Vermont Business Magazine The Killington World Cup Committee (KWCC) awards $207,000 to more than 15 nonprofits in the Northeast area. Eight of the nonprofits being in Vermont - include the Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond, The Green Mountain Valley School in Waitsfield, The Kelly Brush Foundation in Burlington, The Killington Ski Club in Killington, The Middlebury Ski Club and The Stride Foundation for Female Athletes in Middlebury, The Pico Ski Education Foundation in Rutland and The Woodstock Ski Runners in South Pomfret. Also expanding through seven states, the competitive grant opportunity supports programs that increase winter sports participation for youth and assist with competition and training infrastructure.
The eight Vermont organizations that received grants include Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond, The Green Mountain Valley School in Waitsfield, The Kelly Brush Foundation in Burlington, The Killington Ski Club in Killington, The Middlebury Ski Club and The Stride Foundation for Female Athletes in Middlebury, The Pico Ski Education Foundation in Rutland and The Woodstock Ski Runners in South Pomfret.
The Vermont-based Killington World Cup Committee strives to support the Women’s World Cup while giving back to local and regional youth development. The goal of these grants is to increase availability to winter sports for the youth and individuals with disabilities. The grant awards will inspire many to ski and snowboard in theNortheast region.Taking place November 23-25, the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Tour will once again bring the women’s giantslalom and slalom races to Vermont and is expected to attract U.S. Ski Team superstars like Mikaela Shiffrin to compete against the best women's technical alpine skiers in the world.
The eight organizations strive to support programs that increase winter sports participation for youth and promote healthy activity through skiing. All eight organizations received a grant from the Killington World Cup Committee.
Source: Killington World Cup Committee