Excerpt from: Visitor's Guide to the Colorado Rockies
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| January 08, 2008 | | NBS is the largest winter sports organization in the U.S. | The Breckenridge Resort Chamber and the Breckenridge Ski Resort will host the National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS) Annual Meeting on January 12-19, 2008. NBS is known as the largest winter sports organization in the United States for their 2008 Annual Meeting and Challenge Cup (AMCC). The AMCC is the NBS biennial convention and fundraiser, which represents 77 clubs from across the country for this week-long winter sports event. Expected to bring in more than 1,000 individuals, NBS will celebrate its 35th anniversary celebration at Breckenridge Ski Resort.
Convention events and activities include opening ceremonies, races, receptions, parties, annual and regional meetings, fundraisers and more. The purpose of the AMCC is to show African American representation in winter sports and raise money for the NBS Olympic Scholarship Fund.
The NBS was founded in 1973 and chartered in 1974 by 13 African American ski clubs. Today, the organization has grown to over 77 clubs with a membership of more than 8,000 adults and youth.
For more information about the NBS Annual Meeting or the NBS organization click on the links below. | | | |
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