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Grants-to-Clubs Program
Outing Clubs need our help more than ever!  Our Grants-to-Clubs Program exists to help new Outing Clubs get started and assist established Clubs in strengthening their programs & improving their sustainability.  We hope to send out a call for grant requests from teen Outing Clubs each school year.  All funds donated to our Grants-to-Clubs Program will go directly toward support for Outing Clubs & the cost of their activities.  Our T3 grants can help with...
  • new gear
  • equipment rentals
  • transportation for outings
  • safety and skills training  
  • fees for hiring Maine Registered Guides
  • recreational / public use fees
  • and other costs that will ensure Outing Club activities are available to ALL students, especially those with financial need
2009-10 Recipients were announced in February 2010 ~ Look for grant opportunities next fall!
Are you interested in future grant opportunities?? Send us an email

2009-2010 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 last year's number.  Grant support totalled almost $7,000 for Outing Clubs to help get more students outdoors!  This year's 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 are 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.

Falmouth High School Outing Club  Lisbon High School Outing Club

Hall-Dale High School Outing Club

South Portland Outing Club Fort Fairfield High School Outing Club  
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...

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 a NEWS ARTICLE. More details below...

Monmouth Outing Club tries out new backpacks Brunswick Outing Club teens use new gear on outingThornton Outdoor Adventure Club Yarmouth Outing Club East Grand teens use grant to purchase paddles new snowshoes for Maine School for Science & Mathematics Deering Outing Club weekend outing to hut 


DONOR OPPORTUNITY:  Support Teen Outing Clubs!

Teens To Trails is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your donations are tax deductible.  By administering this Grants-to-Clubs Program, all donations earmarked by you for Outing Club grants will be used to benefit Maine's teens directly, placing your dollars where they are most needed.  Please be generous.  Outing Clubs are crucial to turning the tide on nature-deficit disorder & getting our teenagers back outside.  Their health & happiness depend upon it.
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