"Although I didn't make it to the summit of Mt. Rainier that sunrise, near the top of the world, gave me a new perspective on life. I realized the importance of challenging one's own limits and ingenuity even if you are not able to achieve a goal. That sunrise placed into me a sense of wonder that had nothing to do with whether or not I made it to the summit. It is not always necessary to achieve an ultimate goal, because the reward of self satisfaction was enough from within. "
- Kate Svitek
Grants
The Kate Memorial was established in Spring, 2002 shortly after Kate died on Mt. Bachelor in a snowboard accident. The Foundation's mission is to provide financial support to individuals, groups, and various institutions whose interests and goals align with Kate's hopes and dreams. The primary focus is to promote and underwrite a range of activities and education principally related to outdoor and wilderness exploration study, observation, preservation, improvement, expansion, and enhancement.
Past Recipients
Since our inception, we have awarded grants to over 83 different organizations, including:
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100 Elk Outdoor Center Adventure Works Baltimore Yearly Mtg - Philly Stride Boys and Girls Club of Phila. Boys Latin Brewster-Pierce Memorial School Bucks Cty Audubon Society Camp Attaway Camp Kesem Camp Kesem Camp Rainbow Camp Thunderbird Community Academy of Phila Center for Aquatic Sciences Central PA Conservancy Chicago Voyagers Chipping Hill College Settlement Des Moines Cty. Cons. Partners Dragonfly Forest Camp Exploration Academy Exploring New Horizons Outdoor Schools Fellowship Farm First Descents First Waves Franklin School of Innovation Gateway to the Great Outdoors (GGO) Get Outside Grassy Waters Green Fest Green Valleys Grow Portland Harris Center for Conservation Educ. l-Lead Charter School Johns Hopkins Outdoors Club Lacawac Laketrails Base Camp Lee G Simmons Cons. Park & Wildlife Safari Life Expanding Adventure Prog (LEAP) Localogy-Roots and Wings School Los Angeles Waterkeeper Macrieb Consultants Monarch Academy Neighborhood Bike Works New England Sci. & Sailing Found. (NESS) New Heights Academy Charter School No Barriers NOLS North Carolina Outward Bound North Cascades Institute Northwest Outward Bound Paddle Without Pollution Pajarito Environmental Education Center Peak 7 Adventures Phipps Conservatory Botanical Gardens Prince William Sound Science Center Project U.S.E. ReSource Riverbend Roanoke Outside Foundation Robbins Park Rocky Mountain Institute Russell Byers Charter School Sauvie Island Schuylkill Center Something Good in the World Strayer Middle School Tahoe Rim Trail Assoc. The Franklin School of Innovation The Great Schools Partnership The LIFE School of Atlanta Trips for Kids - Denver/Lucky to Ride Urban Blazers Urban Green Partnership UVM Vamos Outdoors Project Venture Outdoors Volunteers at Sippican El. (VASE) West Virginia University Wissahickon Charter Wrangell Inst for Science Ed (WISE) YES - Phila. Horticultural Society |
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Letters from Participants
Over the years, we have received many thank you notes from students who have participated in programs supported by the Foundation. We are so proud of their achievements and we wanted to share a few here:
Ethan from UVM
A Poem by Ariana Velez of North Carolina Outward Bound
Genesis from North Carolina Outward Bound
Sierra Zischke
Community Academy of Philadelphia Students
Sean Donovan
Zachary Lance
Brian Martino
Ralph Rogers
Patrina Sanchez
Katie Tausendfreundt
