In The Community
Annual Events
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Charity Ski Weeks
Mt. Bachelor is committed to support local community non-profit organizations in cash donations through the Charity Ski Weeks program aligned with Mt. Bachelor's core values of with a focus on the environment, kids, and families in need. The 2011-2012 season will mark the fourth consecutive year that Mt. Bachelor has supported the Central Oregon community through the one-of-a-kind Charity Ski Week program. To date, Mt. Bachelor has generated $241,625 for Central Oregon non-profit organizations through this innovative fundraising effort.
This season’s Charity Week partners include The Environmental Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, The United Way, MBSEF, Oregon Adaptive Sports, Saving Grace, Sparrow Clubs, along with a returning partner from 2010 with the Boys and Girls Club and new addition CASA of Central Oregon. Mt. Bachelor provides lift ticket vouchers to non-profit organizations which can be redeemed for a $25 full day lift ticket. Mt. Bachelor contributes 100% of the proceeds back to the non-profit organization. Vouchers are valid midweek, during two week timeframes scheduled for January 2-13, and April 2-13, 2012. Non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply each year for Mt. Bachelor’s Charity Ski Weeks. Charities are rotated through the program based on ticket voucher redemption rates. New and previous charities can apply for inclusion in the program each summer. In addition to Charity Ski Weeks, Mt. Bachelor also donates 1,500 $25 charity ticket vouchers to the Bend/La Pine and Redmond Education Foundation "Ski for Schools Week", scheduled for November 28 – December 2, 2011. Last year, Mt. Bachelor donated $21,875 to the Bend, La Pine and Redmond schools through Ski for Schools and nearly $120,000 to date. Mt. Bachelor President and General Manager Dave Rathbun states “We are very proud of the work local charities do on behalf of our community to make Bend and Central Oregon a better place to live and work for all our residents. Giving back to our community is a long-standing tradition of Mt. Bachelor and we look forward to maximizing our contribution through the Charity Ski Weeks and Ski for Schools programs this winter”.
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The Dirksen Derby is held in December. Hosted by internationally renowned local snowboarder Josh Dirksen, the event has raised thousands of dollars for the Tyler Eklund Fund in the past five years. Tyler was paralyzed in April of 2007 in a snowboarding accident during a practice run for a national championship. Despite the tragedy, Tyler is back at it and competes annually in the Derby's quadriplegic sit ski division. In 2008's Derby, Josh donated a custom made Salomon Sick Stick snowboard as a raffle prize. All the raffle money for the snowboard went towards Cole Ortega, Mt Bachelor Grom Squad member, to help cover medical costs from his surfing injury during the previou summer. Cole's arm was severed while surfing on the Oregon Coast in July of 2008. Mt. Bachelor is committed to hosted the Dirksen Derby each year in the early-season, with 100% of the proceeds going towards different beneficiaries.
Riders for the Cure presented by Mt Bachelor and hosted by our Grom Squad and Freeride Team, is a fun local event to raise money for Sara's Project, a cooperative breast health education effort led by St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. Through our collective efforts between Mt. Bachelor, community businesses and individuals, Mt. bachelor has raised more than $50,000 for breast cancer awareness programs throughout eight counties in Central and Eastern Oregon.
The Employee Food Drive is a competition among Mt. Bachelor employees and a great way to help St. Vincent de Paul. Although it's a battle to be the "Most Giving Department," the real winners were those who benefited from the more than 2500 pounds of food donated by Mt Bachelor employees.
The Oregon Special Olympics Winter Games will again be held at Mt Bachelor as it has been for the past two decades. Every year, Mt. Bachelor takes care of the grooming, course setting, race timing, lunches, coaches, volunteers and even the lift tickets. Watch these amazing athletes in late February or early March.
Stuff the Bus with Neighbor Impact Mt Bachelor donated one of our shuttle busses and drove it around Central Oregon for two weeks in an effort to generate food for our community. The Stuff The Bus campaign brought in about 7,000 pounds of food. Thanks to all of the programs sponsors and to Combined Communications for running point on this fabulous effort. Thanks to those who helped us Stuff The Bus!
Donation Requests
Mt. Bachelor is committed to supporting events and organizations whose activities benefit the residents of central Oregon. Each season we donate generously to a diverse group of local charitable organizations. Organizations wishing to request individual donations for fundraiser events should visit our donations page for our donations request form. As we receive up to one hundred requests per month, in order to maintain a fair system all requests must be made via this online form. Organizations must have 501c3 tax status and not be affiliated with any religious or political cause.
