2019-20 Instructors and Student of the Year
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019-20 winter season instructors and student of the year.
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019-20 winter season instructors and student of the year.
Student of the Year: Daphne Williamson
Junior Instructor of the Year: Carson Murff
Instructor of the Year (and recipient of the Watson Cup) Philip Teel
2019-20 Watson Cup (W.A.S. Instructor of the Year) Recipient Philip Teel
12th Annual Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament-June 27, 2020
Please join us on July 20, 2019 to support the Wintergreen Adaptive Sports Wounded Warriors programs and for a day of fun and camaraderie on one of Virginia's finest golf courses at the 10th Annual Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament.
Please join us on June 27, 2020 to support the Wintergreen Adaptive Sports Wounded Warriors programs and for our 12th Annual Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament, at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg. For our 2020 tournament, we will be playing the Kingsmill River Course.
The format is Captain’s Choice. Prizes will be awarded for longest drive and closest-to-the-pin on designated holes, including separate contests for Wounded Warriors, and there will be a door prize raffle, a special hole-in-one contest, and a delicious barbecue lunch for all participants.
Mulligans and up to four "gimme" putts per team (purchased at registration) are permitted at any time, but teams must maintain an appropriate pace of play. Teams must avoid falling behind by a full golf hole. The maximum score for any hole is a double bogey. Each team must use three drives from each team member during the 18-holes.
We will tee off promptly at 9 a.m. Kingsmill provides a shuttle service to and from the practice range. To use the range, register and be at the range by 7:45 or so to ensure your return for final instructions at 8:45. There is a practice green adjacent to the Registration area. Complimentary coffee and muffins will be available during the morning registration.
Registration: Registration will begin at 7:30am at the Plantation/River Course scoreboard. All participants, including those who pre-registered and paid, must check-in at registration. When registering, participants are asked to sign an insurance waiver and a Media Release, granting Wintergreen Adaptive Sports the option to use your image in any media release or promotion.
To register, use the button, below:
You may pay for your registration in advance or at the event. For payment in advance, mail a check to Wintergreen Adaptive Sports, P.O. Box 4334, Charlottesville, VA 22905 (made out to "Wintergreen Adaptive Sports"), or use a credit card with the PayPal button and menu below. At the event, you may pay with cash, check, or credit card.
Sponsor Wounded Warriors
This tournament is not only a critical fundraiser for our Wounded Warriors programs, but is also an event with wide participation by wounded warriors, including many of our snow sports and paddling students. For this tournament, we invite their participation at no cost. To sponsor one or more of our honored wounded veteran participants, please use online payment link, above.
Sponsorship Levels
Platinum $5,000
Entitled to guest participation (four people) in all WAS events, including dinner/luncheon activities (Come ski, golf, and kayak or canoe with WAS!)
Event recognition at all WAS events throughout the year
Table recognition
Recognition in post-event press releases
Recognition on WAS website
Recognition on WAS program advertisements
Gold $4,000
Entitled to guest participation (four people) in two WAS events, including dinner/luncheon activities
Event recognition at all WAS events throughout the year
Table recognition
Recognition in post-event press releases
Recognition on WAS website
Recognition on WAS program advertisements
Silver: $3,000
Entitled to guest participation (four people) in one event
Event recognition
Table recognition
Recognition in post-event press releases
Recognition on WAS website
Recognition on WAS program advertisements
Bronze: $2,500
Entitled to guest participation (two people) in one event
Event recognition
Recognition in post-event press releases
Recognition on WAS website
Golf Tournament Hole Sponsorships: $500
Event recognition (including tee box placard)
Recognition in post-event press releases
The Rufus Cook Memorial Scholarship
Awarded for determination in overcoming injuries to seek the joy and exhilaration of snow sports
To honor the memory of Staff Sergeant Rufus Cook, his family and friends have endowed The Rufus Cook Memorial Scholarship.
