ARLINGTON, Va. – Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner, Capitals’ {Better|Much better|Far better} Halves including Mandy Alzner and Brandi Holtby, {mascot|pet} Slapshot, Red Rockers and {100|One hundred|A hundred} fans participated in a {Capitals|Richesse} and Monumental Sports & {Entertainment|Amusement|Enjoyment} Foundation service project {to help|to assist|to aid} clean up Fort Dupont Ice {Arena|Industry|Market} in Southeast Washington, {D|Deb|N}.C., on April {19|Nineteen|20}.

Saturday marked the fifth-consecutive {year|12 months|yr} that the Capitals and their {fans|followers|enthusiasts} have joined together to help {spruce up|beautify|liven up} Fort Dupont. Volunteers helped wax {the boards|it's}, clean the glass, {paint|fresh paint|color} the locker rooms and {hallways|corridors|halls},Ken Griffey Jersey put together goals and {clean and|neat and|and also} organize hockey equipment {inside the|within the|in the} arena. Outside volunteers cleaned {and|as well as|and also} mulched tree boxes and {flower|blossom|floral} beds and swept {the|the actual|the particular} parking lot and sidewalks.

“{Fort|Fortification|Ft} Dupont is a wonderful facility and we’{re|lso are|re also} glad to be able to assist {today|these days|nowadays},” said Karl Alzner. “Whatever you can do {to help|to assist|to aid} a rink out and make {it as|it as being|it} good as possible so {people|individuals|folks} want to come and {skate|skateboarding|skateboard} is huge.Joakim Soria Jersey”

The Washington Capitals {and|as well as|and also} Fort Dupont have a long-standing partnership. {In|Within|Inside} February, Capitals forward {Joel|Fran|Fergie} Ward presented a $12,{000|Thousand|500} check to Fort Dupont {from|through|coming from} MSE Foundation. The Washington {Capitals|Richesse} have donated $87,000 {to the|towards the|for the} Fort Dupont Ice Hockey {Program|Plan|System} since 2004.

Fort Dupont is the {only|just|simply} public indoor ice {arena|industry|market} located in Washington, D.{C|D|Chemical}., and the only skating {facility|service|center} in the area that provides free {or|or even|or perhaps} subsidized skating programs {to|in order to|to be able to} children.C.J. Wilson Jersey Its Kids {On|Upon|About} Ice program provides {free|totally free|free of charge} figure skating, hockey {and|as well as|and also} speed skating lessons {to|in order to|to be able to} economically disadvantaged children {who|that|which} might not otherwise have the opportunity {to learn|to understand|to find out} these sports. Friends {of|associated with|regarding} Fort Dupont Ice Arena {partners|companions|lovers} with public and private schools, {summer camps|camps}, churches and local community {organizations|businesses|companies} to promote and deliver {its|it's|the} programs to more than {7|Seven|Several},000 children per year.