BLACK TIE DINNER, AUCTION & GALA

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023 AT 6PM • STEIN ERIKSEN LODGE, DEER VALLEY

More than 43 years ago, Jan Peterson and his staff at JANS created the Winter Welcome to help support the Park City Junior Ski Program. Their goal was to raise money so that more families in Park City could afford to have their children involved in ski racing.

The Youth Sports Alliance (YSA) was established after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games to increase the number of children participating in all winter sports programs in Summit and Wasatch Counties. JANS asked the YSA to organize JANS Winter Welcome for the benefit of all local winter sports teams. YSA remains committed to providing tangible need-based financial assistance to young people in our community— whether making their first tracks or aspiring for their first Olympic Team. Each year, we engage 3,700 young people in our community through our afterschool programs, need-based scholarships, and fundraising support of local winter sport clubs.

JANS Winter Welcome sells out every year with 400 of the most prominent Park City citizens gathering to socialize, dine on Stein Eriksen Lodge’s award winning cuisine, bid on auction items, and meet local celebrity athletes. Most importantly we raise more than $650,000 to support teams and YSA afterschool programs.

PRIMARY AUDIENCE AND EVENT STATISTICS

• Over 1,300 athletes in seven competitive sport clubs, 2,400 students in our afterschool pro- grams, hundreds of volunteers and dozens of coaches and will be involved in promoting the Winter Welcome through fliers, newsletters, emails, social media, and direct communication.
• All proceeds benefit YSA’s seven partner sport clubs, afterschool programs and athlete scholarship funds. In 2022 proceeds totaled over $870,000, including $217,000 earmarked for scholarships and the Stein Eriksen YSA Opportunity Endowment.
• Each year residents, second-home owners, and businesses in the greater Park City community, as well as visitors to Park City, will be made aware of JANS Winter Welcome and its sponsors through extensive media and PR coverage:
  • Advertisements in The Park Record
  • Public Service Announcements and Advertisements on KPCW Radio
  • Over 250 individuals and businesses contribute each year to JANS Winter Welcome

What is the Youth Sports Alliance?

The Youth Sports Alliance (YSA) was established as a legacy of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games to increase the number of children participating in winter sport programs in Summit and Wasatch Counties. YSA is committed to providing tangible need-based financial assistance to young people in our community — whether making their first tracks or aspiring to make their first Olympic Teams. Each year, we engage 3,700 young people in our community through our afterschool programs, need-based scholarships, and financial support to local winter sport clubs.