Presented each year beginning in 2016 to a Wounded Warrior student at the Wintergreen Adaptive Sports Wounded Warrior Weekend.
This scholarship underwrites the participation of the WAS Wounded Warrior whose determination to overcome injuries and to seek the joy and exhilaration of snow sports best exemplifies the dedication and life-affirming service of Rufus Cook.
For more information on supporting this scholarship, email info@skiwas.org.
RUFUS COOK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
2020–Tyrone Sartor
2019–Armand Bonseigneur & Duane Brown
2018–Kemmini Washington & Jeff Haugh
2017–Seyward McKinney & Jason Ehrhart
2016–Jonathan Rivenbark
Staff Sergeant Rufus Cook first enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1979 at age 18, served with the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, with the 7th Cavalry in Schweinfurt, Germany, and near the end of his distinguished military career, with the 630th Transportation Company in 2004-05 in Operation Iraqi Freedom. In March 2005, for his heroic service while stationed in Iraq, Staff Sergeant Cook was the recipient of the Bronze Star. Medically discharged in 2009 due to injuries sustained in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Staff Sergeant Cook contracted throat and lung cancer in 2012 and fought bravely until his death in June 2015.
Ninth Annual Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament-July 8, 2017
Please join us on July 8, 2017 to support the Wintergreen Adaptive Sports Wounded Warriors programs and for a day of fun and camaraderie on one of Virginia's finest golf courses at the Ninth Annual Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament.
Please join us on July 8, 2017 to support the Wintergreen Adaptive Sports Wounded Warriors programs and for a day of fun and camaraderie on one of Virginia's finest golf courses at the Ninth Annual Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament.
The format is Captain’s Choice. Each member of the team with the highest score will receive a voucher for a 30-minute golf lesson from the Kingsmill pros.
Prizes will be awarded for longest drive and closest-to-the-pin on designated holes, including separate contests for Wounded Warriors, and there will be a door prize raffle and delicious barbecue lunch for all participants.
Mulligans and up to four "gimme" putts per team (purchased at registration) are permitted at any time, but teams must maintain an appropriate pace of play. Teams must avoid falling behind by a full golf hole. The maximum score for any hole is a double bogey. Each team must use three drives from each team member during the 18-holes.
We will tee off promptly at 9 a.m. Kingsmill provides a shuttle service to and from the practice range. To use the range, register and be at the range by 7:45 or so to ensure your return for final instructions at 8:45. There is a practice green adjacent to the Registration area. Complimentary coffee and snacks will be available during the morning registration.
Registration: Registration will begin at 7:30am behind the pro shop and putting green. All participants, including those who pre-registered and paid, must check-in at registration. When registering, participants are asked to sign an insurance waiver and a Media Release, granting Wintergreen Adaptive Sports the option to use your image in any media release or promotion.
To register, use the button, below:
You may pay for your registration in advance or at the event. For payment in advance, mail a check to Wintergreen Adaptive Sports, P.O. Box 4334, Charlottesville, VA 22905 (made out to "Wintergreen Adaptive Sports"), or use a credit card with the PayPal button and menu below.
Sponsor Wounded Warriors
This tournament is not only a critical fundraiser for our Wounded Warriors programs, but is also an event with wide participation by wounded warriors, including many of our snow sports and paddling students. For this tournament, we invite their participation at no cost. To sponsor one or more of our honored wounded veteran participants, please use online payment link, above.
Sponsorship Levels
Platinum $5,000
Entitled to guest participation (four people) in all WAS events, including dinner/luncheon activities (Come ski, golf, and kayak or canoe with WAS!)
