Support the rink
The rink is 100% volunteer-run and funded by this community. There are two things to fund: this season’s ice, and the permanent arena that will one day replace it. Every gift goes to one or the other, and you choose which.
Where your money goes
Three ways to give, for three kinds of giver. Pick the one that sounds like you.
Friends of the Rink
Keeps this season’s ice open: free public skate, programs, maintenance, and the volunteers who run it all.
Give to this season → For local businessesSponsorship
A banner on the boards and your name on the wall, in front of thousands of visitors all winter. Sponsorship pays for this season’s ice too.
See sponsorship options → For anyone who wants it builtFounders of Cape Arena
Builds the permanent, covered arena at Gull Crest. Kept separate from operations: none of it runs the rink today, all of it builds the one that lasts.
Help build the arena →Keep this season’s ice open
Everything here pays for the 2026-27 season: the ice, the programs, and free public skating. Online gifts go through Givebutter and take about a minute by credit card, Venmo, PayPal, or bank transfer.
Sponsor the rink
Rink board ads and banners sit in front of thousands of skaters and spectators all winter, and sponsorship money is what keeps open skate free. Sponsors get a banner at the rink, a place on our sponsor wall, and recognition on social media.
Have a look at this season’s options. If you are thinking about something larger, talk to us directly and we will find the right fit.
Build the arena that lasts
Founders of Cape Arena is the capital campaign for the permanent, covered arena at Gull Crest. It is kept separate from the season fund: nothing given here runs the rink today, all of it goes into the building.
Raise the Roof was chapter one: it launched our capital fundraising, and every dollar of it counts toward the Founders goal of $7 million. Now that the project has cleared permitting and grown into a fully phased construction plan, the campaign has grown with it.
Phase 1 is funded, but through a construction loan: every dollar raised now directly reduces the debt the rink takes on, and Phases 2 through 4 still need to be funded. No construction phase begins without its funding in hand.
Founder levels run from Contributing Founder at $500 to Diamond Founder at $100,000, with monthly and quarterly options. Every Founder becomes part of the arena’s permanent story.
Considering a larger gift, a pledge, or naming opportunities? Read the case for support, see the building plan, or talk to us.
More ways to support
By check
Make checks out to Cape Community Arena Group and mail to PO Box 5, Portland, ME 04112. Write Friends or Founders on the memo line so it lands in the right fund.
In-kind donations
Equipment, materials, and services all move the rink forward. Reach out with your idea.
Donate skates
Gently used skates stock our Skates Loaner Program so nobody misses the ice for lack of gear.
Volunteer
The rink runs on 200+ volunteers, from rink supervisors to snow crews. Find a job that suits you.
Our sponsors
Sponsorships covered 250+ hours of free public ice last seasonThese businesses and families keep the ice open and free. Thank you. Want to join them? See this season’s sponsorship options.
Every gift stays on the ice
Cape Community Arena Group is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.