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LO S ANGELES CHAPTER O F DISABLED SPORTS USA • TH E UNRECABLES • PO BO X 24856, LO S ANGELES, CA 90024-0856
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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF
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J ANUARY- MA R C H 2 0 1 2
THE FUN STARTS IN JANUARY AT MAMMOTH
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
AMADE NYIRAK
The Unrecables Party at the Snow Gala
D
ecember came
upon us swiftly and we are
excited to kick off the
season this December
with the instructor's
trip. Not only did we
have a wonderful
build up to the first trip to the mountain in December with the Dryland
Clinic, summer parties and meetings,
but we have also been very fortunate
to receive benefits from various organizations and benefactors. Our deepest appreciation goes out to them as
always.
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season, and will have
safe and joyful ski season! !
Amade
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Ski Fun Starts in January
Dryland Clinic 2011
Vice President’s Message
2011 Silent Auction
Super Skiing at Aspen/Snowmass
Calendar of Events
December - Full of Fun & Learning
World Premiere of “Winter”
L.A. Council Corner
Thank You REI - Manhattan Beach
for your support
1800 Rosecrans Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
SKI FUN STARTS IN JANUARY
DRYLAND CLINIC 2011
VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
MARINA SALLAWAY
SOO LEE
KEITH BONCHEK
s the days get shorter, our
hearts beat faster for the anticipation of upcoming season.
Dryland Clinic is a great start for
instructor volunteers to prepare this
year’s trips. On October 23rd, John
Melville Jr., J and Amanda Davis,
Darryl Coit and Susan, Michelle
McCarthy, and I were at Helen and
Chuck DeBerard’s beautiful Palos
Verdes home. Our Ski School Director,
John, led the clinic.
The theme was “Be safe, have
fun, and learn something”. The clinic
started with safety talks, covere d
reminding red flags, certification
process, instructor’s trip plans to winter driving tips.
Even though the Governor
did not sign Helmet Law, our club recommends all students and volunteers
to wear helmets. Many of our members already wear helmets and our
club have extra helmets for our members to use. Do not forget to wear a
helmet and goggles on slopes.
We talked about it for a long
time but did not practice much –
recording lesson memo for the future
trips. This year we will bring a form
for instructors to put notes. The form
will be simple and easy to fill in but
useful for students’ progress.
Prepare your mind and body,
and let’s have fun in the snow. Again,
thank you Helen and Chuck for offering their place for the clinic, and providing lunch, treats and drinks. !
he holiday
season has
come and
gone and I hope
you all had a joyful holiday. One
of the best gifts I
got this holiday is
a pair of brand
new hearing aids.
Now people have started calling me
the bionic man, Dededede!! Dedede!! I
thought I had a good stereo system in
my car which I realized is not the case.
The L.A. Council Snow Gala
was a great success. It was at the
Castaway Restaurant in Burbank.
They provided a fabulous buffet. I
had a wonderful time interacting with
others. Different clubs and organizations were present and we had a great
turnout. I got selected to represent
The Unrecables to drink a shot of
whiskey off of a ski, which is a tradition of the Wailers Ski Club to get participants drunk. You can’t tell that I
am drunk because I wobble during
walking anyway, LOL!! When I took
that shot, I thought my chest hair was
going to fall off. LOL!! I sure enjoyed
the opportunity being there.
Congratulations to our Man
and Woman of Year, John Melville
and Sigrid Noack! We had a good
crowd, including Fran Weber-Melville, Kathy Paisley, Jonna Wilkens,
Helen & Chuck De Berard, Michelle
McCarthy, Glenda Phillips, and me.
On a different note, for some
reason we did not get enough snow in
December. Bummer! But hopefully
we will have a good and wintery snow
fall in January and there will be lots of
lifts open so we can hit the slopes.
According to my sources, only about
55% of the lifts were open in December. I can’t wait until January 20-22 to
hit the slopes and have FUN! Whoever doesn’t come out is a rotten egg. !
H
e l l o
skiers!
We l c o m e
all
new
and
returning Unre c ables members.
Our instructor trip
was
held
on
December 16-18
this season. It was very successful
with many instructors in attendance.
Thank you everybody who came up!
