Do you know someone that needs our help?
Cynthia’s Challenge is searching for that next special someone and we are seeking nominations for our next recipient. We welcome you to complete a nomination form and submit that.
Our Mission
Cynthia’s Challenge was created in an effort to ease the financial burden upon children and their families associated with specialty medical needs. King Pine Ski Area supports Cynthia’s Challenge with the support of local business and the surrounding community. Cynthia’s Challenge would not be possible without the generosity of major sponsors Bolt Depot, Bank of NH, Mad Cow Screen Printing, Story Land, Vertical Challenge, Thrivent Financial, Yankee Smokehouse & Pepsi Co.
About Cynthia’s Challenge
Cynthia’s Challenge is a not-for-profit organization created to support children and their families faced with staggering expenses associated with the financial burden of special medical needs. Each year we host a Ski-A-Thon to raise funds. The funds raised from this event, and from various other community events, will be used to provide financial support to our beneficiary.
Each year, Cynthia’s Challenge members will receive and review each Cynthia’s Challenge application and determine the future beneficiary(s) based on the applicant and their families hardships and needs. Qualified recipients shall be afflicted by a physical, mental, or developmental disability that substantially impairs the performance of one or more daily life activities combined with a financial hardship and inability to afford medical products, treatment or assistance. Once the beneficiary has been chosen, a fundraising goal is set to provide for specific needs (i.e., service dog, handicap accessible van).
Joseph Ferreira, President
603-367-4084 or cynthiaschallengeorg@gmail.com
What We've Achieved
Now in its eigth year, Cynthia’s Challenge Ski-A-Thon has raised over $400,000 to benefit children and their families.
Starting in 2014, Cynthia Verrill was the first benefactor and resulted in her name being used to name the event.
$35,000 raised for Cynthia was used to provide a seizure detecting service dog.
The second year, the event raised over $35,000 for Samantha Gillard who was in need of a wheel chair accessible van.
The third year raised $61,000 for Kevin Dall to purchase a wheel chair accessible van.
The fourth year raised over $50,000 for Faith Holt with more than 250 skiers and snowboarders to purchase a wheel chair accessible van.
The fifth year raised $65,000 for Jacques Villeneuve with more than 300 skiers and snowboarders participating to purchase a handicap van.
The sixth year raised $65,000 after skiing and riding for Sylis Heck to purchase a handicap van.
Seventh year raised $65,000 even after our King pine event was canceled. With the help of business sponsors and the support of our generous community we were able to present Evelynn Bunnell with a wheel chair accessible van on October 3, 2020 at our annual golf tournament.