Information and Media Center

Welcome to the Ski for Light, Inc.^® Information and Media Center! Here you will find:

Materials to help recruite new Guides, Visually- and Mobility-Impaired Participants to our next event
The Brief History of Ski for Light
Articles and stories about SFL and its people

If you have questions, need more information, or need to receive the materials below in an alternative format, please contact Peter Slatin, chair of the Ski for Light Publicity and Public Relations committee.

Information to Inform and Recruit New Guides

Guide Recruitment Flyer (PDF) To reach potential new guides, download and print copies of the Guide Recruitment flyer for posting and distribution at cross-country ski centers, clubs, and similar locations in your area.
Guide Recruitment Poster (jpg image of an advertisement that ran in several publications in late 2012)
Ski for Light Video on YouTube. It does a great job showing and telling the Ski for Light story, and should be helpful in recruiting new guides and participants.

Information About the 2014 Event

News Release for the 2014 Event (DOC) Most people who attend Ski for Light do so based on the recommendation of a friend or acquaintance who has attended one of our events. Help us recruit new people by forwarding the News Release to anyone you think might be interested in attending the event.
Fact Sheet About the 2014 Event (PDF) This is a great companion document to the Event News release and Guide Recruitment flyer.

A Brief History of SFL

View or download a brief (one-page) history of Ski for Light. Can be printed on SFL letterhead.

Brief history of SFL (PDF)

Articles and Stories About Ski for Light

Television Station KSL Video News Feature About the 2012 Event, KSL Television, February 9, 2012, MP4 Video Format
Cross-Country Skiing Provides Full Body Workout, The Columbus Dispatch, January 30, 2012
Ski for Light Provides a Way For Participants to Conquer Challenges, The Provo Daily Herald, February 8, 2009
If I Can Do This, I Can Do Anything, The Bend Reporter, February 18, 2008
Mary Hiland: She's Unable to See But Bikes, Hikes, Skis, The Columbus Dispatch, August 8, 2006
Fireside Chat with Kathy Strahan, Cross Country Skier magazine, November 2003
Lack of snow doesn't slow skiers by Deborah Kendrick, Cincinnati Enquirer, March 23, 2003
A week in a snowy utopia by Deborah Kendrick, Cincinnati Enquirer, February 17, 2002
Word of mouth promotes Ski for Light by Cara Barnes, Cross Country Skier magazine, January-February 2002

Information and Media Center

Information to Inform and Recruit New Guides

Information About the 2014 Event

A Brief History of SFL

Articles and Stories About Ski for Light

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