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One repercussion of the global pandemic hit close to home when the extraordinary Kids Ice Cancer initiative scheduled to culminate on March 27 at New Jersey's American Dream was cancelled. The event was to feature an All-Star Hockey Game played on the imposing ice rink in the center of the most anticipated new venue in the state ( You can click here to learn more about American Dream's The Rink).

The postponement was terribly disappointing for all, yet the players should take great pride in knowing that while they did not get the opportunity to play as scheduled, their fundraising activities were incredibly compelling to watch from the moment they began last Fall. At this writing, donations were still coming in and nearly 500 sponsorships and donations supporting team members have been received totaling $119,000!

Kids Ice Cancer was founded in 2019 by 16-year-old Andrew Low, who lost loved ones to cancer. Andrew, a sophomore at the Morristown-Beard School, wanted to combine his love of hockey with his desire to raise money for pediatric cancer charities and selected The Valerie Fund to be the recipient of his efforts this year. He recruited 40 kids from the North Jersey area to participate in the Kids Ice Cancer annual hockey game and each player committed to raising money for The Valerie Fund.
Andrew is a forward and captain of the Jersey Hitmen 16U travel team. His leadership on and off the ice is just part of who Andrew is where Scott Green is concerned. Greene, Andrew's varsity hockey coach at Morristown-Beard says that "his on-ice selflessness (and) team-first attitude translate directly to his commendable off-ice behavior and mindset towards positively impacting people's lives around him."

"I founded Kids Ice Cancer for the purpose of enabling kids to help other kids who are fighting cancer. We believe that kids want to give back to their community but often don't know how or where to start. We make it easy by engaging hockey players to come to play a game they love while raising money for pediatric cancer. This year our all-star hockey game fundraising will be to support The Valerie Fund, a local charity that supports children with cancer and blood disorders since 1976."
- Andrew Low, founder of Kids Ice Cancer

The original goal for the partnership between Kids Ice Cancer and The Valerie Fund was to raise $50,000 for the children of New Jersey who are battling cancer and blood disorders. When the team quickly surpassed that, they raised the goal to $100,000 and remarkably exceeded this by 20%.

Andrew Low (17) of Morristown-Beard celebrates their fourth goal of the game to put his team up 4-1 and it would be the eventual game winning goal after hanging on for a 4-3 win during the boys ice hockey game between Morristown-Beard and Randolph at Mennen Arena in Morristown, NJ on 12-27-19. Morristown-Beard won 4-3.
"We're thrilled to host this year's Kids Ice Cancer ice hockey game at American Dream. Giving back to the local community is part of our DNA and once we heard about Kids Ice Cancer's mission, we had to be involved with this amazing organization."
- Don Ghermezian, Co-CEO at American Dream

Andrew's mom, Wendy Low said, "the best part of 'Kids Ice Cancer; is that it is kids helping kids."

For more information or to make a donation, please visit kidsicecancer.com or contact Bunny Flanders at 973-761-0422 or bflanders@thevaleriefund.org.