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MyspaceThe push for an ice rink in Goleta eclipsed the $4 million fundraising mark this week when attorney, parent, and Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association board member Christina Djernaes kicked in $350,000 through her Kind World Foundation. Altogether, Djernaes, who grew up skating at The Ice Patch on the Mesa, has kicked in $600,000 to the Paradise in Ice campaign, which needs another $1 million to start building the project, located next to Girsh Park on Storke Road. See iceinparadise.com.
Ice Rink Gets Boost
Christina Djernaes Kicks in $350,000; $1 Million More Needed for Groundbreaking
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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Well that makes 2 attorney's that I like in this world. The list is growing! Good call Christina!
bimboteskie (anonymous profile)
May 9, 2012 at 12:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
She grew up skating at the Ice Patch and she wants to build another one? The Ice Patch closed its doors for a reason namely a lack of interest or does she not recall that. While her generosity is inspiring it also seems severely misguided.
pointssouth (anonymous profile)
May 9, 2012 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
anyone who thinks the ice patch closed for lack of interest wasnt' there themselves for public skating, skating school and disco night and GETIJA and the TAN band nights. I was.
there was plenty of interest at the ice patch, my family and friends skated there many times over the years and we liked the skating we learned to do at the ice patch so much we went to 1000 0aks and onxard to skate since after the ice patch was closed.. the owners of the ice patch should be thanked for providing it to the community as long as they did.
anyone who understands engineering knows it was simply an not an efficient building (planned before the 70s energy crisis) so it was hard to justify from a quant ROI perspective.
I remember that the final owner decided to sell the property for a profit when the commercial real estate market rose significantly and their daughter no longer skated there.
The current non-profit plan looks like it eliminates the possibility that land value will cause the property to be sold for another use - its dedicated to the Girshe park and cant be sold as i understand it, and there also seems to be a significant effort by this non profit volunteer group to build a very efficient well planned facility. Seems like something that will make the town a better place and offers activities for people of all ages, etc.
Also what about Camino Real developers they said they would give this land for the ice rink and they are living up to the promise. How about that, an honest building developer? We should be proud to live in the same town as these people who are trying to do something for as many others as possible.
chilango999999 (anonymous profile)
May 9, 2012 at 5:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)