Kitchener, December 2nd, 2010 – Chicopee Ski Club is happy to announce that it is ready to start making snow for the 2010-2011 winter season!  The Operations staff has confirmed that the weather forecast is looking favourable to fire up its snow making equipment in the early morning hours of December 3rd, 2010.
 
By rule of thumb, Chicopee requires a minimum of -4 degrees to fire up the guns over a period of a few days.  With the current forecast, it looks like snow will be falling at the Ski Club this weekend!
We invite the media to come out and witness the start up of guns on Friday morning, December 3rd and inform the Waterloo Region that we are gearing up for another great season of skiing, snowboarding and a variety of other winter activities.

Please note that because snowmaking is highly dependent upon the weather, we encourage you to call Chicopee first thing on Friday morning to confirm conditions.  For this purpose, please contact Kate Reid – Supervisor of Guest Services at (519) 894-5610 and press 0 to speak to a representative.

For more information on Chicopee’s memberships, tickets, programs, camps, events and facilities, please call Guest Services or visit: http://www.discoverchicopee.com

Chicopee Ski Club in conjunction with Dave FM raised $25,226 during the “Ski Down Wednesday” program for the Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region. A cheque presentation took place Monday April 12th 2010, at 10:30am.

The “Ski Down Wednesday” program began on Wednesday January 13th and ran until Wednesday March 10th with Dave FM running radio and web promotions for the program. Lift tickets were sold at a discounted rate of $22 for a full day lift ticket, and for every ticket sold, a $5 donation was made to the Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region. A grand total of 5056 tickets were sold.

‘The funds raised from the program will contribute to the $2,270,250 already collected to relocate and build the new Anselma House. The facility provides shelter, education and outreach services to abused women and their children.

The new 35,000 square foot facility will be constructed on a 1.7 acre site located on Ottawa Street North between Heritage Drive and Oldfield Drive. The new shelter will expand Anselma House’s current capacity from 20 beds to 45. Additionally, the new shelter will offer children’s play areas, study spaces and rooms for children’s programming.

Looking forward to next year, Chicopee Ski Club is looking to expand its media and charitable partnerships for the betterment of the surrounding community. “The spirit of giving back to our community is important for Chicopee,” says Executive Director Reg Verley. The “Ski Down Wednesday” program will go through exciting changes that will see Chicopee Ski Club continue its active involvement in the Waterloo Region.

About Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region
Women’s Crisis Services operates two shelters; Anselma House in Kitchener and Haven House in Cambridge plus regional Outreach services, for abused women and their children. The existing Anselma House is a 20-bed residence while Haven House, thanks to additional funding from the Ministry of Community and Social Services, has added 19 beds to bring the total to 30 beds at that location.  Both shelters collectively answer over 6000 crisis calls a year. Both the residential and outreach programs are designed to give women and their children the support and information they need to heal from the violence they have experienced. http://www.wcswr.org/

About Chicopee Ski & Summer Resort
Chicopee, proudly celebrating its 76th season, was established in 1934 as a not-for-profit organization providing winter recreation on its 165 acres to the people of Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and area. Discover Chicopee for the year round playground that it has become. In addition to skiing and snowboarding; tennis, mountain biking, beach volleyball, and children’s summer camps, corporate meeting and team building events, school electives, weddings, banquets and catering are also provided. http://www.discoverchicopee.com