Greetings NENSA Community ~
A Donation Challenge is on the table!
If 51 more people donate to our April Fund Drive, NENSA will receive $5000!
If 101 more people donate, we will receive $7500!
Time is running out ~ we have 6 days left to meet our fundraising goal of $50k and our Donation Challenge. If every NENSA member and person who attended one of our events or races this year all made a donation to NENSA, that would make a huge impact on our fundraising goals. Make a donation today, then tell your ski friends and club members to donate too! We hope everyone will participate and click on the
DONATE link today and give as generously as you can.
We have two great incentives for giving! All donations of $100 or more, will be added into a raffle to win a two-night stay at the Trapp Family Lodge (must be used by 9/30/19). So a $100 donation gets you one ticket into the raffle, a $500 donation gets you 5 chances, $1000 gets you 10, and so on. All donations already made to date, of $100 or more, will also automatically be included in the raffle.
And, all donations of $250 or more gets you the spiffy and warm NENSA/SKIDA fleece neck warmer! So many great incentives! Please give as generously as you can. We need your financial support as we wrap up this season, and make plans for fun programing this summer, fall and next winter.
Congrats to our 14 New England U16 athletes that qualified and received invitations to the US Ski & Snowboard National U16 Camp this summer ~ see box below for full story.
This is also the time of year, as we plan for the coming year, that we appreciate feedback on the programing we did this past season. We welcome your feedback on our
As always, be sure to check out all the
NENSA NEWS from the Field below ~ as well great events and camps you can start penciling into your calendar for this summer and beyond, on our NENSA Calendar of Events at the bottom of this eNewsletter.
Wishing you all a very happy Spring!
Amie
Amie W. Smith
Executive Director
New England Nordic Ski Association
Amie@nensa.net
Be sure to follow us on
Facebook, Twitter and on Instagram @nensa_nordic
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NENSA News from the Field
Highlights and Notes from NENSA and the Nordic World
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NENSA's 2019 Annual April Fund Drive is in it's final 6 days!
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We are down to the finals days for our Annual Fund Drive and its success depends on
every member giving what they can
– such as YOU! NENSA’s goal is to have
every NENSA members give something – give what you can
– to raise $50,000 by next Tuesday April 30th.
A Donation Challenge is on the table!
If 55 more people donate to our April Fund Drive, NENSA will receive $5000!
If 105 more people donate, we will receive $7500!
NENSA is much more than great results ~ it is a family enjoying the Bill Koch Festival together, and it is a group of friends attending Woman's Day. It's juniors spending time with their friends at ski practice, and BKL'ers playing games and learning a sport that will stay with them for life. It's coaches & TD's learning new skills at our NENSA trainings, and it is masters having fun with their friends and teammates racing at Zak Cups, Club Championships and Marathons all winter long. It's having the challenge and opportunity to roller ski race to the top of the APP Gap in August, or against all the top athletes at Jericho in October, getting ready to start yet another great season.
As a special incentive, any donations of $250 or more received this April Fund Drive will receive this special custom NENSA Skida fleece neck warmer pictured at the top of this post.
A special thank you to
SKIDA
for these donation gifts!
And, all donations of $100 or more will be entered into a raffle for a two-night stay at the Trapp Family Lodge (must be used by 9/30/19). $100 donation gets you one ticket, a $500 donation gets you 5 chances, and $1000 donation gets you 10, and so on.
A special thank you to the
Trapp Family Lodge
for their ongoing support to NENSA!
From the NENSA staff team, our Board of Directors, and on behalf of the entire New England Nordic community, we thank you for taking the time to make a
donation
to NENSA today.
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The National U16 Camp
Announces Selections and Program
for Summer 2019
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The tenth edition of the US Skiing National U16 Camp will be held Monday, July 22, 2019 to Monday, July 29, 2019. The NU16 camp brings together the top U16 Boys and Girls from across the USA for a week of intensive training and ski sport education as one of the first steps in the US Skiing National Development Pipeline. The camp rotates in location throughout the country and this year’s camp will be held at the College of St Scholastica in Duluth, MN. The greater Duluth region offers ideal training venues in a beautiful natural setting. US Ski Team staff will lead the camp along with a selection of top regional coaches from across the US. Selection for the camp is based on results from this year’s US Junior Championships, held in Anchorage, Alaska. In addition to the top twenty boys and top twenty girls selected via JN results, each USSA Division is afforded two discretionary picks of one boy and one girl (must have competed as a U16 last season).
