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Help us Get Kids into Nature & Wilderness
ORGANIZATION: Boulder Valley ICO
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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73 people are interested
Boulder Valley ICO is an all-volunteer outreach program of the Sierra Club that takes children from low-income families in Boulder County and Denver on free nature outings. We are presently welcoming new volunteers into our program.
We will pay up to $185 every two years for volunteers who have made this committment to get and maintain basic first aid certification, wilderness first aid certification, or wilderness first responder certfication.
To see videos of some of our outings types, please visit our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/boulderico
Our goal is to provide wilderness and nature experiences for children who would not have these opportunities any other way.
To see a list of our upcoming outings, please visit our website: www.boulderico.org. If you have questions, please contact Michael at boulderico@gmail.com. To get started as a volunteer, please visit the volunteer page of our website and follow the instructions to "Quick Join" the program.
http://www.boulderico.org/volunteer
Once you have created your account on our website, you can sign up for outings. Note that we often do not begin processing a volunteer application until we see that you have signed up for an outing or two.
More opportunities with Boulder Valley ICO
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Boulder Valley ICO
Location:
637 South Broadway, Suite B, Boulder, CO 80305, US
Mission Statement
Boulder Valley Inner City Outings aims to enrich the lives of our participants and to instill in these children wonder and respect for nature and wilderness. We are a non-political entity, focused on sharing our love of the outdoors with children who would not have these experiences any other way.
Description
Boulder Valley Inner City Outings is an outreach program of the Sierra Club that takes children from low-income families in Boulder County on free nature outings and wilderness adventures. Our outings include everthing from snowshoeing to multi-day backpacking.
We do not preach environmentalism to participants. Instead, we take children to amazing places at let nature to the talking.
We also run a free youth leadership for program participants that teaches the basics of outdoor leadership, advanced outdoor skills, some earth and life science, critical thinking skills, and the basics of environmental stewardship.
We also run a water sampling and fly fishing program in partnership with the City of Boulder, Boulder Flycasters, and Water Sentinels (the Sierra Club's national water sampling and stewardship program).CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
637 South BroadwaySuite BNo. 117Boulder, CO 80305
DATE POSTED
January 19, 2018
SKILLS
- Outdoor Recreation
- Environmental Education
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18