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Winn Ellis
Winn Ellis
Join me for Outward Bound California's 2020 Rally for Resilience!
I usually sit out the annual OBCA City Skyline Challenge rappelling event (don't ask!) but in this year of "pivots" I'm excited that I actually get to participate (pandemic sliver lining?) in our fundraising event and don't even have to leave my dining room. Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about Outward Bound California and the work I do on the Board continues to be one of the most satisfying and important personal commitments in my life. This Rally event is an opportunity to do something for myself that will allow me to show up as a more resilient and compassionate human being directly benefitting youth in San Francisco.
I remember back when I did my OB course in Maine a long time ago (that's a sunburned me in the above picture on the right with my convoy), the personal challenge event was the culmination of a pretty tough 26-days and consisted of running the circumference of Hurricane Island several times and then jumping into an icy bay! For my personal challenge 40 years later, I am wisely choosing something indoors. I will be writing 15-20 postcards a day to voters in several different states to encourage turnout. Because this is the most important election of my lifetime (like so many of us are saying), I am taking action and need to feel like I am doing everything I can to make a difference.
With your support, all funds that I raise will support Ropes Course programs and attendance for students in OBCA’s partner schools. OBCA's new ropes challenge course, built in partnership with San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, is in McLaren Park, located in one of the most under-resourced neighborhoods in San Francisco, will provide outdoor youth leadership training to students right in their backyards.
OBCA is working to break down barriers and increase access, particularly for students from under-resourced communities and those disproportionately affected by systemic racism, school closures, and lack of access to safe outdoor spaces. Your donation will support students attending the ropes course which is free of charge for almost all attending students, and help OBCA double the number of students they serve in California!
This is unlike any other event OBCA has ever hosted! I can’t wait to watch this community rally together, find connection, restore and create something powerful. Everyone, especially today’s youth, needs the healing, basic human need for equitable access to the outdoors. That’s why I need your support!
Any amount you can donate will help young people from economically vulnerable communities to get outside, challenge themselves, and discover that there is more in them than they realize. Even in this virtual space, we can be #ResilientTogether. What will YOU rally for?
Thank you!
Winn
Outward Bound California's FEIN is 26-4206241. Upon donating, you will be emailed a donation receipt for your record. To learn more, go to OBCA.org
I usually sit out the annual OBCA City Skyline Challenge rappelling event (don't ask!) but in this year of "pivots" I'm excited that I actually get to participate (pandemic sliver lining?) in our fundraising event and don't even have to leave my dining room. Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about Outward Bound California and the work I do on the Board continues to be one of the most satisfying and important personal commitments in my life. This Rally event is an opportunity to do something for myself that will allow me to show up as a more resilient and compassionate human being directly benefitting youth in San Francisco.
I remember back when I did my OB course in Maine a long time ago (that's a sunburned me in the above picture on the right with my convoy), the personal challenge event was the culmination of a pretty tough 26-days and consisted of running the circumference of Hurricane Island several times and then jumping into an icy bay! For my personal challenge 40 years later, I am wisely choosing something indoors. I will be writing 15-20 postcards a day to voters in several different states to encourage turnout. Because this is the most important election of my lifetime (like so many of us are saying), I am taking action and need to feel like I am doing everything I can to make a difference.
With your support, all funds that I raise will support Ropes Course programs and attendance for students in OBCA’s partner schools. OBCA's new ropes challenge course, built in partnership with San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, is in McLaren Park, located in one of the most under-resourced neighborhoods in San Francisco, will provide outdoor youth leadership training to students right in their backyards.
OBCA is working to break down barriers and increase access, particularly for students from under-resourced communities and those disproportionately affected by systemic racism, school closures, and lack of access to safe outdoor spaces. Your donation will support students attending the ropes course which is free of charge for almost all attending students, and help OBCA double the number of students they serve in California!
This is unlike any other event OBCA has ever hosted! I can’t wait to watch this community rally together, find connection, restore and create something powerful. Everyone, especially today’s youth, needs the healing, basic human need for equitable access to the outdoors. That’s why I need your support!
Any amount you can donate will help young people from economically vulnerable communities to get outside, challenge themselves, and discover that there is more in them than they realize. Even in this virtual space, we can be #ResilientTogether. What will YOU rally for?
Thank you!
Winn
Outward Bound California's FEIN is 26-4206241. Upon donating, you will be emailed a donation receipt for your record. To learn more, go to OBCA.org
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