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04.19.10
Vince Gill & Amy Grant Golf Classic Aug 2-3, 2010
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02.09.10
Chris Bove Memorial Uphill Challenge on March 6
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01.22.10
Mono Skier X to Air on ESPN Sunday, Jan. 31
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01.02.10
Challenge Aspen Hosts IPC Alpine World Cup Finals
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12.31.09
NBC's Today Show Features C.A.M.O. Women's Retreat
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12.10.09
C.A.M.O. Kicks Off First Women's Winter Retreat
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09.02.09
Challenge Aspen Wraps Up "Summer of Golf"
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08.26.09
Tozzi Presents Film to Benefit Challenge Aspen
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08.13.09
Bode Miller to Headline August 20 Golf Tournament
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08.03.09
CAMO Hosts Inaugural Women's Retreat
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06.24.09
Vince Gill, Amy Grant & Fred Funk to Host Benefit
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06.11.09
Challenge America Launches to Inspired DC Audience
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04.28.09
Amy Grant & Vince Gill Announce June Musical Event
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04.06.09
C.A.M.O. Summer 2009 Programs Announced
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04.02.09
Summer REC Camps Lineup Announced
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03.10.09
Big Events for Challenge Aspen on March 14
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03.04.09
Competition Team - Sam Ferguson & Team Results
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03.02.09
C.A.M.O. Group Enjoys Rocky Mountain Nat'l. Park
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02.18.09
C.A.M.O. Wilderness Hut Experience March 8-14
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02.17.09
Chris Bove Memorial Uphill - Race Results
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02.10.09
Chris Bove Memorial Uphill Race - This Saturday!
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02.09.09
13th Annual VI Ski & Snowboard Festival
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01.21.09
Challenge Aspen Sets Sights High with X Games XIII
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01.16.09
Coach Johno McBride Joins Competition Program
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01.16.09
FL Ski Council Auction to Benefit Challenge Aspen
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01.06.09
Challenge Aspen Receives USLBA Award
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12.10.08
Chris Bove Memorial Uphill Challenge - Feb. 14
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07.02.08
Special needs kids, teens go for big fun
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06.28.08
Challenge Aspen helping Iraq War veterans
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05.30.08
Challenge Aspen announces new Daily Adventures
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04.04.08
Israeli veterans hit slopes of Snowmass
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03.15.08
Come and celebrate Disability Awareness Day
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02.13.08
First steps
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02.08.08
12th Annual Visually Impaired Ski/Board Festival
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02.01.08
Shepherd Center Camp - February 1-6, 2008
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01.29.08
First wilderness hut experience for veterans
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01.18.08
Introducing first winter camp for TBI veterans
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01.16.08
Disabled Iraq war vet finds home in Aspen & racing
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01.03.08
Mono-Ski Camps: Jan 4-11 and Jan 18-23
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12.31.07
Challenge Aspen athletes go for gold
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12.26.07
'A real difficult awakening'
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11.26.07
Meet the Competition Team - Sunday, 2 Dec 2007
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11.15.07
Welcome to Tennesse School for the Blind, Dec 7-13
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11.12.07
12th annual “One From the Heart” Race, 1 March 08
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10.08.07
John Denver Storytellers Unplugged
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09.14.07
Challenges include more than just walking
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09.12.07
Getting soldiers back in the saddle
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09.11.07
Healing journey for brain-injured veterans
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08.29.07
Screening of Crawl Walk Run - Sep 10, 2007
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08.27.07
John Denver's Storytellers Unplugged- Oct 10, 2007
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08.26.07
To war and back
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08.17.07
Landmark Camp for Vets with Traumatic Brain Injury
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08.04.07
Going the distance - locals challenge themselves
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07.10.07
Magic of Music & Dance Camp Presents Jungle Book
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06.25.07
CA & Alpine Bank present Vince & Amy in Concert
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06.24.07
Join Vince Gill & Amy Grant for Dinner!
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06.04.07
Children with Autism Invited to Rocky Mountain Fun
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05.29.07
CA Invites Runners to join Budapest Marathon Team
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05.18.07
The 4th Annual Vince Gill & Amy Grant Golf Classic
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05.03.07
Local Athlete to Attend 2007 Paralympic Academy
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03.16.07
CA Race Team Heads to Nationals
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02.23.07
US Olympic Committee Expands Military Programs
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01.22.07
World Cup a Boost for Challenge Aspen
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01.19.07
Stevens Grabs Two Podiums
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01.19.07
Freedom in a Flash
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01.19.07
Disabled Skiing 'turning the corner'
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01.18.07
World Cup 1st Day Results
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01.18.07
US Paralympics Victor Stephens in World Cup
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01.17.07
Challenge Aspen Welcomes 2007 IPC Alpine World Cup
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01.08.07
Mono Ski Camp
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01.02.07
Calling All World Cup Volunteers
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11.12.06
Kevin Jardine Hired as Director of Skiing
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Challenge Aspen - The People
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Challenge Aspen Leads Groundbreaking “Ultimate Out
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Challenge Aspen New Season
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World Cup Kick Off
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Freedom in a Flash


