On Aug. 9, the Vermont Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBVI) recently held a picnic and recreation day at Emerald Lake State Park in Dorset. Vermont Adaptive offers summer and fall events/programs statewide Vermont is home to some […]
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Adaptive Athletics: Paula Macneil Profile
Courtesy of InclusiveVermont.com Paula Macneil Every winter, thousands of people take to the mountains of Vermont to experience all that the state has to offer. Paula McNeill is no different. This mother of two has spent the last seven years […]
Adaptive Athletics: Mac Janney Profile
Courtesy of InclusiveVermont.com Mac Janney There is no rush like skiing down a steep slope at high speed, hanging off a sailboat in rapid winds or mountain biking in the Green Mountains. Mac Janney, a development coordinator for a Vermont […]
Video: 2015 Long Trail Century Ride
The Long Trail Century Ride began five years ago to benefit Vermont Adaptive. The cycling event has grown to 500 riders with many more coming to enjoy the beer, bands and food for the after party. The organizers have added […]
2015 Bachelor Auction Photo Booth
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Vermont Adaptive announces 2014 Volunteer of the Year award winners
KILLINGTON—Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports recently announced that Laura Schutz of Burlington and Frank Kelley of Chester are the 2014 recipients of the organization’s annual Jim Hutchinson Volunteer of the Year Award. “These two volunteers exemplify what Jim Hutchinson stood […]
Northern Ski Works Season Opening Party benefited Vermont Adaptive
KILLINGTON — Mary Fiore, general manager of Northern Ski Works hands a check to Tom Alcorn of Vermont Adaptive for $1,364. This is the third year that Northern Ski Works has chosen Vermont Adaptive as the recipient of the proceeds […]
Forerunner Ski Shop donates helmets to Vermont Adaptive
KILLINGTON — Hope Davis from Forerunner Ski Shop presents Vermont Adaptive Senior Program Coordinator Tom Alcorn five new OSEBE Helmets for program use at Pico Mountain. The Forerunner Ski Shop for many years has supported the organization by tuning skis and […]
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports seeks volunteers for the winter season at all state locations
Off-snow training begins mid-November, on snow in December KILLINGTON — Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the largest nonprofit organization in Vermont to provide daily, year-round sports and recreation to people with disabilities, is seeking new volunteer ski and snowboard instructors […]
Empowerment through sports, when spirits soar
By Karen D. Lorentz posted Jan 2, 2013 Hopefully you have been reading about the new Andrea Mead Lawrence Lodge that the Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports program and the Pico Ski Education Foundation are engaged in building at Pico […]