IdeaStar Project Manager Jane Hudeck says she is still pinching herself.  She recently traveled to Pittsburgh with (from L to R) her son Nick, husband Jim, and son Jimmy for national hockey competition.

Nick is a member of the Cleveland Barons who qualified for the 18-and-under Tier 1 USA Hockey National Tournament by winning the Mid-American District Tournament they hosted in mid-March. They finished third over all.

Nick has played with Cleveland Barons Hockey for the past two seasons after learning the ropes with Trinity hockey. Jane said he moved to the Barons for more opportunities toward his goal of becoming a professional hockey player.  “He is also a straight “A” student and we are very proud of his academic achievement,” Jane said.

Nick

“Making the  U-18 Midget Major Team was a great achievement for Nick, especially since there were approximately 150 kids that tried out for the team.  The team has traveled to Michigan, Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City.  He had a blast and felt like he gained 19 more brothers!  They actually came in first place in their division in the Midwest Elite Hockey League and took the Crown, which means they had the most goals overall,” Jane said.

In Pittsburgh, the team won the first 4 out of 6 games and went home with a bronze metal, ranking third in the nation, Jane said, adding “It has been an amazing season and so much fun.  We were very fortunate to be involved and have such a great group of kids and parents!”

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Greg Kopp and son Joe

IdeaStar Development Manager Greg Kopp and his son Joe recently returned from Slidell, Chalmette and New Orleans, LA where they put their muscles to work in hurricane rehab. They joined 24 others from Cuyahoga Valley Church working through several Baptist churches in the New Orleans area.

Greg and Joe painted a ceiling in one house, emptied the contents of a storm damaged house, worked on new construction at a church, repaired the bathroom floor of one house and tore down an old shed in the same backyard, and dry walled two bedrooms of another house. Whew! We’re tired just thinking about it.

Greg is proud of Joe, 13, who even lead a Bible study group. And how is New Orleans looking as it continues to rebuild from Hurricane Katrina in 2005? “Much better than I expected since it was much worse than I expected last year,”  Greg, who volunteered for Habitat for Humanity last year, said. “Lots of progress in less than a year. Visited the house I worked on. The family finally moved in.”

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