Building Mountains of Fun

Incentive Fund

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Amount: $250

Provided By: Dean and Karen Garyet

Details: We'll match donations 1-for-1 up to a total of $250.

Summary

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In the three years that I've been volunteering for Ignite Adaptive Sports as an instructor, I've seen a student progress to the point where he no longer needed to use a slider. I've seen visually impaired skiers thrill to feel the independence of speeding down the slope while an instructor called the turns. I've seen a non-verbal student on the autism spectrum point with a big smile to where he wanted to go. I've seen the determination of a veteran learning to carve turns on a sit-ski and unload himself from the lift. I've had the pleasure of inflicting dad jokes on kids while riding the lift together. I've gotten to know and learn from a wonderful, inspirational, and impressively competent cohort of volunteers. All this while getting to enjoy the sport I love in gorgeous surroundings!

Ignite Adaptive Sports has grown, and we can only manage our "temporary" current space for another couple of years. Will you help us build Ignite a permanent home? If a child with impaired vision has the courage to ski, a soldier with a brain injury finds the resilience to ski bike, or a mom with multiple sclerosis musters the determination to bi-ski, we can find a way to build them the school they deserve.

I am part of a grassroots effort to raise $150,000 of the funds needed. With our host mountain, Eldora, we are "moving mountains" to make sure this goal becomes a reality. The new building will provide:

- A larger, safer space for our students and the adaptive equipment they need.
- A less crowded and hectic environment for those with cognitive impairments.
- Direct lift access by way of a bridge to the lift line.
- Program stability and commitment to the disabled community.
- 1,500 or more lessons each season.

With this building, no student will be turned away due to space constraints. Your donation can make a difference. Please donate today!

"The Ignite program is absolutely enhancing the lives of its fortunate participants, making what once may have seemed impossible, possible." Susan Roussos, mother of Ignite student with cerebral palsy.