Adaptive Snowsports & Recreation Programs

A Nonprofit Organization Serving People of All Abilities Since 1997

 

AbilityPLUS Ongoing Events

Winterfest Events

AbilityPLUS / WMUR Waterville Valley Winterfest

AbilityPLUS at Mount Snow Winterfest

AbilityPLUS at Attitash Winterfest

2010 Gunstock Adaptive Party on the Snow

 

Golf Events

Boston Area Golf -  It's The YET ANOTHER "Charity Golf Tournament" TOURNAMENT -

June 15, 2010

Wedgewood Pines CC, Stow MA.

Annual AbilityPLUS Golf Tournament at Owl's Nest in New Hampshire - TBA

 

Annual "The Meisters" Mini Golf Tourney

Year Round Events

Stowe Trail Race Series - Run for a Reason

Annual Ski Bum Prom in Stowe VT

Can't Join Us at an Event? - Click here to Make a Donation Instead!

 


Boston Area Golf Tournament!!

2011 Date Announced - See you on Tuesday June 14, 2011

Wedgewood Pines CC

215 Harvard Road

Stow MA

11:30 - 12:30 Welcome - Check-In - Box Lunch

1PM - Shotgun Start - Scramble Format

Cash Bar - Silent Auction - Awards Dinner

 


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2010 Silent Auction Items Announced

RED SOX Tickets

Lewis Black Tickets and Backstage Passes - Signed Materials

ORVIS Flyfishing School, Rod, Reel Package

The Real School of Music 4 Lesson Package

Fine Art by DAlan Photography

& More!

 

Sponsor Packet PDF

 

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"The Meisters" Mini Golf Tournament

Banana Village
2129 White Mountain Hwy (Rtes 16/302)
North Conway, NH 03860

2010 Date to be announced

18 holes of adventure miniature golf starting high in our tiki huts and winding around a beautiful waterfall. Enjoy a rousing game of golf while taking in our killer views of the Moat Mountain range and Mount Washington to the north!

Players of every age and skill level will have fun whether you're keeping score or just playing for the sport of it. We even have plastic golf clubs for the little tikes. Miniature golf is more than a game; it's a state of mind!

$15 per person
$50 Foursome Team

Refreshments and Awards Ceremony Following
Raffle Prizes Galore!

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WMUR WinterFest at Waterville Valley -

When: 2011 Date to be announced

Where: Waterville Valley Resort, (map&directions)

Waterville Valley NH 03215

What & Why: Fun Race, Dinner and Auction To Benefit AbilityPLUS at Waterville Valley

 

Call Joan Sweeney at 603-236-4758 for more information, sponsorship opportunities or if you would like to donate any new items for the auctions!

Fun-Ski Team Race

Form a team of four (4) or register as an individual and join celebrities from WMUR Channel 9 and others for a great day on the slopes followed by a fantastic dinner and auction in the evening. All team members will receive a lift ticket,lunch,and a goody bag.

Fun Ski Race Team Registration: $300.00

Individual Fun Ski Race Registration: $75.00

Schedule:

Friday:


8:00pm Kick-off Reception for Sponsors and Teams at Diamond’s Edge North Restaurant in Town Square Waterville Valley NH.

Saturday:


8:00am - 9:30am Team Registration in the Base Lodge

9:30am - 10:00am Team Photos at bottom of Race Course

10:00am - 12:00pm Racing on Tommy’s World Cup Trail

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch in the hospitality tent

5:00pm Doors open at the Waterville Valley
Conference Center for the Dinner & Auction (Additional charge)

 

Silent Auction / Cash Bar - Dinner and Live Auction

Reserve a table at the Dinner/Auction for $500.00

(includes10 dinner tickets)

Individual reception/dinner tickets are $50.00

Auction information:

Tom Gross - Auctioneer and Host

Pre-Registration will be available for fast check out!

Silent Auction 5-7PM - Our dedicated committee has been working overtime for months collecting items for the silent auction including gift certificates for dining and shops, overnight stays, fleece blankets, ski apparel, jewelry, watches and much more!

