Club History
The Inland Empire Ski and Sports Club (IESSC) is part of a national organization
call the National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS). The NBS is a non-profit organization
comprised of over eighty-two predominately African American ski clubs with
over 15,000 members throughout the United States. The NBS is sectioned into
four geographic regions: Eastern, Midwest, Rocky Mountain and Western
(IESSC's home). This structure provides an effective vehicle for the funneling
of ideas, solutions and efforts, and is a major reason for the phenomenal growth
of the NBS.
The primary purpose and goal of IESSC is to identify, develop and finance the training
of future African American Winter Olympians and by their presence, present to the world
a more homogeneous representation of the United States of America in its Olympic endeavor.
All training funds are provided through donations, local fund raisers (i.e. dinner/ dances,
turn-around trips, fish fries, bowl-a-rama, etc.)
Some nationally and/or regionally sponsored fund raising activities include the biennial
Summit and Winter Carnival (traditionally held over the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday weekend).
IESSC also serves as a perfect tool for providing social activities for adults in the Inland Empire.
Activities do not stop when the snow is gone. Some summer activities include: summer pool
parties, summer carnival, beach parties, houseboat trip (held over Labor Day weekend at Lake Mead),
picnic, camp-outs, New Year's Eve dance and many more.
IESSC is more than a ski club ... most members have been members many years and that is what
makes this club a family.
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