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OUTSIDE FOR KIDS

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CLUB GETS 'EM OUT
Mentor program expands.
EVEN MORE KIDS will get to grow a love for the outdoors as a mentor

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROANOKE OUTSIDE AND BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

GET OUTSIDE!
The Outdoor Adventure Club seeks to expand
opportunities for youth to go outside and play.

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program expands in the region.
The Roanoke Outside Foundation, in partnership with Roanoke
Parks and Recreation and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest
Virginia, will connect more children to the outdoors. The new
Outdoor Adventure Club is for ages 11-13 and is an expansion of
the Outdoor Mentor Program for ages 8-10.
The Outdoor Adventure Club provides 12 months of outdoor
activities for under-served youth. With one-on-one mentoring, the
goal of the program is to eliminate barriers to the outdoors for youth
regardless of a family's financial situation, fostering engagement
with nature, stewardship and community. This program is made
possible by grants from Wells Fargo, Keen, and The North Face.
The program gets underway this fall with activities such as hiking,
rock climbing, canoeing, snowshoeing and mountain biking. The
Outdoor Mentor Program is wrapping up a second year with 20
"bigs" and "littles" participating this year.
Learn how to become a participant by contacting Big Brothers
and Big Sisters at 345-9604; mentors can apply online at bigslittles.
org/volunteer/roanoke/. -KR
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