Welcome to the Ski for Light, Inc.® (SFL) Media Center! Here you will find materials to learn about the programs and people of Ski for Light, as well as materials to help you let others know about upcoming SFL events. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Cara Barnes or another committee member (see below).
Help Ski for Light recruit new guides for the 2009 event in Provo and Soldier Hollow, Utah. Forward the 2009 Guide Recruitment Flyer to anyone whom you think might be interested in the program. Download and print copies for posting and distribution at cross-country ski centers, clubs, and similar locations. There are two formats below, Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word. Select the version that is best for you.
Help Ski for Light recruit new visually- or mobility-impaired participants for the 2009 event in Provo and Soldier Hollow, Utah. Forward the 2009 Information Release to anyone whom you think might be interested in the program. There are two formats below, Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word. Select the version that is best for you.
View or download a brief (one-page) Fact Sheet about SFL, in either Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format.
View or download a brief (one-page) history of SFL, in either Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format. Can be printed on SFL letterhead.
View a 625-word sample newsletter article about Ski for Light, written by members of the SFL community (Microsoft Word file).
Below are links to stories on the Web about Ski for Light and its people.
Raymond Bud Keith, Tireless Champion for the Blind, Dies, The Washington Post, June 29, 2008
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
Olav Pedersen: Breckenridge Pioneer Dies at 87, Summit Daily News, June 17, 2004.
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.
Ski for Light inspires "can do" belief by Deborah Kendrick, Cincinnati Enquirer, February 20, 2000.
On behalf of the entire SFL Family, the members of the Publicity & Public Relations Committee sincerely thank the following organizations and publications for their support and assistance in promoting Ski for Light!
Adelsman's Cross Country Ski Page
American Foundation for the Blind
Boulder Nordic Club (Boulder, Colo.)
Breckenridge Nordic Club (Breckenridge, Colo.)
Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council
Cross Country Ski Areas Association
Cross-Country Ski Resorts
Cross Country Skier magazine
In Competition Sports (Green Bay, Wisc.)
Mountain Top Inn & Resort (Chittenden, Vermont)
News of Norway
Rocky Mountain Sports
Sons of Norway Viking magazine
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Ski for Light, Inc. is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible organization (ID #51-0175938).
Ski for Light, Inc. is a supporting organization member of the Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA).
Ski for Light, Inc. supports full disclosure and accountability for nonprofit corporations and is registered with GuideStar®.
Last updated on July 29, 2008
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