Hello family and friends!
Here we go again!
Thank you for taking a moment to check out my fundraising page for Vermont Adaptive as I prepare to run 100 miles this July in the famous Vermont 100 Endurance Race!
Running 100 miles?!?!?!
Yep, 100 miles.
Really?
Yep!
Why?
In my personal life and throughout my career as a physician I have seen and felt the impact of adaptive sports. Adaptive sports ensure that all individuals with disability have the same opportunities as you and I to enjoy and develop through sports and outdoor experiences.
Many individuals who have physical or mental disability have been excluded from the very experiences that can help us reach our potential and live life to the fullest. Vermont Adaptive changes this.
Further, Vermont Adaptive has been instrumental in creating life changing experiences for all of our military veterans that would like to take part.
If you are interested in making a difference for all individuals with disability and our military veterans, this is how you can.
How can you help?
I’ll run the miles, you don’t have to worry about that, what I need your help with is considering donating to our cause. Let’s make a difference together. Empower each other through inclusion and understanding. You can and do make a difference!
Please consider donating what you can to help me reach my goal and help Vermont Adaptive meet their goal too!
Thank you!
MORE INFO:
Vermont Adaptive is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that empowers people of all disabilities through inclusive sports and recreational programming regardless of ability to pay. The organization believes sports and recreation provide a physical, mental and social experience that is immeasurable in promoting self-confidence and independence in an individual.
Vermont Adaptive is committed to empowering individuals with disabilities. We promote independence and further equality through access and instruction to sports and recreational activities.
For more information about Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports: www.vermontadaptive.org.
Vermont 100 Endurance Race - Vermont Adaptive Fundraising
The Vermont 100 Endurance Race is celebrating its 35th edition! While the Vermont 100 Endurance Ride is much older, the run portion was started by the same woman, Laura Farrell, who founded Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports. The VT 100 is put on every year by a committee of 30 dedicated volunteers who work year round, 500+ volunteers who come out for race weekend, more than 30 private land owners and many donors of funds, products or services. Monies raised from the event support the year-round programs offered by Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports.
The 100 mile course is a "shamrock" loop, consisting of 70% dirt or jeep roads with the rest on woods trails with just a couple miles of pavement. The course both climbs and descends 17,000 feet. Participants have 30 hours to complete the race and many strive to finish in less than 24 hours. In 2008 we added a 100 K course that uses almost all of the same trail, just cutting out the first of the shamrocks leaves. The ride event offers a 100 mile course concurrent with the 100 mile run, as well as a 50 mile and 75 mile event that uses much of the same course.
All 100 Mile run participants must have a qualifying race and every runner is required to volunteer for 8 hours at a running event or trail work to enter.
Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports is a nationally recognized organization that empowers people of all abilities through inclusive sports and recreational programming regardless of ability to pay. In addition to sports, year-round programming options integrate environmental, holistic wellness, and competitive training philosophies for people of all ages with cognitive, developmental, physical and emotional disabilities.
Vermont Adaptive serves clients of all abilities with physical, cognitive and emotional/behavioral disabilities from all over the world in three locations in Vermont during the winter – Killington Resort and Pico Mountain in Killington; Sugarbush Resort in Warren; and Bolton Valley Ski Area in Bolton. Summer programs are provided state-wide. Many of their programs include environmental education, wellness, and special programs designed specifically for veterans.