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Climbing For Kids gives you the chance to climb one of the greatest
peaks in North America to help give under-privileged youth the
opportunity to experience the wilderness firsthand. In 2009, climbers
will have the experience of a lifetime when they ascend one of the 5
most sought-after peaks in the US and Mexico: Rainier, Whitney, Shasta,
the Grand Teton, or Pico de Orizaba. On top of that, each climber will
also receive $1,500 worth of FREE, brand-new, mountaineering gear. In
return, climbers agree to fundraise on behalf of the Bay Area Wilderness
Training (BAWT). This five-mountain benefit climb program is BAWT's
biggest fundraising event of the year and will raise more than $160,000.
BAWT is a small, efficient, non-profit that both trains leaders in the
skills needed to take under-privileged youth on outdoor adventures and
lends gear to youth organizations for free; thus removing two of the
biggest barriers keeping kids from nature. Our model works because
young people who are led on outdoor adventures by trusted adults from
their community are more likely to view their experiences as applicable
to their lives. A growing body of evidence proves that safe, well-led,
educational wilderness trips lead to higher self-esteem, better academic
performance, healthier physical development, and a growing concern for
the environment. Every leader we train takes an average of 17 youth into
the wilderness, and last year alone over 2,500 kids went on trips thanks
to BAWT programs.
Please visit climbingforkids.org.
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