Around 260 individuals crowded into the lobby and ice-skating rink at the Presque Isle Forum on Sunday for the second annual TAMC Free Skate. The popular event kicked off The Aroostook Medical Center’s 2018 Fit and Fun Winter Challenge series.
The hospital offers two Fit and Fun series each year, in winter and summer, that encourage community members to stay active throughout the year and participate in various activities that promote healthy lifestyles. All events are free or low cost at $5 or less, and individuals have the chance to win prizes by having their passport punch cards stamped at the third, fifth, seventh and 10th events that they attend.
“We have a lot of skaters here who have never been to the Forum or have never ice skated before, so this is a good way for families to give it a try without the activity costing them a fortune,” Jamie Guerrette, TAMC community health specialist, said Sunday.
Joanna Gervais, of Stockholm, brought her daughters Sage Gervais, 8, and Quinn Gervais, 5, ice skating for Sage’s birthday. Sunday’s event marked the second time that the Gervais family has attended TAMC’s Free Skate and Joanna Gervais noted that they would definitely come again.
“I thought that this would be a great way for them to try skating without us having to spend a lot of money,” Gervais said, as she skated behind Quinn, with Sage gliding along the ice ahead of them.
The next TAMC Free Skate will be held on Sunday, Feb. 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Forum. Like with the first skating event, 200 skaters, not including spectators, will be allowed on the rink at a time and TAMC will provide free skate rentals as supplies last. More skaters will be allowed in as people leave and the Forum’s concession stand will be open.
For a complete list of Fit and Fun Winter Challenge activities, visit www.tamc.org or contact Jamie Guerrette at (207) 768-4008 or jguerrette@emhs.org. Most events are weather or snow dependent and more up-to-date information regarding postponements or cancellations can be found at TAMC’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/aroostookmedicalcenter/.
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- Families enter the ice skating rink at the Presque Isle Forum on Sunday, Jan. 14, for TAMC’s second annual Free Skate. The Free Skate is the first event in TAMC’s 2018 Fit and Fun Winter Challenge. TAMC holds two Fit and Fun series every year, in winter and summer, to promote healthy lifestyles in the surrounding communities. (Melissa Lizotte)
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- The ice skating rink at the Presque Isle Forum was filled with families on Sunday, Jan. 14 for the second annual TAMC Free Skate, the first event in TAMC’s 2018 Fit and Fun Winter Challenge. Another Free Skate will be held at the Forum on Sunday, Feb. 4. (Melissa Lizotte)
