An Interview with Erin English, marketing and communications director, Adaptive Sports Center

The Adaptive Sports Center has a growing presence on Facebook and has developed a relationship with disaboom.com, a social-networking Web site for people with disabilities.

FS: Can you describe a recent successful fundraising effort?
EE: In August of 2008, the Adaptive Sports Center held our annual fundraiser, the Crested Butte Open. This event consists of an annual western-themed gala, a live and silent auction, and a round of golf, all to benefit the ASC. As we approached the 2008 event, the economy had already begun to take a turn for the worse, leaving the event committee nervous about the financial outcome and wondering if we would even make budget. When the event was all said and done, 2008 was our most successful year ever — surpassing the budget by an amazing 27 percent.