Adaptive Spirit Paralympic fundraiser makes successful return to Vail, auction raises $160,000
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The Adaptive Spirit Annual Event made its return to Vail over the weekend after a three-year hiatus.
An annual spring event, Adaptive Spirit was canceled in 2020 and was held virtually in 2021.
Attendees found good snow conditions for the on-snow portion of the event, which included a ski race.
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The conferencing portion of the event was held at the Grand Hyatt in Vail at the base of Chair 20.
Organizers of the telecom industry mixer/Paralympic snow sports fundraiser said the return to an in-person event in 2022 bodes well for the future of the Vail fundraiser.
“It was a great success this year, everyone was so happy to be back in person,” said Colette Carey with Adaptive Spirit.
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In addition to hosting panels of telecom industry speakers, the event hosts fundraising opportunities.
At the silent auction alone, $160,000 was raised in Vail in 2022, Carey said.
“100 percent of that goes to adaptive snowsports athletes,” Carey said.
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Carey said organizers don’t yet have a final tally on how much was raised in total throughout the 2022 event, which ran from Thursday to Saturday, but organizers are already making plans for a return in 2023.
“We have nearly half of our current sponsors back for AS2023 — with all eight top-level platinum sponsors returning,” she said.