We learned alot!
Please visit our web site for
this season’s trip dates and information about our trips, lodging, etc.
Scholarships are available! Mammoth
is open and ready for business. I am
looking forward to a snow packed season and many fun trips.
A few tips to make a trip easier for you and me. Send me your info
at least 2 weeks prior to a trip. Please
include all info from the Trip
Reservation Form. All forms can be
found on our web site.
See you all soon. !
Marina
THE UNRECABLES
2012 SKI TRIPS
January 20-22
February 24-26
March 16-18
April 20-22
May 18-20
A
Soo
Trip Forms, Trip Rules, Emergency
Form, Waiver, & Scholarship Form are
available on our web site
www.unrecables.org.
THANK YOU DONORS
Dee Everetts
Doug Nickerson
REI - Manhattan Beach
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2011 SILENT AUCTION -- A WONDERFUL SUCCESS
SIGRID NOACK
A
great big
THANK
YOU to all
of our friends who
supported us for
this year's very
successful Silent
Auction. LAC was
gracious enough
to invite us to hold our Auction again
at the annual LAC Snow Gala, which
this year was a Champagne Brunch
held at the beautiful Castaways
Restaurant overlooking Burbank. The
location was fabulous, the weather
cooperated, the food was delicious and
plentiful, as was the champagne, and
the whole event was well organized
and great fun. Thank you Anne
Kramer for doing such a wonderful
job putting together this festive event.
The highlight of the Snow
Gala is always the selection of the LAC
Man & Woman of the Year. The
Unrecables were represented by John
Melville and Sigrid Noack. As the
points were tallied and the re s u l t s
w e re announced, our own Sigrid
Noack was honored as LAC Woman of
the Year and Aaron Algazy of Century
City Ski Club as LAC Man of the Year.
Both will be representing LAC at the
June 2012 FWSA Convention in
Ogden, Utah, competing for FWSA
Man & Woman of the Year!
For The Unrecables, the other
most important part of the Snow Gala
is the Silent Auction, headed up by
chairperson Sigrid Noack. Of course
there can be no auction without donations. Thank you Mika Ito for helping
me with phone calls & running around
to pick up donations. Many establishments have been supportive and very
generous for several years, they have
become very dear friends. A huge
THANK YOU to all the donors and to
our LAC friends who support us by
bidding on the items.
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This year we had 25 donated
items with a value of $3,955 Most of
the Gala attendees participated in the
bidding process, which continued
throughout the afternoon. We had
many really great items: A beautiful
flower arrangement by Nadia, baby &
elder care by Nadia and Wally
Cardona, a 6-pack of fine wine from
Jane Wy c k o ff, delicious re s t a u r a n t
meals at The Warehouse, Islands, 12
Washington, C & O Trattoria, Pizza
Antica, Baja Cantina, Jamaica Bay Inn,
& the Cheesecake Factory, avocados to
be picked next June from the
Nickerson Avocado Grove in Fallbrook, 6-months of desserts by Chef
Rhonda, a pair of shape-ups fro m
Skechers, a jewelery certificate from
Universal Jeweler, a sheepskin ru g
from Mary Williamson, a sailing/harbor cruise with John Melville & Fran
Weber, a water-skiing day with Jeff
Simms, introductory lessons at Virtual
Snow, gift certificates from Ralphs, an
overnight at Courtyard by Marriott, a
weekend with brunch for 2 at the
Marina del Rey Hotel and a beautiful
Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet with 3
snow sport charms from Tiffany & Co.
A phenomenal assortment for ski club
members to bid on. We also received
donations from Dee Everts, Gloria
Slate, and Doug Nickerson.
We are very proud and hugely
thankful to be associated with so many
wonderful friends who support us.
Many have donated to our Silent
Auction for several years, and we really appreciate their support. A great big
thank you also to all the ski club members who bid on our donations, and
who ended up purchasing the wonderful donations. They will certainly
enjoy using their winnings and getting
to know the people and establishments
who are so supportive of our organization.
continued -- p. 7
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SUPER SKIING & HOSPITALITY AT ASPEN/SNOWMASS
GORDON CARDONA
A
s you may know, last June at
the FWSA Convention in
Industry Hills, I was honored
to be named 2011 FWSA Safety Person
of the Year. I would like to thank
Richard Lubin, DC and the FWSA
selection committee for their hard
work and commitment to FWSA. The
prize was a week-long ski trip for two
to Aspen/Snowmass!
