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Tag: Skiers for Cures

  • 50 Birkie, Korte Entries Available via Fundraising

    50 Birkie, Korte Entries Available via Fundraising

    (Press release)

    Raise a Minimum of $500 for JDRF by November 30!

    JDRF, the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is the Birkie’s new Skiers For Cures partner for the next three years. As a way to help kick-off this fundraising effort and help skiers who did not get a 2013 Birkie or Korte entry on time, JDRF and the Birkie have arranged to make 50 entries available through JDRF’s “Second Chance” program.

    Get one of 50 Entries in exchange for fundraising a minimum of $500 for JDRF! 

    SIGN UP NOW!

    For Your “Second Chance” Entry
    Choose the “Register Now” option. 

    Here are the details:

    _ The first 50 people who sign-up for this “Second Chance”
    fundraising option will be accepted on a first-come first-served
    basis. Register online through the link above.

    _ To register, each of these people will be required to make an
    initial, non-refundable deposit of $50.

    _ JDRF will send them their Birkie Entry Form as soon as they
    raise the minimum of $500. (Also see Additional JDRF
    Rewards, below!)

    _ When they register online for one of the 50 Second Chance
    entries, each person agrees that they are responsible for raising
    and/or donating $500 to JDRF by November 30th. They also
    agree that if they do not raise that amount by November 30, they
    have the option to simply pay the remainder. If they choose not
    to, JDRF will make that Second Chance entry available to
    someone else.

    _ The skier should complete, sign, and return the Birkie or Korte
    entry form to the Birkie office as soon as possible and by
    January 31 at the latest. Wave placement will be based on
    availability. Send entry to:
    ABSF, P.O. Box 911, Hayward, WI 54843

    Your fundraising will also qualify you for these additional JDRF Rewards! 

    _ Raise $150
    Earn a Team JDRF cross-country ski hat

    _ Raise $250
    Get an entry into the Norway trip drawing (prize includes entry
    for two people in 2014 Norwegian Birkebeiner, three nights
    lodging and air travel)

    _ Go the Distance
    Be one of the Top Ten fundraisers and receive a complimentary
    2014 American Birkebeiner registration.

    SIGN UP NOW!

    For Your “Second Chance” Entry
    Choose the “Register Now” option

    If you have any questions, please email the Birkie
    at birkie@birkie.com or call 715-634-5025.

  • Vegard Ulvang to Ski and Speak at Birkie (Updated)

    Press release

    Recognized as one of Norway’s Top Ten Nordic skiers of all time, Vegard Ulvang also just completed an 800-mile ski to the South Pole on December 14, 2011, in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Amundsen’s famous expedition in 1911. Attend his rare presentation on Thursday, Feb. 23 of Birkie Week and hear first-hand from Ulvang about the experiences of his team during this historic trek. Check out the team’s South Pole Expedition Blog.

    See Vegard Ulvang’s complete Calendar of Appearances at Birkie 2012.

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    Special Speaking & Skiing Guest at Birkie 2012: 

    “800 MILES TO THE SOUTH POLE … ON SKIS”

    DATE: Thursday – Feb. 23

    TIME: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

    WHERE: Hayward High School Auditorium, next to the Hayward Middle School, site of the Birkie Expo.

    FEE: $20 per person or your “Ski for the Cure” Pin. You can purchase a pin at the door, or at various places in Hayward, including the Birkie office, New Moon Ski & Bike, and the Birkie Expo. Wear this pin on your race bib on Feb. 25 for a chance to win one of many great door prizes!

    Make Your Reservation by February 16.

    Email: birkie@birkie.com

    Subject Line: Reservation

     

    SEATING & AVAILABILITY:

    Limited seating is available for this presentation on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are not required but suggested and can be made through February 16, 2012. Email birkie@birkie.com. Please put “Reservation” in the subject line.

    A Fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis:

    The Vegard Ulvang presentation is part of the fundraising efforts for Multiple Sclerosis. Admission is $20 per person or your “Ski for the Cure” pin. Pins are also available for sale at the Birkie office and New Moon Ski & Bike in Hayward, and at the Birkie Expo. Wear this pin on your race bib on Feb. 25 for a chance to win one of many great door prizes!

    About MS and Skiers For Cures

    This is the third year in a row the American Birkebeiner has supported the National Multiple Sclerosis Society through its Skiers for Cures program. Top international skier, Vegard Ulvang, has offered to be part of this program in 2012 to help raise funds for MS and to create awareness for MS research.

    Details about all three Skiers for Cures fundraisers can be found at the National MS Society-Wisconsin Chapter’s website www.wisMS.org, or by calling 800-242-3358 or emailing: info.wisms@nmss.org.

    Funding the Cure

    Proceeds from the Skiers for Cures fundraisers support the Society’s mission of driving research for a cure. The Society funds more MS research worldwide than any other nonprofit organization. In 2011, the nonprofit organization invested $39.5 million to support more than 325 research initiatives.

    About MS – Who Gets It

    MS interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body and stops people from moving. It is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. MS is two to three times more common in women than men, and most people are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50. One in 500 Wisconsin residents lives with MS, giving the state one of the highest incidence rates in the country. While the progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, advances in research and treatment are giving hope to those affected by the disease.

    MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn’t.

    Find Out How You Can Ski for a Cure!

    Visit the American Birkebeiner’s Skiers for Cures information page and find out how you can Ski for a Cure in 2012!

    For More Information

    For questions or additional details about Vegard Ulvang at the 2012 American Birkebeiner, please contact media@birkie.com.