FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hayward Area Ski Trail Association SWAP

Hayward Area Ski Trail Association (HASTA) invites one and all to come to our early season annual “SKI SWAP.” Sell your silent sports equipment, clothing, bikes, skis, boats, and most anything for the outdoors you have. Sorry, we cannot sell downhill ski equipment. Buy gently used new to you silent sports equipment, clothing, bikes, skis, boats, and more.

The SWAP will be Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Hayward Weslyan Church, 10655 Hwy 77 W, in Hayward, Wisconsin. Drop-off will start at 7:30 and go until 8:59 am, ONLY. The shopping time will start at 9:01 and continue until 11:00. Pick-up all unsold gear and/or cash at 11:01 until 11:30. HASTA will not be responsible for any money or items left after 11:31.

The new and improved check-in system works like this. At home label your equipment, make a clearly legible list on a 4x6 card, and bring along this list of items on a 4x6 card(s) with you on Saturday. Clearly label all your equipment at home with your name, an item number, and the price you want to sell your gear for. (Brown tape works fine!) Also, for any skis, on the tape add weight range for the skis. Next, fill out your card as follows: #1 at the top of your card put your name and phone/cell phone number (where you CAN be reached on Saturday November 14, 2015), #2 list or write out all your items and number each item 1 to whatever you have, and include a short description of each item and your price next to each listed item. If you need an example of the label and card system, send and email with HASTA in the subject line to [email protected] Remember that HASTA charges a 15% fee from the price you set. All proceeds are directly re-circulated to support local cross country ski trails. HASTA volunteers will be available to help set prices and select ski sizes.

For additional SWAP information call Linda at 715-634-8079.

Nordic Kids sign-up, for the area youth skiers, will be featured at the SWAP once again. Between 9:00 am until 11:15, the Nordic Kids leaders will have a table to register participants for this year’s Nordic Kids program. We are limiting the number of kids in the program to 150 this year. The program is open for kids age 3 through 5th grade. Interested people can find out more about registration by visiting haywardnordickids.com And for more Nordic Kids information call Kristy at 715-699-0890, or e-mail to [email protected].

Hayward Nordic Ski Team, skiers from the Hayward Middle School and High School, will be bringing back their delicious BAKE SALE.

HASTA membership forms for the 2015-2016 ski season will be available at the SWAP or from [email protected] This will be the start of our new membership year. Everyone that enjoys the trails at Hayward Area Memorial Hospital and Water’s Edge Care Center is invited to join HASTA because HASTA grooms and maintains the ski and snowshoe trails at the Hospital.