It’s a crying shame to see this happen. How can an entire state simply let go of it’s one and only ice skating park? How can the city of Jackson, the state capitol, not have enough support from local residents who want a safe and fun environment for their kids?
Not to mention the fact that the rink is the only ice skating park in the state of Mississippi. The next closest ice rink is in Birmingham, Alabama. That makes it totally unique, and how can you not want that kind of Olympic attraction in your town?
For your kids? To be part of the community, where our own children can grow into their own dreams and ambitions, to success in whatever brings them happiness and contentment in life.
I say we mount a new campaign right now to bring together all the fine folks involved in ice skating, beginning with the local chapter and branching out to the entire state, calling for support to keep the rink open. A challenge to some enterprising businessman or company to hire those employees back to run the place, and run it by remote control.
Of course, I would nominate my brother and his lovely wife and daughters to oversee and manage the rink, and keep it a family affair. And with the support of the local figure skaters club, the ice skating rink could be financed by a corporation or remote investor with the awareness to see the importance of keeping this enterprise going.
Let’s start a new blog for this campaign. I’ll contribute the domain, and we will put it online in the next few weeks. Hey Bro, let’s setup The Daily Rover for this, and get all the kids to send in pictures of their pets with a cute caption, and Blog to Save Our Ice Skating Rink from being closed down. There must be a way to use the power of blogging to bring together support for a park that’s been a part of the Jackson community for over 10 years!
You go where the fans are, and you make them aware of this great loss to the ice skating community at large, and you might just find enough people with such passion for the sport their kids love, to actually be moved into action.
The Mississippi Figure Skating Club (MSFSC) is an organization formed under the aegis of United States Figure Skating, (USFS), which is the governing body of eligible figure skaters in the United States with a skating membership of over 125,000. Source: http://mississippifsc.org
Sources:
THE ICE PARK
2280 LAKELAND DRIVE
FLOWOOD, MS 39232
601-936-0002
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