Live Auction & Dinner 7PM - Exciting new trip and adventure packages!! Premier parking at Waterville Valley, Valet parking for the year, Sailing trips, Red Sox Tix and many other fantastic items to bid on!!

 

 

 

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AbilityPLUS at Waterville Valley Golf Tournament

Date to be Announced

Owl's Nest Golf Club (click here for directions)

Campton NH

 

Please join us for the

5th Annual AbilityPLUS Golf Tournament

Sponsored by

   

to benefit the AbilityPLUS Inc. Adaptive Snowsports & Recreation Programs

We will have a great day of golf at the beautiful Owl's Nest Golf Course in Campton, NH.

The event will include a 4-person scramble, BBQ and awards receptions following the golf.

Featured events for the day will include:

  • Putting Contest
  • Hole in One Contests
  • Closest to the Pin Contest
  • Mulligans
  • Player Gifts
  • Prizes and Awards
  • Longest Drive Contest
  • Raffle, and much more.

Where: Owls Nest Golf Club

When: Date to be Announced for 2010

9:00 – 9:45am • Coffee & pastries

Start: 10:00 am Shotgun start

Scramble Format

Cost: $100.00 per player

$400.00 per (4) player Team

 

Please register now and remember to invite your friends to play!

Sponsorship Opportunities

$5,000     Platinum Event Sponsor

 

*Event Naming Rights – Company Name Beside AbilityPLUS

*Company Provided Banner(s) displayed at Club House Entrance, Registration, lunch tent & at 1st hole

*Company Logo & Recognition on AbilityPLUS website

*Recognition on Tournament Posters, Invite & Press Release(s)

*1 night Lodging for 8 (Sunday 8/23  or Monday 8/24)

*2 Foursomes for Golf Tournament, Goody Bags & Awards Luncheon

$1,500     Lunch Sponsor

 

*Company Provided Banner displayed in lunch tent & at 1st hole

*Company Logo & Recognition on AbilityPLUS website

*Awards Luncheon Recognition

*Recognition on Invite & Press Release(s)

*1 Foursome for Golf Tournament & Awards Luncheon

 

$1,000     Cart Sponsor

 

*Company Provided Banner Displayed at Tournament

*Company Recognition on EVERY Cart

*Web Site Recognition

*2 Golfers & Awards Luncheon

 

$500         Breakfast Sponsor

 

*Company Provided Banner/Sign Displayed at Coffee & Pastries

*Web Site Recognition

*Invite Recognition

*2 Golfers & Awards Luncheon

 

$500         Hat Sponsor

 

*Company Provided Banner/Sign Displayed at Registration

*Logo on Hats

*Web Site Recognition

*2 Golfers & Awards Luncheon

 

$350         Hole in One Sponsor

 

*Sign Displayed at Hole

*Web Site Recognition

*Invite Recognition

$250         Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin Sponsor

 

*Sign Displayed at Hole

*Web Site Recognition

*Awards Luncheon Recognition

 

$100         Tee Sponsor

 

*Sign Displayed at Tee

 

$100         Green Sponsor

 

*Sign Displayed at Green

                 

$175         Tee AND Green Sponsor

 

*Signs Displayed at both Tee and Green

 

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AbilityPLUS at Mount Snow WinterFest

February 6, 2010

with Raffle & Silent Auction at the Apres Ski Party!

To Benefit AbilityPLUS Adaptive Program at Mount Snow

Mount Snow

Route 100

West Dover Vermont (map&directions)

Ski or Ride as many runs as you can and raise $ for the adaptive program!

This is our major fund-raising event for the AbilityPLUS at Mount Snow Adaptive Snowsports Program. The Ski/Ride til You Drop-a-thon and will be followed by a fun filled reception at The Lodge at Mount Snow complete with silent auction, raffle and prizes.

How it works:

1. Click Here to Register as a Participant and for the Apres Ski Silent Auction & Party at the Lodge at Mount Snow

Registration Info:

Minimum Cost:     $100 for Adults, $50 for Kids - Includes Lift Ticket & Apres Ski Party-($35 for just the Apres Ski                                 Party )

Check In:               9:15 a.m. at the AbilityPLUS office located on the 2nd floor of the Discovery Center

Ski/Ride:                All Skiing and Riding to be done using the Canyon Express or Tumbleweed lifts.  The goal will be to complete as many runs as you can between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Questions:            Call 802-464-1100 x4699 for more information.

