Help me raise money for Climbing for Kids!


Having undergone a couple of back surgeries last year to fix a debilitating injury, I feel very blessed this year to have my strength and fitness return to normal. For years I've taken my fitness for granted; now I know it's a gift and I'd like to celebrate my recovery by giving something back.

In September a group of us will climb Mt Rainier, a sponsored expedition for 'Climbing for Kids' a Bay Area Wilderness Training project that funds training and equipment for at-risk kids to get out of the city and spend time in the wilderness : http://www.climbingforkids.org/bawt/ . Having personally benefited from a lifelong connection to nature, this charity is close to my heart.

" - Bay Area Wilderness Training believes that safe, well-led educational wilderness trips change young urban lives for the better, and that meeting wilderness challenges makes us stronger in mind, body, spirit and ability. Wilderness - like no other teacher - introduces us to first-hand lessons in personal growth, renewal and what to do to help protect and preserve the earth."

Ways to help:

Make a Donation! - via my Climbing for Kids webpage.

Buy or Donate Art - attend a fundraiser party and silent art auction at Mina Dresden Gallery in San Francisco, June 24. You can also donate art for this event.

View auction catalog

Buy a Print - the prints below are for sale for $200 with $100 of every sale donated to Climbing for Kids. They are archival prints on bamboo paper, printed at Electric Works. Please contact me for more details or to arrange a purchase:

Thank you for your support!



Tessa

Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT) is a project of Earth Island Institute, a 501(c)(3) corporation founded by environmental activist and climber David Brower.