Ashburn Ice House

Here is the link for the GoFundMe page that will directly help families from our rinks. So many of you have asked, we appreciate everyone's support.

Donate to Support Ashburn Ice, MCI Skating Community Impacted by 5342, organized by CRP Management The tragic events of Flight 5342 have greatly impacted our sk… CRP Management needs your support for Support Ashburn Ice, MCI Skating Community Impacted by 5342

Every skater has their home rink, we were proud to be theirs.

This community is tightly knit and made up of families throughout the area. Many children spend long hours here practicing daily, which means their parents often spend long hours here too. So we know many of the children and adults who skate here as well as their families.

We were devastated to learn that members of our skating community were on the American Airlines flight from Wichita that crashed on Wednesday night. While we still do not have a confirmed list of who all those people are, we believe that there were at least 15 who are connected to us and/or the MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Because we do not have a confirmed list, we will not be able to name names.

Our hearts go out to everyone involved. This is just such a terrible tragedy and so counter to the environment of skating and joy that we’re used to. We are thankful for the counselors and therapy dogs we have had on site for our families and staff.

There is a candlelight skate scheduled for Sunday for our skating families only. Out of respect for their privacy, we will not allow the public or press.

At this time, we ask you for your prayers and condolences for the families as well as respect for their privacy.