AFRICA
AMERICA
women on Tour is a tobacco-free
and alcohol-free conference,
dedicated to the physical, spiri­
tual and economic empowerment
of Black women, families and
communities. The conference
features over 40 workshops ad­
dressing the critical issues af­
fecting Black women's lives,
facilitated by experts in educa­
tion, personal and economic
growth.
Financial expert Cheryl
present Broussard, author of �olley
Iited 'as t I Management Strategies tor the
! part 0 package t ean be· 1 0&; image nt Gmce
purchased through one of the 10- Ciee, author of Radiant Women
cal NBS clubs or as part of the of Color; Cydney Shields, author
on-site registration program at of Work, Sister, Work; Kathy
Copper Mountain. Russell; co-author of The Color
bey
RESPO E TO the over­
whelming demand for the Afri­
can American Women on Tour
conference in East Coast, Mid­
West and Southern cities, Ms.
Carothers d ided to make the
conference acces ible to more
Black women nationwide. PRO­
MOTrends plans to include At­
lanta, Philadelphia, New York,
Chicago and Charlotte and Nas­
sau on future African American
Women on Tour stops.
1994 confer nce packages will
range from 175-$325. For infor­
mation, call 619-560-2770, FAX
619-560-9190, or write to African
American Women on Tour, P.O.
Box 15819, San Diego, CA 92175.
AA WOT is currently seeking
corporate sponsors, entertain­
ers, exhibitors and program
booklet advertisers. Registration
layaway and group discounts are
available. Registration materi­
als will be available in 1 te Janu-
ry,1994. 1M:), : IL I Yl I
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During the week of February
12, 1994, to February 19, 1994,
th� National Br r o - of
Skiers (NBS) iII hold i 1994
Mini Summit, Annual M ting
Challenge Cup (AMCC) at Cop­
per Mountain, Colorado. The
event follows the organizations
2_9th anniversary Summit held
at Vail, Colorado in January
1993, Over 2,000 NBS members
are expected to attend the Mini­
Summit at Copper Mountain.
The NBS is a non-profit, pre­
dominately African American
organization with a member­
ship of over 14,000. The NBS is
the largest ski club in the nited
States and has been in existence
for over 20 years. The Jim
Dandy Ski Club of Detroit,
Michigan recently celebrated its
35th anniversary as did the Chi­
cago Ski Twisters, On the West
coast the Winter Fox Ski Club
: celebrated their 15th anniver­
: sary .
. • The National Brotherhood of
: Skiers was founded by Art Clay
• of Chicago, Illinois and Ben Fin-
• ley of Los Angeles California.
. The first "Black Summit" ski
gathering took place in Aspen,
Colorado in 1973. The purpose of
the organization is to encourage
and support minority youth in
quest of membership on the
United States Ski Team. In ad­
dition the NBS hopes to promote
winter sports among African
Americans.
At present the NBS supports,
and provides financial assis­
tance to over 25 African Ameri­
can youth who are members of
the NBS A & B national racing
teams. In addition to these
scholarships, the NBS supports
4 regional programs providing
training to over 1,000 young Af­
rican American skiers throu h­
out the United States as a part
of the NBS youth developmen
program.
The Mini Summit week will
includ 1'.( 'lp d
nordic ( co t skilng
racing ins l�n. kiers at' a I
level , beginning with the novice
first time skier, are given a soul­
ful and warm welcome introduc­
tion to skiing. The 81 clubs
compete for honors with the
, NBS "Challenge Cup" awarded
to the club with the best overall
combined race results in alpine
and nordic skiing.
Individual awards go to those
competing in "NASTAR" format
races. Many of the activiti are
sponsored by long time upport-,
ers such as Anheuser-Busch
Brewery and the Sterling Win­
throp Drug Company.
c lebriti such as Sinbad,
Qpra,h Wi , Susan ay or, of
ssence g z ne-and Ear
Grav , publi of Black En
terprise Magazine are but a few
of the recognizable names who
ha ve b n members nd sup­
porters of the organization
through the years.
IN ADDITIO TO the ski­
ing schedule there are many so­
cial events for both the skier and
non-skier. Off slope entertain­
ment will feature GRP recording
artist George Howard, a re­
nowned jazz saxophonist. Also
appearing will be vocalist Ger­
ald Alston who records on 'the
, Motown label.
THE YOUT P GRAM
has developed anum r of tal­
ented African American skiers. '
In the Northeast Kin Pickett of
Woodstock, Vermon has devel­
oped in to a n tionally rank d
skier. Mike Nelms of Edina Min-
nesota is on th Unit tat
development t m.
Kenya Brock of Atlanta,
Georgia attends Burke Moun­
tain Academy and is on her way
88 a ranked skier. Jahi Rohrer of
Denver, Colorado and Jahari
Weir from San Diego, California
are competing now and will be
the vanguard of the future for
African American skier
Robert Chappel, owner/operator of two local McDonald'
restaurants and Orange Fields, president of the Highland
Park Uons Club are pictured together after a meeting at th
lAM Showca e Supper Club on Hamilton in Highland Park,
(photo by Craig Hili)
From within the national or- ,
ganization, he NB clubs and
m mbers ponsor ov r 300 ki
trips both domestic and in rna­
tionally. Many of th upcoming
young skiers are now at nding
major ki academi such as
Burke Mountain A d my and
others in its class. ny of h
dults hav participated in th
n tion 1 NASTAR com itio
and a hampions in th ir own
right.
Th NBS is proud of th fact
th th only r uiremen f r
joining is the inter t and lov of
th sport, not who you ar or
wh you do Afri n Am ri n
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