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April 28, 2005
Colorado Ski Museum receives challenge grant
Museum
seeks $25,000 in matching gifts;
Colorado Ski Country adds $5000 gift
Vail, April 28, 2005 - An anonymous donor has offered a $25,000 challenge grant to advance the work of the Colorado Ski Museum.
The Museum has been asked to raise another $25,000 by July 1, 2005 in order to qualify for the full award.
The Museum is currently searching for a new Executive Director. "It would be wonderful to begin a new era in the Museum's management with an enthusiastic statement of support from its members and friends in the Colorado snowsports community," said the challenge grant donor.
Concurrently, the Museum has been given a $5000 grant by Colorado Ski Country USA, the not-for-profit trade association representing the state's ski areas since 1963. "It's a wonderful gift, and I'm hopeful that the combination of the two grants will give the Museum a welcome boost during this transition," the challenge donor said.
"Our volunteers, staff and board are gratified and delighted by these two grants," noted David Gorsuch, chairman of the board of the Colorado Ski Museum and Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. "The challenge grant means that each community donation doubles its power toward assuring the success of the Museum's mission."
Friends of the Museum are asked to send qualifying donations to
Matching Grant
Colorado Ski Museum
Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame
PO Box 1976
Vail, CO 81657
The Colorado Ski Museum/Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame was established in 1976. The mission of the Museum is to preserve and appreciate the legacy of skiing and snowboarding in Colorado. The Museum is a private, non-profit organization funded primarily by memberships and special events. Within the Museum's collection are over 5,650 photographs, artifacts, pieces of equipment, and articles of clothing representing over 130 years of Colorado skiing. Exhibits on display include a timeline of Colorado skiing, Olympic and World Cup memorabilia, 10th Mountain Division, the Evolution of Snowboarding, and the Spirit of America's Champions.
The Museum is located near the center of Vail Village, in the Vail Transportation Center.
International Skiing
History Association
JOURNAL
OF ISHA, THE INTERNATIONAL SKIING HISTORY ASSOCIATION
The
International Skiing History Association is a not-for-profit corporation,
whose mission is to preserve and advance the knowledge of ski history
and to increase public awareness of the sport's heritage.
ISHA, PO Box 644, Woodbury CT 06798 (203) 263-2176