For the 11th year in a row, Mt. Bachelor is offering $25 lift tickets to raise money for local students through the Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools. The one-day passes, priced at $25 each, are on sale now through November 29 at the local retailers listed below. The tickets may be redeemed to ski at the resort Monday, November 30 to Thursday, December 3 and Monday, December 7 to Thursday, December 10.
Retailers in Bend selling the Ski For Schools tickets include: Mid Oregon Credit Union, Powder House, REI and Skjersaa’s. Tickets are also available for purchase online at www.engagedminds.org and www.mtbachelor.com.
Mt. Bachelor donates 100 percent of the revenue generated through of Ski for Schools ticket sales. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $180,000, benefiting countless local students.
Spencer Weimar, Director of Sales, Marketing and Reservations at Mt. Bachelor, said “Mt. Bachelor is excited to partner with the Education Foundation for the 11th year of Ski for Schools. Through this partnership we can offer an incredible deal on lift tickets to our local community while helping students achieve success.”
Julie Smith, Executive Director of the Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools said, “We are extremely grateful to Mt. Bachelor for their ongoing support of our mission. The funds raised for our district largely support the Activity Fee Scholarship Program, providing financial aid for middle and high school youth for sports registration fees. Since the recession, the need has been immense and studies show that student engagement in after-school programs yields significant returns to both individuals and society as a whole.”
Tickets are limited and will NOT be sold at the Mt. Bachelor ticket windows, so purchase them at an area retailer or online.
For more information please call 541-355-5660, email education.foundation@bend.k12.or.us or visit www.engagedminds.org.
