A mockup of Lake Shaw.

Plans for Shaw’s first ice skating rink are moving forward. But organizer Lee Granados says the project will not happen unless it’s 100 percent funded.

“After numerous meetings with government officials and departments, all of whom have been extremely helpful and supportive of the concept, we are at a crossroads,” Granados, president of Urban Neighborhood Alliance, said in a letter. “Unless we have 100 percent of the funds in contracts and/or in an account, we cannot build a rink for the 2013-14 season. Leaving the city with debt is not an option for the organizers. We will continue to be honest and forthright with potential sponsors about this and will refund 100 percent of capital raised/sponsorships, should Lake Shaw Ice Rink not come to fruition this winter.”

To make the rink actually happen, Granados says they need “community support, partnership, interest from local businesses and a capital injection.” Specifically, Granados says via email, about $50,000 to make the build happen within a next week or two. This is on top of what sponsors have already committed to the project, which will likely cost $200,000 in total. “Revenue that comes in will end up covering many costs and additional revenue would go back into non-profits and community projects,” she said via email.

There is now a Crowdrise page, which closes on December 20, for those interested in donating to the project. Here are some incentives:

$10 = 1 free skate
$25 = 3 free skates
$100 = unlimited free skate for a month (per person, non-transferable)
$250 = 1 season pass
$500 = 2 season pass, 2 tickets to opening and closing events
$1000 = 2 hour private event for up to 100 people Sunday thru Thursday subject to availability, 4 tickets to opening and closing events

If built, the rink – a collaboration between Granados and Old City Farm and Guild owner Frank Asher – will be located on the 900 block of Rhode Island Avenue NW.

“We are aggressively working to solidify funds and guarantee that we have the financial stability to begin construction,” Granados said in the letter. “We are seeking ideas, thoughts and potential sponsors, grants and gifts in kind from foundations to better our community as a whole. If we can’t build it, you can’t come.”