By Pam Greene, ASF Program Director On December 16-19, 2015 the ASF hosted its first ever Nordic biathlon camp for injured service members in conjunction with Capital Region Nordic Alliance, a Paralympic Nordic Sport Club. Nine veterans, whose injuries range from amputation to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to orthopedic injuries, came to Windham to learn more about […]
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ASF Race Team is WARMED UP for the Snow!
By Russ Funk, ASF Race Team Coordinator Even though Old Man Winter is still sleeping the Race Team is wide awake. We had a full week of fun activities and great work outs over the holidays. Sunday, we all got together and started the day off with a great little flick from 1941. “The Art […]
Continue reading "ASF Race Team is WARMED UP for the Snow!" →Gwen Allard, ASF Founder, receives snowsports management award
On December 1, 2015 at Mount Snow Resort, Gwen Allard received the Einar Aas Award for Excellence in Snowsports School Management from the Professional Ski Instructors of American – American Association of Snowboard Instructors Eastern Division. The Einar Aas Award is presented to a snowsports school director or management staff in the Eastern Division as […]
Continue reading "Gwen Allard, ASF Founder, receives snowsports management award" →On the other side of the world – Interski 2015
By Kim Seevers, ASF Program Development and Grant Director / PSIA Adaptive Team Coach Held every four years, the Interski Congress is the most important technical/academic meeting for snowsports instructors in the world. In each Interski Congress the representatives and demonstrators of the national associations of each member nation participate. The congress lasts a week […]
Continue reading "On the other side of the world – Interski 2015" →Adaptive Sports Foundation opened my eyes…
Since 2007, the Adaptive Sports Foundation’s Warriors in Motion program has been offering programs specific to female Wounded Warriors. The Women’s Multi Sport Retreat and Spa weekend, sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project®, combines a variety of rehabilitative activities (golf, paddling, restorative yoga and relaxation, and motivational lectures) and is structured to encourage injured […]
Continue reading "Adaptive Sports Foundation opened my eyes…" →Teen cancer patients and volunteers join up for fun in the mountains
By Elle Malcolm Last week I took part in my fourth Tomorrow’s Children event hosted by the Adaptive Sports Foundation. Participants, who are teenage cancer patients from Hackensack University Medical Center learn to canoe and kayak on a nearby lake. This year we had nine participants and a total of eleven volunteers. All […]
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By Sean McMahon, ASF Intern There are many benefits to my internship at the Adaptive Sorts Foundation. Being in an office environment and learning about all the logistics that go into running the various programs the ASF offers is a great experience. Being a communications major, I have also enjoyed applying my knowledge in […]
Continue reading "Thoughts of an intern…" →Starbucks supports ASF’s Warriors in Motion
In July, Bruce Bethards and Steve Cass of Starbucks volunteered at the ASF’s Warriors in Motion paddling program as part of a company wide outreach effort to reach military veterans through their Armed Forces Network. The mission of the Armed Forces Network is to provide support for Starbucks employees who are active duty military or […]
Continue reading "Starbucks supports ASF’s Warriors in Motion" →Who trains the trainers?
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin When the snow melts off the mountain and the chairlifts […]
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By Cayla Newkirk For my friends and family back home in Texas it is hard to understand how I can enjoy an internship that is located where the temperature never reaches above freezing. However, with new adventures every day, I sometimes forgot I was so far away from home. This entire internship experience has been […]
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