Event: 8th Annual Party on Ice
Date: August 23, 2025
Location: Shark’s Ice at San Jose
Population Served: Foster youth ages 3+
Event Highlights:
On Saturday, August 23, foster youth and their Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteers laced up their skates for a fun-filled party at Sharks Ice in San Jose. While the summer heat blazed outside, the rink offered the perfect cool escape. Youth shared the ice with players from the Santa Clara Valley Blackhawks Hockey Association and were thrilled by a surprise visit from special guest, Frenzy.
Attendees started their afternoon by energizing with sliders, ribs, salads and fruits. Once they had finished their lunch, it was time to get active! Foster youth and their CASAs gathered around the ice rink and switched out their shoes for ice skates. Before jumping on the ice, each foster youth was paired with a youth from the Santa Clara Valley Blackhawks Hockey Association who taught them the basics on how to ice skate. Foster youth were given guidance and stacked buckets they could use as they found their balance on the ice. As the session progressed, you could already see some of the youth gaining confidence in their ice skating abilities, putting aside the buckets for balance and going across the ice on their own!
While all attendees were laughing and smiling, it was about to get better! Our special guest, Frenzy, made a grand appearance, greeting all of our foster youth and even ice-skating alongside them.
Words from our youth on what they liked the most:
- “Feeling like a pro!”
- “Making friends.”
- “I liked learning how to ice skate.”
- “All of it! The buckets and the ice skating. I wanted to stay longer.”
The 8th Annual Party on Ice was possible thanks to the generosity of the Santa Clara Valley Blackhawks Hockey Association and Sharks Ice at San Jose, who provided our youth with skating lessons, lunch, rental skates, jerseys, volunteers and more. We would also like to thank our CASA Mentor Jessica Lee, who coordinated the event. It’s through events like this one that we can. provide foster youth with positive experiences to bond with their CASA Volunteers, other foster youth and their siblings.
If you have any questions or are interested in sponsoring a youth-related event, please contact our development department at development@childadvocatessv.org.
