Bend Curling Club 获50万美元捐款用于新建设施

俄勒冈州中部Bend Curling Club 已获得50万美元大额捐款,用于建造专用冰壶设施,此举得益于奥运会推动该项运动日益流行。该承诺使俱乐部的筹款总额达到71.3万美元,计划估算成本在120万至150万美元之间。捐款人Carol Giles和Ron Sproat强调冰壶作为全年龄包容性运动的吸引力。

Bend Curling Club 凭借Carol Giles和Ron Sproat(来自Prineville)承诺的50万美元捐款,大幅推进扩张计划。本周公布的这笔捐款将俱乐部的总承诺额提升至71.3万美元,这是上月启动的筹资活动的一部分,旨在资助一座配备多条赛道和观赛吧的专用设施。  nn俱乐部成员、联赛选手、治疗师Michael Coe形容奥运会的曝光具有变革性。“这是我唯一一年感觉我们不再默默无闻,”Coe说。“我觉得人们终于像,‘哇,这其实是个真实的东西。’”美国女子冰壶队于2月13日击败排名第一的加拿大队,为铜牌争夺战中可能的历史首枚奖牌铺平道路。  nnGiles(近70岁)和Sproat(81岁)在出售企业后决定支持该项目,并指出冰壶的易参与性。“这是一项技巧性运动。我丈夫81岁,我快70岁了,我们仍在激烈角逐,很少有运动允许你年老后继续参赛,”Giles说。“我们真心想向社区开放这项运动。我们认为它将成为中部俄勒冈旅游的巨大吸引力。”  nn俱乐部由现年80多岁的Mike和Mickey Freundelich于2016年创立,目前在Bend公共溜冰场活动,受限于场地导致初学者课程等待名单很长。副主席Tom Pietrowski强调需要永久场地。“许多老成员正在淡出,”Pietrowski说。“我很兴奋,如果我们现在冒险,50年后Bend的人们仍会玩冰壶。”  nn俄勒冈州唯一现有专用冰壶设施位于Beaverton,这凸显了Bend项目在中部俄勒冈日益高涨热情中的潜在影响。

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