(Photo | Courtesy of Oregon Adaptive Sports)
Spring is around the corner, but COVID is still hanging around. Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS) wants to invite the entire community to a challenge: from March 5-28, move your body 24 miles over 24 days and do it your way. You can walk, run, hike, bike, ski, snowboard, snowshoe, handcycle or some of each, you choose. You can take the challenge individually or as a team, you choose. This is a challenge to get your body moving and ready for spring, have fun doing it safely, and showcase the mission of a great organization. Oregon Adaptive Sports believes “when access is equal, potential is limitless.”
“This is usually an event held at Mt. Bachelor to challenge participants to ski or ride as much as you can in one day while raising funds to support OAS. At the end of the day, we all gather afterwards to celebrate,” said Pat Addabbo, executive director of OAS. “This year we decided to be more inclusive, to remain COVID-safe and to challenge the entire community to get moving. No matter what your ability or how you like to exercise, this is an opportunity to get outdoors, break barriers and showcase the OAS mission in action. It’s a challenge to have fun and help others to experience the benefits of outdoor recreation, regardless of ability.”
To register, go to oregonadaptivesports.org and click on the Ski For All link for easy instructions. You can register individually or as a team by paying a $50 registration fee or committing to raise at least $50 per person. Download a free app called Strava, then join the OAS Ski For All Strava Club and begin tracking and sharing your experiences, or you can choose to submit your activities directly to OAS. Each participant who raises $50 and completes the 24-mile challenge will receive a custom event neck gaiter or an OAS trucker hat. Plus, there are many other prizes including the most creative, most overall miles, top fundraiser, most variety of activities, and more.
The 4th Annual Ski For All is once again made possible by the support of many local businesses, including G5, who is the title sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. Additional sponsors include Ascent Capital Management, Inovia Vein Specialty Centers, 10 Barrel Brewing, Bend Broadband and the St Charles Foundation.
Prize Updates
The fourth annual Ski For All campaign is off to a fast start! Thanks to our donors and matching dollars from our sponsors, we have already raised nearly $9,000.
Read on for exciting news about our top fundraising prize, sponsor matching and how to get signed up. Sign up or donate here: support.oregonadaptivesports.org/event/4th-annual-ski-for-all.
Top Fundraiser Prize Announcement: $500 Gift Card to Mountain Supply
Our friends at BendBroadband are sponsoring this year’s top fundraising prize, a $500 gift card to Mountain Supply. The top individual fundraiser as of 5pm on March 28 will win this gift card, along with a boatload of swag from Mountain Supply and many other OAS supporters.
Double Your Fundraising
Thanks to our Summit Sponsor, G5, and Northwest Sponsor, Inovia Vein Specialty Centers, the first $7,500 of donations to the Ski For All are being matched dollar for dollar! Help us meet this match: double your impact by making a contribution today.
How to Sign Up and Participate:
- Head to the Ski For All webpage (click here or link below).
- Sign up or donate.
- Get moving! Ski, bike, run, push, however you can.
- Share with the world your love for OAS and outdoor recreation.
Help us reach our goal of $75,000 and to showcase the OAS mission in action.
Find out more and sign up here: support.oregonadaptivesports.org/event/4th-annual-ski-for-all.
Four fundraising prizes this year: Hydro Flask packs, Blackstrap neck tubes, ski socks and mugs. Visit the site to learn more.
