It’s not uncommon to see kids trying to skate with their hands tucked into pants’ pockets. Others are not even wearing coats on blustery days.
To mitigate some of this, Winterfest is collecting hats, mittens, gloves, and scarves, in addition to ice skates in all sizes.
If you have outerwear or skates to donate, you can drop off at the skating rink in Bushnell Park, or at any of these locations:
- Hartford City Hall (municipal building), 550 Main Street
- CityPlace Lobby, 185 Asylum Street
- Butler-McCook House, 396 Main Street
There are also several public donation sites outside of Hartford:
- Bolton Ice Palace, 145 Hop River Road, Bolton
- Champions Skating Rink, 6 Progress Drive, Cromwell
- East Hartford Town Hall, 740 Main Street, East Hartford
- International Skating Center of CT, 1375 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury
- Veterans Memorial Ice Skating Rink, 56 Buena Vista Road, West Hartford