I attended my first Ski for Light international week in 1999. I had heard about SFL initially from Annemarie Cooke at an AER conference in Golden, CO way back in Spring of 1994. Then, at my college friend Tanya Gullicks' wedding in VERY rural North Dakota some SFL stalwarts such as Nancy McKinney, Robb Rasmussen, Brenda Seeger and others encouraged me to show up at the 1999 SFL event in Anchorage.
I indeed attended the event in Alaska and recall a couple members of the staff at the Hotel Captain Cook commenting on how, in contrast to many of the groups they hosted, SFL participants were so talkative.
There is no question that great conversation is one of the highlights of each Ski for Light week, nor is there any doubt that talking about our experiences at the event is the best way to attract new participants.
The time is now to get out the word about Ski for Light 2008! We will be trying a new venue which promises to be luxurious, and a new ski area that should attract lots of people. Please take some time to review the descriptions of both Mt. Bachelor and the Riverhouse Resort on the SFL web site and entice your friends, coworkers, acquaintances to join the SFL family for a fun-filled week next February! The time is now to parlay our propensity to communicate into targeted recruitment efforts! Thanks for your help in spreading the word!
And remember, we also need guides, mobility-impaired skiers and volunteers affectionately known as "worker bees." Yes, we do have an official recruitment committee, but in truth, recruiting is everybody's job; have fun with it!