Anyone bringing a new, unwrapped toy or making a $5.00 contribution to Toys for Tots is permitted to participate in the Open Skate. The Open House is free for all guests.
The holiday festivities will run from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Complimentary snacks/gifts will be available for guests’ courtesy of Utz Snack Foods and NBT Bank while supplies last.
All guests in attendance will have the opportunity to win some great prizes while at the event including tickets to select Mohegan Sun Arena events including Club Seat for a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins game, Disney On Ice, Monster Jam, The Harlem Globetrotters and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
This is the only day throughout the year that the public is allowed to skate on the ice at Mohegan Sun Arena, home to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Patrons must bring their own skates to participate in the Open Skate. Mohegan Sun Arena will not have skates on site for rent and all guests that will be going on to the ice will need to be wearing skates.
Skate rentals are available at the Toyota SportsPlex (Community Ice Rink) at Coal St. in Wilkes-Barre for $3 per pair starting at 4PM on Monday, December 5th. There are a limited number of skate rentals available. Proper photo ID and a credit card must be presented to rent skates. All skates must be returned to the Toyota SportsPlex at Coal St. within 24 hours of the Open Skate. For more information on the Toyota SportsPlex, please visit their website at http://toyotasportsplex.com.
For more information on the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program, please visit http://www.toysfortots.org.