Gear to Grow has accepted the challenge! Who is gear to grow? Based in Midvale, UT, Gear to Grow "allows outdoor retailers and manufacturers to donate gear for a tax deduction and for the benefit of educating the public and getting more people involved in outdoor recreation. Simply put, we broker gear between the donors and organizations getting people involved in the outdoors."
As part of the Pacific Mountain Institute, a nonprofit who strives to "foster innovative solutions for complex social and environmental problems, with a primary focus on researching, developing, and incubating projects that are based on social entrepreneurship," Gear to Grow has offered to donate gear I had requested; mostly Cascade Designs items. I was definitely floored to receive a response from then - thinking initially that our cause didn't have what it took to get noticed. Boy, I am glad I was wrong.
Big thanks to Gear to Grow and the Pacific Mountain Institute for taking a chance on us! We will try our darnedest to not disappoint ya'll! :)
In other news, as part of training for our Southbound (Sobo) hike I went for a merry run today. We are experiencing, well as of this morning, nearly 60 degree weather in February! What an odd experience. Nonetheless, I was stoked to get outside for an hour long run - even if the first 20 minutes had me gripped for discovering more oxygen whilst running the hills of the Boone area.
As suggested by Maura, I've started reading the Barefoot Sisters Southbound. It is written eloquently by the sisters themselves, and highlights what Maura and I will likely experience on our own Southbound hike (minus the service and trash removal).
Hope ya'll are doing swell out there in bloggie blog land. Thanks again Gear to Grow!
Cheers and happy Saturday,
Al
Yay! Thanks Gear to Grow, thanks Al :)
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