Snow Fest at Loon was great success!

CASA OF NH NEWS — (Feb 22, 2006) — The CASA Snow Fest was held on Friday, February 10 on the slopes of Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire to raise funds and awareness for New Hampshire’s abused and neglected children.

Special thanks to our wonderful committee: Craig Ahlquist, Russ Boynton, Colleen Clayton, David Eby, Tiffany Eddy, Suzanne Figueroa-Rich, Bob Larsen, Victoria Marchand, Dianna Powers, John Roberts, Mary Ruedig, Polly Shumaker, Marty Tower, and Bill VerPlanck.

Hosted by WMUR TV-9’s News Anchor Tiffany Eddy and Sean McDonald and members of WOKQ’s Morning Waking Crew, Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier, the event was a great success! Close to 100 skiers “raced” their way down the Coolidge Street trail on two specially designed side-by-side ski courses, competing for awards. The following awards were given:

Bode Miller Award for Fastest Male: Steve Founds
Picabo Street Award for Fastest Female: Suzanne Whitcher
Mr. I. M. Slow Award for Male: Nathan Saller
Ms. Cindy Slowdown Award for Female: Deb Golder
Best Dressed Team: The Bellwether Snowmen Team from Bellwether Community Credit Union
Most Improved Skier to Dean Williams of Martignetti Companies of NH
1^st Place Team: Maine Distillers
2^nd Place Team: Loon Seniors
3^rd Place Team: White Lightning Team

The festivities continued throughout the day with an array of exciting items to bid on in our silent auction and a chance to enter the raffle. A Continental Breakfast was donated by SYSCO, and a wonderful lunch was provided courtesy of The Common Man Restaurants and Amoskeag Beverages. Martignetti Companies and Maine Distillers provided a Cold River Vodka tasting. The day ended with an Après Ski Party and Awards Presentation, also sponsored by The Common Man Restaurants and Amoskeag Beverages.

In total, CASA was able to raise over $23,000 thanks to our major sponsors:

Platinum Sponsor: Martignetti Companies/Cold River Vodka
Gold Sponsor: The Rowley Agency
Silver Sponsors: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, BAE Systems, and Harvey Construction
Bronze Sponsors: Craig & Mary Ahlquist, Cirtronics, Clough Harbor & Associates, Stonyfield Farm, and Wilkins Mechanical Service
Table Sponsor: Laconia Savings Bank
Friend: J. Jill Group

CASA thanks the following for their wonderful inkind services and donations: Loon Mountain Recreation Corporation, WMUR TV9, WOKQ 97.5, The Common Man Restaurants, Melinda Butler Photoraphy, Amoskeag Beverages, The Mountain Club, Woodward’s Resorts, SYSCO, NH Magazine, Glass Jar Goodies, and Bellow House Bakery.

Silent Auction Donors include: Alpine Adventures; Amoskeag Breweries; Asgard’s; Ash Street Inn; Baldwin’s on Elm; The Balsams Grand Resort; The Bedford Village Inn; Boston Museum of Science; Kathleen Briana; C. R. Sparks; Capitol Center for the Arts; The Centennial Inn; Chalifour’s Flowers; Citizens Bank; Classic Restaurant Concepts; John Clayton; The Dana Center; Desmond O’Malley’s; Devine, Millimet & Branch; Nigel Donovan; Giorgio’s Restaurant; The Grand View Inn & Resort; The Green Dragon Tavern; Hannaford’s Shop ‘N Save; Henessey’s of Boston; Hermanos Cocina Mexicana Restaurant; Hilton Garden Inn; InnSeason Resorts; JD’s Tavern; Kinsale Irish Pub; Lake Sunapee Country Club; Lindt & Sprungli (USA) Inc.; Loon Mountain Recreation Corporation; Maine Distilleries; Margarita’s of Concord; Martignetti Companies of NH; McLean Communications; The Mohegan Sun; Mother Anna’s Restaurant; The New England Center; The NH Fisher Cats; The NH Symphony Orchestra; Nippo Lake Golf Club; Pagliuca’s Restaurant; The Palace Theater; Polcari’s Coffee, Tea & Spices; The Point Restaurant & Bar; Adam Sink; Rich Thibeault, Concord Country Club; Sam Adams; Santa’s Village; Shaw’s Supermarkets; Southwest Airlines; Sport Thoma Ski Shop; Spruce Mountain Skiboard; Squam Lakes Science Center; Stabile Wrenn Construction Services; Three Chimneys Inn; UNH Football Team; UNH Women’s Ice Hockey Team; Althea Valentine; Bill & Jean VerPlanck; WMUR TV-9; and Water Country.
Last but not least, special thanks and appreciation goes to our volunteers who helped with or at the event: Peter Braen, Pat Brent, Denise Burton, Danielle Carrier, Barbara Coles, Tiffany Eddy, Hanna Eldridge, Mark Ericson, Suzanne Figueroa-Rich, Dale Jones, Sean McDonald, Aiden Melton, Dianna Powers, and Bruce Soper.

All proceeds raised through the CASA Snow Fest go directly to support the CASA program in New Hampshire and our mission to give each of New Hampshire’s abused and neglected children a voice in court.

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