I wish I could say I thought of making this video on my own. But I didn’t. Yesterday, when I opened my email, there was a message from Andrew Cholinski, the coordinator for the FIS Bring Children to the Snow initiative, which includes two programs close to my heart, World Snow Day and Snowkidz. Andrew […]
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Help FIS Bring Children to the Snow
The coming months will be a lot of fun at Einstein Charter School. To start the new year off right, every 6th, 7th and 8th grader is going to learn how to ski and snowboard – without ever leaving the school gym. Einstein Charter School is in Village de l’Est, Louisiana. The school was founded in […]
Help Kids Play Sports and Get In the Game
I didn’t have a post planned for today. But then this week, a friend called. “Hey, I’m doing something crazy — again,” he told me. “Can you help spread the word?” But, of course. I love crazy people. From the Marathon des Sables to the CAPE EPIC Two years ago, Brian Grossman ran across the […]
Honoring Jack Pinto and Getting More Kids In the Game
All kids are born to play. Some just don’t have the opportunity. And that’s not right. Remembering Jack Pinto Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. An unspeakable tragedy, it’s also nearly unfathomable that its been one year. Jack Pinto was one of the shooting […]
How A Nonprofit With A Funny Name Drives Mountain Biking in Western Colorado
Last fall, I was asked to choose one non-profit organization for a magazine profile. It was a beautiful fall day, so after checking my email, I went mountain biking with a friend at Lunch Loop, a system of trails at the north end of the Tabeguache Trail that links Grand Junction and Montrose, Colorado. The […]