TheJoy of Skating
Thank you for Supporting The Joy of Skating!
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$11,580 raised!
We met our $5,000 matching challenge from the Ward Family.
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Thank You to Our Donors!
See list below.
As we walk into the ice rink, we hear muted voices, the quiet swish of stroking, a quick toe pick in the ice as skaters jump and land. The jazz song It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing fills the rink.
Though we can't see skaters’ expressions behind their face masks, we can feel and observe the joy in their movements as they run their programs and train with their friends and coaches. This joy is the exhilaration and delight of being on the ice and doing what they truly love.
This year presented great challenges to our figure skating community. Our rink closed down mid-March 2020 when Sun Valley was hit hard and early by COVID-19. Families struggled with the financial impact of the pandemic; some were unsure if they could afford to send their skaters back to the rink. Skaters longed to be together and on the ice, turning to off-ice virtual zoom classes with coaches.
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Thankfully, Sun Valley Skating Center reopened with strict COVID protocols at the beginning of June 2020. We wish you could have seen our skaters’ excitement when they stepped on the ice!
Though our members continue to skate, competitions, qualifying events, and national finals were cancelled due to the pandemic. We were forced to call off our Sun Valley Summer Championships, Sun Valley Winter Games, and Learn to Skate group lessons, main funding sources for our club. The annual Club Exhibition and the Sun Valley Company’s Christmas Eve Show, favorite performances for our skaters, were also cancelled in 2020.
In response, our goal is to provide other meaningful opportunities for our skaters to perform, test and prepare until we return to skating as normal.
We're asking for your support today. With your help, we can provide more discounted ice time and other performance opportunities such as exhibitions and critiques for our skaters.
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Donations can be made through our website below or mailed to PO Box 351, Sun Valley, ID 83353.
Thank you for giving the Joy of Skating to our members!
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Jen Embree, Board President, 2021
Robyn Achilles, Program Director, 2021​
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$5,000
The Ward Family
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$500 to $1,000
McNair Bailey
Darlin Baker
Molly Brown
Danielle Hansmeyer
$200 to $499
Robyn & Todd Achilles
Teri Boezinger
Suzan FitzGerald
Michele Floyd
Jed Gray
Craig Heath
Randi McEntee
Paul Monahan
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Up to $99
Daphne Achilles
Lisa Marie Allen
Lindsey Armeen
Kelly Bozzuto
Kenley Bozzuto
Jaysa Bozzuto
Kim Harris
Jan Hegewald
Marie Lerch
Tricia & Tony St. George
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In-Kind Donations
Ashley Clark
Sun Valley Skating Center
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as of 3/4/21
Thank You, Donors!
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$100 to $199
Marilyn Alcamo
Kelsey Bates
Jennifer Bennett
Jen Embree
Alexis Frey
Michele Goedde
Stephanee Grosscup
Laura Gvozdas
Gia Guddat
Anita Hartshorn & Frank Sweiding
Kim Havens
Barbara & Wendolyn Holland - In Memory of Becca Hemingway
Betsy Hauk
Katie Kornfield
Trina Peters
Lisa & Harry Rosenthal
Julie Shoemaker
Leah Squires
Annie Vandenberg
Amy Zirkle
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION!
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Your contributions support our club's mission to create and cultivate opportunities for participation and achievement in figure skating at all levels, ages and disciplines.
We strive to:
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Inspire and facilitate people's goals in skating, whether it is competing, testing, performing, coaching or volunteering; and
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Further the values of excellence, integrity, respect, resilience and community among our club members.
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Sun Valley Figure Skating Club is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization (EIN #82-0315963). Donations to Sun Valley Figure Skating Club are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
