{"id":5023,"date":"2011-01-24T14:06:04","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T19:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/?p=5023"},"modified":"2021-09-12T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T20:08:26","slug":"flatt-weir-headline-2011-skate-for-hope-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/2011\/01\/24\/flatt-weir-headline-2011-skate-for-hope-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"Flatt, Weir headline 2011 Skate for Hope benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press release<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Columbus, OHIO \u2014 Skate for Hope, the Columbus, Ohio-based premier figure skating event that benefits breast cancer research and awareness, today announced the cast of the show\u2019s eighth-anniversary production, scheduled for 5 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Nationwide Arena.<\/p>\n

The not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization donates proceeds to the Stephanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research at The James Cancer Center and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University, as well as the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer in Ft. Wayne, IN.\u00a0 Since its founding in 2004, Skate for Hope has raised over $293,000 for breast cancer research.<\/p>\n

Skate for Hope is the creation of its founder and president, 2010 Jefferson Award finalist Carolyn Bongirno.\u00a0 An adult amateur figure skater, Bongirno created Skate for Hope after her own successful battle with breast cancer at the age of 33.\u00a0 \u201cYear after year, Skate for Hope continues to grow artistically while positively impacting its community.\u00a0\u00a0 Because of the generosity of JEGS, The Chiller Ice Rinks and the Nationwide Arena, over 100 Central Ohio skaters join the cast each year to perform with US National Champion and Olympic figure skaters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skate for Hope features a unique combination of elite skating stars, including several 2010 winter Olympians, and 100 amateur skaters from the central Ohio area.\u00a0 All local participants earn their spot in the cast raise by raising funds for breast cancer research.<\/p>\n

Headliners of the 2011 production of Skate for Hope include:<\/p>\n

Sarah Hughes
\nOlympic Gold Medalist as Guest Emcee<\/p>\n

Johnny Weir
\n2006, 2010 Olympian & Three Time National Champion<\/p>\n

Emily Hughes
\n2006 Olympian<\/p>\n

Rachael Flatt
\n2010 Olympian & US National Champion<\/p>\n

Ryan Bradley
\nUS National Silver Medalist & World Team Member<\/p>\n

Alexe Gilles
\nUS National & International Competitor<\/p>\n

Joshua Farris
\nUS Juvenile, Intermediate & Novice National Champion<\/p>\n

Caitlin Yankowskas & John Coughlin
\nUS National & International Competitors<\/p>\n

Marcy Hinzmann Harris & Lee Harris
\n2006 Olympian & US 2002 Jr. National Champion<\/p>\n

AND more stars to be announced in late January!
\nTickets are on sale on-line and at all Ticket Master locations.\u00a0 Lower bowl seats begin at just $15.00.\u00a0 Tickets are available at the door and the Nationwide Arena box office.\u00a0 Please visit www.skateforhope.org for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Skate for Hope, the Columbus, Ohio-based premier figure skating event that benefits breast cancer research and awareness, announced the cast of the show\u2019s eighth-anniversary production, scheduled for 5 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Nationwide Arena. Among the skaters are Joshua Farris, Rachael Flatt, Johnny Weir and Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5023"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9761,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5023\/revisions\/9761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}