My Mom and I went in
December and joined the San Diego
and Northwest Councils for a few of
their gatherings that week.
The
Welcome Party was held at the beautiful Gant Condominium complex in
Aspen. About 60 skiers came from
Southern
California
and
the
Northwest for a week of skiing and
partying. Thank you to Steve and
Linda Coxen, Mike Sanford, and
many others for inviting us to their
parties that week.
Our lodging for the week was
at The Crestwood in Snowmass. Our
beautiful condominium was right on
the slopes! Magnificent view of the
slopes and the lifts. We found the hospitality second to none. Superb service! Also, all the ski shuttles and local
buses were completely accessible. In
the morning, we jumped on the shuttle
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bus from The Crestwood to go to
Snowmass Mall where the Challenge
Aspen offices were located. They had
just moved into their new location a
few weeks prior to our arrival. Very
convenient location to the slopes. The
staff was very nice and my instructor
for the week, Bob Lemley, was an
expert skier. We skied on some long
runs in Snowmass, Aspen, and Buttermilk. Gorgeous views! However,
since it was early season there were a
few bare spots and they were praying
for snow.
On our final day, we were
honored to ski a few runs with Mary
Manning, the Senior Sales Manager at
Aspen/Snowmass. She invited us for
the FWSA Ski Week to Aspen/Snowmass in 2013. We hope you will join
us!
I would like to thank M a r y
Manning and company for continuing
to sponsor the FWSA Safety Person of
the Year award. It is one of the most
prestigious awards in the FWSA and it
was a fabulous trip. I highly suggest
to enter your submission for this
award this Spring.
Please visit
fwsa.org for more information. !
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January
9
10
10
20-22
28-2/4
L.A. Council Mtg @ 7:00p
Social @ 6:30p
Board Meeting
Mammoth Ski Trip
FWSA Ski Wk Jackson Hole
February
4-11
6
14
14
24-26
LAC Ski Week - Schweitzer
L.A. Council Mtg @ 7:00p
Social @ 6:30p
Board Meeting
Mammoth Ski Trip
March
5
13
13
16-18
24-31
27-4/1
L.A. Council Mtg @ 7:00p
Social @ 6:30p
Board Meeting
Mammoth Ski Trip
VA Winter Sports Clinic
FWSA Spring Fling - Big White
April
2
10
10
20-22
L.A. Council Mtg @ 7:00p
Social @ 6:30p
Board Meeting
Mammoth Ski Trip
May
7
8
8
18-20
L.A. Council Mtg @ 7:00p
Social @ 6:30p
Board Meeting
Mammoth Ski Trip
Gordon
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T H E U NRECABLES N E W S
DECEMBER -- FULL OF FUN & LEARNING
SOO LEE
W
e are expecting La Nina
dumps but it did not happened yet. Mammoth is
making snow night and day, opening
one slopes after another but it was not
as fast as when nature took care of it.
Our month-delayed instru ctors’ trip mainly focused on checking
equipment and reviewing skills for
instructors. Hannah Nishimoto, our
Equipment Manager, Glenn Green,
and Dee Armstrong checked inventory at the freezing storage shed, and put
parts on bi-skis. There are some parts
to order and will be installed by our
January trip. Then our 5 bi-skis (4
Mountain Mans and a Bi-Unique) and
2 mono-skis will be ready.
We also decided to remove
some old inventory. Curre n t l y, a
Shadow mono-ski, 4 pairs of overshaped Mountain Man skis (only 2
pairs have bindings mounted), 2 old
model Mountain Man's handle bars,
some narrow tip connectors are available for any charity or adaptive ski
schools in need (photos available).
Thank you Sigrid Noack for offering
storage.
J. Davis led the practice for
instructors. Hannah, Dee, Glen, Soo,
Sigrid and her long-time friend Gale
Jaffe as a new instructor candidate
were the gang. Jan Grant also joined
us on Sunday morning.
