Yeah! One of our skaters, Logan G., was selected as one of the final five finalists for Jif’s Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest! He will fly to New York where the judges will select the Grand Prize Winner! The top prize is a $25,000 scholarship! Thank you to everyone that voted each day for Logan!
http://www.jif.com/promotions/most-creative-peanut-butter
Check out our Consignment Shop on our website! If you are interested in selling an item, please email info@fscmemphis.org with a description, picture and your information. Ten percent of each item sold is donated to the club. You will receive a check once your item sells, minus your donation. At this time, local pickup is offered between seller and buyer.
by Emma Crawford
Figure skating is a sport that is largely unrecognized unless the Olympics are occurring, but members of the skating community are trying to change that. National Skating Month, held during January of each year, should have a profound effect on the visibility of figure skating in 2012. The U.S. Figure Skating Association created the month-long celebration as an opportunity for local skating clubs, associations, and rinks to promote the exciting world of figure skating.
The event began in 2002 and has continued to grow and evolve each year since that time. The U.S. Figure Skating Association encouraged local organizations and groups to organize activities during National Skating Month so that members of the community can come see what figure skating is all about. Examples of activities included free skating lessons and skating games at rinks throughout the country. They also encouraged individual and local organizations to get the media involved in the celebration, which lead to increased coverage of the month long celebration.
Here locally in Memphis, there are plenty of opportunities to take up figure skating. The Figure Skating Club of Memphis offered great deals, games and lessons throughout January, helping to build local interest in the sport. Local clubs and rinks offer an alternative to a lazy afternoon in Memphis apartments and homes, instead promoting staying active through the fun of figure skating.
The idea has already had an impact on the amount of people interested in taking up figure skating, or learning how to ice skate in general. Skating rinks have certainly seen large amounts of people coming through their doors and being interested in learning how to skate. Individual organizations have also seen a small rise in the number of people interested in joining their groups, which means more long term viability and events for programs
Overall, National Skating Month was a great success in 2012 and hopefully into the future. More people being involved means higher revenues for skating rinks, more competitions within the community, and a greater interest from the population in being a spectator of the sport. The success of 2012 will hopefully continue to build the effect and visibility of National Skating Month in the coming years.
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Emma Crawford is a recent graduate from Murray State University with a degree in Creative Writing. Thank you, Emma, for your contribution!
Come celebrate National Skating Month with us on Sunday, January 29, 2012 on the public session from 1:30-3:30 at the Mid-South Ice House! The fun includes:
• Free Introductory Lessons taught by Trained Professionals
• Games, like Hokey Pokey and Limbo Rock
• Exhbitions from some Figure Skating Club of Memphis Skaters
• Giveaways, including Car Decals, Gloves and SKATING Magazines
• Information about our Skating School
Public Session $8.50 | Skate Rental $2.50
Click here to learn more about a Freestyle session and it’s rules. This session is for figure skaters that look to practice hard to better their skills and are at least at Basic 4 or in a private lesson.
Some examples of the pictures are listed here. Pricing as follows.
| 8 x 10 | $10 |
| 11 x 14 | $15 |
| 20 x 30 single image | $30 |
| 20 x 30 collage poster | $30 |
| 20 x 30 poster board [single image of collage] |
$50 |
For more information, contact Jeremy or Tifanny Lehmann at (901) 652-2147. They are also able to create a 14-page personalized photo book of the event for $50. An example is available here.
Jif Peanut Butter held a contest for kids to come up with a creative sandwich, and one our own skaters, Logan G., 11, is one of the 10 finalists! Congratulations, Logan! If his concoction, the Chomp Burger, has the most votes – he will win a $25,000 college fund! All you have to enter to vote is your name, birthday and email address – that’s it! It just takes a second and you can vote once a day! Please spend just a second helping further his education – you can vote in the time it takes for you to log in to both your facebook and twitter accounts! 
Vote here: http://www.jif.com/promotions/most-creative-peanut-butter
The last week of classes for this session begins tomorrow! Be sure to bring your USFS Basic Skills Test Book tomorrow to class! If you were in previous sessions, or you were here last week, you should have already received it – It’s the white book with the descriptions of all the various levels and gold skater silhouette stickers. If you do you not have it, don’t fret! Please speak with our Skating Director, Carla Bressler, before your scheduled class and we can get yours to you; if you forget it, you can always get it signed another day.
You must register for classes at the rink to receive the Family Discount.
| 1st Skater enrolled | Full Price ($125) |
| 2nd Skater enrolled | $10 discount ($115) |
| 3rd Skater enrolled | $10 discount ($115) |
| 4th and so on Skaters enrolled | $15 discount ($110) |
The Basic Skills Program is designed by U.S. Figure Skating and endorsed by USA Hockey to be the best ice skating program that serves the needs of both the recreational and competitive skater. The curriculum is designed to keep skaters enthusiastic about learning from the time they begin lessons until the time they reach their goals. Program enrollment in each 8-week session is $125 plus an annual USFSA/Figure Skating Club of Memphis Basic Skills membership registration fee of $25 (required for insurance).
Register for our classes online or at the rink and receive the Early Bird Special! All students registering by January 8th will receive (4) Public Skating passes, not including skate rental, to use during any Public Skating session, expiring at the end of the class, in addition to:
Basic Skills
Tuesday Night – 6:00 to 6:30 PM – Begins January 10
Thursday Home School – 2:00 to 2:30 PM – Begins January 12
Saturday Morning – 10:15 to 10:45 AM – Begins January 14
Skate Academy
Monday – Off Ice Jump Technique – 6:15 to 6:45 PM – Begins January 9
Saturday – Moves in the Field | Intro to Edges – 10:45 to 11:15 AM – Begins January 14
