Saturday, June 30, 2007 at 7:00 pm

The Rinks at Shelton
784 River Road
Shelton, CT 

HISTORY OF SKATE FOR THE CURE

Our History

Skate for the Cure was first conceived of and produced by Daniel Innamorati of Westport, Connecticut in 2005.  Daniel had the idea to put together an exciting ice skating exhibition, featuring Olympic ice skaters and competitive figure skaters from the tri-state area, to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  At the time, Daniel was 16 and a competitive figure skater who as he put it “wanted to use the sport I love to help find a cure for this horrible disease that afflicts so many people, most of whom are children.” He was first motivated by three of his grandparents who had Type 2 diabetes—the more he read about diabetes, the more he wanted to focus his efforts on raising money for the JDRF.

                                  
                           Daniel with Emcee Frank Simms at Skate for the Cure ‘06

Daniel contacted the IMG sports management firm and began recruiting Olympic skaters.  He also started asking his friends, who were elite skaters if they would skate. Before long, a show was born.  That first year, 2005, he didn’t really know what to expect—he didn’t know if he would even cover his expenses.  Well, Daniel and his friends exceeded their wildest dreams, and in the two years, Skate for the Cure has raised nearly $50,000, all for research to help find a cure for Juvenile Diabetes. 

Daniel is now off at college, but he has handed off his role to a fantastic new Executive Producer—Martin Nirschel.  In addition to Martin, Leah Agler, who is a competitive skater and friend of Daniel’s, has taken over the role as Co-Executive Producer, helping with recruiting and organizing the skaters.  The Show keeps growing with new skaters and new sponsors, but we continue to need your support. Thank you for your commitment to make a difference.  We couldn’t do it without you.


 

  Martin Nirschel and Leah Agler
    —Executive Producers,
 Skate for the Cure '07

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