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Figure Skating in Harlem's
20th Anniversary
Champions in Life Benefit Gala
honoring Sasha
Cohen and Curtis
McGraw Webster
and presenting Scott
Hamilton with The
Power of Inspiration Award
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 — 6:00pm
583
Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
Figure skating
stars, including Olympic Champions Meryl
Davis, Evan
Lysacek, Scott
Hamilton and Dick
Button; Olympic medalists Sasha
Cohen and JoJo
Starbuck, as well as 2018
Olympic hopefuls and three-time world medalists Maia
and Alex Shibutani, three-time National Champion Ashley
Wagner, 2017 National
Champion Nathan
Chen, and 2016 National Champion Adam
Rippon, will join the students of Figure Skating
in Harlem and gala guests for the 20th Anniversary
Gala. Joining these skaters on and off the dance floor will
be fashion icon Vera
Wang, business mogul Terry
Lundgren and
actor/director/producer Tamara
Tunie and
more. The evening will celebrate Figure Skating
in Harlem’s one-of-a-kind education, health, and fitness
programs for underserved
girls and its expansion to Detroit.
As a special
treat, guests will enjoy a performance by Brooklyn
United.
Now in its
momentous 20th year, Figure Skating in Harlem remains
the first and
only organization
in the country that combines the power of education with the
grace and discipline of figure skating to help girls
transform their lives. Through its unique programming, FSH
provides girls with innovative skating and education
programs that promote academic success, physical health, and
emotional well-being. Recent graduates of the program have
gone on to Brown University, Boston College, Howard University,
and others.
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