{"id":3887,"date":"2010-02-12T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2010-09-03T18:34:20","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T22:34:20","slug":"in-honour-of-the-winter-olympics-figure-skating-in-harlem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=3887","title":{"rendered":"In Honour Of The Winter Olympics &#8211; Figure Skating In Harlem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?s=harlemguy\" target=\"_blank\">By HarlemGuy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left:30px;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"credit: lifeskate\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/.a\/6a00e54f7ecf2c88330115704ba347970b-pi\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stroll through Lasker Rink in Central Park and you might see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/figureskatinginharlem.org\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Figure Skating in Harlem<\/span><\/span><\/a> preparing for it\u00a013th annual Soul on Ice Winter Skating Party. Figure Skating in Harlem is a program combining skating with academics for young girls in Harlem, founded by Sharon Cohen.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s recital was to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BsBQJPzT2Rk&amp;feature=related\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Michael Jackson&#8217;s <\/span><\/span><\/a>Earth Song\u00a0and his music will be headlining the recital.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"credit: lifeskate\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/.a\/6a00e54f7ecf2c8833012877799f2e970c-200wi\" alt=\"FSH_Michael_Jackson\" width=\"200\" height=\"242\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Saturday, March 20<\/em><\/strong>: Figure Skating in Harlem&#8217;s annual ice recital at Sky Rink in Chelsea Piers, NYC.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Monday, April 5<\/em><\/strong>: Figure Skating in Harlem&#8217;s benefit fundraiser called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/skate\/2010\/01\/figure-skating-in-harlems-skating-with-the-stars-set-for-april-5.html\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Skating with the Stars.<\/span><\/span><\/a> The all-star lineup includes Evan Lysacek and Dorothy Hamill, who have been long-time supporters of the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Please feel free to share related videos or pictures with us on our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/harlemcondolife\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube<\/a> (videos) or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/harlemcondolife\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr <\/a>(pictures)\u00a0pages.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">See below for additional information from the organization:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.figureskatinginharlem.org\/\">Figure Skating in Harlem<\/a><\/span><\/span> is pleased to announce the\u00a02010 Skating With the Stars gala honoring Olympic Champion Kristi Yamaguchi. The sixth annual benefit will be held on Monday evening, April 5, 2010, from 6pm-9pm at Wollman Rink in Central Park, New York City. It promises to be another fun and delightful evening that raises critically-needed funds for Figure Skating in Harlem\u2019s (FSH) pioneering youth development program.<\/p>\n<p>Tamara Tunie, star of\u00a0Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit and FSH\u2019s Chair Emerita, and FSH Board Chair Candace Matthews, Chief Marketing Officer, Amway, will also be honored at the gala. This star-studded event attracts celebrities such as Kelly Ripa, Vera Wang, Richie Rich, Carson Kressley, Kimberley Locke, Star Jones, and Kelly Rowland, as well as prominent business leaders, philanthropists, and skating and hockey fans.<\/p>\n<p>Judy and Rod Gilbert, Tina and Terry Lundgren and Melania and Donald Trump will serve as this year\u2019s Honorary Chairs. The Gala\u2019s celebrity co-chairs include the cast of\u00a0Law &amp; Order: SVU (Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Stephanie March, Ice-T, and B. D. Wong). Lorraine Bracco, Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, Gloria Gaynor, Whoopi Goldberg, Cameron Mathison, Katharine McPhee,Phylicia Rashad, Rhonda Ross, and Ramona Singer are among the members of the 2010 Benefit Committee.<\/p>\n<p>At this event, now in its sixth year, guests are offered the extraordinary opportunity to skate side by side with Kristi Yamaguchi and a spectacular roster of Olympic and World Medalists including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/skate\/dorothy_hamill\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Dorothy Hamill<\/span><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/skate\/johnny-weir\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Johnny Weir<\/span><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/skate\/2009\/03\/sarah-hughes-at-figure-skating-in-harlem-fundraiser-videostory.html\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Sarah Hughes<\/span><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/skate\/sasha-cohen\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Sasha Cohen<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Viktor Petrenko, Kimmie Meissner,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/skate\/evan-lysacek\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Evan Lysacek<\/span><\/span><\/a> (2009 World Men\u2019s Figure Skating Champion), Timothy Goebel,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/skate\/rachael_flatt\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Rachael Flatt<\/span><\/span><\/a> (2010 US Women\u2019s Figure Skating Champion),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/skate\/tanith-belbin-and-ben-agosto\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto<\/span><\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskate.com\/skate\/jeremy-abbott\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none;\">Jeremy Abbott<\/span><\/span><\/a> (2010 US Men&#8217;s Figure Skating Champion).\u00a0 Many of these athletes will be competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics this February.<\/p>\n<p>As a special part of this Olympic edition, a number of hockey legends, including Rod Gilbert, Ron Greschner, Bret Hedican, Pat Hickey, Brad Park, Peter Simkowski, and Gil Villemure are also scheduled to be part of this year\u2019s event. Tickets to the gala, which includes skating and dinner, start at $300 and are available by calling (212) 675-9474. Visit www.charitybuzz.com soon to find great auction items for bidding online.<\/p>\n<p>Figure Skating in Harlem has served over 1,000 New York City girls since 1997 with an innovative education and ice-skating program that transforms young lives and helps Harlem girls grow in confidence, leadership and academic achievement. Proceeds from this benefit event will help FSH continue to grow and become an even stronger resource for children in the community. FSH also hopes to develop a base of support that will help them secure a home rink of their own with access to skating and educational facilities year-round in Upper Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p><em>|~|<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thank you for reading HarlemCondoLife.\u00a0 Available everywhere including <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harlemcondolife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>www.HarlemCondoLife.com<\/em><\/a><em>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/Harlemcondolife\" target=\"_blank\">email subscription<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/Harlemcondolife\" target=\"_blank\">google reader<\/a>, <\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HarlemCondoLife\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/HarlemCondoLife\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=300984075\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a> (podcast downloads) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Podbean<\/a> (podcast streaming).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By HarlemGuy Stroll through Lasker Rink in Central Park and you might see\u00a0Figure Skating in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":832535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[124718155],"tags":[198288,2286540,44476,10279671,124718158,124718181,4263364,11490,37970920,31439299,20099964],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3887"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3887"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8406,"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3887\/revisions\/8406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/832535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}