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November 15, 2012 – Join us in supporting the next generation of American Nordic stars. Our American Nordic community has brought success to American Nordic sports. We now have athletes who are Olympic Medalists, World Champions and a World Cup Champion.
To build on those amazing and inspiring achievements we need to make sure that our developing Cross Country and Nordic Combined skiers have the opportunities to carry on that success.
The Drive for 25 has already been a tremendous example of what our American Nordic community can do. Almost 900 people have stepped up with donations a little as $5 to support our athletes.
What we raise will help our developing athletes from J2’s to unfunded World Cup skier’s as they train, race, learn and grow.
To donate visit:
Drive for 25- Cross Country
Drive for 25- Nordic Combined
November 15th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
I know you guys out there have been bombarded with the NNF fund raiser from every angle, but this letter from Mike Elliott, a long time friend, tells you how it is in the trenches. It’s a shame that the funding process is so hand to mouth, but we are gaining big time on the Euros, so realize anything extra helps to make the battle easier and puts us on a more even playing field.
It is money well used and appreciated,
Thank you,
Marty
Marty,
For Your Information. NNF under the direction of Dave Knoop is doing a fabulous job. Last year in May, the USST was directed that only the two A team members in each gender would be funded. The rest of the B team members (3) in each gender and D team members were responsible for funding all their travel expenses. Rocky Mountain Nordic had three Colorado members, Simi Hamilton, Noah Hoffman, and Tad Elliott. Among the communities of Aspen, Vail, and Durango under Rocky Mountain Nordic Angel account, we raised enough money to pay all their travel, lodging, and ground transportation expenses. This year it is the same situation except Simi Hamilton is now on the USST A team. We are raising enough money to pay for the B team members from the Vail, Aspen, and Durango communities for their summer training plus their winter expenses that normally the USST pays for its members. If any of the B Team members make the World Championship Team, they have to pay for those expenses. We also helping to support the Biathlon skiers, Lanny and Tracy Barnes from money raised in Durango and we are supporting Michael Ward, a Nordic Combined skier from Aspen. We have fundraising events in Aspen on November 3, 2012 and in Durango on November 9, 2012 before these athletes travel to Europe for period one in World Cup races. We are looking at a $25,000 to $30,000 to for each B Team athlete. Other communities are doing the same across the country.
An anonymous donor has pledged to NNF that they will donate $5 for every $1 raised, up to a maximum of $50,000, by athletes who benefitted from NNF in the last three years by participating in the Scando Trip, WJC, U23 World Champs, or the J2 National Camp. We have almost reached that goal so that would be a total of $60,000.
Best Regards,
Mike Elliott