Submitted by Meghan Hopkins, ASF Race Team Member On Saturday March 5, 2011, I went to the New York State Special Olympics for the first time. It was awesome. I had so much fun with all of the other team members. While we were waiting to start the race I met some new skiers and […]
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ASF invades West Mountain
Submitted by ASF Race Team Coach Mary Bozzone On March 5, 2011, 13 athletes, six coaches, 20 parents and family members, plus our favorite two West Mountain coaches, Ray and Mary, headed to West Mountain for the Special Olympics Regional Games. Everyone had a wonderful time seeing old friends and competing against one another. This […]
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On February 9th and 10th, 14 teens who have cancer and are currently in treatment at Tomorrow’s Children Institute in Hackensack, N.J., enjoyed two days of fun at Hunter Mountain. 15 ASF volunteer instructors and a few Hunter snowboard instructors took them skiing and snowboarding on the first afternoon. Later in the day everybody went […]
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“This is the one sport we can do as a family,” said Suzette Josif. Suzette and Marvin and their children, Melanie, age 10; Eli, age 8; and Sydney, age 4; ski at Windham just about every weekend all season long. This is Melanie’s third season skiing with the Adaptive Sports Foundation. Melanie, a child on […]
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Casey, Braylee and Frank Washburn, Army Capt. 0-3 (RET) “I can’t begin to thank you enough for the weekend that I had at Windham. It was the best time that I have had in a long time. It was my first time skiing and I fell in love with it,” said Brett Cassavant, Sgt. USMC […]
Continue reading "Wounded Warriors enjoy snowsports in Windham" →ASF Race Team members attend Ski Spectacular
Two ASF Race Team athletes received scholarships and attended the Hartford Ski Spectacular Race Festival at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado, December 5 – 12, 2010. The week-long race camp was for independent skiers with disabilities who have aspirations to become better ski racers. The participants had the opportunity to train with national US Adaptive […]
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“We’re the kitchen crew,” said Chrissy Banker. “Chris does the grill and I’m known for my healthy salads.” On nice days, before the Gwen Allard Adaptive Sports Center opened, the Bankers could be found grilling lunch on the patio at Windham’s main lodge. When AFS’s building opened in 2006, Chris and Chrissy started flipping burgers […]
Continue reading "Volunteer spotlight on Chris and Chrissy Banker" →2nd Annual Ride2Live Project rocked ASF December 12 and 13, 2010
On December 12, 2010, ASF marked another milestone with the Ride2Live Project kicking off its second year, introducing children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders to the exhilarating world of snowboarding. With the help of 12 instructors, plus private sponsors and inside volunteers, the project also helped parents realize that not only can they enjoy […]
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‘Smarter than the average bear’, ‘a super bright young man’, and ‘funny as heck’ are all ways that Nicholas Holmok’s instructors describe this 7 year old from Ashland, New York. Nicholas is a talkative, energetic, funny, and VERY intelligent kid who happens to have spina bifida. As a result, he has weakness in his lower […]
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