We are excited to offer an opportunity to the blind, visually impaired and physically challenged individuals to travel to the week-long Black Hills Ski for Light annual winter event in Deadwood, SD each year in January! This program is, of course, a lot of fun, but any participant or volunteer for the program would tell you that more than that, it is the most inspiring and motivating event offered to blind, low visional or otherwise physically challenged individuals.
Persons with physical and vision challenges are constantly dealing with obstacles in their daily life. The Ski for Light program provides a break from the constant attention of dealing with blindness or mobility problems while the program also builds confidence and the wonderful feeling of independence that is often lost to the blind and physically challenged as they meet the challenges in their lives.
The program is available to all individuals who are meeting these challenges in life but as usual the transportation to such an event is difficult. Eager participants of the program work together each year to raise money to provide round trip bus travel from Omaha to Deadwood and back at an extremely reasonable price.
The bus will make stops across Nebraska to pick up interested participants. Travel on the bus is not limited to Nebraskans and we encourage individuals to contact Ward or Kathy Kinney about their specific travel needs. Make arrangements now with them to reserve your seat on the Bus. You can reach them at 402-630-3640 or send an email to nebraskabus@gmail.com.
- This will be our ninth annual trip to Deadwood, SD to participate in the Black Hills Ski for Light event in Deadwood, SD.
- It will be the 43rd year for this exciting event!
- There is down hill and cross country skiing, plus snow shoeing and snow mobile rides for those that are visually and physically challenged .