Going
through all the situations at our trips
was very helpful including demo of
f o rgetting pin out before loading.
Tethering practices was also very help-
ful for reminding snow flaw muscles
and improving skills. Thanks Sigrid
for volunteering sitting in bi-ski.
Stand-up tethering was also gre a t
practice. Thank you J. for taking the
lessons with short notice. Thank you
Hannah for preparing equipment and
showing usage of them. Thank you
Dee for donating a new kind of tip
connecter, Monkey toes. Unfortunately, it hung on Sigrid’s jacket at one
moment and next moment, it was
gone. It slipped through our search
team.
There are many changes in
Mammoth. Most of all, they set gates
at lift lines and using card re-loadable
passes. Trip participants should give
their full name, date of birth, zip code,
and phone numbers along with trip
sign-in. The gates read passes and
open arms automatically. The mountain guides usually put their passes
between their shoulders and knees,
and away from other credit cards or
electronic devices. Bi-skiers can put
their passes at shoulder or chest pockets. However, a mono-skier ’s foot
would block the gate arms at chair 11,
so it will be better for mono-skiers to
secure their pass at shin level.
I hope those instructors who
did not attend this trip to have a
chance to shape up their teaching muscles and join us on our upcoming trips.
Tons of snow too.
Happy New Year! !
Soo
THE UNRECABLES
ATTEND THE WORLD
PREMIERE OF “WINTER”
CHUCK DE BERARD
O
n Sunday, December 4th,
eleven Unrecables accepted
The Ski Channel’s E-vite to the
World Pre m i e re of its pro d u c t i o n
movie of extreme sports called
“Winter”. In attendance, among a
packed Westwood theater, were
Randy Benson, Gordon & Wally
Cardona, Helen & Chuck De Berard,
Stella Levin, Hannah Nishimoto,
Kelly Wong, and Richard Wu. We
were all blown away by the various
segments of action & dialogue.
Prior to the screening eight of
the seventeen headliner cast (a who’s
who modern day mountain sport athletes) were called onstage to be formerly introduced.
According to Nick Ernst, from
the Ski Channel, “highlights of the
movies' segments included Disabled
Sports USA Executive Director, Kirk
Bauer, JD., as he leads a group of
wounded warriors on a climb to the
summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Also featured is skier/base jumper, Karina
Hollekim, who nearly lost her life and
her legs in a sky diving accident. Her
amazing road to recovery is documented in this film.”
If anyone is interested in
viewing the trailer or screening, please
contact Nick at The Ski Channel at
310-230-2050 ext. 111, or nernst@theskichannel.com. !
Chuck
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MEMBERSHIPS MATTERS
L.A. COUNCIL NEWS
GORDON CARDONA
T
his year’s LAC Ski Week will be
to Schweitzer and Silver
Mountains in Idaho fro m
February 4-11, 2012. The 2012 Far
West Ski Week will be to Jackson Hole,
Wyoming scheduled for January 28February 4. The 2012
FWSA Spring Fling will
be to Big White, Canada,
on March 28-April 1.
The 2013 FWSA Ski
Week will be to Aspen/
Snowmass, Colorado. If
you would like to attend
these trips, contact Sigrid Noack.
The L.A. Council SoCal Races
will be on March 24-25 in Mammoth.
General Elections will be held on
Monday, April 2nd at 7:00pm at The
Grinder in Westchester. !
T
hank you to those who have
renewed your membership. We
a p p reciate
your
support.
However, many of you have not
renewed yet.
Your dues help keep our club
up and running. Our club is run by
volunteers and your dues money pays
our bills (eg. equipment & maintenance, storage, insurance, etc). If you
are not sure if your membership is current, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Also, please let me know if
any of your contact information has
changed. I hope to hear from you! !
Gordon
FWSA PLANS ITS FIRST FILM FEST
T
he Far West Ski Association
(FWSA) conducted its winter
Board of Directors and Board of
Trustees meetings on December 2-4,
2011 at the Park City Peaks Hotel in
Park City, Utah. The Far West Ski
Association, founded in 1930, is a volunteer, non-profit organization representing 180 affiliated ski clubs located
throughout eleven regional councils in
the states of Alaska, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming. The Association conducts
active programs in public affairs, skier
safety, ski heritage, athletics, racing,
communications, travel, council development, ski industry, and community
outreach.
