Mad-City Ski Team President Russ Tieman and Show Director Mike Nowicki (also of Skipper Bud's) present a $3000 donation to the American Family Children's Hospital

Representatives of Skipper Bud’s and the Mad-City Ski Team presented a check for $3000 to the American Family Children’s Hospital.

Skipper Bud’s organized Project Snowflake that took place on the frigid shores of Lake Monona on Saturday, December 4th. Skiers from the Mad-City Ski Team performed a small ski shows on the soon to be frozen lake. A raffles was held with variety of prizes and donations were collected for the fund raiser.

Click on Project Snowflake for more details about the event.

Pictures from Project Snowflake 2010

Project Snowflake 2010 [video]

About Project Snwoflake:

The event is organized and sponsored by Skipper Bud’s with help from the Mad-City Ski Team. On December 4th, the team took to the 34 degree water of Lake Monona to raise money for the American Family Children’s Hospital at the UW Hospital.

A special thank you to all of the businesses that donated items for the fund raiser: UW Athletics, TQ Diamonds, American TV, Best Buy, Bachmann’s, Frank Productions, Euphoria Salon, Oasis Day Spa, Red Tobin, Toby’s, Green Bay Packers, Adam Burish, Cherokee Country Club, Swiss Colony, Doc’s Detail, Zimbrick, Massage Envy, Madison Tanning, Taylor’s Liquor, Prime Quarter Steak House, and Zippo Inc..

For more pictures and video from this year’s event and previous years, click here.

Pictures from Project Snowflake 2010

Here some footage from one of our local TV stations, WMTV NBC 15, that was aired on the news that day:

WMTV NBC 15 Coverage [video]

Here’s a video made by one of the water skiers, Tommy Schmidt, from the Beaver Dam Must-Skis that participated in Project Snowflake! It shows some of the “behind the scenes” footage of the skiers.

Project Snowflake [video]

The Madison newspapers also posted a video on Madison.com.

Opening Pyramid

A special thank you to all of the businesses that donated items for the fund raiser: UW Athletics, TQ Diamonds, American TV, Best Buy, Bachmann’s, Frank Productions, Euphoria Salon, Oasis Day Spa, Red Tobin, Toby’s, Green Bay Packers, Adam Burish, Cherokee Country Club, Swiss Colony, Doc’s Detail, Zimbrick, Massage Envy, Madison Tanning, Taylor’s Liquor, Prime Quarter Steak House, and Zippo Inc.

A special thank you to all of the businesses that donated items for the fund raiser: UW Athletics, TQ Diamonds, American TV, Best Buy, Bachmann’s, Frank Productions, Euphoria Salon, Oasis Day Spa, Red Tobin, Toby’s, Green Bay Packers, Adam Burish, Cherokee Country Club, Swiss Colony, Doc’s Detail, Zimbrick, Massage Envy, Madison Tanning, Taylor’s Liquor, Prime Quarter Steak House, and Zippo Inc..

Thank you to all of our fans that showed up and braved the cold weather to watch us brave the cold water!

Here are some pictures from the ski show…

Opening Pyramid

Here are more pictures from the show (click on pictures below to make them bigger)…

Thanks to Jim’s Photos for the pictures! Be sure to check his sight for more pictures!

Pictures from Mad-City's 2009 Project Snowflake Show

The event starts at noon at Law Park (the team’s normal ski show site) and the show starts no later than 1pm.

There will be a raffle for the event… Tickets are available that will be $10 ea. or 3 for $20. There will only be 500 sold, so the odds of winning a variety of  prizes are great! If you’re interested in purchasing a raffle ticket, you can contact Mike Nowicki at Skipper Buds.

You can learn more about the event and the prizes available at the Facebook event page. Some of the prizes available are:

• Bret Bielema signed football.
• Packers signed football.
• 2010 UW Men’s Hockey team autographed stick.
• Adam Burish signed Blackhawk’s Stanley Cup jersey.
• Necklace from TQ Diamonds.
• FREE pontoon rental from SkipperBud’s.
• Toby’s Restaurant gift certificate.
• Scatz Nightclub Gift Certificate.
• Red Robin Gift Certificate.
• Prime Quarter Steakhouse Gift Certificate.
• FREE massage @ Massage Envy.
• FREE golf outing.
• And many more…

We are also doing a toy donation for the kids at the UW Children’s Hospital so bring a new toy for kids ages 6-13 and help us fill the Malibu!

You can also view the footage of the announcement of the event on NBC 15′s morning show here.

T-Shirts are still available. If you’re interested in purchasing one, you can contact Mike at Skipper Buds. Click here to make a donation to Project Snowflake.

Skiing in front of a great crowd that was also braving the cold weather, the team did a small ski show that was appreciated by everyone. Most of the skiers knew what they were getting into and dressed appropriately for the cold conditions (dry suits and much more) but a few decided to brave the very cold conditions planning on the hot tubs being hot. However, they were only lukewarm. Everyone had a lot of fun and everyone that skied now has a new definition of what cold water really is.

We’re planning to do this again in 2010 with the tentative date being Saturday, December 4th.

Links:

• More Pictures from Jim’s Photos
• Local News Coverage – Announcement – Recap – Video

Come watch the Mad-City Ski Team perform one last show in 2009
on the now frigid water of Lake Monona.

Skipper Bud’s, Malibu Boats and the Mad-City Ski Team are hosting Project Snowflake on Lake Monona on Saturday, December 19th. The event runs from noon to 3pm at Law Park (just east of the Monona Terrace) We’ll be performing our show snow or shine. A suggested donation of $15 will be collected on site. T-shirts and silent auction items will be available and all proceeds will be given to the UW Children’s Hospital. Special thanks to Bachmann Pools & Spas, Madison Tanning Company and Smart Motors for their support of this event.

You can also donate online here.

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page for the American Family Children’s Hospital. American Family Children’s Hospital is, hands down, the place to come if your child needs hospitalization. Not only do they treat your child like their own, but many of the doctors here are nationally known researchers who discover even better cures and treatments for sick children. While located at the University of Wisconsin, American Family Children’s Hospital receives no state or tax dollars. We are raising money for the American Family Children’s Hospital because with our help, we can make this great children’s hospital an extraordinary one.

Finally, if you’re willing to ski and have the proper equipment, you can also take to the water. The cost is $35/ride with all proceeds going to the UW Children’s Hospital.