{"id":1317553,"date":"2020-01-06T16:32:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T23:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=992232"},"modified":"2020-01-07T07:56:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T14:56:18","slug":"skier-appreciation-day-on-friday-benefits-area-united-way-fundraising-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/skier-appreciation-day-on-friday-benefits-area-united-way-fundraising-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Skier Appreciation Day on Friday benefits area United Way fundraising campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Skiers and riders make their way to ticket window for the $20 lift tickets at last year’s Skier Appreciation Day at Sunlight Mountain Resort.<\/strong>
Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

A big discount on a lift ticket at Sunlight Mountain Resort on Friday will provide a huge boost for the area United Way campaign to provide people power for local nonprofit service organizations.<\/p>\n

The 35th Skier Appreciation Day on Jan. 10 offers $20 tickets for anyone who wants to check out Sunlight for the day, with proceeds benefitting United Way Battlement to the Bells. <\/p>\n

UWBB is in the midst of its $50,000 fundraising campaign to support its partnership with the Americorps VISTA Program.<\/p>\n

Skier Appreciation Day typically generates about half of the fundraising goal, according to Traci Gurley-Tomashosky, executive director for the organization. The other sizable portion comes from employee payroll deductions through the local United Way\u2019s corporate sponsors.<\/p>\n

The VISTA Program is United Way\u2019s primary contribution to local nonprofits, where full-time Americorps volunteers are matched with a human service organization that is in need of staffing assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has equated to a lot more value to our nonprofits than a small grant we would otherwise be able to provide,\u201d Gurley-Tomashosky said.<\/p>\n

Since its implementation in 2017, the program has also leveraged more than $265,000 in grants and in-kind donations to the participating agencies, she said.<\/p>\n

United Way has been active in Garfield County since 1982, and in 2015 the organization expanded to cover the broader region from Parachute to Aspen.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a long time we were able to give larger grants, but the volunteer program has really changed how much we are able to assist these organizations,\u201d Gurley-Thamshosky said.<\/p>\n

More information about the local Americorps VISTA program can be found at the UWBB website <\/a>(unitedwaybb.org).<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Skier Appreciation Day includes a beach\/luau themed costume contest at 3 p.m. Friday, a children\u2019s doughnut-eating contest sponsored by Sweet Coloradough, a hula hoop\/limbo contest, and a 4 p.m. prize drawing.<\/p>\n

For more information about the day\u2019s events, visit Sunlight Mountain\u2019s Facebook event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

jstroud@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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