THE BEGINNING:
Join 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist, Bill Johnson for a day of fun on the slopes!
The 2nd annual Bill Johnson Vertical Challenge for Brain Injury Awareness will be held at Cranmore Mountain Resort on January 22, 2005. Form a team of family, friends or co-workers and see how many runs you can make throughout the day. This event is for skiers of all levels – families are welcome! Prizes will be awarded to the team racking up the most vertical (1200 feet per run), the team collecting the most money ($350 minimum), the team identifying the most checkpoints, as well as a randomly drawn grand prize. A lunch, après ski and plenty of gifts are provided for each skier. Check back often for more information as the date draws closer!
David Madison Sports Image
If you represent a company interested becoming a sponsor of this
event, please contact the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire office at (603)
225-8400 or mail@bianh.org.
THE END:
Next
Year's Challenge is set for January 28, 2006
David Madison Sports Image
Despite cold temperatures hovering around zero degrees, the 2nd Annual Bill Johnson Vertical Challenge for Brain Injury Awareness was a great success! Over 100 people participated on 24 teams and everyone had a great day of skiing and riding. Teams raised over $18,000 to support the Resource Facilitation and Outreach Programs.
All participants had a great time skiing with friends, meeting Bill Johnson, checking out Bill’s medal and enjoying some great food. All this fun and raising money for a great cause, too! Photos are available on this website. See what you missed and make it a point to come next year!
The team from Abramson, Brown and Dugan were again the winners of the Most Vertical Prize. The Veasey Family Team raised the most money and won that a prize. And the Usta Bees team won the most Check Points award. These prizes were donated by Stan and Dan Sports. The randomly drawn grand prize, Threedom Passes, donated by Cranmore Mountain Resort, went to Lakeview Downhill Express team.
We would like to thank Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Country Independent Living, Leedom Helmets, Capitol Distributors, Monadnock Spring Water, Jeff Woods Construction, and MPZ Landscaping and Irrigation. We also would like to extend sincere thanks to the following businesses and organizations in the North Country who also supported the event: Stan and Dan’s Sport, Synergy, Sports Outlet, Joe Jones, Horsefeathers, Hill’s Florist and Nursery, Coyote Rose, Darby Field Inn, Shannon Door, Lahouts Country Clothing and Ski Shop, Rodgers Ski and Sport, Glen Group, DB’s Seafood and Dairy Bar, Ski Works, Zeb’s, Eastern Inter-Club Ski League and the Ski Bees Ski Club. In addition, we send thanks to the Boston Red Sox, Manchester Monarchs, Manchester Wolves, NH Highland Games/NHSCOT and Miller Tabak and Co., LLC for their generous support.
Lastly, we thank all our volunteers, participants, Katrina Bernard, Miss Capital Area and Bill Johnson, 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist, for making this year’s event exciting, successful and memorable!
Keep an eye on the website for more information about next year’s event.
If you represent a company interested becoming a sponsor of this event, please contact the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire office at (603) 225-8400 or mail@bianh.org.