On September 25-27 I will be attending a very neat, and very worthwhile charity event called the Joshua Tree Experience.  This event raises money for Outdoor Outreach, whos mission states:

“Outdoor Outreach empowers at-risk and under privileged youth to make positive, lasting changes in their lives through comprehensive outdoor programming.”

In a nutshell,  Outdoor Outreach provides the opportunity for kids to experience nature, and chance to make good choices and build self-esteem.  Outdoor Outreach is helping to build the next generation of stewards for our wilderness areas.  I am happy to provide my time, effort, and the limited funds I have available to this organization, but I also need your help.  I need to raise money to attend the event, and to help this fine organization.  To make this process of fund raising a little more interesting, I have a bunch of really cool gear to give away to the people who donate money to Outdoor Outreach via my fund raising page.  Here is how it is going to work:

• For every $ 10.00 you contribute via my fund raising page, I will put 1 ticket into the bucket to win the prizes I am giving away.  So if you donate $40.00 you will have 4- tickets in the drawing,  $50.00 will get you 5-tickets and so on.
• I will randomly draw 1 ticket for each prize I have available, and contact that person for shipping information.
• I will cut off the drawing on September 4th and conduct the drawing on September 5th.
• I will announce the winners on September 5th here on Outsidesd.com and email the winners on September 5th
• Not every will win, and the odds for winning will change depending on the number and amount of donations that come in.
• You will increase your chance of winning by donating more money.

With these rules in mind, here are the awesome prizes I will be giving away to the lucky winners.

1. A gift certificate for a pair of Hi-Tec V-Lite Thunder HPI A great pair of light hikers with Ion -mask waterproofing. (send in the certificate with your size and they will send you a pair of shoes)
2. Etowah Outfitters Ultra-lite Mini Day Pack
3. Deuter Streamer 2.0 Liter Hydration bladder
4. Guyot Designs Tapguard
5. Restop 2 Wilderness Waste Containment bag
6. 2- Outside San Diego Coffee Mugs
7. $25.00 Gift Certificate to Dick’s Last Resort

Good luck everyone, and know that your donation will go a long way in helping young people as well and helping protect our wild places for future generations.

Donate Here