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  • Sergeant Joe Danes, Testimonial Letter

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  • SVAS Annual Report – 2006
      
  • Current Board and Staff
      
  • Statement of Purpose


    April:
  • After school programs begins (BLAST).
  • Social outing program begins (Get Out and Go!)

    March:

  • SVAS host snowsports camp for wounded service members.
  • Bill Bowness teaches snowsports clinic.

    Feb:

  • SVAS hosts snowsports camp. (Idaho School for Deaf and Blind, and Camp Rainbow Gold.)
  • Special Olympic alpine team competes in Boise.
  • Beth Fox teaches adaptive clinic.

    Jan:

  • Winter snowsports camp for local kids begins.
  • Erik Weihenmayer takes part SVAS snowsports camp for blind veterans.(br>
  • Bobby Palm teaches adaptive clinic.

    Dec:

  • SVAS launches first-ever volunteer program with Sun Valley resort.

    Nov:

  • Special Olympic Bowling Team wins 3 first places, 2 second places.

    Sept:

  • SVAS hires Shauna Smith (CTRS), Lilly Davies.

    Aug:

  • SVAS hosts water sports camp for wounded Special Forces service members.









    • beginning its ninth year of opening new worlds to people with disabilities. Located in the heart of Idaho, Sun Valley provides a magical setting of majestic mountains, mighty rivers, and crisp, clean air. Program participants enjoy abundant sunshine as they swoosh down ski slopes on Bald Mountain, bounce through rapids on the Salmon River, or hike through beds of wildflowers on remote trails in the Sawtooth National Forest.

    SVAS means fun! We want people with disabilities to experience the thrills of alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, and rock climbing. We want people to enjoy the excitement of hiking, biking, running, martial arts, and skeet shooting. And we want people to discover the serenity of fly-fishing, yoga, theater, swimming, and hot springs.

    SVAS has something for everyone. We offer programs for children, teens, adults, and veterans. We offer programs that cover a wide-range of disabilities-physical, emotional, developmental, and learning. Most programs are free or greatly subsidized. All of our programs are free to participants. Our programs offer more than athletic skills and recreational experience. They build self-esteem and self-confidence, and they inspire people to pursue their goals and aspirations. They also help build social skills, which helps people of all ages improve their relationships with family, peers, and their community..

    SVAS programs are widely recognized as adaptive programs of superior quality and performance. Our board and staff are committed to nonprofit excellence and disabled best practices. We operate a fiscally responsible, operationally sound 501c3 nonprofit. We are a chapter of Disabled Sports USA. We use state-of-the art adaptive sports equipment. Our program coordinators, instructors, and staff recreational therapist are professionally trained and qualified. Some of our coaches and volunteers are world-class athletes. Safety is our top priority.