Below is information from the Washington School Ice Rink coordinator, Lynn O’Brien, about the opening of the ice rink for this season. If you wish to make a donation to help with maintenance of the ice rink or benches for the ice rink, please send funds to Washington School, marked for the Ice Rink. I will pass along any info in the coming weeks about skating open houses, which usually include opportunities to purchase hot cocoa and snacks to support the rink.
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January 5th, 2009
Dear Friends in Pabst Park,
We have begun flooding the neighborhood ice rink at Washington School and are hoping to be up and running by the end of the week if the weather cooperates! Thanks to your generous support we are in our third season of the rink and going strong. In preparation for the start of another season, here is some information that may help to make this season as safe and fun as possible.
· Please do not begin using the ice until the safety tape has been removed and the rink is finished. It will take several days to create enough layers of ice for regular use and if we begin to skate too early, it will ruin the surface. Thanks.
· Once the rink is open, it is free to the public and may be used anytime. There is no adult supervision for the general public and we advise parents to both supervise and encourage safe and sportsmanlike behavior on the ice at all times.
· Open, free-style skating will be allowed during the day hours and we ask that no hockey play take place before 5pm to accommodate younger skaters and families.
· After 5pm, if the rink is not occupied by free-style skaters, older children and adults are welcome to play hockey. If there are free-style skaters on the ice, please wait until they leave before you use your equipment.
We continue to accept contributions to cover the costs of the rink and are looking for a way to provide a couple of benches for kids to use to sit on while putting on their skates. If any of you can offer any ideas about how we might acquire those we would be very grateful.
We are grateful to your neighborhood for your financial and enthusiastic support of the rink and welcome your questions and concerns. Feel free to direct those to either Mr. Bonds, principal at Washington Elementary School 2166 North 68th Street or Lynn O’Brien, neighborhood parent, 771-4586.
Thanks and we’ll see you on the ice!
Sincerely,
Lynn O’Brien
Pabst Park Neighborhood Association 