This month Girl Scout Troop number 411 from Girdwood is selling cookies to raise money to buy school supplies for kids in Iraq.
To the Editor:
I am totally awestruck by the community that we live in. Yes, the ski club had the most visible workers on the hill when the races were running, but that is only a small part of part of it. Whenever we have run big events like National Championships the partnership that exists between Alyeska Ski Club and Alyeska Resort has been healthy, strong, and essential for success. And the whole community gets involved.
As usual, volunteers came out of the woodwork. Only two local families had children in the event, yet hundreds of people helped. Alyeska Ski Club has nearly 500 enrolled racers so of course a large number of people from those families volunteered. But there were so many others. Girdwood residents who are not associated with either the club or the resort helped every day. Community Schools and the Girdwood School went out of their way to re-arrange the gym schedule to provide space for the athletes. It was awesome.
But do you know what? What I noticed every day was the organization and enthusiasm of the whole resort staff. The resort staff did a fantastic job. EVERY department was incredible. Every day people from the resort staff asked me what they could do to help (more). We have produced many events through the years, conditions made this one for sure the most difficult, but it was certainly the most organized. All you have to do is Google ski racing magazine and read the comments from the visiting coaches and you will know we “did good”.
Girdwood people, your attitude about life and community is wonderful. Thank you for everything.
Paul Crews
Chief of competition/
Alyeska Ski Club Program Director
This letter was submitted to Ben Habecker, the Assistant Ski Patrol Director at Alyeska Resort, and the Turnagain Times and Anchorage Daily News by 19-year-old skier Matt Davis as repentance for his error in judgment.
To the Editor:
This letter is an apology for the out-of-bounds incident of Feb. 28, which resulted in my breaking my leg and requiring the assistance of the Alyeska Ski Patrol.
I feel bad about all the publicity this incident has brought on the resort, my family, and me. It won’t happen again.
I also wish to formally recognize the assistance provided by the Alyeska Ski Patrol in coming to my aid and getting me off the mountain so quickly. My injuries could have been much worse if not for the patrol. They are first rate, and we are fortunate to have such an experienced patrol at Alyeska.
In recognition of their assistance, I wish to make the enclosed $1,000 donation to the resort to reimburse the patrol for the expensed incurred n my behalf and to support needed equipment.
Thank you very much for your assistance. The Alyeska Ski Patrol rocks!
Matt Davis
Eagle River, AK
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This month Girl Scout Troop number 411 from Girdwood is selling cookies to raise money to buy school supplies for kids in Iraq. |
To the Editor:
This month has been Girl Scout cookie sales. I am the troop leader for Brownie troop #411. Our troop has sold over 1,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, and had a special promotion where you could donate cookies to Alaska troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The money the troop made from the cookie sales will go toward our community service project, which is buying school supplies for kids in Iraq who do not have the tools necessary for a regular school day. Part of our goal this year was to earn a “Community Builders Patch.”
Thank you!
Shelley Fiedler
Girdwood, AK