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Maine Handicapped Skiing's Ski-A-Thon Raises Funds for Year-Round Programs
A free day of skiing or riding. Three delicious meals. Great prizes. A fun race. A zany obstacle course. Dancing. And last but not least, a ton of laughter. It must be Maine Handicapped Skiing's 22nd annual Ski-A-Thon, which is set for Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Sunday River Ski Resort and Sunday River Inn & Cross Country Ski Center.
Did you know that every lesson taught at Maine Handicapped Skiing, winter and summer, is free of charge to its participants? That's where the Ski-A-Thon comes in. The pledges that participants solicit from friends, co-workers, family and businesses result in 70 percent of Maine Handicapped Skiing's operating income for one whole year. In one day, thanks to the incredible generosity of hundreds of Ski-A-Thoners and some terrific sponsors, the organization is able to raise the income needed to support its year-round programs.
So, here's the deal: Get a team of up to five people together (downhill skiers, cross-country skiers or snowboarders) and raise a minimum of $600 in pledges (per team) to participate. The more your team raises in pledges, the more you'll qualify for great prizes and incentives.
Maine Handicapped Skiing is a year-round adaptive recreational program that teaches adaptive sports activities to people with physical disabilities, ages 6 and up. Developing physical strength, self-confidence and social contacts are just some of the great benefits achieved by participants at Maine Handicapped Skiing in its winter and summer sports activities. To be in a place where one's disability doesn't define you, but is just one aspect of a person's life helps build great confidence in participants. Working with volunteers often builds new friendships and social relationships that are so important as well.
And what a thrill it is to fly down the slopes or kayak down a river, free as a bird, using one's muscles, balance, coordination and flexibility to make it all work! So do your part to share the joy of outdoor sports with people with physical disabilities.
Team captain packets are available now. For more information about Main Handicapped Skiing, the Ski-a-Thon and to register your team, visit www.skimhs.org. You also can call (800) 639-7770.