Fwd: Invitation to Extreme Recess Alpine Skiing on Feb 11th

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Teri Steinberg

Chicago Regional Organizer

Illinois Association of Microboards & atives, Inc.

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A grant from the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities

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> From: dfkevents <dfkevents@...>

> Date: January 12, 2012 2:05:59 PM CST

> extreme-recess-participantsgooglegroups

> Subject: Invitation to Extreme Recess Alpine Skiing on Feb 11th

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> Please feel free to pass this around to families and partner organizations

that could be interested in FREE adaptive alpine skiing.

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> Join Dreams For Kids for Adaptive Alpine Skiing on February 11th! (Register

here http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2730449849)

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> Dreams for Kids (DFK) and the Alpine Valley Resort are teaming up, once again,

to give children with physical and developmental disabilities the FREE

opportunity to go snow skiing, many for the very first time! The annual Extreme

Recess clinic will celebrate the ability in all children and show them how truly

ABLE they are.

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> WHAT: Dreams for Kids is partnering with Alpine Valley, to put on a skiing

clinic for children with disabilities and their families. The two-day-long event

will include skiing lessons, food, and fun in a beautiful resort setting. The

clinic is organized by the volunteer staff at Dreams for Kids, which consists of

young adults, who are working to empower youth of all abilities in the Chicago

area.

> What is Extreme Recess?

> Learn here http://dreamsforkids.org/programs/extreme-recess/ and see a video

of Extreme Recess past events here: http://vimeo.com/6105680

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> Who: The event will bring together youth with physical and developmental

disabilities, their parents, volunteers, and members from the Alpine Valley team

to snow ski in the midst of a beautiful resort setting! DFK has chosen to

partner with Alpine Valley because of their similar mission to bring the

opportunity to ski to all people, despite their physical, mental, or financial

position.

> ALL KIDS will be able to participate, regardless of disability. Dreams For

Kids is devoted to this promise, and all necessary adaptive equipment and

trained instructors will be on-site to facilitate this event.

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> WHEN: Saturday, February 11th and Sunday, February 12th- from 9AM-5PM both

days

> (Volunteers asked to arrive by 8 a.m.)

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> WHERE: Alpine Valley Resort W2501 County Road D, Elkhorn, WI. 53121

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> COST: FREE, FREE, FREE! All equipment, food, and activities provided!

> Individuals are asked to please provide personal transportation and lodging.

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> REGISTER YOUR KID(S) TODAY!

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> Visit http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2730449849 to register!

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> If you would like to make hotel reservations for the evening of February 11th,

we will be staying at:

> The Country Inn and Suites

> 2921 O’Leary Lane

> East Troy, WI. 53120

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> A direct link to their site can be found here:

http://www.countryinns.com/east-troy-hotel-wi-53120/wietroy

> Or, by phone: (262) 642.2100

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> Three ADA rooms have been reserved for Dreams For Kids for the evening of the

11th. If you would like to request one of these rooms for your family, please

contact me directly, and I will be more than happy to contact the hotel, on your

behalf, to add your name to our reservation!

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> Please Contact:

> Caitlin Rettenmaier at crettenmaier@... , or by phone at 312-729-5404

> YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS AWESOME EVENT!

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> Horn

> EVP/COO

> Dreams For Kids

> O. 866-729-5454

> C. 703-475-9322

> www.DreamsForKids.org

> 155 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 700

> Chicago, IL 60601

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