The association is planning the
1st Far West Film Fest in conjunction
with its Annual Convention in Ogden,
Utah. The Film Fest will benefit various charitable organizations and will
feature “CAN DO: The Jimmie Heuga
Story”; “Ready To Fly” the women’s
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ski jumping film staring Lindsey Van;
and “The Movement” a film produced
by Kurt Miller on physically challenged athletes.
FWSA also congratulates
Sarah Hendrickson of Park City for
winning the inaugural International
Ski Federation (FIS) Women’s World
Cup ski jumping competition in
Lillehammer, Norway on December 3.
The Far West Ski Association
is appreciative of the sponsorships of
Park City Peaks Hotel, Park City
Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort,
Canyon Transportation, Ski Butlers,
and the Park City Chamber of
Commerce for being a big part of the
success of the FWSA winter meeting.
The 80th Annual Far West Ski
Association Convention is scheduled
for June 7-10, 2012 at the Ogden Eccles
Conference Center in Ogden, Utah,
hosted by the Intermountain Ski
Council. For additional information
re g a rding the FWSA, please visit
www.fwsa.org. !
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T H E U NRECABLES N E W S
THANK YOU
2011 SILENT AUCTION DONORS
12 Washington Restaurant, Marina del Rey
Baja Cantina, Marina del Rey
Bob Salerno's Virtual Snow
C&O Trattoria, Marina del Rey
Cheesecake Factory, Marina del Rey
Chef Rhonda DeGarmo
Courtyard by Marriott
Doug Nickerson's Avocado Ranch
Islands Restaurant, Marina del Rey
Jamaica Bay Inn, Marina del Rey
Jane Wyckoff
Jeff Simms' Waterskiing
John Melville & Fran Weber's Sailing
Marina del Rey Hotel
Mary Williamson of “Wild Bill’s Furs”
Nadia's Flowers & Babysitting
Pizza Antica, Santa Monica Place
Ralphs on Lincoln, Marina del Rey
Skechers Shape-Ups, Santa Monica Pl.
Warehouse Restaurant, Marina del Rey
Tiffany & Co.
Universal Jewelers
Wally's Elder Care & Babysitting Svcs.
The Unrecables
Welcomes our
Founder Ron Bass
at our October Social
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FIT AND THINKS SAFETY
Ready to Slide?
by Richard Lubin, D.C.
Snowboarding Chiropractor
FWSA Safety Chair
Founder Ron Bass flew in for our Social.
SUNSHINE
Congratulations
Dina Garcia
new job at CALIF;
starring in “Luck” premiering
Jan. 29 on HBO
Gina Miller
expecting in March
A great new ski season is upon us.
Mediocre or stellar, your choice. OK
let’s ride.
Physically. By this we mean aerobically, strength, and flexibility. All
three are important. Is everything
working fine? Acknowledge your
defects, solve them if you can, brace
them if you can’t.
Mentally. Interested, very interested, or psyched? Make goals for the
season. Visualize greatness.
Equipment. Is your stuff rusty, outdated, recently modern, or new and
spiffy? So you like this sport? Go
spend money on what you love.
Get some new gear. It’s better.
Spring for a season pass.
Vehicle. Get it ready. I hear it might
snow.
Safety, fun, and accomplishment.
It’s all about preparation and awareness. Create a great one. !
Silent Auction
continued -- p. 3
Thank you so much Jane
Wyckoff and Helen De Berard for
helping out with the accounting at our
Silent Auction. We could not have
done it without you. Also, thank you
to Gordon, Soo, Chuck, Michelle and
the rest of you, who helped out with
the Snow Gala.
The proceeds from this Silent
Auction, $1,900, will help to support
our ski program. Thanks to all of you,
we are able to buy and/or repair
equipment for safer and happier ski
lessons for our members with disabilities and our dedicated volunteers. !
