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Winter 2020 Compressed Images with New Header The Snowline VOLUME 27, ISSUE 1 WINTER 2020 SPECIAL POINTS OF President’s Letter INTEREST: Sun Valley Happy New Year! It’s time from Higher Ground Adap- to start counting down the tive Sports (Read more Davis Boyd days until our ski trip! I am about them later in the Report so excited to see all my ski newsletter). Thursday af- Sun Valley buddies and meet those of ternoon you will have an Schedule you who are joining us for opportunity to tour the the first time. We have over Higher Ground facilities Sun Valley 80 people joining us in Sun and watch participants Adaptive Valley and the plans are race in their Ski Club Program coming together for a great Races on Dollar Mountain. week! Thursday evening will be the Big Gala and Auction. I We will kick off the official hope you are planning to INSIDE THIS events with our Welcome bring some special items ISSUE: Reception on Saturday to donate to the auction. evening at 6 pm. Registra- tion will be open starting on I would be remiss in not Newsletter - Jon Curtis Telluride: A 2 Saturday at noon in the mentioning the great peo- look back And of course, my part- Sun Valley Lodge Board ple who have stepped up ner in crime - Jeff Penza, Room. We will have group to assist in the planning of President of the Davis Davis Boyd 4 breakfasts each morning in all the great events. I put Boyd Foundation. the Ram Restaurant in the together a few committees Sun Valley Inn. This year and people stepped right It would be helpful to the Sun Valley 2020 5 we will be having our Joint up to volunteer! committees if you would Rotary meeting on Tues- complete this quick survey day morning during break- Welcome and Regis- to let us know which events Higher Ground 6 fast with the Ketchum Sun tration - Lynne Beck you plan to participate in. Adaptive Sports Valley and Hailey Rotary and Margaret Hutchin- Also, we are planing a Clubs. Mountain Guides on son group order for official both mountains have been Home Hospitality - ISFR name badges and Opportunities 9 arranged for Sunday and Tressa Kentner you may order yours on the Monday. Rotary Mountain survey as well! Guides - George Veal https://tinyurl.com/wokztc7 Sunday evening will be our Adaptive Ski Program traditional Home Hospitality - Eddie Cheung See you in Sun Valley!! (17 (don’t forget your host/ Dine-Around - Janina days!!) hostess gift!), and Monday Curtis Allyson Walter Skiing, Fellowship, Dine-Around at local res- Gala and Auction - President - ISFR Fun, and Service. taurants. Tuesday evening Peter and Madeleine Rotary Club of Ames IA, is our Annual General Buergler USA Meeting and Wednesday Photography - Dan we will have an Apres Ski Kentner with staff and participants PAGE 2 Telluride 2019: A look back 2019 North American Ski Trip The 2019 North American trip was held in Telluride, Colorado. Just under 100 Rotarians attended the event. At the welcome party we were warmly greeted by the mayors of the towns of Telluride and Telluride Village. The weather was sunny and warm for the duration of our stay. Telluride Colorado THE SNOWLINE VOLUME 27, ISSUE 1 PAGE 3 Telluride Rotary meeting speaker a ski adventurer At the joint Rotary lunch on raising children while pursuing a Tuesday we were treated with a career in adventure sports. She real delight. Our speaker was showed us pictures of the nearby Hilaree Nelson and she was back Colorado couloirs that she skis to from her successful ski from the train and the next day we spotted top of Mt Lhotse’s 27,940 foot the face she uses across the valley summit! She showed us a film of from the Telluride ski area. To her ascent and decent of Lhotse learn more visit: last September. Hilaree is a https://tinyurl.com/y2r58pfv member of the North Face team https://tinyurl.com/y4pf7meq of sponsored athletes and is also the mother of two young boys. She spoke of the challenges of Photos from the Telluride Ski Week are posted at: http://isfrski.org/photo/ We would love to have your photos! If you would like to provide photos to be added to the gallery please send them to Al Morris by email [email protected] or you may upload them to the ISFR Google photo album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1UtBVox82B8w49RG8 PAGE 4 DAVIS BOYD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION REPORT DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORT OF ADAPTIVE SKIING December 16, 2019 Those of us Rotarians that The Foundation is com- Fellow Rotarians & Ski En- have made appeals to our mitted to providing assis- thusiasts: hometown clubs have had tance to adaptive ski pro- heartwarming response as grams, either through On behalf of the Davis Boyd we spread the word of the training of trainers or by $250,000 Memorial Foundation successes of adaptive ski purchasing adaptive ski (DBMF), I look forward to programs. A PowerPoint equipment. It is due to seeing many of you in Sun presentation touching on your generosity