[wisconsin] Fw: [acb-l] [leadership] FYI: Ski for Light

[Katherine Schneider]

Subject: [acb-l] [leadership] FYI: Ski for Light


> ---- Original Message ------
> From: "Sharon Lovering" <slovering at acb.org
> Subject: [leadership] FYI: Ski for Light
> Date sent: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:10:15 -0400
> 
> Ski for Light 2012 Invites Applications:
> 
>            Are you a blind or visually impaired adult who 
> cross-country
> skis or is interested in learning the sport? If your answer is 
> yes, then
> join other active adults from across the U.S.  and around the 
> world for one
> of the Ski For Light events.  The annual International Week takes 
> place over
> seven days, and the regional events usually occur over weekends.  
> Ski for
> Light attracts recreational cross-country skiers from beginners 
> to advanced
> participants.
> 
>            Skiers and guides come from every adult age group and
> occupation.  You will be paired with a sighted instructor/guide 
> who will
> assist with skills, technique, and endurance while describing the
> countryside and enjoying the trails with you.  Two sets of 
> parallel tracks
> are set in the snow, with the skier and guide deciding together 
> how far, how
> long, and on what kind of terrain they will ski.  Many attendees 
> report that
> the confidence, new skills, and friendships they develop are an 
> experiences
> of a lifetime that continues to pay many dividends back home.
> 
>            The 2012 Ski for Light International Week will be 
> held from
> Sunday evening, February 5, through Sunday morning, February 12, 
> 2012, in
> the Wasatch Mountains of Utah.  We will stay at the Marriott 
> Hotel &
> Conference Center in downtown Provo, and ski at the Soldier 
> Hollow
> cross-country ski area in nearby Midway.  Soldier Hollow was the
> cross-country skiing venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
> 
>            Applications for the International Week are still 
> being
> considered on a space available basis.  Full payment is due by 
> December 15,
> 2011.  Visit the SFL Website, www.sfl.org to learn more and to 
> submit your
> application for a fantastic week of fun.  Additional information 
> can also be
> obtained by contacting the VIP recruitment coordinator, Bob 
> Hartt,
> bobmhartt at gmail.com, (703) 845-3436.
> 
> 
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