Finale on Ice show helps two charities
Skaters representing 10 fi gure skating clubs from Rhode Island to Maine, including many members of The Skating Club of Boston, per- formed in the fi fth annual Finale on Ice show Feb. 28 in Foxboro, Mas- sachusetts. The event raised more than $1,000 for Hockomock YMCA Youth and Families campaign and fi lled a bin of new and gently used coats, hats and mittens for Cradles to Crayons.
Hosted by Winter Skate and presented by Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, the event was held at Patriot Place. Skaters ranged in age and level from regional to international. Special guest performances were de- livered by Iris Zhao, Morgan Sewall, Brad Vigorito, Cate Fleming and Jedidiah Isbell, the Ocean State Ice Theatre, who performed to The Lion King music; and a stunning headline performance from former Team USA member Yasmin Siraj. Also performing was the Munchkins synchronized skating team of Warwick Figure Skaters, which skated to The Book of Life.
The Pawtucket and Providence Figure Skating Club helped to sponsor the event.
“We have so many talented skaters from across New England; it’s been an honor to have them here to perform for us in the Holiday and Fina- le shows,” show’s director and founder, Ashley Brouillette said.
Chicago Radiance teams spread a little
sunshine Members of the Chicago Radiance synchronized skating teams met in February to spread their love to the patients at Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois. All fi ve teams came together for an eve- ning of fun and blanket tying.
They made 60 blankets to be donated to the patients at the local chil- dren’s hospital.
“It’s a nice way to come together as a team to give back to our com- munity,” synchronized skating director Nicole Turay said.
The team performs several community service projects throughout the year. This past November, the teams collected nonperishable food items that were donated to local veterans in need.
The Greater Green Bay Figure Skating Club held a skill-building camp for its learn-to-skate program. Instead of wearing the usual paper nametags, campers were given hard hats (plastic ones from Oriental Trading Company) with their names on them. They started with some on-ice stretching before going to their stations. They did circuit training instead of their usual basic classes. Stations were set up to cover stops, turns, forward skills and backward skills. The be- ginner KICKS synchronized skating team gave a short demonstra- tion on synchronized skating elements, and then had the campers join them in formations. Every 10 minutes, the whistle blew and they were off to something fun and diff erent. They were “Building A Strong Foundation” while having fun.
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