Sigrid
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THE UNRECABLES
2011-12 TRIP RESERVATION FORM
Name
Address
City, State, & Zip
E-mail
Height
Weight
Age
Sex:
Disability
Special Equipment/Devices Used (i.e., wheelchair)
Ski Equipment Needed from Club
Ski Schools:
Ski Level:
Trip Fees:
(check one)
(check one)
(check one)
Members:
Non Members:
Mono-ski
Beginner
Bi-ski
3-Track
Intermediate
Student $40
Student $50
Passenger
YES
NO
Is your membership current for 2011-12?
4-Track
Advanced
Blind skier
Instructor candidate $15
Instructor candidate $25
YES
NO
Lodging: Do you need club lodging?
($60 deposit required)
Transportation: (check)
• Will you drive?
M
Date
Phone (H)
Phone (W)
Cell
F Fax
Medications
Instructor $0
Instructor $10
• If YES, no. of people
• If NO, where are you staying?
Driver
YES
Snowboard
No. of nights
• Passengers’ names:
• Day & time you are available to leave
NO • If YES, date form was submitted:
Desired Trip Date:
TRIP RESERVATION DEADLINE IS TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE TRIP
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
TRIP DATE
RESERVATION DEADLINE
Nov. 18-20, 2011 -- Instructors’ Trip
Dec. 16-18, 2011
Jan. 20-22, 2012
Feb. 24-26, 2012
March 16-18, 2012
April 20-22, 2012
May 18-20, 2012
November 4, 2011
December 2, 2011
January 6, 2012
February 10, 2012
March 2, 2012
April 6, 2012
May 4, 2012
• Make the check payable to: The Unrecables.
• Please read the Trip Rules and Guidelines and keep them handy.
• Trip Reservation Forms are mandatory for ALL skiers. One form per trip per person.
• Non-members pay additional fee. Status is for the first trip with the club. Membership is required for participation
in future trips.
• CANCELLATION POLICY:
Cancellation fee is full price. Extenuating circumstances will be considered on an individual basis by the Board of Directors.
Contact Information for Trips
Mail this form and a check to:
Marina Sallaway
11279 Senda Luna Llena
San Diego, CA 92130
Updated 10/5/11
Res: 858-793-1185
recordsmcvm@aol.com
The Unrecables
THE UNRECABLES
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Date
Name
Phone (H)
Address
Phone (W)
City & State
Zip-postal codes
Fax
E-mail
Birthdates & Names: (1)
(2)
Disability
Special Equipment Used (i.e., wheelchair)
Medications
Physician's Name
Phone
Address
City & Zip-postal codes
Emergency Name
Emergency Phone
Health Insurance Company
Healthcare I.D. Number (i.e., Medi-Cal/Kaiser)
Are you a U.S. Veteran?
Yes
No
Which war?
List and describe any medical conditions limiting your participation in strenuous activities (i.e., heart condition, seizure
disorder, etc.):
What sport or activity could you teach?
Are you interested in serving on any of the following committees? (Check all that apply)
Publicity/P.R.
Winter Trips
Fundraising
Social Programs
Equipment
Transportation
Newsletter/Web site
Annual Membership Fee
(includes Disabled Sports USA Membership)
New Member:
Individual - $40.00
Family - $50.00
Renewal:
Individual - $30.00
Family - $40.00
Life Time:
Individual - $250.00
Organization:
One Year - $50.00
Five Years - $200.00
Make your check payable to The Unrecables. Read & sign the Waiver & Release on the back, and mail this form and a
check to:
Gordon Cardona, Membership Director, 550 Orange Avenue, #429, Long Beach, CA 90802-7014.
Phone: 562-495-4933; e-mail: membership@unrecables.org.
Updated 10/6/11
DISABLED SPORTS USA INSURANCE WAIVER & RELEASE OF LIABILITY and MEDIA RELEASE FORM
DISABLED SPORTS USA INSURANCE WAIVER & RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM
In consideration of being allowed to participate in any way in Disabled Sports USA and DSUSA Los Angeles - The
Unrecables programs, related events, and activities, I and/or the minor participant, for myself, and on behalf of my heirs,
assigns, personal representatives and next of kin, the undersigned:
1. Agree that prior to participating, I will inspect, or if a parent and/or legal guardian I will instruct the minor
participant to inspect, the facilities and equipment to be used, and if I believe, to the best of my ability, that
anything is unsafe, I and/or the minor participant will immediately advise Disabled Sports USA and DSUSA Los
Angeles - The Unrecables such condition(s) and refuse to participate.
