Vail Resorts celebrates local community with Epic Promise awards

EpicPromise grants and donations were given away on Wednesday to dozens of non-profits who serve the communities around both Heavenly Mountain Resort and Kirkwood.

Grants and donations are given by Vail Resorts in all of the communities where they have operations and go to programs who serve youth or environmental initiatives.

This year's recipients:

Alpine County Unified School District
Alpine Watershed Group
American Youth Soccer Association #282
Austin's House
Barton Memorial Hospital Foundation (3)
Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe
Bread & Broth
CASA El Dorado
Christmas Cheer
Clean Tahoe Program
Douglas County Backpack Buddies
Foundation For Douglas County Recreation & Senior Centers
George Whittell High School
Heavenly Valley Ski Foundation Inc
Kids & Horses
Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation
Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation
Lake Tahoe Unified School District (3)
League to Save Lake Tahoe
Live Violence Free
Marine Research & Education
Mefiyi Foundation
Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation
Sierra Avalanche Center
Sierra House Elementary School Parent Teacher Association
SkiDUCK: Skiing and snowboarding for Disabled and Underprivileged Children and older Kids
SOS Outreach
South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center
Sugar Pine Foundation
Tahoe Area Mountian Bike Association
Tahoe Arts Project
Tahoe Fund
Tahoe Institute For Natural Science
Tahoe Rim Trail Association
Tahoe Shining Stars
Tahoe Youth & Family Services
Zephyr Cove Ski Club