Event recognition at all WAS events throughout the year
Table recognition
Recognition in post-event press releases
Recognition on WAS website
Recognition on WAS program advertisements
Gold $4,000
Entitled to guest participation (four people) in two WAS events, including dinner/luncheon activities
Event recognition at all WAS events throughout the year
Table recognition
Recognition in post-event press releases
Recognition on WAS website
Recognition on WAS program advertisements
Silver: $3,000
Entitled to guest participation (four people) in one event
Event recognition
Table recognition
Recognition in post-event press releases
Recognition on WAS website
Recognition on WAS program advertisements
Bronze: $2,500
Entitled to guest participation (two people) in one event
Event recognition
Recognition in post-event press releases
Recognition on WAS website
Golf Tournament Hole Sponsorships: $500
Event recognition (including tee box placard)
Recognition in post-event press releases
The 2017 Wintergreen Adaptive Sports 5K Run, Walk, & Roll–May 20
Thanks to our Hosts at The Devils Backbone Basecamp!
On May 20, 2017, W.A.S. will host its 5th annual "Run, Walk, and Roll" 5K Race and Fundraiser. As before, we will launch the race at the Devils Backbone Basecamp on Beech Grove Rd, and we welcome all runners, walkers, and hand-cyclists. For the second year in a row, we will use the Glenthorne Loop out-and-back course for the "Run, Walk, and Roll."
Online registration closed; register now at the event, from 8am-9:15am
Plan to join us for the mid-morning WAS 5K, which starts at 9:30am. As noted, above, we'll accept walk-up registrations on race day, beginning at 8:00am. Entry fees may be paid here online or at the event with cash, check, or credit card. For more information about how to join us on May 20th, email WAS executive director, Dave Shreve at: executivedirector.was@gmail.com.
All runners receive a Devils Backbone gift bag and coupon. For delicious food and drink, plan to join us after the race at the Devils Backbone Meadows beer garden or in the main restaurant.
Thanks to all who joined us last spring for our 4th annual 5K Road race fundraiser. We're especially grateful for our event sponsors–Wintergreen Real Estate, Contemporary Dentistry of Virginia, The Devils Backbone Brewery, Wintergreen Resort, Disabled Sports USA, and Ashley's Market, all of whom helped make the event a fun and exciting one.
Mardi Gras 2017
In the firmly established WAS tradition, the first Saturday in March is reserved for our annual Mardi Gras celebration.
Mardi Gras at WAS is held every year in honor of the program’s first student, Vince Fiore. Vince was an avid skier whose enthusiasm for sport, speed, and athletic endeavor never wavered. We miss him greatly, but it is his spirit of joyful determination that we remember and celebrate at each year's Mardi Gras.
In the firmly established WAS tradition, the first Saturday in March is reserved for our annual Mardi Gras celebration. This year it will be March 4th.
While we always hope to squeeze out a few more days of adaptive snow sports fun afterward, this celebration marks the beginning of the end of another exciting snow sports season, and a time to celebrate our students and volunteers with a day-long festival on snow. Join us for our synchronized skiing contest, parade, gumbo lunch and more...
11am–After morning adaptive ski and snowboard lessons, Mardi Gras festivities begin as we launch our version of a second line parade on skis (and snowboards), after assembling at the top of the Wintergreen Potato Patch trail. Traditional Mardi Gras costumes will be featured alongside those designed to reflect the year's theme.
Noon–Following the parade is the traditional Mardi Gras gumbo lunch served at the Hut. Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, Seafood Gumbo, and at least one vegetarian option will be served with French Bread and plenty of Cajun and Zydeco music. Student awards will be announced at lunch.
3pm–Following more post-gumbo adaptive skiing and snowboarding, on the Lower Diamond ski trail, WAS will hold its ever popular synchronized ski contest. As before, expect polished acting, ironic humor, and surpassing athleticism all rolled into one.
