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Less Than Two Weeks To Help Us Reach Our Fundraising Goal!
Participate, fundraise or donate today!
Help us reach our goal of
$120,00!
All proceeds raised from STARS Mountain Challenge and STARS Celebration of Smiles Event will be used to enhance our mission including purchasing adaptive equipment, training instructors, providing scholarships and creating expanded recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
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12 Time Paralympic Gold Medalist and Disabled Ski Hall of Fame Member Set to Speak at Celebration of Smiles Event
Celebration of Smiles - Friday, March 2nd
Sarah Will, former U.S. Ski Team Member who earned 13 medals (12 gold, 1 silver) while competing in four Winter Paralympic Games between 1992 and 2002 is scheduled to speak at STARS Celebration of Smiles Event, Friday, March 2nd. Buy your ticket today to enjoy food, beer, wine and heavy appetizers while we listen to the former Paralympic share her story.
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Steamboat Local Heads to Korea as Paralympic Ambassador
Kyle Taulman 16, is driven to compete.
Kyle has been with STARS as a client since its inception and has participated in winter and summer programs, kids camps, and therapeutic horseback riding over the last 11 years. Kyle got the bug for racing when he participated in STARS Alpine Development Race team a few years ago. Since then he is driven to compete, and that drive is taking him to Pyeongchang this March as a Paralympic Ambassador. Kyle hopes to compete at the 2022 Paralympics in Beijing. Kyle's story was recently featured in the February issue of Colorado Parent Magazine.
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STARS Veterans Camps
Serving Those Who Served
Over the past five weeks, STARS has hosted 5 different injured Veteran camps that served over 50 unique Veterans. The vast majority of our injured military clients are fully scholarshipped by STARS. This is only possible through the generous support of the Steamboat community, our individual donors, volunteers, and a Warfighter Sports Grant from Disabled Sports USA. Based upon testimonials, conversations, and survey results, it was clear that the impact of the camps on the veterans was life changing!
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STARS Athletes Shine Bright at Special Olympics
Eight STARS athletes participated in Regionals for Special Olympics at Copper Mountain, Colorado on February 9, 2018 . Every athlete worked extremely hard in both training and at the competition and came away with at least one blue ribbon for their efforts. Volunteers Leslie Bjorgum, Ann Sobeski and Amy Jenkins joined Hannah Brigger and Ty Perry for the trip to Copper.
The true spirit of Special Olympics was demonstrated when one of our athletes fell on the final run of the day. After a few tears and struggling to get up, she crossed the finish line with a cheer of joy and said "At first I was sad, but then I decided not to be a party pooper and finish the race!" Words of wisdom that we can all live by!
Please wish our athletes good luck at State Special Olympics on February 24 and 25!
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We are pleased to share the news with you that STARS has received another
$1,000,000 contribution towards the Ranch. This along with other contributions that we have or expect to receive puts us
$550,000 from our goal to complete Phase 1. To date STARS has raised
$5,086,998 to help make the STARS Ranch, A Place of Hope and Healing a reality. Construction will get under way this summer on the ranch and equipment building. We expect that the construction will be complete in the summer of 2019 and we will be booking groups and changing lives soon after that.
We are so close, but we could use your help to get to the finish line! If you can help us to close the last
$550,000 needed for Phase 1 we can get under way without any loans. This means that we can invest more money into supporting our clients through program and services. STARS Ranch donations are part of the Enterprise Zone so for residents of CO you can take additional tax credits as part of your donation.
Please call Julie Taulman at (970) 870-1950 if you would like to make a donation.
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