FREE Skills Improvement
SKIMP stands for Skills Improvement. In recognition of the hard work and passion that our volunteers put into their activities at VASS, we offer opportunities throughout the season for our volunteers to improve their skills in many different areas, from improving their own skiing, to working with adaptive equipment, to getting a better understanding of disabilities. These are also opportunities to interact with fellow volunteers from across VASS in both learning and social settings.
The SKIMP sessions are on Grouse, and we ask that people meet outside the VASS hut for a 7:00 p.m. start. They can get their tickets at Guest Services and go up as early as they like. The session goes from 7-9 p.m.
Dates available:
Tuesday, January 12
Thursday, January 28
Friday, February 5
Tuesday, February 9
Thursday, February 25
Tuesday, March 9
Friday, March 26
You can register to any of those dates on line – SIGN UP
Why YOU should Volunteer with VASS
The value of volunteering is not a monetary value. If we measure this work in dollar terms we actually reduce its value because the essence of volunteering is that it is a gift, freely given. Its value can be the value the individual volunteer puts on it or even a great deal more, and that value will be as different and complex as the volunteers themselves. There may be a value to those who receive a particular volunteer service, there may also be a value to their family and friends, and ultimately there is a value to the wider community that may be perceived in different ways by different members of that community.
VASS continues to grow year after year, which is great for the adaptive skiing and snowboarding communities. However, with more student and more programs, so comes the need for more volunteer support. Volunteers are the reason VASS is able to provide the services it does. The great thing about VASS is that your volunteer experience is not only a gift to the students but also a gift to yourself. The feeling you get from knowing that you helped make a difference is something that stays with you. If the bonds and relationships that are formed aren’t enough than the smiles and sense of accomplishment on people’s faces will be enough for people to come back year after year.
There is flexibility and freedom in volunteering that is rarely found in paid employment. Volunteering makes a difference, it is different, and it can be whatever the volunteer wants it to be.
Come Volunteer this season and give a little back to the community and sport you love. See you on the hills!
Contact info@vass.ca for more information.
Anne Bethune, VASS President, named to Paralympic Torch Relay
Starting March 3 in front of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, and lasting 10 days as it traverses through 11 cities, the Paralympic torch relay will need 600 people to carry it across the country.
Three of those torchbearers were named Friday, November 27– Anne Bethune, president of Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports, who has been involved with the Disabled Skiers Association for more than 20 years will carry the torch on March 12 in downtown Vancouver.
John Furlong, Vanoc Chief Executive said each of the 600 torchbearers will be “individual sparks, adding to the brightness of the Paralympic flame as it travels towards Vancouver.
Congratulations Anne!
