Heavenly North Bowl Chair auction raises $162,000 for South Lake Tahoe donations
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/20/2022 - 12:19am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Heavenly Mountain resort's auction of the North Bowl chairs was a big success, with the 97 chairs going for a total of $162,000.
With those funds, Heavenly has donated $50,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, and an additional $50,000 to Ski Run Park. The remaining $62,000 will go towards the EpicPromise foundation which supports community grants and our employees in times of need.
“We are ‘North Bowl-ed’ over by this donation – such an incredible gift from Heavenly and the EpicPromise Foundation," said Jude Wood, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe. The donation will be put into immediate effect, supporting the final piece in our Building Bright Futures campaign, which includes building a play area for our youngest members, and a garden, which is used by everyone at our organization. We are so grateful to Heavenly and the EpicPromise Foundation for their support; not just in monetary donations, but in getting our kids on the mountain and supporting our community.”
The former North Bowl chairs were part of a fixed-grip three-person lift that is being upgraded to a high-speed detachable four-person lift before the 2022/2023 season. All 97 chairs have been claimed and picked up by the bidders.
“On behalf of the entire team at Heavenly, I want to thank everyone who purchased a North Bowl chair,” said Tom Fortune, VP & COO – Tahoe Region and Heavenly Mountain Resort. “It’s important to all of us to see these chairs land in good homes, as they’re such an important part of our mountain’s history. More importantly, though, everyone who purchased a chair allowed us to meaningfully contribute to organizations making an impact here in our community – something that is deeply important to our whole team as we always seek to give back to the beautiful community of which we are a part.”
Fortune presented the checks to both organizations.
"Heavenly’s commitment to this park means so much to us. They are making a giant dent in our fundraising goal and will help create a magical space for this community,” said Chris McNamara from Friends of Ski Run.
“This is so exciting – Heavenly has been an amazing partner in building this park, which will transform this neighborhood. They are one of the key supporters helping us get to the finish line on this park,” said South Lake Tahoe Mayor Devin Middlebrook.