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Happy Monday, everyone!  Here's to hoping you are enjoying sore legs and fond memories from the weekend we've waited for all winter.  And the long-range forecast looks just as promising...It's once again time for the Bangor Savings online contest to award Maine non-profits grants based on YOUR votes.  Last year, you helped us win $1,000 in support of our mission and we hope that you'll vote Maine Adaptive this year, too.To cast your vote, visit the link below, complete the ballot and start…See More

It was wrong of me(Eric) to not share this exciting news with you all directly earlier, sorry!  The organization formerly known as MHS is officially Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation, or Maine Adaptive for short.  Most of you have known about this for a while or at least saw it coming.  I still should have taken the minute to say something here.We just began the roll-out with the new name and logo in the press, and we're moving the…See More

I just tallied the money from the door, the raffles, random donations and First Giving, and am thrilled to report that the event raised $2,176 for MHS!  Add to that the $3,280 you all raised through the 2011 NFL Survivor Pool and this community has topped $5,000 for the fall!  That's the equivalent of a brand new sit ski!!!  This is an enormous feat that clearly took an army, and each of you who helped in any way should be enormously proud.  THANK YOU ALL!!!Particular thanks go to MB and…See More

Golf & Ski Warehouse will give MHS a portion of all of their Columbus Day Weekend Sale sales, and they've brought in Plake to kick it off.  He and MHS will be at the store on Friday from 5-8pm, and then across the street at Portland Pie after 8pm.  Here is the Golf & Ski flier: …See More

MHS is hosting a Yard Sale on Saturday, October 8th from 9am-4pm at our building just up from South Ridge.  Donations accepted for us to sell (please no old computers or TVs), or you can rent a table for $15 and sell things on your own.For more information please contact Lizz at 824-2440 ext 100 or lpeacock@skimhs.orgGet rid of old gear and then hit the Fall Festival sales for new stuff.See More

As many of you know, MHS gets registration slots reserved for this prestiguous event each year.  We still have some of our slots for this year's race available for folks willing to raise $400 for MHS.  The 2011 race takes place on Saturday, August 6th in Cape Elizabeth.  It's a beautiful course and always draws a world class field.  This year's registration sold out in 8 minutes, so having registration slots still available is pretty nice. If you or anyone you know is interested in running the…See More

Sorry to be so late saying a huge THANK YOU to everyone involved in the Ski-A-Thon weekend!  We have tallied over $300,000 so far, and pledges continue to trickle in.  This is a big success in a very challenging fundraising environment, so we applaude and appreciate your additional work on our behalf. To all of the Ski-A-Thon team members, volunteers, sponsors, firefighters, chili cooks, judges and, most of all, Sunday River, thank you on behalf of everyone at Maine Handicapped Skiing!!!  We…See More

What a GREAT season it has been and the big day is finally right around the corner.  Thanks to everyone who has been fundraising!  It's not too late either.  In fact, most of Ski-A-Thon's revenue generally comes in during the final week.  So, get your team signed up and please keep asking on behalf of MHS. Here are some helpful links to get you pumped up: Watch last year's Ski-A-Thon slideshow …See More

Yesterday at MHS, we had the opportunity to thank Sam Rotner (14) and Maddox Ormiston (11) for some incredible stuff that they have done on behalf of MHS. Sam asked for donations to us in lieu of gifts at his bar mitzvah, and contributed $2,000, as well as a $20 bill he found at Barker yesterday, to MHS.Maddox hosts design parties for Anna Street handbags, and she has given MHS nearly $700 each of the last two years from her sales commission.These two incredible young people served as…See More

Over 60 teams have registered and they've already raised over $50,000 for MHS on Firstgiving.  Great job everyone, please keep up the good work!!! The event is coming together nicely as well, and we wanted to share a few updates regarding what's new for the 26th version:Raffle tickets go on sale starting tomorrow for a Wilderness Systems sea kayak, a week stay in SoHo NYC and an XBox 360.  Tickets are $5…See More

Motor Booty Affair will once again rock The Phoenix next Saturday 3/12 beginning at 9pm.  Ten bucks cover. As always, Phil, Skip and their crew at The Phoenix are looking out for MHS!  Just mention "MHS" at the door, and they'll tag you with a special wristband that will send a fat chunk of your cover and drinks our way.  So, grab some friends, put on your afro wigs and tell 'em MHS sent you.  Hope to see all your booties there...See More

Join us once again for another February apres ski at MHS this Saturday from 4-7pm.  We'll provide drinks and appetizers, and we hope to recruit and/or sign up some more Ski-A-Thon teams, particularly among property owners within the area.  You should see fliers around the condos courtesy of Sitmark & R.  Let us know if you are willing to post some more this week. Here's the file: …See More

Yesterday, MHS was presented with $2,000 by a delegation who was proud to represent all of you and our entire community is extremely grateful!  Super Bowl Sunday was day three of our sixth annual (and biggest ever!) Veterans No Boundaries program, and the whole weekend has included some of the most rewarding and memorable experiences in MHS memory.  Yet, this presentation and the community involvement/support that the participants and instructors involved in the VNB program felt from it was…See More

For those less familiar with this event and how it works, we wanted to dedicate a thread to filling you in and catching you up.  The 26th Annual MHS Ski-A-Thon takes place on Saturday, March 26th this year.  This is our largest fundraiser by far and it has become absolutely crucial to our ability to operate and grow as an organization.  Even with donated lift tickets and volunteer instructors, it still costs over half a million dollars every year to run our year-round programs throughout…See More