[NFBMT] FW: Ski for Light taking place near you!

[president at nfbofmt.org]

FYI, I've been asked to distribute the following to the NFB-MT membership.
Please direct your questions to the person(s) providing the following
information.  Thank you!


Jim Marks
President, National Federation of the Blind of Montana
president at nfbofmt.org
(406) 438-1421

-----Original Message-----
From: Bonnie O'Day <bonnoday at gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2019 7:26 PM
To: president at nfbofmt.org
Subject: Ski for Light taking place near you!

Dear Mr. Marks:

We would very much appreciate your distribution of the information below to
your membership.  
Thank you very much.

Bonnie O’Day
703 845-3436

***
The 45th annual Ski for Light International Week will take place from
February 9 through 16, 2020, in Casper, Wyoming.  This is a new venue for
the all-volunteer non-profit’s annual event where beginning blind and
mobility impaired skiers are taught the basics of cross-country skiing,
while more experienced skiers further hone their skills.  All enjoy a
variety of après ski activities.
Participants will stay at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center and ski at
the Casper Mountain Outdoor Center at McMurry Mountain Park.  The Center has
42 kilometers of wide cross-country trails.
The annual week-long event attracts more than 250 skiers, guides and
volunteers from throughout the United States, as well as international
participants. During the Ski for Light week, each skier with a disability is
paired with an experienced, sighted cross-country skier who acts as ski
instructor and on-snow guide.  Most blind and/or mobility impaired adults
leave Ski for Light with a sense of accomplishment and motivation that
carries over to every aspect of their lives.  Many volunteer guides return
year after year and most discover that in the process of giving of
themselves they get much more back in return.
If you have never before attended what many have called “the experience of a
lifetime,” join us on an epic adventure in Wyoming.    Additional
information can be found at www.sfl.org  or you may contact Visually
Impaired Participant Recruitment Chair Melinda Hollands at 231-590-0986 or
mlhollandstc at gmail.com . Come discover yourself and make new friends! 


Bonnie O’Day
703 845-3436