U.S. Figure Skating announces recipients of Community Development Grants
U.S. Figure Skating has announced the
recipients of the 2016–17 U.S. Figure Skating Community Development Grants. Six member clubs and programs have been awarded $2,000 each for the purpose of developing commu- nity-based programs and events designed to attract, involve and inspire new generations of figure skaters. A five-member selection committee re-
viewed 23 applications and awarded grants to those clubs and programs that were most effec- tively able to demonstrate how they would use the award to develop their initiatives. Te recipients of the grants are Brooklyn Ice
(Brooklyn, New York), Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena (Washington, D.C.), Friends of the Kel- ly Rink (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts), Klamath Ice Sports (Klamath Falls, Oregon), the University of Notre Dame Skating Academy (Notre Dame, Indiana) and the William G. Mennen Sports Are-
na (Morristown, New Jersey). Te grants will be used in the following
ways: • Brooklyn Ice will continue an existing program by providing free figure skating lessons to underserved children, offering students the opportunity to attend skating shows and supporting a community perfor- mance/lesson series with guest skaters from Ice Teatre of New York.
• Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena will ex- pand synchronized skating and advanced figure skating instruction within their Kids on Ice Positive Living Using Skating (KOI PLUS) program, which provides free and/ or subsidized skating lessons to local chil- dren from disadvantaged neighborhoods six days a week.
• Friends of the Kelly Rink will purchase skates with more sizes and replace worn-
out rentals for their Learn to Skate USA program, which strives to make ice skating accessible and affordable to every member of the community.
• Klamath Ice Sports will provide scholar- ships for underprivileged students in their Wednesday After School on Ice program, which includes bus transportation to and from school, admission and skate rental.
• Te University of Notre Dame Skating Academy will expand its adaptive skat- ing program to include adults with limit- ed-to-no mobility through the use of spe- cial sleds.
• Te William G. Mennen Sports Arena will implement “Explore Your Skills: Try Differ- ent Figure Skating Programs!” Te program will give children the opportunity to try synchronized skating, ice dance, ice theater and freestyle (jumps and spins).
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