November 2023: Skis for Change
A Fundraising event celebrating Giving by and for the Vermont Ski Community and Other Local Non-profits.
This unique event demonstrated best practices in non-profit and corporate partnerships by reducing waste, raising revenue and increasing awareness. Focused on increasing access to winter sports, Skis for Change collected gently used ski gear and donated it to charitable organizations that are increasing access to skiing and reducing waste.
Skis for Change culminated in a ticketed event at J Skis Bar and Lounge that included a silent auction featuring top quality ski gear, accessories and experiences. Guests had the opportunity to shop J Skis and Ski the East merchandise while enjoying apres style food and drink.Charitable beneficiaries included Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports, Cochran’s Ski Club and the Pennywise Foundation.
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Skis for Change culminated in a ticketed event at J Skis Bar and Lounge that included a silent auction featuring top quality ski gear, accessories and experiences. Guests had the opportunity to shop J Skis and Ski the East merchandise while enjoying apres style food and drink.Charitable beneficiaries included Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports, Cochran’s Ski Club and the Pennywise Foundation.
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OCTOBER 2019: amazon hope collective (AHC)
AHC joined together the specialists most intimately engaged with the Xingu and the diverse indigenous peoples who call it home. It aimed to jointly consider the current crisis – the hardest hit portion of the Amazon – and communicate its vitality and importance to interested partners, potential donors and the public. The disastrous fires, which catapulted to the world stage recently, have plagued the region for a decade. They are the result of drought conditions, which have become the new normal in the arc of deforestation. Local fire prevention efforts have succeeded in curbing the collapse of the closed moist forests of the region, but far more is needed. Through Amazon Hope, scientists, artists and indigenous leaders worked to devise solutions. The creation of a southern Amazon indigenous “firewall,” will be used as a tool to protect the lands, forests, waters and cultural heritage. Technology will empower indigenous people themselves, who constitute a veritable army of committed individuals, zealously looking for solutions to defend against the decimation of their lands and livelihoods.