Browse our ongoing and completed projects below to see what we've been working on. Whether you’re looking to request used skates or access downloadable guides for off‑ice activities, you’ll find all the resources we offer in one place.​
Get Used Skates for Free (Nationwide)
(Pay Only Platform + Shipping Fees)
We post quality used figure skates to our Mercari storefront so anyone in the U.S. can get a pair at minimal cost (you only pay platform, packaging and shipping fees).
How it works:
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Browse our currently available sizes on Mercari
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Select your pair and checkout.
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Don't see your size? Please check later - we regularly add new listings!
See what our skate recipients say!
These skates look great! Thank you for doing what you do!
Thank you so much!!! These fit like they were custom made for me. Can't wait to get blades on them and try them on the ice!
Perfect in every way. 100% satisfied
'Skating Through Science' Workshop Series
Free Off‑Ice Workshop Kits
Bringing STEM to the rink with four hands-on activities!
If you're a rink or club looking for educational off-ice activity for your skaters, download our guides for FREE. Each kit includes a detailed facilitator's guide, participant handout, and worksheets - everything that you need to run the activities in easily downloadable PDFs that you can use immediately.
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Skater Anatomy Relay (Biology) – Through a game of matching clues to body diagrams, skaters learn about the muscles and joints used in skating and learn about injury prevention.
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The Physics in a Spin – Using a spinner or swivel chair, skaters experience angular momentum firsthand and learn how changing body position (like bringing hands in while spinning) affects speed.
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Cool Chemistry – Skaters explore freezing point depression by adding salt to ice and measuring temperature changes, learning about how ice in the rink stays frozen.
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Environmental Science – By designing eco-friendly rink models, skaters learn about sustainability and energy use in the rink.
Sustainable Scrap Partnership Program
Keeping Skate Manufacturing Byproducts Out of Landfills
In 2025, we partnered with a U.S. skate manufacturer to redirect nearly 100 pounds of leather scraps, byproducts of the skate‑boot manufacturing process, from landfills. Working with local artist communities, we transformed these materials into creative, functional projects.
We are expanding this initiative to partner with additional manufacturers to help adopt an eco-friendly approach and ensure that skate manufacturing byproducts are repurposed for meaningful use, instead of filling up landfills.
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Skate Manufacturers - Help Shape a Greener Future for Our Sport!
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We welcome partnerships with manufacturers who want to reduce waste and support sustainability. We can help you:
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Repurpose leather scraps and material byproducts from the skate‑boot manufacturing process.
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Redirect scrap to artists, crafters, educators, and nonprofits who can use it creatively and responsibly.
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Keep valuable materials out of landfills and support a circular, community‑driven reuse model.
Skate Decor for Sustainability & Community Impact
Repurposing skates that are not reusable
In winter 2024, we launched our first skate‑decor initiative by transforming used figure‑skate boots into festive holiday decorations. We held a pop-up fundraiser of these one‑of‑a‑kind pieces at the Kendall Square Holiday Ice Show benefiting Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH). Attendees who donated to FSH received a decorated skate as a thank‑you. Additional pop-up tables at local Christmas tree stands helped raise even more support for the organization.
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In summer 2025, we expanded this idea into an educational workshop for 26 young skaters at the figure skating summer camp at The Skating Club of Boston. Skaters learned how to repurpose used skates into creative home decor while exploring sustainability in the sport they love.
Skate‑decor workshop for Rinks, Figure Skating Clubs & Summer Camps!
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Let us help you run a fun off‑ice activity that gives your skaters both a memorable keepsake and a hands‑on lesson in sustainability.
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We can provide a step‑by‑step guide, customizable materials lists, setup instructions, and a video walking you or your participants through the craft activity.
Used Skate Drives
Collecting Skates, Extending Their Life, and Reducing Waste
Winter 2024 Skate Drive
We launched our first collection effort in winter 2024, placing donation bins at three local partner locations—Cooke’s Skate Supply, Home Ice Skate Store, and Hayden Ice Rink. Thanks to our community, we collected approximately 70 pairs of used skates, most of which still had plenty of life left on the blades.
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Summer 2025 Skate Drive
Building on that momentum, our summer 2025 skate drive expanded to five locations: Cooke’s Skate Supply, Home Ice Skate Store, Edge Sports Center, Nashoba Valley Ice Rink, and McVann‑O’Keefe Skating Rink. This effort brought in about 100 additional pairs of gently used skates.
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Where do these Skates Go?
The vast majority of the skates we collect are fully reusable. These skates have been redirected to:
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skating‑focused nonprofit organizations,
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adaptive skating programs, and
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our nationwide reuse effort through our online Mercari storefront.
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Through these drives, we ensure skates stay on the ice and out of landfills—supporting access, sustainability, and community impact all at once.
For Youth Figure Skaters - Come Join Us and Lead the Change!
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Join the movement and help lead the sustainability shift in our sport. As a Skating Beyond Ambassador, you can organize skate drives at your home rink, engage your community, and ensure more skates are reused rather than thrown away. Together, we can make skating more inclusive, affordable, and environmentally responsible.