{"product_id":"vintage-gorham-kiwanis-ski-slope-embroidered-patch","title":"Gorham Kiwanis Ski Slope Patch — c. 1970s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vintage Gorham Kiwanis Ski Slope patch from Maine, estimated to date from the 1960s or 70s, round with a gold merrowed border — a navy ring carrying GORHAM KIWANIS arched in gold across the top and SLOPE across the bottom, and inside it a gold disc with white peaks and SKI in heavy navy caps, the I drawn as a ski standing on end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA service club built a ski slope for a town. That sentence used to be entirely unremarkable in New England and now reads like something out of a different country — the Kiwanis raised the money, cleared the hill, ran the tow and put the lights in, so that the children of Gorham would have somewhere to go in February.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNobody does this anymore. The liability alone would end the conversation in the first meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe slope ran on volunteers, which meant it ran until the volunteers got tired, which is a more common cause of death than bankruptcy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmbroidered on twill, merrowed edge. Photos are the condition report.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ropetow Vintage Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55537896784177,"sku":"RV-ME-104","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/2048\/7473\/files\/ropetow-vintage-co-gorham-kiwanis-ski-patch.jpg?v=1792336368","url":"https:\/\/ropetowvintage.com\/products\/vintage-gorham-kiwanis-ski-slope-embroidered-patch","provider":"Ropetow Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}