2. Acknowledge and fully understand that I and/or the minor participant will be engaging in activities that involve risk
of serious injury, including permanent disability and death, and severe social and economic losses which might
result only from my own actions, inactions or negligence of others, the rules of play, or the condition of the
premises or any equipment used. Further, that there may be other risks not known to me or not reasonably
foreseeable at this time.
3. Assume all the foregoing risks and accept personal responsibility for the damages following such injury,
permanent disability or death.
4. Release, waive, discharge and covenant not to sue Disabled Sports USA, DSUSA Los Angeles - The Unrecables,
its affiliated clubs, their representative administrators, directors, agents, coaches, other employees, and
volunteers of the organization, other participants, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, advertisers, their heirs, and if
applicable, owners and leasers of premises used to conduct the event, all of which are hereinafter referred to as
"releasees", from demands, losses or damages on account of injury, including death or damage to property,
caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the releasee or otherwise.
I/WE HAVE READ THE ABOVE WAIVER AND RELEASE, UNDERSTAND THAT I/WE HAVE GIVEN UP
SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING IT, HAVE NOT CHANGED IT ORALLY, AND SIGN IT VOLUNTARILY.
X____________________________
_____________________________________
Signature
Participant's Name (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY)
________________
(MM/DD/YY)
FOR PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18
This is to certify that I, as parent/guardian with legal responsibility for this participant, do consent and agree to his/her
release as provided above of the Releasees, and, for myself, my heirs, assigns, and next of kin, I release and agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees from any and all liabilities incident to my minor child's involvement or
participation in these programs as provided above, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THEIR NEGLIGENCE.
X_____________________
Signature
_____________________ _______________
Parent/Legal Guardian Name
_______________ _________
Relationship
Emergency Phone
(MM/DD/YY)
MEDIA RELEASE FORM
Name_______________________________________________________DOB______________ Male____ Female____
MEDIA/PHOTO WAIVER: I hereby authorize and give my full consent to Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) and
DSUSA Los Angeles - The Unrecables _______________________________ to copyright and/or publish any and
all photographs, digital recordings, videotapes and/or film in which I appear may be used for public view. I further agree
that DSUSA and DSUSA Los Angeles - The Unrecables___________________________________ may transfer, use or
cause to be used, these digital recordings, photographs, videotapes, or films for any exhibitions, public displays,
publications, commercials, art and advertising purposes, television programs, and internet without limitations or
reservations.
X____________________________________________
________________
Participant Signature
(MM/DD/YY)
FOR PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18
X_____________________
Signature
_____________________ _______________
Parent/Legal Guardian Name
Relationship
_______________ _________
Emergency Phone
(MM/DD/YY)
Disabled Sports USA - Revised 2/2011
THE UNRECABLES
ADVISORY BOARD
Honorable John Chiang
California Board of Equalization,
Fourth District
Bob Darvish, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation,
V.A. Medical Center
West Los Angeles
Margo Kairoff
Senior Vice President,
Wells Fargo Public Finance
Billy Kidd
Olympic Silver Medalist
Director of Skiing,
Steamboat Ski Resort
Hal Nelson
Director of Rehabilitation,
Downey Regional Medical Center
Tom Safran
Developer of Senior Housing
Safran & Associates
THE UNRECABLES
2011-12 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Amade Nyirak, President
amade2@gmail.com
805-300-1451
Keith Bonchek, Vice President
keith@keithbonchek.com
818-854-7345
Soo Lee, Secretary
sookimania@hotmail.com
310-895-6274
Michelle McCarthy, Treasurer
mvdpt@yahoo.com
310-795-5517
Gordon Cardona,
Membership Director
membership@unrecables.org
562-495-4933
APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS
John Melville,
Ski School Director
johnmelvillejr@aol.com
310-375-8843
Marina Sallaway,
Winter Trips Director
recordsmcvm@aol.com
8 5 8 -793-1186
Hannah Nishimoto,
Equipment Manager
hannahnishimoto@yahoo.com
310-479-3104
Jan Grant, ROKKA Race Chair
cjanski2@gmail.com
818-706-1708
Jonna Wilkins,
Public Relations Manager
jjlwilkins@att.net
310-779-1472
Steve Lefkowitz, LAC Representative
stevenlefko@aol.com
310-306-5249
Kathy Paisley, Sunshine
paizcht@gmail.com
626-458-0059
Sigrid Noack, Past President
sigski@earthlink.net
310-823-1373
Bonnie West, Webmaster
4bjwest@verizon.net
Gordon Cardona,
Communications Director
communications@unrecables.org
562-495-4933
Happy Birthday!
