Brooklyn Bell is determined. Photo by Anne Cleary.
“I always would watch ski films and think,
’when is there going to be someone who looks like me? Am I going to have to do it myself?”
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Over $10,000 raised for our partner non-profits
donating fat tire beer proceeds to vamos outdoors project
Our good friends made a movie called The Approach—an action-driven ski and snowboard film elevating people of color, women, and adaptive athletes. We brewed this beer to celebrate. A star of and major influence on The Approach, Brooklyn Bell is among the most multi-talented people we know. We're honored to have her art on the label, and when she and The Approach crew asked for a crisp, dry-hopped pilsner, that's what they got.
For each beer sold, New Belgium will donate $1 to Vamos Outdoor Project to support their work eliminating access barriers to Latinx and English Language Learner families participating in outdoor, recreational, and environmental education activities.
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the Kelly Brush Foundation mission is To inspire and empower people with spinal cord injuries to lead active and engaged lives.
For those who have experienced a spinal cord injury, being active can feel out of reach. The obstacles are real: physical, financial, and even the belief it is possible.
The Kelly Brush Foundation (KBF) is dedicated to making active lifestyles a reality for those who have experienced a spinal cord injury. We offer the inspiration to believe and the grants to enable anyone to buy the equipment they need to get out and go. But the KBF funds more than just recreation, because when you’re out there on the hill, road or trail, as your heart rate rises and you feel the wind on your face, disability fades away. An active lifestyle forges connections with others — both new friends and old, in and out of a chair.
The service board is a Seattle-area youth-led org building community through mentorship, outdoor adventure, social justice education and public service.
For over 25 years, tSB continues to develop and implement culturally-relevant programming for high school-aged youth from traditionally marginalized communities (BIPOC, LGBTQAI+, low-income, immigrants, refugees, foster care, houseless) in King County.
tSB provides youth with a supportive space where they are heard, valued and given space to develop as leaders. Our year-around programming facilitates equitable access for youth to traditionally inaccessible outdoor activities with a focus on snowboarding to increase diversity in the outdoors and build confidence in youth. In combination with community service projects, adult mentoring, social and environmental justice education; tSB creates courageous communities of young change-makers, athletes, and future environmentalists.
Vamos Outdoors Project works to eliminate barriers to access that make it harder for Latinx and English Language Learner families to participate in outdoor, recreational, and environmental education activities.
Vamos Outdoors Project operates on unceded territories historically stewarded by indigenous communities, including the Coast Salish, Nooksack, Lummi, Skagit, Stillaguamish, Okanogan, and others. Vamos Outdoors Project serves individuals and families that have indigenous roots and histories, who have been uprooted from their land elsewhere. They have moved to this area to provide for their families and communities, and are connected to both their traditional lands and the Pacific Northwest.
Vamos Outdoors Project (VOP) works to connect families to environmental education opportunities through fundraising, outreach, and partnerships with local organizations. We primarily work with the Latinx and English Language Learner communities.
Cover article written by Emilé Zynobia about The Approach. Photo by Sofia Jaramillo.