Help build the town skating rink

Friday, December 4, 2009

BROOKLINE – Attention ice skaters.

The town’s annual Skate Rink Build will be Saturday, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. at the ballfield on Milford Road.

Volunteers, both skaters and spectators, are invited to assist in assembling the rink, which will be available for skating during the winter.

The day’s work will include the placing of a warming shed that was constructed and donated by two local contractors.

And skaters will have a chance to pick up skates during a “Recession-Buster Skate Swap” that runs from 9:30-11 a.m. on the same day at the ball park.

It’s unlikely that skaters in need of skates will find a better bargain, since the skates are free.

Selectman Tad Putney, who spearheaded the drive last year to fund and construct the community ice rink, has set up a box for donated skates and a sign outside his family’s home at 8 Milford St., across the street from the ballfield.

Skates will be arranged by size, and anyone who picks up a pair may leave a voluntary donation. Putney said all monetary donations will go directly to the rink.

– Hattie Bernstein