2012 FWSA Ski Week
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
January 28-February 4
Gloria Raminha,
VP North America Travel
661-829-5996
FWSA Membership Benefits
Terry Sports--Taos and Steamboat.
Present your FWSA membership card
to receive discounted rates on group
rentals.
E-mail rentskis@terrysports.com
or call 800-233-7547. For individual
rates, visit www.terrysports.com. !
T H E U NRECABLES N E W S
SUPPORT THE UNRECABLES
AND SHOP RALPHS!
RE-REGISTER YOUR RALPHS CARD
1. Log onto www.RALPHS.com
2. Click Community Contribution.
3. Click on “Participant”
4. Follow the easy steps to enroll.
Our NPO # is 80831. Please complete all the information!
5. Sit back and watch your grocery
shopping save YOU $$ and at the
same time earn $$ for our club!
Thank you for your support!
SigridNoack skisig@earthlink.net
11
JANUARY
12
16
24
Mika Ito
Inge Hobo-Scheinfarb
Deborah Weller-Walton
FEBRUARY
14
16
24
26
Robert Arias
Tobie Graubard
Soggy Kosger
Stephanie Oberle
MARCH
20
23
Georgina Hackett
Chuck DeBerard
If we have missed your birthday, please
contact Gordon Cardona with your birthday (month & day). Thanks! !
WINTER ISSUE
THE UNRECABLES NEWS
NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: MARCH 5
Coming up in the next Issue:
• Ski trips & photos
• Board Nominations
SOCIAL HOURS
2ND TUESDAY, 6:30pm
Jan 10
Feb 14
March 13
April 10
... and much more!!
SPECIAL THANKS
Keith Bonchek
Soo Lee
Richard Lubin, DC
Sigrid Noack
Amade Nyrak
Marina Sallaway
Mi Ranchito
Family Restaurant
12223 W. Washington Bl.
Culver City, CA
310-398-8611
PHOTOS COURTESY
Sigrid Noack
Cross st: Grand View Bl.
Free street and lot parking.
The Unrecables News
is published by
CARDONA COMMUNICATIONS
Take I-405 fwy, exit on
Washington and turn West.
Just west of Grand View Bl.
Join us for dinner!
Gordon W. Cardona,
Publisher
gwcardona@unrecables.com
THE UNRECABLES MEETINGS
SOCIALS: Every second Tuesday monthly at 6:30pm at Mi
Ranchito Family Restaurant, 12223 W. Washington Bl.,
Culver City. Cross street: Grand View Bl. Take I-405 fwy,
exit on Washington Bl. and turn West. The restaurant is
located just west of Grand View Bl.
BOARD MEETINGS: Every second Tuesday monthly, following the Social.
L.A. COUNCIL MEETINGS: Every first Monday monthly,
except holidays, at 7:00pm at Grinder Restaurant, 8521 S.
Sepulveda Bl., Los Angeles. Cross street: Manchester
Ave. Everyone is invited to attend. !
FAR WEST SKI ASSOCIATION SAFETY SLOGAN
SKI WITH PRIDE, LET IT RIDE, WATCH ALL SIDES
FIRST WITH SAFETY AWARENESS!
CONTACT THE UNRECABLES
By mail: P.O. Box 24856, Los Angeles, CA 90024-0856
By phone: 562-493-4933
By e-mail: info@unrecables.com
Web Site: www.unrecables.org
T HE UNRECABLES
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
P.O. BOX 24856
LOS ANGELES, CA
90024-0856
WINTER 2012
2012 SKI TRIPS
January 20-22
February 24-26
March 16-18
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