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Adopt
Ice Partnership
The City of Madison and the
Madison Parks Division are committed to a healthy
community and recognize the value in providing
year-round outdoor recreation experiences.
Madison Park serves the public by working with
community leaders, businesses, elected officials, and
most importantly, neighborhood volunteers to develop
and maintain many different park features.
Keeping true to that core
practice, Madison Parks invites you to join the Adopt Ice Partnership initiative.
The idea of Adopt Ice Partnership
combines city resources with volunteer power to
provide the community with quality outdoor hockey and
ice skating. Volunteers
have the opportunity to be involved at the level of
service that fits their interest and ability. All
areas of assistance will improve service and spur new
creative opportunities for the future.
Adopt Ice Partnership Outline
Madison Parks will continue to
provide the essentials for ice rink development
including;
- Set-up
of facilities – boards, warming shelters, water
connections
- Daily
maintenance –clearing of snow, trash removal,
facility cleaning
- Security–
Parks Rangers traveling between facilities
- Provide
equipment – shovels, brooms
- Access
to warming shelters and restrooms
Adopt Ice Partnership assistance
will help to facilitate the following;
- Assistance with snow removal – For public safety it is
mandated that the Park Division is to remove snow
from bike paths, sidewalks and parking areas as a
first priority.
Additionally, because of the volume and
size of rinks it is difficult to have staff at all
the sites at one time, so it is helpful to have
teams clear snow from the ice prior to park staff.
- Assist with the upkeep of ice – (different needs per
location) it is never too cold to make ice,
however the best time to “freeze” is later at
night. Putting
a layer of water down and letting it freeze and
repeating creates a solid sheet of smooth quality
ice.
Adopt Ice Partnership Training Meeting
Madison Parks is offering the
following community meetings to assist groups with
organizing volunteers, reviewing
protocols and scheduling neighborhood on-site
training.
Please select one of the meetings and pre-register by
calling:
Steven Doniger, Community Services Manager
1.608.266.6517 or email sdoniger@cityofmadison.com
Meeting “A” Tuesday,
November 10, 2009
6:30PM
Meeting “B”
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
6:30PM
Location:
Warner Park Community Recreation Center
, 1625 Northport Drive Madison WI 53704
Agenda
1)
Introductions
2)
Adopt Ice Partnership Outline
3)
Madison Parks Division essentials for
ice rink development
4)
How to get started – organize
volunteers
5)
Volunteer responsibilities
6)
Schedule On-site Training
7)
Neighborhood Night Ideas
Follow-up Meeting with individual
neighborhoods to be scheduled as needed
Ice Rinks are
scheduled for the following locations;
Tenney Park, Vilas Park, Elver Park, Olbrich Park,
Warner Park, Westmorland Park, Garner Park, and
Goodman Park
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