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NEWS RELEASE
SKATE FOR JOY PRESENTED MAYOR CICILLINE WITH
FIRST ANNUAL LACE UP FOR YOUTH AWARD
Skaters from Skate for Joy presented Mayor David N. Cicilline with the organization’s first annual Lace Up for Youth Award on Wednesday, June 9 at 1:45pm in the Mayor’s Office at Providence City Hall.
Mayor Cicilline has been selected as the first recipient of the Lace Up for Youth Award because of the Mayor’s “enormous support” of Skate for Joy over the years.
Skate for Joy is a non-profit organization committed to helping children discover the joy of ice skating. The program targets under-served youth from all backgrounds in a high-quality, after-school U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program with the goal of building confidence and inspiring a love for skating. The program provides mentoring that fosters skills in goal-setting and teaches the importance of physical fitness and self discipline. The Bank of America City Center located in Providence, and the Sovereign Bank Family Skating Center in Newport, both serve as locations for the program.