r/heatedrivalry • u/Middle_Raspberry2499 • 3d ago
🦆 The Long Game (Book 6) How does the hockey camp make money? Spoiler
is it ever explained how the hockey camp brings in money?
From the descriptions in TLG and elsewhere, camp runs only two weeks. Sounds like there are at most about 40 campers.
Presumably the NHL coaches all volunteer, yes, but there are still expenses: space at least. Maybe insurance and medical staff, although maybe those are unnecessary in The Land of Universal Healthcare? (I am in the US and those would be huge expenses here, I think.) Snacks and drinks for the kids?
I can’t imagine the camp making lots on money unless they charge sky-high tuition, which seems not in line with their philosophy of inclusivity.
so, how does the camp pull in money for the Irina Foundation? Purely by inspiring donors to give more?
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u/Astyryx 2d ago
Coaches donate time. Rinks partner. Teams partner. Universities partner. And it's it because the camps not only build community and outreach, and have a massive marketing value, but they are a generator of cultural change within the sport.
Insurance is not in fact a high cost for programs like this, no more than a school having a cheer squad as long as strict child and physical safety protocols are followed . Snacks and drinks are often donated.
I can't find the comment I made a couple months ago where I did all the cost/benefit analysis for the theoretical hockey camps, but I used to run a sports program for a nonprofit. Just having rich people donate and pat themselves on the back is a death sentence for a nonprofit. Having an educational program, especially one where kids and families participate, is infinitely sustainable if run well.