Have-a-Skate-With-Bob ─ Kansas City (HASB-KC)
The purpose of HASB is to run hockey-related activities to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research. (Scroll down ...)
A Charitable, Non-profit Hockey Organization
HASB-KC is made and operated as a charitable organization, per IRS Code Section 501(c)(3).
HASB-KC was founded as an unincorporated association in 2021 and is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the State of Missouri on October 7, 2021, as the HASB-KC Inc. (HASB-KC) under the Missouri Nonprofit Corporations Act. This incorporation is in good standing. In October 2021, the IRS issued a determination letter qualifying the HASB-KC as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. The determination continues in full force. Confirmation of this determination is available to potential contributors upon request.
The primary purpose of this corporation is to run private ice hockey tournaments and other hockey-related activities to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research.
A secondary purpose of the corporation will be to raise funds to aid those individuals in need within the great Kansas City area hockey community. Need is defined as costs incurred because of healthcare, medical, loss of livelihood, and catastrophic injuries related to playing hockey. The HASB Board of Directors will determine the need and will include the minimum requirements for serving the members of the greater KC hockey community.
As of September 2024, a tertiary purpose is to fight breast cancer. HASB-KC has formed a working partnership with Bra Couture a local charity created to support the fight against breast cancer.
None of the earnings of HASB-KC will inure to the benefit of any member, member of the Board of Directors, or officers of HASB-KC.
HASB-KC shall strive to conduct at least two (2) events per year: The Turkey Bowl (Wednesday before Thanksgiving); and The Winter Classic (New Year’s Day).
This organization has been formed to honor the memory of Bob Klem, the tireless champion in the fight against Pancreatic Cancer, and to carry on Bob's tradition of the HASB Charity Games – the Turkey Bowl and the Winter Classic.
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