A fine art gallery nestled in the Catskill mountain resort town of Windham, WFA is neither “white cube” nor “quaintly cluttered.” The atmosphere is casual, local and intimate. The contemporary artists we represent work in diverse styles and subjects: Contemporary Realism, Impressionistic, Classical/Traditional, and Abstraction. In addition to the traditional “Opening Reception” for each exhibition, […]
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Remembering Bob Cooperman
The ASF family was dealt a tragic blow this week when Bob Cooperman lost his valiant and courageous battle with cancer on Friday, December 2. Our hearts and prayers go out to Donna and his children, Dan and Jennifer, and the many grandchildren. It’s no surprise to any of us that Bob defied all the […]
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We’ve just returned from Soelden where we got to watch the men’s GS. Ted Ligety won! As the crow flies, Soelden is probably about 30 miles from here. As the van drives, it’s almost three hours. Because almost 30,000 people are all trying to make their way up an extremely tight mountain pass to the […]
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We finish up with our slalom training tomorrow. We had an unplanned day off yesterday as it started snowing Weds night and continued through the day Thursday. On top of that, the fog stuck around to make visibility zero. We got to do a little shopping and then did a CrossFit workout with the coaches. […]
Continue reading "Snow Day" →Three training days in the books….
…and we’re hanging tough. The weather is absolutely gorgeous (I have lots of pics, just can’t get them posted, Internet is too slow and spotty). It’s been completely clear with lots of sun and the snow is good. We free skied and did drills the first two days and trained GS today. We had some […]
Continue reading "Three training days in the books…." →Smooth sailing…almost.
We’ve just returned from dinner and are preparing to hit the slopes tomorrow. It would have been too much to expect for my flights to work out as planned. For the first time, we were trying out having me fly from Albany to meet up with Staci in Newark (her home airport). Yeah, how’d that […]
Continue reading "Smooth sailing…almost." →$30,000 raised for ASF by Warrior Dash participants and ASF volunteers
On Saturday, August 13th, approximately 30 individuals, lead by ASF Board member Charlie McGuffog, ran up a mountain, through fire, under barbed wire, and dove head first into a mud pit – all for the ASF! This team not only got VERY muddy and ate VERY large turkey legs, they also raised $30,000 for the […]
Continue reading "$30,000 raised for ASF by Warrior Dash participants and ASF volunteers" →Party City runs a campaign to support ASF September 5th – October 7th
Party City is asking their shoppers to donate one dollar to ASF at check out, September 5 – October 7, 2011. If you are planning on stocking up on supplies for upcoming holiday parties, now’s the time to go to Party City and support ASF at the same time. We are excited about […]
Continue reading "Party City runs a campaign to support ASF September 5th – October 7th" →Paralympic Sports Club Windham hosts Paralympic Experience Day
On Friday, August 5th, the Adaptive Sports Foundation in partnership with the US Paralympics hosted a Paralympic Experience Day at Sunny Hill Resort in Greenville, NY. U.S. Paralympic cycling team member Sam Kavanagh was on hand to share his success story and offer his expertise on adaptive cycling. Paralympic cycling team member Sam Kavanagh inspires […]
Continue reading "Paralympic Sports Club Windham hosts Paralympic Experience Day" →A Big Thank You to United Parcel Service
We are pleased to announce that the ASF recently received a $25,000 grant from the United Parcel Service. ASF Operations Director Kim Seevers worked closely with ASF volunteer Ken Liebler (UPS employee) to receive the grant. It was a 10 month process with three complete rewrites of the proposal but the hard work paid off. […]
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