Let's Make Some Money!

This year the ice at the Ice Box will cost the club $42,000 by the end of April. Most skaters and parents have no idea that frozen water could cost that much. In fact it is hard to imagine even as some of us old timers that the cost is so high. The great majority of the Learn To Skate money goes to the USFS and the coaches and some ice costs. In order for the club not to raise the ice fees this year we will need to raise some serious cash. Over the years we have participated in many fund raisers from car washes to gift wrapping to selling apples for the Star’s Apple Toss to help pay for the ice. This year we have decided to have two or three major fund raising opportunities.

The Board has carefully selected two fund raising opportunities for the club and the Learn to skate to participate in. The two we have chosen have universal appeal and a good profit margins for the club.
The two that I am going to describe are the major projects for the fall. The first one is selling Rada Cutlery, which consists of primarily high quality knives at a reasonable price. I have personally used this brand of knife and find them very sharp and long lasting. We will have some samples of the knives at the rink to look at. The markup is respectable which should give the club a profit. Candles, cookbooks, other cooking utensils, and packaged dips are included in this collection. Brochures will be available at the rink along with ordering information. We will begin this campaign on Saturday, October 10th and will wrap it up on November 21st. If each skater could sell just ten items, we feel that this would boost funds to keep ice prices down.

The second fund raiser is selling wreaths and evergreen products from Hacker’s Christmas Trees in Minnesota. They are made up of balsam fir and mixed greens, with berries and a red bow. They will be reasonably priced. They have a nice colored brochure that should make this product easy to sell. The brochure and ordering blank will be available at the rink during learn to Skate and the club skates. The campaign begins this Saturday, October 10th and ends October 31st. This is a very short selling time period. If every skater sold ten items the club would benefit.

Skaters can choose to sell both items or one of the fund raising choices. The board expects everyone to participate in order to keep ice prices down. Once the brochures are here, sales kits will be available with everything one needs to take orders. If you have an aversion to selling products to your friends and families, a donation is always welcomed. Please pitch in and help us make this year a success. The club needs your help to prevent ice prices climbing higher. We have a great club and we want to secure the future of ice skating in Lincoln.