Where your gift goes
Your contribution keeps the ice in and the doors open. That means the refrigeration plant that makes ice possible, the Zamboni that resurfaces it a dozen times a day, the boards and glass, the rental skates and the sharpener, the locker rooms and bathrooms, the lights, the heat in the lobby, and the roof over all of it. A rink is a machine as much as a building, and every part of it wears out.
It means the people who run it — a small paid staff who keep the rink open seven days a week, and the volunteers who coach, referee, sit on the board, and fill in everywhere else.
It means the programs that fill the ice: Learn to Skate, Skater Tots, and figure skating; youth and adult hockey, women’s hockey, and Learn to Play; curling; Kids Camp, the After School Program, homeschool skate, and Science on Ice for local classrooms; public skate every week; and birthday parties, school field trips, and roller skating in the summer months.
And it means paying for the building. The rink bought its home in 2022, and every dollar of principal we pay down is money not spent on interest — which is what lets us keep ice time affordable and hold the line on annual price increases.
One thing we don’t have yet is a scholarship fund. Every season there are kids who’d skate or play if the fee weren’t the obstacle. If you’d like your gift to go there, tell us — we’d be glad to build it around you.
Other ways to give
By mail — checks payable to Palouse Ice Rink, 2019 S Main St, Moscow, ID 83843
Sponsorship — businesses can support the rink through annual sponsorship, with recognition at the rink and on our website. See our sponsors →
Advertising — rink board advertising puts your business in front of everyone who skates here. Learn more →
At the gala — our annual fundraising gala each September is the rink’s largest single fundraiser. Learn more →
Your time — the rink runs on volunteers. If you’d rather give hours than dollars, get in touch →
The Palouse Ice Rink is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 20-5510852. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.