CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - Matthew Heilig is rolling to World Artistic Roller Skating Championships, but he wasn’t always a skater. Five years ago, Matthew was a baseball player while in third grade, but after seeing his sister’s roller-skating practices on Saturdays at Kate’s Roller Rink, Matthew was hooked on the sport.
Matthew has earned seven gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal from the national championships. The championships are the highest level of competition that the sport has to offer.
There are about 20 people on Kate’s Roller Rink team, ranging from ages 4 to 63. Matthew is the first Kate’s Artistic Roller skate to qualify for the World Artistic Roller Skating Championships in Argentina. He will be competing in the Junior men’s free skating.
Your donations would greatly help Matthew, his coach Nekoe Buckner, and the team by scanning the barcode below. Team Kate’s senior small group (nine players) has qualified for the last three years but didn’t have the funds to attend.
You can scan the QR code below or click here to donate to Matthew’s GoFundMe.
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