2. Get your friends, family and co-workers to sponsor you with pledges. Cover your minimum cost and ski for free! 

Use this link to create your own fundraising webpage - www.firstgiving.com/abilityplus

Mention on your webpage the number of runs you will do in 4 hours and ask friends and family to sponsor you by donating for this wonderful cause. You can do it as a team, family or independently.

Prizes will be awarded to top earner(s) and most runs, etc.

Food & Silent Auction Downstairs at The Lodge at Mount Snow 5:30-7:30p - Stay and Party Upstairs All Night!

The Lodge at Mount Snow

Cost per person = $35

Cash Bar

Race Awards & Raffle

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AbilityPLUS at Attitash WinterFest

 

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AbilityPLUS Affiliate Events

Stowe Trail Race Series - Run for a Reason

Links for registration:  

Ranch Camp 5K Ramble

Town Loops 5K Stampede

Trapp Cabin 10 K Series Final

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We invite you to join us for Run for a Reason!

 

Partial proceeds go to benefit the Stowe Chapter of AbilityPLUS, providing scholarships, equipment and specialized training for local disabled athletes.

 

Can’t join us for the run? Consider making a donation to benefit the Stowe programs. 

 

Event contact: Cynthia Needham, Adaptive Program Coordinator, Stowe Mountain Ski & Snowboard School

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5th Annual Ski Bum Prom to Benefit AbilityPLUS at Stowe VT

Can't make the event? Click here to make a donation instead!

2010 Event Info:

 

Contact Info:

Cynthia Needham, Coordinator

Adaptive Program, Ski & Snowboard School

Stowe Mountain Resort

Phone: 802 279 1079

Email: cynthia@smartscience.org

More Info:

 

Matterhorn to Host the 5th Annual Ski Bum Prom to Benefit AbilityPLUS

Get out those bell bottom jeans – you know, the ones with the flag sewn on the rear end – as the 5th Annual Ski Bum Prom boards the Magic Bus and returns to the “Winter of Love.” The 60’s themed event will be hosted by the Matterhorn on Thursday, March 25th from 8:00 until everyone runs out of steam. Love-In attire is encouraged and may be rewarded if you happen to be chosen as this year’s Prom King or Queen.

This is an opportunity for all who love snow sports to come together for a great cause. All proceeds from the Prom go to support AbilityPLUS, a non-profit New England organization dedicated to helping disabled people of all abilities realize their dreams of inclusion through adaptive skiing and riding. AbilityPLUS supports the adaptive program at Stowe Mountain Resort’s Ski and Snowboard School by granting scholarships to local athletes, purchasing specialized equipment, and supporting adaptive training for Stowe’s instructors.

Mike Dolan, one of last year’s scholarship recipients, is a full time student at Johnson State College. Mike was an avid snowboarder until a swimming accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. We were really excited to see Mike recovering movement in both arms last year, and that made for some exciting trips down our trails.

“I was active snowboarding every winter since I was young.  When I had my accident my life changed in all areas.  Last February when we got all the snow, I felt down because I really, really wanted to play in the snow and my mom said let’s figure it out.  She called Stowe Mountain Resort and they welcomed me!  The first day in the snow my spirits were lifted and I felt really, really good and loved my experience.  The instructors were professional and made my day fun and I was one with the mountain again.  I gained confidence only because of the instructors, my being welcome at the mountain and my feeling that I can still snowboard!!”

This year AbilityPLUS awarded seven scholarships of $1000 each, and Mike is back skiing with us along with six other locals. Jordan Carroll, who suffered a spinal cord injury snowboarding on Mt. Mansfield four years ago, got his own monoski with the help of the Kelli Brush Foundation. His scholarship allows him to rip it up on his new ski with a season’s pass and still get some coaching from his instructors.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Or grab a date and one of the special prom packages for $30 ($40 at the door) that admits two and includes flowers for your hair, a prom photo, and 10 raffle tickets. Raffle tickets are available for $1 each or 15 for $10, and you don’t have to be present to win one of the great prizes. Prom tickets and/or raffle tickets can be purchased at the UPS Store on South Main Street in Stowe or at the Ski & Snowboard School desk at Spruce Camp at Stowe Mountain Resort.

