GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota — Just one week ago, the future of Fogerty Ice Arena looked bleak.
Like so many other businesses, the iconic sports venue was struggling to stay afloat due to financial hardship stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials started a fundraiser and enlisted the help from several high-profile athletes to help generate donations, and the community responded.
According to a post on the arena's Facebook page, donations have exceeded $80,000, saving Fogerty Ice Arena and its adjacent Four Season Curling Club from having to shut its doors.
The post reads:
YOU'VE DONE IT! THANK YOU!
In just a week you have done amazing things! Giving over $80,000 to help us get to the other side of this pandemic! We are grateful, we are humbled, and we are so blessed!