Monumental Sports activities hopes to fill the seats of Capital One Area on Sunday, March 2, for the “Legacy on Ice” profit, supporting family members and first responders of the DCA plane-helicopter crash. Picture by Molly Parks.
On Sunday, March 2, Capital One Area will host a dwell determine skating tribute to honor the victims and first responders affected by January’s airplane and helicopter collision at Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport. Monumental Sports activities and Leisure, Leisure Gang, and US Determine Skating introduced immediately that each one proceeds from the “Legacy on Ice” profit will go to the US Determine Skating Household Help Fund, Better Washington Group Basis’s “DCA Collectively Reduction Fund,” and the DC Fireplace and EMS Basis.
The mid-air collision between an American Airways airplane and a US Military Black Hawk helicopter on January 29 claimed the lives of 67 individuals, together with native determine skaters coming back from a coaching camp held after the US Determine Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
“These tragedies go from—you examine and listen to about it on TV, then it begins to go down the highway of being very, very private,” Ted Leonsis, chairman and CEO of Monumental Sports activities and Leisure, stated at a press convention immediately at Capital One Area. “We stated, let’s do extra, let’s attempt to activate the group, let’s attempt to get the sponsors concerned, let’s attempt to get our season ticket holders concerned.”
The dwell tribute, co-hosted by Olympic determine skating champion Brian Boitano, will characteristic greater than 9 champion determine skaters, together with Fairfax’s personal Ilia Malinin, together with Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinksi, Scott Hamilton, and Kristi Yamaguchi. “We need to get the message out far and extensive,” Leonsis stated. “It will be nice to have the entire group come right here and have fun these lives, but additionally to lift some huge cash.”
Tickets for “Legacy on Ice” will go on sale Monday, February 10, at 10 AM on Ticketmaster. There may be additionally a separate donation hyperlink.
Leonsis stated that for the reason that announcement, the hassle had already raised over $20,000 in donations. Amy Mauro, govt director of the DC Fireplace and EMS Basis, one of many beneficiaries of the occasion, stated that donations to the inspiration will go to supporting the wellness and recognition of the primary responders to the crash scene.
“Now that the restoration mission is wrapping up and the eye might fade, that doesn’t imply that the expertise goes away for [the first responders]. A variety of that is prone to weigh on them in the long run and might have impacts on their well being, and that’s what we’re right here for,” Mauro stated. She famous that many first responders advised her this rescue effort was the toughest scene of what had been typically 20- to 30-year-long careers.
Leonsis says the manufacturing continues to be finalizing particulars, however attendees ought to anticipate dignified and emotional determine skating performances with tributes to these affected by the tragedy.