 

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Gunstock Adaptive Learning Center Party On The Snow

 

2010 Party On The Snow!  

Saturday March 13, 2010

Sponsored by

The Gunstock Inn * Renegade Wheel Chairs * Gunstock Mtn. Resort * Boston Ski & Sports Club

Piche's Print Shop * Piche's Ski & Sports * Nassau Broadcasting

(check out offers below)

Click Here to check out last our program video!

That's right folks!  The snow is flying and it's time to make plans for this spring's big Gunstock Adaptive party.  We are now actively seeking last year's Team Captains, and this year's new Team Captain's to sign up and get their teams going. The use of the Firstgiving website was a super tool we've developed to help people ask for donations, and we're doing it again! 

Click here to create your own FirstGiving Webpage and start raising $ today for the program!

 

 

8 am to 10pm Sat March 13th at Gunstock Mountain Resort   Regardless of the weather, this will be an event you don't want to miss!  Registered participants will ski or ride Gunstock Mt for the day.  You'll be fed Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner to keep your energy up for the entertainment that night.    Prizes will be awarded for:

  • The team with the most money raised
  • A weekend skiing for 4 at Gunstock including 2 nights stay, one night dinner for 4 
  • Most money raised by an individual
  • A weekend skiing for 2 at Gunstock including 2 nights stay, one night dinner for 2
  • Best Costumes by a team
  • Best Costume by an individual
  • In addition, prizes will be awarded to individuals who raise:
  • $200  A Gunstock Adaptive Commemorative Hat
  • $400  A Gunstock Adaptive Commemorative Shirt
  • $600  A Gunstock Adaptive Commemorative Vest
  • $600+ Entered in a Drawing for a Grand Prize!

There will be a band in the Main Lodge from 6pm to 9pm to dance to.  Dinner will be held in the Main Lodge from 5:30p til 6:30p. 

Contact:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Bill Grant, Party on the Snow Coordinator

snowparty@gunstock.com

603-293-4341 Ext 165

snowparty@gunstock.com

Sponsor Information:

***The Gunstock Inn is offering a 20% discount on all rooms to Party on the Snow participants!***

  Reach them at www.GunstockInn.com to make your registration.  Tell them your registered Party Team name, and that your enjoying the Party on the Snow!


Gunstock Adaptive is proud to be associated with Renegade Wheel Chairs.  Renegade Wheel Chairs is the manufacturer of your personalized all terrain wheel chair. 

You can reach them at

www.renegadewheelchairs.com 

Because where you want to go, there are no ramps. 

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Can't Join Us? Make a Donation Instead!

A donation to AbilityPLUS Inc. will enable us to continue to provide excellent adaptive snowsports and other year-round recreation activities for people with disabilities throughout the Northeastern United States. You may direct your gift to any one of our programs or make a contribution to support our general operating expenses. Thank you for making our programs possible through your generous support!

If you prefer, you may send your check made out to AbilityPLUS Inc. directly to:

AbilityPLUS, Inc
P.O. Box 253
Waterville Valley, NH 03215


Or you make use any of these online services:

As a nonprofit organization, AbilityPLUS relies on tax-deductible contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations to fund its operation. There are many ways to help AbilityPLUS through contributions:

• General Operations
• Support of Special Programs
• Event Sponsorship
• Volunteer Education
• Support the Athletes Fund
• Sponsor an AbilityPLUS team
• Support New and Existing Programs
• Purchase New Adaptive Equipment

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Event Sponsors

 

 

Dimeo Construction Company

Campton Falls Marketplace

Squam Ridge and River Landing

Golden Eagle Lodge

 

AbilityPLUS Inc. • PO Box 253 • Waterville Valley NH 03215 • 603-236-4758 Voice • 603-236-4250 Fax