Contact: Troy Hawks
NSAA Communications
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

National Kid’s Safety Poster Contest Winners Announced

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – May 8, 2007 – Today the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced the winners of the eighth annual National Kid’s Safety Poster Contest. The 2006/07 winners were Emma Maxwell, 10, representing Holiday Valley Resort, N.Y., and Alice Holmquist, also 10, representing Steamboat, Colo. For their efforts, Emma and Alice each received a Pro-Tec helmet.

The annual contest is part of NSAA’s HEADS UP safety initiative. The contest targets fourth, fifth and sixth graders, but any elementary age child can participate. This year thousands of children created posters at ski areas in 17 states across the country. The students are asked to create a poster related to any one of the seven points of the Your Responsibility Code, or one of the three points of the Smart Style safety initiative.

Emma’s poster was recognized as the “Best Overall Safety Message.” Her poster emphasized the importance of making sure landing areas were clear before using terrain features. Emma, who’s who first started skiing when she was five, skis nearly every weekend from December to April. According to her mom, she likes the social aspect of skiing and can often times be found singing and clapping as she skis. Meanwhile Alice, who received the award for “Most Creative Safety Message” for her poster featuring the message “Always Stay In Control” has been skiing since she was three and is a member of the Trailblazers Ski Club. This season Alice worked on perfecting a 180 in the terrain park.

Both winning posters were on display at the NSAA National Convention and Tradeshow held at the La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, Calif., and will be published in the August issue of the NSAA Journal. For more information on the Kids’ Safety Poster Contest or other NSAA safety initiatives and resources, visit the Safety & Education section of www.nsaa.org.

2006-2007
Best Overall Safety Message Emma Maxwell Holiday Valley Resort, NY		Most Creative Design Alice Holmquist Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp., CO

 THE NATIONAL SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, LOCATED IN LAKEWOOD, COLO., IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION FORMED IN 1962 FOR SKI AREA OWNERS AND OPERATORS NATIONWIDE.

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