NEWRY – Maine Handicapped Skiing will hold its 22nd annual Ski-A-Thon on Saturday, March 24, at Sunday River Ski Resort and the Sunday River Inn and Cross Country Ski Center.

More than 700 skiers will take to the slopes and trails to raise funds for Maine Handicapped Skiing, Maine’s largest year-round adaptive recreation program for adults and children with physical disabilities.

In 2006 ski-a-thon participants broke the event record, raising $330,000 in pledges. The organization is looking for captains who will get a team of five people together and raise a minimum of $600 in pledges to participate.

Each team member will receive a free lift ticket or trail pass courtesy of Sunday River Ski Resort or Sunday River Inn and Cross Country Ski Center, breakfast, lunch and dinner, a T-shirt, a goodie bag, free 10-minute massages and evening entertainment, as well as chances to earn incentive gifts or individual and team prizes.

Ski-a-thon participants can contact friends, family members and co-workers through www.firstgiving.com/mhs. Each member can set up a fundraising page with a personalized message and photos.

To learn more about the ski-a-thon, call 800-639-7770 and speak to Joanne or Wendy, e-mail MHS at [email protected] or go online at www.skimhs.org/Ski-A-Thon.