5pm–Finally, at the end of the day, staff and volunteers will gather for an informal barbeque, the announcement of volunteer awards, and the drawing of the Mardi Gras raffle prize winners. For raffle tickets, or any other information, email info@skiwas.org
The 13th Annual Wounded Warriors Winter Sports Weekend January 20-22, 2017
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports provides at no cost to our honored guests, welcome bags, snacks, nourishing meals, all lift tickets and equipment, all housing accommodations, and ski or snowboard lessons for all spouses and children. Special children's activities are also included.
an weekend FOR OUR HONORED WARRIOR GUESTS AND THEIR FAMILIES built around finding new possibilities, setting new limits with lots of time for pure fun and relaxation.
We're pleased to announce we will be hosting our 13th annual Wounded Warriors Weekend on January 20-22, 2017. The entire Wintergreen community eagerly anticipates this event when the snow starts flying each winter.
As is the tradition of this always exciting weekend, Wintergreen Adaptive Sports provides at no cost to our honored guests, welcome bags, snacks, nourishing meals, all lift tickets and equipment, all housing accommodations, and ski or snowboard lessons for all spouses and children. Special children's activities are also included. WAS is especially grateful for the housing accommodations provided by over thirty Wintergreen resident families.
Following a full day of snow sports on Saturday, January 21, we'll convene that evening our annual Wounded Warriors banquet, for the warriors and their families, the WAS and Wintergreen Resort staff, including the many community volunteers who assist us on this weekend.
Without the generosity of and collaboration among these groups and individuals, it would be impossible to hold this special event.
We welcome both donations and helping hands. If you'd like to contribute to this year’s weekend of appreciation for the brave men and women, injured in the line of duty, or would like information on the event, please send us an email to info@skiwas.org.
Eligibility
WAS defines a Wounded Warrior as a service member (veteran or active duty) who has a disability that either resulted from wounds, injury, or disease received in the line of duty as a direct result of armed conflict; or was caused by an instrumentality of war and was incurred in the line of duty.
For our Wounded Warrior weekend (and for our "Everyday is Warrior Day" program) all wounded warriors are welcome.
If there is limited space due to instructor availability, priority will be given to those injured after 2001 in overseas combat, those injured while directly engaged in armed conflict, and those who are attending their first event or are "never-ever" skiers and riders.
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports encourages our wounded warrior students to include their families in the Wounded Warrior Weekend. All spouses, partners, children, and caregivers will receive the same complementary accommodations as our wounded warrior students.
For additional information on our "Everyday is Warrior Day" program, go here, or contact us at info@skiwas.org.
WAS-Shenandoah University PT & SKI Program
Shenandoah University is seeking individuals with spinal cord injuries, amputations, degenerative diseases of the nervous system, MS, muscular dystrophy, CP, spina bifida, or other related disabilities to participate in a program with Wintergreen Adaptive Sports that combines Physical Therapy and Adaptive Skiing.
WAS and Shenandoah University are again seeking individuals with spinal cord injuries, amputations, degenerative diseases of the nervous system, MS, muscular dystrophy, CP, spina bifida, or other related disabilities to participate in their program that combines physical therapy and adaptive skiing (or snowboarding).
Almost anyone who walks with canes, crutches, or a walker, or who uses a wheelchair for mobility can participate in this unique program at Wintergreen Adaptive Sports.
An initial evaluation by a Shenandoah University Physical Therapist student, under the supervision of a licensed PT, takes place at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville, Virginia (Augusta County) in December.
After the evaluation, there are four sessions of approximately 1.5 hours of PT focused on your current level of fitness and impairments, followed by 1.5 hours of on-snow instruction with the WAS staff and an SU PT student. Each session is four weeks long on Thursdays.
The specific dates for the 2018-19 schedule will be announced soon
Session 1: January and February. Mornings or afternoons.
Session 2: February and (early) March. Mornings or afternoons.
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports provides all adaptive ski or ride equipment and a helmet (required for sit-down ski equipment). Contact Dr. Melissa Wolff-Burke, PT at Shenandoah University at 540-545-7238 or email mwolff@su.edu to schedule an initial evaluation or for more information.
If interested in becoming a WAS PT & Ski patient/student, please click on the button below and fill out and submit the application registration form.
