Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Matthew Shepard Gay Ski Week announced for 2011 in Crested Butte

StraightOut Media & Marketing, the Matthew Shepard Foundation and Crested Butte Mountain Resort have announced the launch of “Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week.” The event will take place at Crested Butte Mountain Resort (“CBMR”) from March 19 – 26, 2010 with additional activities in the towns of Mt. Crested Butte and Crested Butte, Colo.

“This new event provides the perfect vehicle for communicating the education, advocacy and awareness work of the Foundation,” said Jason Marsden, executive director of the Mathew Shepard Foundation. “This was a large scale opportunity to bring attention to our mission.”

“We look forward to creating a signature event for the Matthew Shepard Foundation that raises not only awareness but also contributions to the organization,” said Scott Barretto, co-founder of SOMM. “Crested Butte is known for its superb spring skiing so the sun and the snow will make for a unique gay ski week experience like no other”.