SOS Durango

Help support the cause and register for 2009 Dusty Boot Colorado-Eagle River Ride.

Help Support Four Corners Youth

Total Donations: $6,725.00

Goal: $25,000 $0 27% $25,000 Goal

. : : Make a Contribution : : . Rodeo Club Rider $25.00 Rodeo Pro Rider $50.00 Backside 720 Challenger $100.00 Backside 720 Pro $250.00 Misty Flip Club $500.00 Crippler Club $1,000.00 McTwist Club $5,000.00 Pro Riders Club $10,000.00 Olympic Riders Club $15,000.00 Other: $

Graduation Day, February 6, 2008 Escalante Middle School, Miller Middle School, Reach Skills for Living and Learning, and DeNier Youth Services

Help put Four Corners Kids with Risk Factors through a 5 week Adventure Therapy program designed to build character and protective factors through the vehicle of snowboarding. SOS Outreach (SOS), in partnership with Durango Mountain Resort, links kids with adult mentors and snowboard instructors to provide them a chance to complete a snowboard program structured around the values of Courage, Discipline, Integrity, Wisdom and Compassion. When our kids graduate the SOS Durango Learn to Ride Program they can apply for the ensuing 4 Year SOS University Program where they are matched with a mentor (Sherpa) year round, and continue learning about the 5 core values not only through snowboarding, but through community service, goal setting, vocational skills learning, and many other meaningful endeavors that help them to overcome the risk factors in their lives. At the end of their 5 years with SOS they are then eligible to become Junior Sherpas and mentor kids just like themselves, with the continued guidance of the adult mentors (Sherpas) in their lives. The SOS programs are based on best practices in the areas of character education, building resiliency, and adventure therapy. For more information about SOS, a 501 C 3, non-profit organization, in business since 1993, visit SOSOutreach.org. We are lucky enough to enjoy the generosity of Durango Mountain Resort, and benefit from partnerships like those with the 9R School District and the San Juan BOCS to get our kids involved in the SOS programs, but we still need your help to keep the programs alive here in Durango. We are putting 100 kids through SOS Durango this year! SOS Durango has served kids from Durango High School, Escalante and Miller Middle Schools, Ignacio Junior High and High Schools, Robert DeNier Youth Services Center, and the Navajo Nation. It costs just over $300 to send one student through the five day program, and your contribution goes directly to SOS Durango. Let's stay committed to helping our kids grow up with all the support they need to be healthy, strong members of our community. Invite your Friends to Donate!

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