Your entry fee for the Vermont 50 provides a significant portion of the annual operating budget for Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports (VASS), a non-profit organization which provides sports and recreational opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Vermont Adaptive is the only organization in the state to offer daily, year-round sports programming to people with disabilities.
Any additional donations you wish to make to VASS would be greatly appreciated and are fully-tax-deductible.
All the aid station and other volunteers of the Vermont 50 have donated their time to this race because they believe in VASS' mission.
VASS' adaptive sports programs are provided primarily by volunteers; over 200 volunteers throughout the year.
Expenses for programs, not overhead
As much as possible, the vast majority of our budget goes directly to providing our services, to meet expenses for adaptive sports equipment and salaries for our four paid program coordinators. Even our office
spaces are donated by our generous host areas — Pico Mt at Killington, and Sugarbush Resort)!
With only two administrative staff members, you can be sure that the vast majority of your donations go directly to providing our sports and recreation programs.
Credit card donations through our website (vermontadaptive.org) go completely to VASS, with no merchant credit card fee, though the kind support of GuideStar.org.
