[NFB-Idaho] FW: Ever Wanted to Cross Country Ski?

[President NFBIDAHO]

This is a grate program. Our former member, Bill Morgan, participated in
this event and spoke highly about it. The good thing about Colorado is that
there are direct flights. 

 

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Subject: Ever Wanted to Cross Country Ski?

 

Dear Affiliate State Presidents,

 

I want to let each of you know about a great opportunity you can forward to
your members.  Ski for Light is a wonderful organization I discovered a few
years ago that gives blind folks the chance to cross country ski.  They have
a great philosophy around blindness, have fun in the snow, and plus, you
will meet blind people from all over the world.  The event this year will be
in Colorado.

 

I will not be there because Crystal and I are expecting our first
grandchild.   We will see you in New Orleans though.  Please see event info
below.  There are also scholarships for first timers!

 

Gratefully,

James Brown

615.681.8484

 

Ski For Light Returns To The Snow

 

The 47th annual Ski for Light International Week will be held Sunday January
30 through February 6, 2022 in Granby, Colorado. After a very successful
virtual Ski for Light event in 2021 enjoyed by more than 400 registered
participants, Ski for Light is looking forward to again gliding on the snow
at Snow Mountain Ranch.

Ski for Light is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that hosts an
annual, week-long event where blind and mobility-impaired adults are taught
the basics of cross-country skiing. The event attracts more than 250 skiers,
guides and volunteers from throughout the United States and the world.
During the Ski for Light International Week, each skier with a disability is
paired with an experienced, sighted cross-country skier who acts as ski
instructor and on-snow guide. New participants will learn the thrill of
gliding on the snow while veteran skiers hone their skills, and both will
experience a new level of inner confidence and make new friends that could
last a lifetime.

Instructor/guides should be intermediate level classic cross-country skiers
capable of safely managing their own speed and direction while, at the same
time, communicating skiing basics and describing the beauty of the area
around the trails to their skiing partner. Ski for Light provides a training
session for first-time guides taught by experienced skiers and guides prior
to the start of the week.

If you have never attended what many have called "the experience of a
lifetime," please consider participating in the Ski for Light 2022
International week as a skier, a guide or a volunteer. View a brief narrated
video introduction to Ski for Light at
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjC96E7cyzg>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjC96E7cyzg. If you have specific questions,
contact  Melinda Hollands at  <mailto:mlhollandstc at gmail.com>
mlhollandstc at gmail.com or call at 231-590-0986. Applications for skiers,
guides and volunteers are now  available at  <http://www.sfl.org>
www.sfl.org.

Hope to ski with you in Colorado!

 

 

 



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