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June has arrived and it's time for summer...so let's  welcome sunny summer days!
Check out this exciting team building opportunity !
     In September, an inaugural fundraising type event is scheduled for the Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL).  Included in this fundraiser is a chance to bid on the following item! This can be sold prior to the auction, if the minimum bid ($5,000) is met.

The item information:

     "A personally guided and intimate hike and lunch for 15 with Erik Weihenmayer up Chief Mountain on October 22nd, weather permitting.  This is an easy class 2 mountain located above the Squaw Pass road in the foothills of Colorado's Front Range. Erik Weihenmayer of Boulder, Colorado is the only blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest and competed on the Great Race reality TV show.  You will get to hear first-hand from Erik what it is like to summit Everest and descend while taking your own climb with him." 
     
     A minimum bid of $5,000 is required. All proceeds will go directly to the Colorado Talking Books Library; www.myctbl.org. The Colorado Talking Books Library has been serving the blind, vision impaired and print disabled of Colorado for over 75 years. Erik is a strong supporter of the Talking Book library based in Lakewood and serving the entire state. Your purchase is a charitable tax deduction.

A little about Erik:

     Erik Weihenmayer  (born September 23, 1968) is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker, and the only blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. He was honored with a Time Magazine cover story. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, joining 150 mountaineers at the time who had accomplished that feat, but the only climber who was blind. In 2008 he also added Carstensz Pyramid in West Papua New Guinea, the tallest peak in Australasia, thus completing the more respected Seventh Summit. Weihenmayer has also made noteworthy climbs up the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite in 1996, and ascended Losar, a 2700-foot vertical ice face in the Himalayas which he ascended in two days and 3 hours, in 2008.   He is the author of Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See, his  memoir ; and The Adversity Advantage, Turning Everyday Struggles into Everyday Greatness.

An Excellent Job Opportunity!
Via Mobility Services is looking for a new "Chief Executive Officer" to provide general supervision to all staff members and directly supervise the Directors of each functional area and an executive assistant.  This person will lead, inspire and work with the Board of Directors; all Via Mobility Services staff members; leaders of local and state organizations and government; current and prospective donors (institutional and individual); community and advocacy groups and the public.

Essential Job Functions:
  • Vision and Leadership 
  • Revenue Generation and Fund Development 
  • Financial Management, Operations and Infrastructure Program Development
  • Organization
  • Required Education and Experience
  • Required Knowledge and Skills
For more information and a complete job description, please click here.


2016 CASTA Spring Transit Training Conference 
The staff and Board of Directors would like to thank everyone for attending our 2016 CASTA Spring Transit Training Conference.  We would really appreciate your feedback.  If you have not already filled out our survey, you can do so by clicking here!

We hope to see all of you at our 2016 CASTA/CDOT Fall Transit Conference and EXPO.

The Westin Snowmass and Conference Center
September 20th - 23rd, 2016

Until Next Time!
The CASTA Crew