Outdoor Outreach in the Press

 

On October 4^th, Outdoor Outreach was featured on KPBS. The story featured Leadership Program participant Juan Herrera and our work with the Monarch School. The piece turned out great. If you didn't get a chance to watch it, click here to view.

 

Outdoor Outreach was also featured in the October/November issue of Urban Climber. To take a look at the article, please click here.

We've Moved

 

Outdoor Outreach has moved its corporate headquarters. Our new address is 5275 Market Street, Suite A, San Diego, CA 92114. Please make a note of it for all future correspondence. Two local foundations, The Legler Benbough Foundation and the Jacobs Foundation, have sponsored the move for us as part of their larger plan to re-develop the Diamond neighborhood of San Diego. Local architect and Outdoor Outreach volunteer Miki Iwasaki designed and managed the building of the space for us. The office has turned out great and will allow us to further expand our programming. We'll be having an open house and holiday party on December 10th from 4pm-8pm. Mark your calendars, the invites will go out soon.

 

 

 

 

Mission Playground sale to benefit Outdoor Outreach

 

Mission Playground, an eco-conscious San Diego based clothing company, will be holding it's first-ever warehouse sale in Sorrento Valley on November 17 ^th-19^th. There will be samples, seconds, and first-quality goods sold at significant discounts, just in time for the holiday season. Mission Playground will donate 5% of sales to Outdoor Outreach.

 

Outdoor Outreach staff and some of the kids from the program will be on hand to help out with the sale. Stop by to say hello and get some great deals from an amazing local company. For more information about the sale and Mission Playground, click here.

 

Thank You

 

Here at Outdoor Outreach, we are 100% committed to working with at-risk and underprivileged youth.  Youth who, otherwise, would never have the opportunity to experience the outdoors. We are very proud of the fact that no youth has ever paid for any of our programming. This is made possible only through the support of our many generous donors. We'd like to acknowledge recent grants made by the following contributors: The CW Cares for Kids Fund, QUALCOMM Incorporated, REI, The Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation and The William and Jane Schloss Family Foundation.

 

Our programming is dependent upon the support of individuals, foundations and corporations. Now is the perfect time to make that year end tax deductible donation. You can easily donate online by clicking here. Thank you so much for your support.

 

 

Opportunity Knocks

 

Leadership Program Participant Jesse Delgado was just hired by the The Rustler Lodge in Alta, Utah. Jesse will have the opportunity to ride in the best snow in the world at Snowbird every single day this winter and work towards his goal of becoming a professional snowboarder. Jesse first came to Outdoor Outreach two years ago on a snowboarding trip with one of our partners serving youth on probation. Jesse was an immediate natural, and we brought him into our leadership program. For the last year and a half Jesse has been working for us as a surf, snowboard, and rock climbing instructor. While Jesse has excelled in all of our activities, it's on the snow where he really shines. He especially loves riding in the terrain park hitting airs, rails and the halfpipe.

 

It's been inspiring to see Jesse's new found passion positively impact different areas of his life. After dropping out of High School, Jesse has now completed his GED (thank you to all of the volunteers who helped tutor Jesse), and plans to enroll in community college this summer while coming back to San Diego to work for Outdoor Outreach. Congratulations Jesse!

 

 

Online Charity Auction Success

 

With the support of many companies from the outdoor and action sports industries as well as numerous local businesses, our first ever Online Charity Auction was a big success. We partnered with MissionFish and EBay Giving Works to hold the auction that rose over $6,000 for our programs. Thank you to everyone who contributed: Gregory Mountain Products, Gramicci, Global Surf Industries, Clive, Vans, Mission Playground, Salomon North America, Quint Contemporary Art, Chaos Headware, Vitamin Water, Snow Angel, Timbuk2 Designs, Inc., J-Boardz, Life is Good, Dynaflex International, Electric Visual, Jetflight Golf Gear, Love Surf Love, Smith Optics, Royal Robbins, Whitewater Technology Associates, Chrome Industries, Chipotle Mexican Grill, ABC Sober Living, SUUNTO, Open Country, Cannondale, Head, Mountain Hardwear, All Terrain, and Entre Prises Climbing Walls.

 For information on how to donate to Outdoor Outreach's next auction, please contact Rachele Marsh (rachele.marsh@outdooroutreach.org)