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Skating Club of Boston updates Selectmen on local programs, memorial campaign and community events
Summary
Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zaghi and club director Mia Bailey briefed the Board of Selectmen on the club’s community engagement in Norwood, a fundraising "Always Champions" campaign to honor members lost in January, and upcoming events including a Frozen 5K and Summer Sizzler preview.
Doug Zaghi, CEO of the Skating Club of Boston, and Mia Bailey, the club director, updated the Board of Selectmen on Aug. 12 about the club’s activities, community partnerships and a memorial scholarship campaign launched after a January tragedy involving club members.
Zaghi thanked the town and community for support following the January incident that claimed club members, and said the club launched an “Always Champions” campaign to fund scholarships and rename the training rink as a training center and wall of honor. “We have started a campaign, the always champions, campaign, which is to fund scholarships for them, but also to rename the club's… training Rink, with a wall of honor,” Zaghi said.
Bailey described the club’s fall programming and community access initiatives, including a discounted learn-to-skate program for Norwood residents, an open Frozen 5K skating event next Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Tenley Albright Performance Center, and a Summer Sizzler event described as a pre‑Olympic preview. Bailey said registration is open at cboston.org and alwayschampions.org and that community members can walk or skate the 28-lap event.
Selectmen thanked the club for local partnerships with youth hockey and school programs and for bringing high-performance training to the town. The presentation did not include any action items requiring board approval.