Join us at Wild Wolf Brewing on Nov. 4th to celebrate our 20th Anniversary
Join us on Friday, November 4th for craft beer, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. We are marking our 20th anniversary as an independent non-profit at Wintergreen Resort and we want to thank Wintergreen residents for their steadfast hospitality and support.
The board of directors, staff, and volunteers of Wintergreen Adaptive Sports invite you to join us on Friday, November 4, 2016 for craft beer, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, to celebrate our 20th anniversary as an independent non-profit at the Wintergreen Resort, and to thank Wintergreen residents for their steadfast and surpassing hospitality.
WHERE & WHEN
WILD WOLF BREWING COMPANY
EVENT CENTER
2461 ROCKFISH VALLEY HWY.
NELLYSFORD
FRIDAY, NOV. 4, 5:30-7:30PM
COMPLIMENTARY CRAFT BEER & HORS D’OEUVRES
WINE & MIXED DRINKS CASH BAR
UVa/Aramark Event Fundraisers
Join WAS staff and volunteers at select University of Virginia athletic events and concerts where we sell merchandise and concessions. A portion of the sales are donated to Wintergreen Adaptive Sports
Join WAS staff and volunteers at select University of Virginia athletic events and concerts where we sell merchandise and concessions. A portion of the sales are donated to Wintergreen Adaptive Sports.
To help, email WAS Executive Director, Dave Shreve at executivedirector.was@gmail.com
Spartan Race is a winner for WAS
On September 24th and 25th Wintergreen Resort again played host to the Spartan Race. Comprised of an arduous 8-mile obstacle course on several of the resort's ski trails, the Spartan Super represents Virginia's part of the national Spartan Race tour.
On September 24th and 25th Wintergreen Resort again played host to the Spartan Race. Comprised of an arduous 8-mile obstacle course on several of the resort's ski trails, the Spartan Super represents Virginia's part of the national Spartan Race tour. Tasked with parking lot duties on the day of the race, with a portion of the proceed benefitting Wintergreen Adaptive Sports activities. WAS volunteers who helped out with this annual two-day event earned us a nice contribution from Spartain. Thank you.
Make your donations count for more, thanks to the Donovan Foundation Matching Fund Campaign
For each two dollars we raise between September 1st and November 15th, our generous friends at the Donovan Foundation will match the contribution to WAS with an additional dollar. Donate here
Deadline: November 15, 2016
Our annual Donovan Foundation Matching Fund Campaign starts today. For each two dollars we raise through the beginning of November, our generous friends at the Donovan Foundation will match the contribution with an additional dollar.
This, the largest and most important fundraising event we undertake each year, helps to underwrite everything we do, from our subsidized daily lessons to equipment purchases and repair to our complementary wounded warrior snow sports and paddling lessons. To help us maintain and improve the strength and reach of all of our adaptive sports programs, use this link, below. Let's make this year's Donovan campaign our best ever.
Sedona Taphouse July Steak-out for Charity
Updated October 6, 2016–Thanks once again to the folks at Charlottesville's Sedona Taphouse for bringing WAS in as the beneficiary of this past July's Steak-out for Charity event. WAS executive director, Dave Shreve, joined Sedona manager, Jordon Coleman, for last week's check presentation. Thanks to Christine, Rodell, Cierra, Jordon, and all the Sedona crew for being such a great community partner!
All of us at WAS would like to thank our friends at Sedona Taphouse, for choosing us as the beneficiary of the July Steak-Out for Charity event (with a percentage of all proceeds going to WAS).
We're very grateful for the generous contribution connected to this terrific fundraising event, for the enjoyable outings to the Millmont St. taphouse, and for the many ways the Sedona Taphouse owners, managers, and staff think often about and contribute greatly to the community they serve so well. Join us again as we continue to frequent this favorite place of ours in Charlottesville, on future Steak Out Mondays, or any other time.