NENSA is proud to announce that the following athletes have qualified for this opportunity:
Girls:
Ava Thurston – Mansfield Nordic
Sofia Scirica – CSU
Elsa Bolinger – Ford Sayre
Quincy Massey-Bierman – Craftsbury/MNC
Camille Bolduc – Craftsbury
Evelyn Walton – CSU
Clara Lake – CSU
Boys:
Trey Jones – GMVS
Aidan Burt – Mansfield Nordic
Mathias Boudreau-Golfman – Stratton Mountain School
Jack Lange – Ford Sayre
Sam Murray – Ford Sayre
Elvis McIntosh – Frost Mountain
Evan Nichols – Ford Sayre
In addition we are pleased to announce that Kathy Maddock, Dublin XC, will accompany our New England U16’s as our regional coach.
Congratulations to these athletes — we look forward to seeing your reports from camp!
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The 2019 NENSA Club Challenge
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This year we had over 900 racers skiing for their clubs throughout the season. The top twenty teams had more than ten racers, with the top team having nearly two hundred. The
2019 NENSA Club Challenge
is to see which club will come out on top. The goal is to help us continue our programs year round,
and for you to win
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The Challenge is for each Club to donate $1 for each of your Members
.
Any contribution will be greatly appreciated of course, but if you can give $1 for each one of your club members, to keep the NENSA programing we do for you and your club members running, that would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
The winning club will receive an exclusive club/team feature, with club photo, in a May 2019 issue of our KickZone eNewsletter.
Who will be the Winning Club?
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FOR SALE: extra NENSA Women's Day Hats!
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Did you miss Women's Day this year because of the blizzard?? We have some of the NENSA SKIDA Women's Day Hats left ~ just $25 each and super cute ~ this hat has been my new go to favorite this season ~ and it can be yours too! Click
HERE
to order yours today.
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Looking for more current Cross Country Ski News?? Check out these links on our
NENSA.net
website for the latest Social Media, Ski Community News, News at NENSA and back issues of KickZone
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SafeSport Program
NENSA has always urged ALL New England coaches, parent volunteers, venue volunteers and anyone working with youth to take the SafeSport on-line course and get certified. NENSA has been requiring this of all our staff and volunteer coaches and wax techs at JN's and REG Camps for several years now. So please take time this season to be sure all your club volunteers and coaches are SafeSport certified. Do it today. Go to:
https://www.safesport.org
Further information on SafeSport, and important updates made as of 4/15/19 to the SafeSport Program, can be found on our www.NENSA.net website
HERE
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Renew
your NENSA Membership today, and THANK YOU!
Take pride in joining the New England Nordic community with your NENSA membership and in knowing your dues are coming right back to you in the form of NENSA programming and our ongoing support of venues, clubs, athletes and coaches across the region.
There are more reasons than ever to re-new your NENSA Membership! We now have
NENSA Members Only Benefits & Offers
on our website ~ Check back often as we will be adding more from our wonderful sponsors as the season progresses! Go to our "NENSA Members Only Benefits and Offers" tab, under Membership, on NENSA.net to see the latest offers!
Questions about renewing your membership?? Email
preston@nensa.net
or call (207-688-6503) Preston in our NENSA office - he is there to help you!
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Upcoming Events
A Look Ahead at the NENSA Calendar
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August 3
The App Gap Challenge Rollerski Race in Waitsfield VT
Save these Dates ~ more info to come soon!
September 21-22: NENSA Fall Coaches Symposium ~ L200 Coaches Certification and L100 technique & master clinics, Dublin School, NH
October 12: Jericho Classic Fall Rollerski Race, Jericho VT
February 29 & March 1: New England BKL Festival (location TBD)
March 6-8: U16 Championships, Mountain Top, VT
March 7-15: 2020, US Junior Nationals in Truckee CA
March 13-15: EHS Championships, Gore Mountain, NY
March 17: 2020 World Cup Race in Minneapolis MN - USA!!!
Full NENSA.net Calendar Listing
HERE
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New England Nordic Ski Association
49 Pineland Drive, Suite 301-A, New Gloucester, ME 04260
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