Adventurous Courses For Students and Adults This Summer!

We are excited to offer two adventurous courses for students and adults this summer. Spaces are limited to 12 students and are filling up fast, so register today!

COURSES FOR ADULTS:

Essential Survival Skills Overnight For Adults: June 12 - 13, 2010. 5280 Magazine recently recommended this course in a feature article about 52 Amazing Weekend Getaways this summer. This course is limited to 12 people and, at this point, there are only 4 spaces left! For more information, to register, and to check out a new video about this course, Click Here or call 303.447.1076.

Sunrise Century: July 24, 2010. Join Team Cottonwood Institute to volunteer for a 100 mile bike race that is becoming known as the “Boulder Boulder” of cycling. For each volunteer we get to help with the event, the Cottonwood Institute will receive a donation to help support our educational programs. Organize a group of friends and join us for a few hours of volunteer work in Boulder! For more information or to register, call 303.447.1076.

Mt. Evans Volunteer Project:This 2-day weekend project is a free volunteer opportunity hosted by the Cottonwood Institute to walk our talk and give back to the mountains each summer. Date: August 6-8, 2010. This course is limited to 12 people. For more information Click Here or to register call 303.447.1076.

COURSES FOR STUDENTS:

Cesar Chavez Organic Gardening Project: June 9 - 12, 2010. Students camp out at a local organic farm, learn about the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez, practice leadership and team building skills, learn about organic gardening and sustainable agriculture, and complete much needed Action Projects to give back to the farm and to connect with their local food source. For more information, to register, and to check out a new video about this course, Click Here or call 303.447.1076.

Endangered Wolves and Animal Tracking For Teenagers: July 6 - 12, 2010. Get out of the house this summer for an adventure of a lifetime by spending a week camping under the stars, learning about wolves, and completing Action Projects to care for  the wolves and their habitat. This course is limited to 12 students and we have a few spaces left. For more information, to register, and to check out a new video about this course, Click Here or call 303.447.1076.

Help The Cottonwood Institute Receive $5,000!

With the click of a button, you can help the Cottonwood Institute receive $5,000 from the Community Foundation Serving Boulder County by helping us win the 2010 NOVA Award to support the Earth Task Force at New Vista High School next year!

To vote, click: http://www.commfound.org/nova/2010 and mark Cottonwood Institute as your first choice.

Please spread the good word, email this out to your friends and family, and post the link on Facebook. Please Note: You can vote more than once!

2010 Ripple Effect Awards

As the school year comes to a close, the Cottonwood Institute is excited for our 2010 Ripple Effect Awards on Friday, May 21, 2010 from 7-8:30pm at the REI Boulder Community Room located at 1789 28th Street in Boulder, CO.

Students, parents, community members, and donors will gather to celebrate the Action Projects our students put together the past year to initiate positive change in their schools, their communities, and in the environment.

Join us for food, beverages, and giveaways, and get ready to be blown away by the amazing projects our students have initiated in the Boulder/Denver area. Best of all, you will get to vote on the Action Project which had the biggest impact, which will receive the coveted Ripple Effect Award sculpture made from repurposed materials by local sculptor Bryan Buikema!

Please RSVP for this event by emailing April Pishna by Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 so we know how many people to expect.

“We never know how the impact of our actions may ripple out. We never know who may be touched. That’s one more reason why, although the fruits of our labors can’t always be seen, they matter immensely.” – Paul Loeb