Summer paddling program returns in 2017
We are working to bring the summer program back in 2017.
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports has always organized our adaptive sports instruction with an emphasis on safety, fun, and learning—prioritized exactly in that order. Our summer paddling program depends heavily on the support of our dedicated volunteers to ensure that all participants have a safe and meaningful experience on the water.
Due to unexpected changes in recent years, we suspended our summer program in 2016. Now we have an eye toward rebuilding, securing the safety of, and enhancing the program’s services.
We sorely missed the opportunity to be with our perennial adaptive kayakers and canoeists and regret that we were unable to offer the experience to any new friends last summer. We are hoping to announce a schedule for 2017 soon. Interested? Want more details? Give us a call: 434-325-2007 or email executivedirector.was@gmail.com.
Learn more about the WAS paddling program HERE.
We're now part of Amazon Smile
WAS is now a participant in the Amazon Smile program; select Wintergreen Adaptive Sports as the beneficiary on the Amazon Smile portal and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to us.
WAS is now a participant in the Amazon Smile program; select Wintergreen Adaptive Sports as the beneficiary on the Amazon Smile portal and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to us.
Come Join the W.A.S. Mardi Gras–Saturday, March 5, 2016
A silly parade, colorful and fun costumes, gumbo lunch, "synchronized skiing" context, a great dinner at Blue Toad Cidery and more.
Join us for a extra-day of fun on the slopes! Your $100 minimum donation will get you a lift ticket, lunch, and entry into our Mardi Gras parade and our famous Synchro Ski Races.
(For WAS students, the standard full-day lesson fee of $100 that includes a lift ticket, equipment, a lesson also comes with lunch.*)
You supply the costume. We’ll supply the fun!
To RSVP for the 2016 Fais Do-Do and Buffet Dinner at the Blue Toad Cidery, email info@skiwas.org
Come join friends and family at Wintergreen Adaptive Sports for its annual Mardi Gras event, held always on the first Saturday in March near the end of our snow sports season.
In 2016, our "Gras" will fall on Saturday, March 5th, at which time we'll celebrate another wonderful season on the snow–Wintergreen Adaptive Sports' 20th year as an independent non-profit. We'll recognize our illustrious students and volunteers.
Mardi Gras at WAS is held every year in honor of the program’s first student, Vince Fiore. Vince was an avid skier whose enthusiasm for sport, speed, and athletic endeavor never wavered. We miss him greatly, but it is his spirit of joyful determination that we remember and celebrate at each year's Mardi Gras.
Don't miss any of the fun
11am–The day begins as we launch our version of a second line parade on skis (and snowboards) at 11am, after assembling at the top of the Wintergreen Potato Patch trail. Traditional Mardi Gras costumes will be featured alongside those designed to reflect the year's theme.
Noon–Following the parade is the traditional Mardi Gras gumbo lunch served at the Hut. Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, Seafood Gumbo, and at least one vegetarian option will be served with French Bread and plenty of Cajun and Zydeco music. Student awards will be announced at lunch.
3pm–WAS will hold its ever popular synchronized ski contest. As before, expect polished acting, ironic humor, and surpassing athleticism all rolled into one.
6pm–Finally, at the end of the day, staff and volunteers will gather for a buffet supper, Cajun music by Bayou Faux Pas, and the announcement of volunteer awards at the Blue Toad Cidery Events Hall (462 Winery Lane, off of Beech Grove Rd.). Winners of the WAS Mardi Gras Raffle will also be drawn at the Cidery Dinner, during the band intermission. Register for dinner HERE.
*All events and meals are free to volunteers and staff.
Unstoppable: Disabled Adventurers Beat all the Odds
Blue Ridge Outdoors: WAS ranks among the country’s leading adaptive sports programs.