that, OVER 20 Valley next month. As has Rotary Fellowships and the since our official founding been our tradition, fundrais- great work of the Davis in 1999, the Foundation ing for DBMF will take place Boyd Memorial Foundation has been able to grant YEARS, during the evening of the is available. Please contact well over $250,000 to Gala. The success of our me at worthy adaptive ski pro- THAT’S A fundraising depends on you, [email protected] grams across the globe. so please consider making for a link to the presenta- a donation that can be in- tion. Thank you again for your LOT OF cluded our Silent Auction or continued support, and I Live Auction. For those of you that were look forward to seeing SUPPORT fortunate enough to know you in Sun Valley! I also ask each of you to Brian Andersen, we are participate in the Higher almost in reach of our Yours in Rotary Service, FOR Ground Challenge by ask- $20,000 goal of funding the ing for support from your corpus of the Brian Ander- ADAPTIVE friends, relatives, cowork- sen Scholarship, which will ers, and most importantly, enable adaptive ski schol- your fellow Rotarians. arships to be awarded an- Jeffrey Penza SKIING Higher Ground focusses on nually to worthy adaptive President, DBMF using sports as a means of ski participants. The Board healing, therapy and reha- is developing protocol for bilitation to men and women the scholarship awards, of the armed services who and we hope to roll out the have been severely scholarships in the upcom- wounded in Iraq and Af- ing year. ghanistan. THE SNOWLINE VOLUME 27, ISSUE 1 PAGE 5 SUN VALLEY Jan 25 - Feb 1, 2020 PAGE 6 Dear Mr. Cheung and the International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians, Thank you for the opportunity to share our important work at Higher Ground (HG) and your consideration for support from your fundraising efforts this 2019-20 winter season! Higher Ground offers children, teens, and adults with disabilities the oppor- tunity to experience activities and recreate in the outdoors through year- round programming. The HG mission is to enhance the quality of life through An individualized inclusive therapeutic recreation and education for people of all abilities. HG is program for celebrating 20 years and since opening our doors in 1999 and emerging as an industry-leading nonprofit and a fixture in the adaptive sports realm. children, teens, Higher Ground continues to help participants achieve independence, healthy lifestyles, and higher self-esteem through efficacious programming. We do and adults, this at little or no cost to the individuals and families. Whether coordinating focused on therapeutic sporting activities for local children or providing unique camps for our nation’s injured service members, each program helps our partici- helping them pants build physical, mental, and social skills to ultimately reach a greater quality of life. enjoy winter Below, please find a below a list of some of our year round activities at activities at the Higher Ground, we use therapeutic recreation and adaptive sports to help all participants achieve feats they once deemed insurmountable. Activities in- highest possible clude the following: integrated level. Ski and Snowboard lessons Higher Ground Nordic skiing Sun Valley is the Sled Hockey sole adaptive Snowshoeing snowsports Rock climbing Swimming concessionaire Tennis for Sun Valley Kayaking Resort. Fly fishing Whitewater rafting Hiking Mountain biking The International Skiing Fellowship Rotarians funding will help support Higher Ground’s Winter Recreation Adaptive Snowsports program (Snowsports program). The Snowsports program is integral to the Sun Val- ley community, and the individuals and families with disabilities visiting Sun Valley from out of town and abroad. The recreational winter season activities of this funding opportunity will involve alpine skiing, snowboarding and sled hockey; the overarching objectives include helping the participants achieve greater levels of independence, socialization with peers, and self-confidence THE SNOWLINE VOLUME 27, ISSUE 1 PAGE 7 through aforementioned activities. Designated as the sole concessionaire of adaptive snow sports in Sun Valley, HG pro- We use recreation, vides a unique teaching environment for individuals who otherwise may not have the opportunity to participate in seasonal mountain activities. Our program staff of highly therapy, and qualified ski/snowboard instructors will work closely with our adaptive participants and provide the highest level of quality of instruction, commitment and outcomes. HG has continuing support established an excellent relationship with the Sun Valley Company, ski patrol and all to give people of Bald Mountain staff as well. all abilities a better Thank you for the opportunity to support Higher Ground in facilitating, coordinating, and establishing Sun Valley – and in essence Higher Ground – as the adaptive recrea- life.
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