Grants-to-Clubs: Our Recipients

17 OUTING CLUBS BENEFIT from 2010-11 GRANTS

...from all parts of Maine ~ 2010-11 grants were made possible by ongoing support from L.L.Bean and a grant to T3 from The North Face Explore Fund ~ THANK YOU!

These 17 schools were awarded outdoor gear and/or funds totaling almost $9,000 from Teens To Trails to help more teens get active outside. T3 received 26 applications, including 11 brand new Outing Club programs! Gear awards included tents, snowshoes, backpacks, GPS units, and emergency medical kits – all from L.L.Bean. Cash awards are helping to cover growing transportation costs which has become one of the biggest hurdles facing Outing Clubs today. Read news article

Congratulations to...

Boothbay Region High School, Bucksport High School, Cape Elizabeth High School, Central High School, Cony High School, Dirigo High School, East Grand School, Greely High School, Greenville High School, Maine Central Institute, Monmouth Academy, Mount Blue High School, Mount View High School, Scarborough High School, Waterville High School, Wiscasset High School, and Yarmouth High School.

2010-2011 Grant Recipients Announced!

2009-10 GRANTS REACH 15 HIGH SCHOOLS

...with the generous support of L.L.Bean and the Quimby Family Foundation and additional help from Horny Toad's Freeport Store, Norway Savings Bank, Northeast Bank, Bangor Savings Bank, and The North Face.

We had 25 grant requests, more than double the previous year's number. Grant support totaled almost $7,000 for Outing Clubs to help get more students outdoors! 2009-10 recipients include Caribou High School, Cony High School, Falmouth High School, Fort Fairfield High School, Hall-Dale High School, Lee Academy, Lisbon High School, Mount Desert Island High School, Mount View High School, Portland High School, Rockland District High School, Sacopee Valley High School, South Portland High School, Southern Aroostook Community School, and Westbrook High School. We were thrilled with the establishment of five brand new Outing Club programs and the leadership role that students have played in the development of these outdoor programs.

2009-2010 Grant Recipients Announced!

2008-09 GRANTS - A HUGE SUCCESS

Through the generosity of L.L.Bean and the Horizon Foundation, we were able to support 8 Outing Club programs.

This was our first attempt to provide direct support to Outing Clubs and it was received with enthusiasm. Congratulations to Brunswick High School Outing Club, Deering Outing Club, East Grand School, Fort Kent Community High School Outing Club, Maine School for Science and Mathematics/Limestone Community School Outing Club, Monmouth Academy Outing Club, Thornton Outdoor Adventure Club and Yarmouth Outing Club! Most of these Clubs are brand new & several were initiated by students. We were pleased to help. Read news article

2008-2009 Grant Recipients Announced!

Hear what recipients have to say:

The funds provided by our grant will make a big difference in the types of outdoor activities that we can offer our participants and in the numbers of students who will be able to experience the outdoors in these new and exciting ways.

~ Brian Davis, Westbrook HS Trailblazers Outing Club Advisor

These funds will be amazing in helping to make our Outing Club trips more available to all of our students. In fact, I know of a student that will be able to go on this coming weekend’s trip because of this grant.

~ Brian Keith, Lisbon HS Outing Club Advisor

If we can make it easier for even one student to try something he or she has never tried before, then I would call our year a success.

~ Carly Westerfield, Yarmouth Outing Club President

These packs will enable students this year and in the future to experience the outdoors in ways they never have before.

~ Matt Morrison, Bucksport High Schools Outing Club Advisor

It is nice to know that there are still organizations who deem it important and worthwhile to get young people outside to foster the experiences that can only be found in the solace and challenge of exploring trails of all kinds.

~ Travis Tierney, Mount Blue’s Youth Expeditions to Ignite Advisor