Read the entire article HERE
“WAS ranks among the country’s leading adaptive sports programs, averaging close to 200 students and 100 specialized instructors per season. The organization, which gained non-profit status in 1995, even touts its own summer boating program, offering adaptive canoeing and kayaking in the off-season.
“The key for most adaptive programs is how you use the equipment and how you tailor your instruction to help your students achieve independence,” [WAS Executive Director Dave] Shreve says. “When our students with all manner of disabilities can participate and learn, it gives them confidence and shows them there’s a big exciting world out there with a lot of things to try and do.”
WAS has assisted students with a variety of disabilities, ranging from physical ailments such as spinal cord injuries and cerebral palsy to visual impairments, deafness, post-traumatic stress disorder, and autism. The resort regularly hosts Wounded Warriors and their families, supporting the WAS goal of integrating their students with the resort community at large.
“Beyond building confidence, one of the things I think you’ll learn when you talk to persons with disabilities is how at various times in their life, they feel isolated from other people,” Shreve says. “What our program does, at least in some small measure, is break down those barriers between persons with disabilities and their peers, family members, and friends.””
Read Jess Daddio's entire feature in Blue Ridge Outdoors here
12th annual Wounded Warriors Weekend–February 5-7, 2016
In the tradition of this always exciting weekend, Wintergreen Adaptive Sports will provide–at no cost to our honored guests–welcome bags, snacks, nourishing meals, all lift tickets and equipment, all housing accommodations, and ski or snowboard lessons for not only those being honored, but all spouses and children as well. Special children's activities are also planned. WAS is especially grateful for the housing accommodations provided by over thirty Wintergreen resort resident families.
Our 12th annual Wounded Warriors Weekend will be February 5–7.
Everyone at Wintergreen Adaptive Sports, and the entire Wintergreen community, eagerly anticipates this event as soon as the snow starts flying each winter. It is a weekend built around finding new possibilities, setting new limits, and providing lots of time for pure fun–and relaxation,–for our honored warrior guests and their families.
In the tradition of this always exciting weekend, Wintergreen Adaptive Sports will provide–at no cost to our honored guests–welcome bags, snacks, nourishing meals, all lift tickets and equipment, all housing accommodations, and ski or snowboard lessons for not only those being honored, but all spouses and children as well. Special children's activities are also planned. WAS is especially grateful for the housing accommodations provided by over thirty Wintergreen resort resident families.
Following a full day of snow sports on Saturday, February 6th, we'll convene in the evening for our annual Wounded Warriors banquet to salute the warriors and their families, the WAS and Wintergreen Resort staff, and for the many community volunteers who assist us on this weekend. Without the generosity of and collaboration among these groups and individuals, it would be impossible to hold this special event.
We welcome both donations and helping hands. If you'd like to contribute to this year’s weekend of appreciation for the brave men and women, injured in the line of duty, or would like information on the event, please send us an email to info@skiwas.org.
For our Wounded Warrior weekend, and for our "Everyday is Warrior Day" program, all wounded warriors are welcome to this event.
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports defines a Wounded Warrior as a service member (veteran or active duty) who has a disability that either resulted from wounds, injury, or disease received in the line of duty as a direct result of armed conflict; or was caused by an instrumentality of war and was incurred in the line of duty.
If there is limited space due to instructor availability, priority will be given to those injured after 2001 in overseas combat, those injured while directly engaged in armed conflict, and those who are attending their first event or are "never-ever" skiers and riders.
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports encourages our wounded warrior students to include their families in the Wounded Warrior Weekend. All spouses, partners, children, and caregivers will receive the same complimentary accommodations as our wounded warrior students.
For additional information on our Wounded Warrior program, contact us at info@skiwas.org.
Molly Servine's work at WAS featured in Inside Ivy
Read feature on the superb volunteer instruction by WAS' Molly Servine in the March 2015 edition of Inside Ivy magazine.
Read feature on the superb volunteer instruction by WAS' Molly Servine in the March 2015 edition of Inside Ivy magazine.
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