New York, NY, Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Deep Creek Lions Club will be hosting a Gala event for the 50th anniversary of the Blind Skier Program on Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 at the Wisp Resort, alongside partner sponsors, The Global BrandStory Project™, , and . Since 1973, the Club has been providing visually impaired youth with the opportunity to learn to downhill ski through this program. The Club intends to celebrate the achievements of volunteers and participants during this event, as well as recruit new members and raise funds to continue powering the program into the future. The event will feature an inspiring presentation by Brian McKeever a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete, who is the most decorated Paralympic cross-country skier ever with a career total of 13 gold medals and 17 medals in all. At age 19, McKeever was diagnosed with Stargardt disease (a form of macular degeneration) and is now legally blind and skis with a sighted guide. In addition to Brian McKeever’s inspiring presentation, the event will offer a silent auction, dinner, cash bar, music, fireworks, an awards program, and other special surprise events to commemorate this momentous anniversary. Some of the notable auction items include: The gala event will be held during the week of a typical Blind Skier program, with Mr. McKeever offering a cross-country ski clinic on the day following the gala, providing additional engagement opportunities for all. For tickets, auction items, and more on the 50 Anniversary Blind Skiers Gala please visit: Our Club's mission is to improve the lives of the visually impaired and our local community members, with a special emphasis on outdoor recreation. Since 1973, we have been sharing the fun and challenge of downhill skiing with the visually impaired through our Blind Skier program. We additionally serve our community through a number of other programs like eyeglasses assistance and recycling, and management of the McHenry Community Park. Find out more about the club at . [INVNT GROUP] was established in 2020, as an evolution of the founding global live brand storytelling agency INVNT in 2008, with a vision to provide consistent, meaningful, well-articulated BrandStory across all platforms. With offices in New York, Sydney, London, Singapore, Dubai, San Francisco, Stockholm, Detroit, and Washington D. C. ; headed by President and CEO, Scott Cullather, [INVNT GROUP], THE GLOBAL BRANDSTORY PROJECT represents a growing portfolio of complementary disciplines designed to help forward-thinking organizations everywhere, impact the audiences that matter, anywhere. The GROUP consists of modern brand strategy firm, Folk Hero; creative-led culture consultancy, Meaning; production studio & creative agency, HEVĒ; events for colleges and universities, INVNT Higher Ed; digital innovation division, INVNT. ATOM; creative multimedia experience studio, Hypnogram; and the original live brand storytelling agency, INVNT. For more information visit.