Contact: Keri Hone
NSAA Director of Events & Projects
khone@nsaa.org
(720) 963-4214

NSAA, SWAG Deliver Winter Garments to Pakistan
Resorts Donate More Than 3000 Items to Victims of Earthquake

LAKEWOOD, Colo.—November 10, 2005 — As a result of the devastating earthquake in Pakistan, SWAG (Sharing Warmth Around the Globe), and NSAA partnered with IMC (International Medical Corps) to deliver warm clothing to earthquake victims. SWAG Director Cheryl Jensen reports that to date, eight resorts contributed to the donation including California’s Mammoth Mountain, Northstar-at-Tahoe, Squaw Valley USA, Colorado’s Monarch Mountain and Wolf Creek, Attitash in New Hampshire, and Vermont’s Killington and Mount Snow. Other entities joining in the effort include Specialty Sports, Predator Wear and members of the Vail community. In early November, the SWAG/NSAA program sent more than 3,000 winter garments including 1400 winter jackets as well as pants, fleece vests, wool sweaters, gloves and hats to Pakistan.

“Each season SWAG sends clothing to people in need around the world and this fall it was obviously apparent that the victims in Pakistan needed our help,” said Jensen.

IMC's emergency health care services in quake-affected areas include traveling by foot, mule, automobile and helicopter to access hard to reach locations in the high valleys and areas surrounding Batagram, Balakot and Ghari Habibullah to provide first aid and basic primary health care to residents staying in or near their homes. IMC, working with the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Pakistan Army, will establish medical clinics in camps serving a total of 13,000 families or 78,000 people. In all, IMC's relief efforts will extend to upwards of 178,000. For more information contact NSAA at (303) 987-1111.

 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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