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Text Message Your Support for American Ski and Snowboarding Athletes in Vancouver

"It takes Americans to support America's Team," said the Team's President and CEO Bill Marolt. "That's the true spirit of Olympism!"

The athletes of the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding, including Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White and others, have no government support, only funds raised from private citizens and corporate sponsors.

GreatestFan will now offer an easy, user-friendly and viral way for every American to feel they are a part of the Team by texting USA to 20222 for a $10.00 donation. It's that simple.

"Viral texting donations are the perfect tool for the social networking Twitter and Facebook generation to feel personally vested in helping aspiring young athletes," said Greatest Fan Founding Partner Hassan Pinto. "After all, text is instantaneous, and the amount you're sending, $10, is minimal - yet it makes a difference."

All text donations are invoiced on the contributor's individual phone bill - no credit card or online registration is necessary. You simply text USA to 20222.

Interested parties who do not have mobile text capabilities can also donate online at https://donate.usskiteam.com.

Most major mobile carriers are participating in the program including Team sponsor Sprint.

GreatestFan

GreatestFan is the ultimate destination for like-minded sports fans to connect their fan experience to each other before, during and after the game by sharing user-generated content from their mobile device. Users can exchange and share their game experience by sharing text, pictures and video mobile to mobile and from their mobile devices to their social networking sites. Now you can hang out and see what your friends all over the world are doing before, during and after the game.

GFan Live

GFan Live is the ultimate mobile destination for athletes, celebrities, advertisers and like-minded sports fans to connect with each other before, during and after the game! The GFan Live network is designed to enable the fan to go behind the scenes and into the life of his/her favorite athlete or celebrity. Fans who subscribe to GFan Live will receive on the go updates from their favorite sports star or Hollywood celebrity micro published in text wrapped around pictures and video.

U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation is the non-profit, fundraising arm of the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding (tax ID #84-6030639). It was incorporated in 1964 as a 501(c)3 to raise money to support year-round athlete training, coaching, development, competition and educational needs. The U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding receive no federal funding or subsidies and operate solely through private donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. The money raised by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation supports athletes in all USSA sports including alpine, cross country, adaptive, freestyle, jumping, nordic combined and snowboarding.

www.usskiteam.com

www.ussnowboarding.com

U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
Tom Kelly, 435-602-9799
tkelly@ussa.org