Cleveland Championships 2000 is pleased to announce that for the 2010 competitive season $10,000 has been awarded to Greater Cleveland Council competitors. These Merit Awards are made yearly to skaters that have qualified for Sectionals, Junior Nationals and the U.S. Championships in singles, pairs, dance and synchronized skating. For the details on the Merit Awards process go to http://www.clevelandskating.com/resources/grantsmerit
Congratulations to all of the recipients!
Rachel Burgett, Hannah Rosinski, Jordan Pordash, Paul Shapiro, Lyndsay Ream, Holly Moore, Troy Tomasello, Hannah Kimberly, Daniel Klaber, Caitlyn Nemastil, Jacob Jaffe, Ashley Strijny, Jessica Manahan, Rachelle Fragedakis, Alexander DiCola, Alex Schachtel, Greta Riebe, Katie McBeath, Thomas Ontko, Zachariah Szabo, Parker Pennington, Hannah Kimberly, Cleveland Edges Masters Team
Originating through revenue generated by the 2000 and 2009 US Figure Skating Championships, the Cleveland Championships 2000 Fund (the "Fund") is an asset of Cleveland Championships 2000 ("CC 2000"), an Ohio nonprofit corporation that is tax exempt pursuant to Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Hundreds of dedicated skating volunteers from the Greater Cleveland area contributed to the success of the 2000 and 2009 events. In response to that volunteer effort, the Fund was created to support competitive amateur figure skating, and to nurture and increase this region's public participation and appreciation of the sport of figure skating. The goal of the Fund is to provide Merit Awards and Grants to individuals, programs or projects that will advance the mission and purpose of CC 2000 and create a process that goes to fulfilling the Mission Statement of CC2000 which states:
"... for the purpose of fostering, supporting, developing and promoting amateur figure skating in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area"
The amount of funding each year is determined by the Trustees of CC2000. It is based on the anticipated fund income for the year. The fund is set-up as a "Legacy" account meaning that in the normal course of business the funding for Awards and Grants will come from the income and not the principal.
William Coyle
Eric German
Terrance Kollar
Christopher McCracken
Joseph Nook
Click here for the Grant / Merit Award Process and Applications