It all started with a message from Kyle Shropshire…and it’s finally happening!
The doors of the Crystal Ice House in Crystal Lake, IL, will be opened to welcome all of you for a fun day of on-ice activities. We will have open skating and Curling! Also joining us will be Chicago’s “Original Voice of the National Anthem,” Wayne Messmer, for photos, autographs, and to kick off the Event with his iconic singing of “The Star Spangled Banner”.
We will have three exhibition skating performances as well: Kyle Shropshire, The Chicagoland Ice Theater Inspirations, and Brooke Gewalt, fresh off her appearance at US Figure Skating Nationals in St. Louis, January 4-11, 2026.
Patty’s Shack, located in the Crystal Ice House, is working on a special just for our attendees, so you can dine like Mason would! Timeout Tap will be making a donation on all sales made between Noon and 4p, so come hungry and thirsty!
For just $25 per person, you will help keep Mason’s Little Helper spirit alive at a place that he and his family have spent hours upon hours.
You can help make this event successful by being a Sponsor (see below), donating items for our Raffle, or just attending and having fun.
If you have watched the Winter Olympics and saw curling from a distance, here’s your chance to grab a broom and a stone and get some expert techniques from members of the United States National Curling Team!
We are working to bring even more to the Rink to make this Day At The Rink one of the most fun days you’ve ever spent in the cold.
So please join us and become a part of Mason’s ever-growing community!
Tickets are $25 per person (this will also include skates and skate aides, if needed)
Click here to register and donate today! (Before you click – this will take you to our PayPal Donation Page. You can pay with any card or your PayPal account. In the “add a note section,” please leave the names of the people you are signing up…including yourself.)
BONUS – Attendees who pre-register will have first choice of Curling sessions. Emails will be sent directly to all pre-order recipients.
Tentative Agenda – subject to change
- 12p – Meet & Greet with Wayne Messmer begins for Attendees
- 1p – National Anthem with Wayne Messmer
- 1p – Skating Exhibition with Kyle Shropshire, CIT Inspirations, and Brooke Gewalt
- 1:30p – Public Skating and Session A of Curling on Personal Travel Management Rink
THIS CURLING SESSION IS CURRENTLY FILLED. NO FURTHER RESERVATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THIS SESSION. - 2:15p – Public Skating and Session B of Curling
THIS CURLING SESSION IS CURRENTLY FILLED. NO FURTHER RESERVATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THIS SESSION. - 3:00p – Public Skating and Session C of Curling
THIS CURLING SESSION IS CURRENTLY FILLED. NO FURTHER RESERVATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THIS SESSION. - 3:45p – Raffle Winners Announced in Main Lobby
- 4p – Event End
The Mason Wasz Foundation would like to thank our amazing Sponsors and Donors. Without great businesses and the people behind them, organizations like ours wouldn’t be able to have great events like our Day At The Rink. Please use them for your varied needs and be sure to let them know you heard about them from us.
Sponsors
Personal Travel Management (Whitney Watts)
ProRez Performance Resins and Coatings Optimize Fitness – Lake Zurich, IL
Business Donors
Ab-a-la-bix Books Area 51 Tattoo Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
Chicago Mainliner Club Chicago Wolves Color Street Crystal Ice House
Dundee Park District Herbster Hockey International Hairways
Out of the Box Patty’s Shack Picklehaus – Algonquin Polar Dome
Queen Nails Santa’s Village Timeout Tap Vibes Salon
Individual Donors
CIT Inspirations Dennis & Judy Gade Nicole Garringer
Renee Giannini Bob & Elaine Goldstein Ruthie Granger Wayne Messmer
Kerry Murphy Naoko Nakafuji Kim Reda The Shropshire Family
Billy Williams
Additional Thanks
Matt Abbatacola Dan Bernstein Brooke Gewalt Kyle Shropshire
Mason Wasz Foundation 
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