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Yours,Chris * www.meetup.com/PhotoQuest101
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* Read my photography articles at http://www.examiner.com/x-30723-Allentown-Photography-Examiner
Friday, January 8, 2010
2010 Luge Challenge - Ride the Luge at Blue Mountain
Ever want to ride the LUGE? Here’s your chance! Bring the whole family! And it's FREE!
2010 Luge Challenge Weekend
The Luge Challenge transforms a mountain resort into an exciting weekend of luge training and racing and exposes thousands of winter enthusiasts to the Fastest Sport on Ice® free of charge. USA Luge and Blue Mountain Ski Area are proud to present the 2010 Luge Challenge.
This thrilling event will take place January 30th and 31st from 9:00 am until the end of competition at roughly 3:00 pm both days. The competition takes place at 1 p.m. each day, with prizes going to the fastest three girls and boys (age 10-17), as well as men and women (age 18+). There will a DJ spinning music, announcing times and explaining the event. Come hang out, listen to great music, and cheer on your friends!
The Luge Challenge, first introduced in 1996, brings the luge experience to the masses free of charge during the winter season. The program uses a recreational version of the luge sled used in the Olympic Winter Games.
Anyone age 10 and up can experience the thrill of luge in a safe slope-side setting, with instruction from USA Luge World Cup and international team athletes. It gives youngsters, 10 and older, and adults a chance to feel, first hand, the excitement of luge.
The USA Luge Challenge has visited ski areas across the country since 1995.
After learning the basics of steering and stopping, along with a few practice runs, racers will slide down the snow-covered track, complete with curves and timing equipment, and compete for prizes in four age groups: men and women 18 and over; and boys and girls 10 to 17.
At the base of the luge track, you can hang out and listen to great music and cheer on your fellow racers.
Blue Winter Festival - Valley Ski Area and Lower Paradise Come and celebrate the winter months with Blue Mountain Ski Areas first annual Blue Winter Festival.
Dog sledding, ice carving, snow sports vendors, food and beverage vendors, musical entertainment, and snow sports demonstrations are only a few the activities available to celebrate with your friends and family.
After a day of winter fun and excitement, come down from the mountain for a hot meal cooked to order with your friends, old and new, from our Meetup groups!
Yours,
Chris * www.meetup.com/PhotoQuest101
* www.meetup.com/WineTours
* www.meetup.com/LVWriters
* Read my photography articles at http://www.examiner.com/x-30723-Allentown-Photography-Examiner
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Speakers, Presenters Wanted

To avoid a flurry of calls to this busy service coordinator, please contact me if you are interested in delivering a presentation to seniors on a topic of your own choosing. This is a great way to hone your public speaking skills, develop new contacts and generate goodwill.
Side note: I know a retired gentleman who visits every senior home in Lehigh and Northampton counties, presenting a Nostalgic Olde Time Radio program with music and stories. He carries his audio equipment in a single briefcase, and takes the Lanta/ Metro Plus bus to every engagement. He has a great baritone voice; he keeps very busy--and they DO pay him--$75 for a 90 minute show. Not bad.
Side note to the side note: He tells me that his best audiences are the Alzheimer patients. They DO remember the songs, they sing along and he brings tears to their eyes as they relive some poignant memories.
I am always looking for speakers on various topics for our senior residents. Can you tell me if there is a charge for your speakers? Generally, I use people who volunteer their time to talk about their area of expertise.
We are a non-profit HUD subsidized senior apartment building. As such, I cannot pay for individuals to come in and rely on the willingness of individuals to donate their time.
Please let me know if this is something you are able to do, or if you charge for your presentations. Thank you.
Service Coordinator


































