Mountain Hardwear Announces 09 Gives Back Grants and Send a Kid to Camp Campaign Mountain Hardwear, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of the company’s Gives Back Grant program and a new program called Send a Kid to Camp. The new program will provide up to a total of
Mountain Hardwear, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of the company’s Gives Back Grant program and a new program called Send a Kid to Camp. The new program will provide up to a total of $35,000 in scholarship funds to ten outdoor oriented camps located across the United States.
For every visitor to the Gives Back landing page who clicks on the Send a Kid to Camp button between now and April 15, 2009, Mountain Hardwear will donate one dollar towards the cost of camp for a youngster who would not normally have that opportunity, up to $35,000 total.
“Mountain Hardwear gravitated towards the concept of providing the opportunity for youth to attend an outdoor camp for several reasons. Research put out by the Outdoor Foundation shows that most adults who participate in outdoor recreation were first exposed to it in their youth. There is also evidence that individuals who have some sort of a connection with nature are healthier both physically and mentally. And, these days, outdoor activities and campouts can take a back seat to structured activities and electronics. As a leader in the industry, we feel we need to make sure that today’s youth have the same opportunity to experience and learn about the outdoors that we did,” Said Mike Wallenfels, president of Mountain Hardwear.
Send a Kid to Camp funds will be distributed equally to the following Camps:
• Camp Jack Hazard - Modesto, California
• City Wild – Denver, Colorado
• Gateway Mountain Center - Truckee, California
• Girls Incorporated - Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Kismet Rock Foundation - North Conway, New Hampshire
• Outdoor Outreach - San Diego, California
• Summer Search - New York, New York
• Vida Verde – Half Moon Bay, California
• Women’s Wilderness Institute - Boulder, Colorado
• Youth Enrichment Strategies - Richmond, California
Youth who are interested in attending these camps should contact the camps directly.
Additional Gives Back grants were awarded to the following organizations:
• Access Fund
• American Alpine Club
• American Mountain Guides Association
• American Hiking Society
• Appalachian Trail Conservancy
• Bay Area Wilderness Training
• Big City Mountaineers
• Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
• Breast Cancer Fund
• Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
• Conservation Alliance
• Global Mountain Fund
• Leave No Trace
• Outdoor Industry Women’s Coalition
• Pacific Crest Trail Association
• Paradox Sports
• Richmond YMCA Bay Front Race
• Rocky Mountain Field Institute
• The Outdoor Foundation
More information about the Mountain Hardwear Gives Back program can be found at http://www.mountainhardwear.com/GivesBack.aspx
