With Wednesday, May 9, marking 1,000 days to go until the world returns to Vail and Beaver Creek for the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, February 3-15, the event’s Organizing Committee has provided the Vail Valley community with its charge. The State of Colorado, the United States and the world also have their directive: “Dream It. Live It. Share It”.
The positive impact sport can have in changing children’s lives and bringing people together will be on display April 27-28 as the Vail Valley Foundation’s Youth Foundation Director of Programs, Lee Jones, serves as an expert practitioner for the 2012 Change the Game conference at Boston University’s Photonics Center.
Vail, Colorado–The Vail Valley Foundation announced today that tickets for the 2012 Vail International Dance Festival will go on sale Tuesday, March 6 at 11am (MST). Performances will take place July 29 through August 11 at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail and the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, while community events will be held in the streets and villages throughout the V…
Since 1981 the nonprofit Vail Valley Foundation has been committed to providing leadership in athletic, cultural, educational and community-based endeavors to enhance and sustain the quality of life in the Vail Valley for its residents and guests.
From annual programs such as the Vail International Dance Festival, Vilar Performing Arts Center, the American Ski Classic, Teva Mountain Games and World Cup Ski Racing to major international events such as the 2001 World Mountain Bike Championships and the 1999 World Alpine Ski Championships, the Vail Valley Foundation is committed to keeping this community vital and exciting.
The Vail Valley Foundation currently provides support for a variety of educational programs. The Vail Valley Foundation Scholarship provides college scholarship grants to deserving high school seniors in the Vail Valley. And, in cooperation with the Vail Valley Youth Foundation, the Magic Bus and Success at Six programs target pre-kindergarten literacy and help to strengthen families wi