community, and altruism.

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