FROM THE ARCHIVE
Program puts Abenakis on the slopes
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2001

Former Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee is starting a program in Vermont to send low-income Abenaki children on skiing trips.

Chafee has lined up several ski resorts for the program. Former Olympic skiiers will teach the kids, she said.

April Rushlow, an Abenaki leader, said the program would help lift children's self-esteem.

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New ski program offers affordable skiing for Abenakis (AP 11/19)