All proceeds benefit the Mary Ellen Racich Spirit Scholarship at The Lounsbury Adaptive Ski program, a chapter of Move United.  

True skiers are special. They?re special because they?ve learned to see great beauty and promise in the grey and white palette of a bleak mid-winter landscape, providing of course that a snow-covered slope is involved. Mary Ellen was a true skier. Her leadership and generous spirit will be missed by everyone who witnessed her tireless work as the Executive Director of the Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program for almost two decades. The Mary Ellen Racich Spirit Scholarship is made possible through the generosity of individual donors in her memory and the proceeds from our annual fundraiser, The Penguin Paddle.

The Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program (LASP) understands that it is not uncommon for persons with disabilities to have heavy financial responsibilities which can limit their access to many activities such as skiing. Each season LASP is pleased to offer a limited number of adaptive skiing scholarships through the Mary Ellen Racich Spirit Scholarship Fund in the form of free lessons to students who can demonstrate a financial need and a real desire to learn to ski.