mark khan crafted the makeshift synthetic ice rink here. his late stepdaughter melanie. who loved hockey. mel's rink, as the rink is affectionately called now finding new life atop a muddy baseball diamond in rockville. it's mel's rink chapter one ended with the sudden demise. >> it's like swimming. everybody should learn how to skate. kevin: mark is writing a sunnier chapter two. his new rink moved to the cold and soggy b the bender jewish community center in rockville. >> it's a passion. it's like if you had a passion for, you know, painting. you are going to paint. if you had a passion for, you know, swimming, you will swim. mine is hockey. >> i think it ads another element -- it adds another element and enriches the after-school program even more. kevin: susan fisher runs the youth rec program until now people stop by to ask what is happening here. kevin: montgomery county is planning to construct a synthetic ice rink at this park in poolesville. pending approval, the $300,000 project will be built this summer. khan, however, isn't concerned with the future but rathe

the story goes mark khan approached the jewish community center here in rockaway saying hey, i have a $40,000 synthetic ice rink. i have nothing to do with it. do you want it? as you can see, the answer was an overwhelming yes! moving and reassembling his labor of love named "mel's rink" in honor of his daughter melanie who loved hockey. it consists of 64 white panels that absorb a tem call top coat. the chemical creates the slick surface regardless of the outdoor temp. as it stands now, khan will teach a variety of classes to children and adults of all ages cruding an intro to ice skating clas ages including an intro to ice skating class and three on three hockey. the new rink is not violating any county codes. >> it's just a great, great sport. and my passion for it led me here to the j.c.c. as they have allowed me to build it here. and teach their kids the great game of hockey. >> we are looking for a long term solution where it's permanently located but we are going to wait and see and see people stop by the front door and ask what is happening here. >> they are hosting a mel's ri