My first fundraising event is tomorrow. Friends Jillian and Jill are hosting a Wine and Hors D'Oerves event at their home with a silent auction and a suggested donation of $10. I'm really looking forward to meeting some new people and talking about the youth that are being supported through my Big City Mountaineering (BCM) Summit for Someone Climb as well as the Mount Shasta climb itself. Some people are more interested in who benefits and others are wondering how the heck I am going to make my way up that mountain. I'm happy to talk about both!
As I've trained and worked on fundraising, I've thought more and more about the youth who will benefit from the money that you donate. Sometimes I get ahead of myself about next steps but with a BCM Hub so close to me, it seems like a realistic proposition that I might get involved as a mentor in the future. Of course I'm not a professional mountaineer and I have limited vacation time from work. But I do think I could be a good role model for a kid and maybe someone they could talk to even away from the outdoor experiences. I also believe that I could benefit immensely from hanging out in the outdoors with a bunch of kids. Who wouldn't?? So with such a win/win possibility and with so few barriers, why not jump in?
Okay, let's put the cart back behind the horse. Fundraising. Training. Fundraising. Training. I have $4000 to raise and a mountain to climb.
Please donate to give urban youth the option of the outdoors:
http://support.bigcitymountaineers.org/goto/summitjourney
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