Kudos to Mono Ski Camp

04.19.2010
Vince Gill & Amy Grant Golf Classic Aug 2-3, 2010

Aspen, Colo. (April 12, 2010) – Music legends Vince Gill and Amy Grant, world renowned PGA Pro Fred Funk and Nancy C. & Richard R. Rogers are joining forces in Aspen/Snowmass again this summer to benefit Challenge Aspen, announcing the 7th Annual Vince Gill and Amy Grant Golf Classic to be held August 2 and 3. The annual gala evening event and golf tournament supports Challenge Aspen’s mission of making possibilities for people with disabilities.

Grammy Award winners Vince Gill and Amy Grant will headline an evening complete with cocktails, live and silent auctions, dinner and an exclusive concert at Aspen Meadows Resort’s beautiful Doerr-Hosier Center on Monday, August 2. On Tuesday, August 3, Gill and Grant will be joined by title sponsors Nancy and Richard Rogers and event co-host and golf legend Fred Funk as they hit the links of the Aspen Golf and Tennis Club, ranked #17 on Golfweek Magazine’s “50 Best Municipal Courses for 2008-09.” All proceeds benefit Challenge Aspen, providing year-round recreational, cultural and competitive experiences for anyone with a disability.

The comprehensive “Golfers’ Deluxe” package includes golf with PGA Tour Pros and celebrity friends, two tickets to the Monday night gala, personalized instruction from PGA Tour Pros, VIP gift bags and complimentary food and beverages during all tournament functions. Cost is $1,500 per player or $6,000 per foursome.

Challenge Aspen will also be honoring a group of newly injured servicewomen recently home from Iraq. The group will be part of a new C.A.M.O. (Challenge Aspen Military Opportunities) retreat designed specifically for women and led by a team of professionals. The retreat will include both daily activities, such as rafting and equine therapy, and wellness and educational workshops, all in a a retreat-style setting. As a special treat for the women, they will be joined by Amy Grant for part of their retreat and will be special guests at the August 2nd Golf Classic gala.

For more information and online registration, visit www.challengeaspen.org/golf-tournament.cfm, or contact Challenge Aspen at 970-923-0578 ext. 205.

About Challenge Aspen Since 1995, Challenge Aspen has provided adaptive recreational and cultural opportunities to thousands of individuals with disabilities from around the world. Based in Snowmass Village, Colorado, Challenge Aspen is an internationally established charitable organization. As a leader and innovator offering participants safe, expert instruction and the best competitive ski-racing and educational programs available in the world, Challenge Aspen also provides outstanding summer therapeutic art and drama camps to children with physical and cognitive disabilities. In addition, Challenge Aspen creates adaptive wilderness experiences and internationally recognized elite race training for veterans with disabilities. Critical partnerships with sponsors like Aspen Skiing Company, combined with the generous support of the Founders’ Circle, National Council members and annual fundraisers, provide the funding necessary for Challenge Aspen to empower all participants through its outdoor and cultural experiences, regardless of financial status. For more information, visit www.challengeaspen.org.

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About Vince Gill and Amy Grant
Vince Gill has sold more than 26 million albums and earned 18 CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year in 1993 and 1994. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, with 20 Grammy® Awards to date (more than any male country music artist) and was inducted into the prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007. An avid golfer, Vince helped create the annual Vince Gill Pro-Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament (“The Vinny”) in 1993 in order to help support junior golf programs throughout Tennessee. Amy Grant earned her place as bestselling Christian music artist of all time, with over 30 million albums sold worldwide. She is best known for her Grammy® Award winning contemporary Christian and pop music, and recently received acclaim as a New York Times Best Selling author on her first try, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far, which debuted at #25 on the New York Times Best Sellers List. As of 2007, Grant is a six-time Grammy® Award winner, 26-time Gospel Music Association Dove Award winner, a member of the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame and was honored in 2006 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

About Fred Funk
Fred Funk is one of the most recognizable names and personalities in professional golf. He has both charmed and impressed galleries in a professional career spanning almost 20 years. Fred's career boasts many victories, including a 2005 victory at what most golfers deem the toughest playing field in professional golf, The Players Championship. Fred is also proud to have been a member of the 2003 and 2005 President's Cup, and the 2004 Ryder Cup. In addition, Fred is only the second player in PGA history to have won in both the regular and Senior PGA tours in the same year. Fred looks forward to continuing to play and remain competitive on both tours. Although he plays a very full schedule, he always finds time for charitable endeavors and speaking engagements.

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