Trail Blazers' Spring Benefit 2017
Auction Ends: Jun 1, 2017 08:45 PM EDT
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The online portion of Trail Blazers' Spring Benefit Auction is now open. The auction will run from May 15, 2017 to June 1, 2017, with the live event taking place on June 1, 2017 at Little River, NYC. Tickets available at benefit.trailblazers.org.

 

This year marks Trail Blazers' 130th anniversary. Let the bidding begin as we usher in many more years of serving youth through nature! Proceeds go to Trail Blazers' Scholarship Fund, helping keep our nature-based summer and after-school programs within reach for the children and teens who need it most. Furthermore, all proceed qualify for a dollar-for-dollar match!

 

Live Event Details

Thu Jun 1, 2017
6PM - 8:50 PM EDT
Little River at Riverpark 450 E 29th St, New York, NY 10016 Add to My Calendar
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Purhase tickets at http://benefit.trailblazers.org

Make your bid today and support Trail Blazers! Learn more about our summer and after-school programs at www.trailblazers.org.

Now is your chance to not only get all the great items you want, but to do it knowing you are helping support Trail Blazers. Since our inception in 1887 as Life’s Fresh Air Fund, Trail Blazers has utilized the outdoors to fulfill its mission of helping youth develop essential values and life skills for productive and conscientious citizenship. Trail Blazers serves over 700 children each year through its portfolio of environmental education and leadership programs, each rooted in our self-guided-learning approach. Learn more at www.trailblazers.org.

Under One Sky (UOS) After-School: Children in grades PreK-5 participate in school-based workshops focused on urban environmental education, social-emotional development, and stewarding our community.

Summer Overnight Camp: Children and teends leave the iPads and social media at home for a few weeks at our rustic, forested Sussex County, NJ site. Our adventure-based educational program includes sleeping in canvas tents, backpacking trips on the Appalachian Trail, and swimming and fishing in Lake Mashipacong.

Summer Brooklyn Day Camp: In Brooklyn, our youngest campers connect to nature in our city while building life skills and environmental science knowledge. There is a lot of free play, camp songs, and team-building activities.

Summer Leaders in Training Program: Run concurrently with the overnight camp, teens participate in workshops to develop leadership, community engagement, and work experience.

Summer Internship: Teens who complete Leaders in Training are invited to life skills, college readiness, and career preparedness workshops and an intern position at our Overnight Camp.