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Join 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist, Bill Johnson for a day of fun on the slopes!
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The 4th annual Bill Johnson Vertical Challenge for Brain Injury Awareness will be held at Cranmore Mountain Resort on January 27, 2007. 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) and to the team collecting the most vertical combined – includes skied vertical and vertical purchased, to the team collecting the most money ($350 minimum), the team identifying the most checkpoints, as well as a randomly drawn grand prize. Awards party with plenty of food and gifts provided for each skier! Check back often for more information as the date draws closer!
Starting last year, there was a new incentive for participants to raise more pledge money. For every extra $100 raised in pledges that a team raises over the $350 minimum pledge fee, we will start that team off with an extra 100 vertical feet to their tally sheet! For example, for a team that brings in $550 in pledges, we will add an extra 200 vertical feet to the final tally. Vertical may also be “purchased” during the 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.
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The 4th Annual Bill Johnson Vertical Challenge for Brain Injury Awareness was held at Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, NH on January 27, 2007. Twenty-five teams braved the cold to rack up the most vertical during the days event. Ski teams collected pledges totaling over $21,000. The funds raised for the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire will be used to support the Neuro-Resource Facilitation and Outreach Programs.
Completions was fierce with the Holderness School in honor of Charlie Gaylord Class of 2001 leading the way with 158 runs/189,000 vertical feet. Close behind was Brown’s Bombees with 153 runs/183,600 vertical, and the Wussy Pussy Cats in third with 151 runs/181,200 vertical. Team Pace won for the most money raised bring in a total of $1,005. The Rubber Duckie’s were the grand prize winners of 4 Threedon Passes for the 2007-2008 ski season donated by Cranmore Mountain Resort.
Participants were treated to an après ski party sponsored by Capitol Distributors/Bass Ale. After racking up the vertical, skiers were able to enjoy a complementary massage by Macintosh College of Massage Therapy.
We send special thanks to our lead sponsors: Cranmore Mountain Resort and Boston Life Sciences, Inc. We also send special thanks to our major sponsors: North Country Independent Living, WPKQ 103.7 FM, Capitol Distributors/Bass Ale, Jeff Woods Construction and MPZ Landscaping and Irrigation. We would also like to extend sincere thanks to the following businesses and organizations in the North Country who also supported the event: Stan and Dan’s Sports, Synergy, Joe Jones, Horsefeathers, Hill’s Florist and Nursery, Eastern Mountain Sports, Bob and Terry Sports Outlet, Lahout’s Country Clothing and Ski Shop, Great American Ski Rental, Newborn Hairstylist, Settlers’ Green and the Ski Bees Ski Club. In addition, we send thanks to the Manchester Wolves, the Manchester Fisher Cats and the NH Highland Games/NHSCOT for their generous support.
We hope that everyone had a great time. Pictures and vertical results are posted!!
