As the organization marks its 15th anniversary Friday, representatives for the Sonny Bono Foundation told reporters that they continue to devote their every effort to stopping at-risk teen skiers from crashing into trees. As we speak, thousands of children are hurtling down the nations ski slopes, and every single one of them is in grave danger of hitting a tree at any second, said SBF President Mark Rodgers, whose organization since the untimely 1998 death of singer and politician Sonny Bono has worked to put an end to the countless number of young American skiers who, at this very moment, are hurtling at high speeds in the direction of numerous pine trees. The grim reality is that every 30 seconds a child gets off a chairlift, and if we dont act now, its only a matter of time before yet another one of them takes a turn too fast, loses control, and slams into a tree. These kids have nobody to look out for them up there, and its our responsibility to honor Mr. Bonos legacy by keeping them out of harms way. Though Rodgers claimed that his foundation has had considerable success protecting young skiers, he admitted that the groups work has been made considerably more difficult due to the competing mission of the Michael Kennedy Winter Athletics Institute, which teaches children how to ski downhill at dangerous speeds while playing football. 