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Here are some Photo Galleries to images of the 2012 VASS Cup held on Grouse Mountain on March 8th, 2012.

Enjoy!

Steve Podborski presented VASS with a $5,000 cheque from the TELUS Community Fund.

Accepting the check are (left to right) DSABC President Kay Fulton, VASS Student Skier David Bro, VASS President Anne Bethune, Olympian and Telus National Director Community Sport Steve Podborski, VASS Board Members and Instructors Mark Porter and Dan Moscrip.

Dear VASS Member

This is a call to ACTION!!  We need ALL VASS members rally and support our only major annual event – the VASS  Cup on Thurs Mar 8th!
Last year 5 people raised the majority of the funds.  Can you imagine EVERYBODY got into ACTION (10 minutes only to forward an email to your family/friends requesting sponsorship)?  YOU can make a difference!
We would love to have EVERY VASS MEMBER INVOLVED by attending the event and sending an email to friends requesting sponsorship!
If you are unable to attend the event then we suggest that you ask your friends/family to support your passion for VASS by donating to the event under the Donate Now button at www.vasscup.ca.

The process is easy……..DO THIS NOW ~>

1) Go to www.vasscup.ca and register

2) Send an email to your friends/family by clicking on “Manage your profile” ~> “Send emails” OR send an email to friends in your words and have them go to www.vasscup.ca ~>   “Sponsor a Racer/Volunteer” or “DONATE NOW”

See you on March 8th!  Thank you for being part of our amazing VASS community!

Anne Bethune
VASS, President

Hi everyone,

Just a week to go now until the VASS Cup, and things are taking shape nicely for a great day on Grouse Mountain!

Here are a couple of things to remember up front:

1. The day does start early for the “racers”…..we need you to check in at the base at 7.30am or as near as you can, as we really have to have you up on the last tram at 8.15am to keep to the day’s schedule. If you’re not racing, feel free to hang back a while and we’ll see you later….let’s say 8.00am.

2. Once you are at the top of the tram, there will be a pre-race briefing at the Timber Room which is important, as we want to schedule the start so that you get maximum time on the hill skiing, and not too much time waiting to race……you’re always welcome to hang out at the start, but some want to free ski as well.

3. A full day agenda outline is attached at the bottom of the email….

4. Don’t forget, parking is included, so come to registration and pick up your pass. Also if you need rentals, you must email info@vass.ca. We have only one request so far, so we are assuming you all have you own lit organized.

That’s it for now. See you next week!

7:30am – 8:15am          Registration for the race (everyone on the 8:15 tram at the latest)

8:00am – 9:00am          Registration for the Zip Lines/Eye of the Wind

8:30am – 9:15am          Pre-Race Briefing
9:30am – 11:45am        Race/free ski/
Zip Lines/Eye of the Wind/Silent Auction
12:00pm – 12:45pm      Sledge Hockey/Silent Auction
12:45pm – 2:30pm        Banquet Lunch/Awards
2:30 pm                        Free skiing/boarding

‘Come and try Adaptive Winter Sports camp’ offers an introduction for individuals with a physical disability, to try a variety of adaptive winter sports in a fun and informal setting. Participants will be invited to try out the sports of alpine skiing, sledge hockey and wheelchair curling over a three day camp.

The alpine skiing and sledge hockey will take place at Grouse Mountain, just 15 minutes from downtown Vancouver.  Here participants will get to enjoy 2 days on the mountain learning the basic skills of alpine skiing or snowboarding and having the opportunity to try out sledge hockey on the mountain top ice rink!

The wheelchair curling session will take place at the Vancouver Curling club at the Hill Crest Centre, next to Queen Elizabeth Park.  The centre was the Curling venue during the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics.

The aim of the camp is to raise awareness of the opportunities that exist and create a positive introductory experience to some of the winter adaptive sports. The come try sessions will also increase confidence, motivation, independence and skill levels.

Outline of camp agenda:

Friday March 9^th Vancouver Curling Club, Hillcrest Centre

3.30 – 5.30pm –                       Introduction and ‘come try’ wheelchair curling

Saturday March 10^th Grouse Mountain

8am – 12pm                            Alpine skiing/snowboarding lessons

1.30pm – 3pm                         Sledge hockey ‘come try’ session

Sunday March 11^th Grouse Mountain

8am – 12pm                            Alpine skiing/snowboarding lessons

The alpine ski/snowboard lessons will be delivered by the Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (VASS) who run skiing and snowboarding programs for persons with a disability at Grouse, Seymour and Cypress Mountains. The sledge hockey demo will be delivered by local athletes and in partnership with BC Hockey and SportAbility. The wheelchair curling session will be delivered by local athletes, the Vancouver Curling club and in partnership with Curl BC.  All activities will be led by certified coaches and instructors from the individual sports.

The camp is open to individuals, (age 12 and above) trying out one or all of these sports for the first time.

Cost of the ‘Come and try Adaptive Winter Sports camp’ is $25

(All necessary equipment will be provided.)

For further information and to reserve a place, contact Sian Blyth:

sianblyth@you-can.ca or 604 202 7364

New Volunteers taking CADS 1 training January 13,14 & 15th!!

Here is the AGENDA for the weekend.

Looking forward to a fun time with you all!

CADS 1 AGENDA – January 13,14,15  2012