BASIC SKILLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS NAMED Six member clubs and Basic Skills programs
have each been awarded $2,000 for the purpose of developing community-based programs and events. A fi ve-member committee reviewed 53 applications and awarded the grants to the can- didates that most eff ectively demonstrated how they would use the monies to attract, involve and inspire new generations of fi gure skaters. T e U.S. Figure Skating Community De-
velopment Grants, established in 2010 as the Hauff and Dreeland Community Development Grants, were given to the applicants whose pro- gram plans best embody the principles of U.S. Figure Skating’s mission and will be strong role models in promoting the sport of fi gure skating throughout their communities. “T e grants allow programs across the coun-
try to expand or develop their fi gure skating communities,” Susi Wehrli-McLaughlin, U.S. Figure Skating senior director, membership, said. “U.S. Figure Skating is excited to support these initiatives in the upcoming Olympic year.”
THIS YEAR’S RECIPIENTS ARE: EduSkating/Fever on Ice, Hartford, Conn. EduSkating/Fever on Ice will further its
partnerships with eight Bridgeport, Conn., schools by providing basic skating instruction to third-grade students throughout the academ- ic year with the vision of promoting individual well-being through the fusion of sport and edu- cation. BC Winter Club, Binghamton, N.Y. T e BC Winter Club will off er two Basic
Skills programs under its Southern Tier Skating School and continue to rebuild following fi nan- cial setbacks caused by fl ooding due to Hurri- cane Lee. T e BC Winter Club’s learn-to-skate program will aim to off er children an option for staying active in the winter months. Northeast Ice Skating Club, Haverhill, Mass. T e Northeast Ice Skating Club will extend
its Basic Skills marketing strategy to incorporate the Tri-Town Area of Boxford, Topsfi eld and Middleton, Mass., in order to increase retention rates and inspire a new community to begin and continue in the sport. Spokane Figure Skating Club, Spokane, Wash. T e Spokane Figure Skating Club will add
up to three one-hour ice sessions per week for private lessons as part of its advanced learn-to- skate classes with a mission to make youth and family recreational opportunities available which are cost-eff ective and accessible to all economic classes in the region. Friends of Fort DuPont Ice Arena, Washington, D.C. T e Friends of DuPont Ice Arena will fund
the advanced fi gure skating component of its Kids On Ice Positive Learning Using Skating (KOI PLUS) program, which provides free skat- ing lessons to local disadvantaged children six days a week, serving between 1,000 and 3,000 children each year.
Figure Skating Club of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio T e Figure Skating Club of Cincinnati will re-
place its privately owned for-profi t program with the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program at its home rink of SportsPlus. T e program will initially include levels from Snowplow Sam through Free Skate 8 and Hockey 1-4, with each session running for six weeks.
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