By The News-Gazette
The News-Gazette.com
Tuesday September 29, 2009
CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign Ski Club is accepting applications for its new "Anyone Can Ski" program for people with disabilities.
The club is raising funds to send a skier and a guardian or companion on a ski trip to the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park, Colo. The center helps people with many types of disabilities learn to ski and enjoy mountain fun.
People with any type of disability are encouraged to apply, but applicants must be able to travel by train and must have a desire to ski. The applicant will be chosen in December by the ski club's board of directors and will travel to Winter Park in February.
The club will cover the cost of train travel and the lodging at Beaver Lodge.
Applications must be postmarked by Oct. 16 to be considered. Details of the program and application forms may be obtained at www.champaignskiclub.org.
The club is selling raffle tickets to support the project. Raffle prizes include a winter ski trip to Colorado or Utah, or $1,000 cash.
The second prize will be an $800 gift certificate to Wild Country in Champaign.
Raffle ticket information is also available at the Ski Club Web site, and tickets may be obtained by e-mailing Marvin Bell at mbell<@>mchsi.com or calling him at 590-4265.
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