Fort Dupont Ice Arena November 2017 Fort Dupont Ice Arena

3779 Ely Place, SE Washington, DC 20019

(202) 584-5007/fax (202) 584-5008

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November 18 Kids On Ice® (KOI) LTS Winter registration opens

December 9 Returning KOI LTS Winter session registration deadline

December 16 Theatre on Ice Holiday Show Performance

Dec 17-Jan 5 KOI Winter Break—No LTS or PLUS classes

December 19 New KOI LTS students Winter session registration deadline

December 23 12th Annual DC Open Meet—Short –Track Speedskating Races

December 26-31 25th Annual Purple Puck Tournament hosted by Gonzaga College High School

January 3 First KOI LTS New Parent Meeting at 6 pm

January 6 First Day of classes for KOI LTS Winter session; KOI P.L.U.S. classes resume Second KOI LTS New Parent Meeting at 9:30 am

Important Dates To Remember

Fort Dupont Ice Arena

November 2017

KOI PLUS Learn To Play Hockey

KOI PLUS Advanced Figure Skating

KOI Learn To Skate KOI PLUS

Synchronized Skating

KOI PLUS Speedskating

Go to www.fdia.org for public session dates and times

The Wonderful World of Disney! entertained by skaters who participate in our Learn To Play Hockey and Speedskating programs. Admission is free, with donations being accepted at the door. The show will be fol-lowed by a holiday themed public session from 1-3pm. It’s sure to be fun, hope to see you here!

FDIA Presents: Theater on Ice

2017 Holiday Show Inspired By

Join us on Saturday, December 16 at 11:30am as our Kids On Ice® skaters show off their skills in a Theater on Ice pro-duction featuring music from The Wonderful World of Dis-ney. This year, joining our basic skills skaters, advanced figure skaters and synchronized skating teams, you will be

Winter Learn To Skate Class Registration Now Open! We are now accepting registration forms for our Winter session of Learn To Skate USA basic skills classes that begin on January 6th. Children must be between ages 5 and 18 as of the first day of class in order to participate. Students from the Fall 2017 session must return their registration form by December 9th in order to guarantee class place-ment. Due to high demand for lessons, it is possible stu-dents who are new to the program will be entered into a

lottery system for class placement. We make every effort to accommodate anyone who submits a registration form by the December 19th deadline. The classes will run for 8 con-secutive Saturdays, followed by an opportunity to practice for and participate in a skills competition. Registration forms are available in the rink lobby as well as on our website, www.fdia.org/programs. Don’t delay, register today!

Earn While You Learn

Introducing Dupont Dollars Fort Dupont Ice Arena recently introduced a new rewards program for our Kids On Ice® students — Dupont Dollars. For every event and activity they participate in, our KOI skaters earn Dupont Dollars that can be used towards ex-clusive Fort Dupont gear and other fun items. The first step to earning Dupont Dollars is to have a parent and/or guardian sign a permission form. From there, students can sign-up for our special events and pick-up our take-home activities. For more information go to our website and start earning your Dupont Dollars today!

Former Washington Capitals player Paul Mulvey stopped by to take the ice with our Kids On Ice® Learn To Play Hockey stu-dents on October 7th. Paul was drafted by the Capitals in 1978 and practiced here with the team when Fort Dupont Ice Arena was the practice rink for the Capitals. Thanks, Paul!

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Rink Roundup November 2017

FDIA Staff

Ty Newberry—Executive Director/GM Janet Rossi—Director of Operations

Melissa Newberry— Program Director Ron Slomski—Director of Fundraising Raymond Norman—Facility Manager

Visit www.fdia.org for program information and facility schedule

Please Donate Today!

Help Support Kids On Ice® With Your Tax-Deductible Contribution □ $60 Sponsors one child for an 8-week Learn to Skate session

□ $240 Sponsors a school group of up to 30 children for 2 visits

□ $375 Sponsors one child for a week of summer camp

$1000 Covers the cost of 10 new pairs of skates

$_______ Any amount you can send today helps keep our programs going!

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Please make checks payable to Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena and mail to 3779 Ely Place SE, Washington, DC 20019. Or, make a secure donation online at www.fdia.org. using VISA, MasterCard or Discover

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Have Your Party Here!

If you’re looking for a fun, affordable, and COOL way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or special occasion, reserve our party room for the event. Available most Saturdays and Sundays Septem-ber—March, first come first served. A non-refundable fee of $125 is required to make a res-ervation. The fee includes use of the party room for 2 hours, as well as admission and skate rental for 12 people to skate during the public skating session. Additional skating guests cost just $5.00 each. There is no charge for non-skaters. Call 202-584-5007 or e-mail jrossi@fdia.org for more information.

Available dates are limited. Call today.

Alex Lee Brittany Greene

Danny Mullennex Darren Mack Frank Mobley Jermaine Stewart

Jordan McCreary Mark Mulligan

Mary Khandaker McKenzie Whitley

Mike Gunn Mike Mullennex Neal Henderson Randy Cheek

Sharon McKay Tenaj Gueory

Tyree Henderson Vicky Ford

Halloween Fun at Fort Dupont During Saturday classes and the public skating session on October 28th, our Kids On Ice students participated in a Halloween Costume Contest. Every skater who dressed up received 1 Dupont Dollar (see article on page one). The best cos-tumed skater for Speed, Hockey, AFS/Synchro and LTS during received $5 Dupont Dollars. Skaters had to present to the judges and state their name, who they were dressed as and act out their character. Costumes were judged based on effort and dedication to costume, originality, and the story behind the costume/character they chose to represent. The winners were:

KOI P.L.U.S.: 1. Dorothy Centofanti dressed as Katniss from The Hunger Games 2. Jaiden Harris-Thomas as Harry Potter from Harry Potter 3. Layla James as a Cheerleader

Learn to Skate: 1. Young/Ginyard/Coleman Family - SWAT, police and criminal 2. Clementine Centofanti - Zombie/Vampire 3. Webb Brothers - SWAT We saw so many great costumes and lots of originality!

Many thanks to Paul and Tomeka Gueory (pictured right) who have both recently volun-teered their time and talents to the rink. Tomeka, a Friends of Fort Dupont Board Member, put her IT skills to use getting an old laptop back in service. Paul, KOI dad of Tenaj, Phoenix and Payton, and a devoted friend of the rink, has made some much needed plumbing repairs throughout the rink. What a power couple! Thanks for all your help.

KOI Alumna Lia Cattaneo organized eleven fellow DC area Truman Scholars (pictured left) for their Truman Day of Service volunteering at the rink on October 28th. After spending the afternoon addressing and stuffing envelopes for our annual fundraising drive many of them laced up skates and got out on the ice! Thanks so much for your help!

KOI Skaters Visit Gardens

DC Urban Greens gave guid-ed tours of the community gardens behind the rink on Saturday, November 4. KOI skaters who took the tour earned Dupont Dollars and a chance to sample some local-ly grown produce.

Welcome Aboard! It is our pleasure to welcome Princess Whitaker Taylor as the newest mem-ber of the Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena Board of Directors. A long-time supporter of the rink, Princess’ daugh-ter, Rainah, is an advanced figure skat-er who skates on the Beginner 3 Fort Dupont Freedom Synchronized Skating Team. Look for Princess at all of our competitions and events.