"The balance in my life changed on a personal level. I really needed to come back to myself and reclaim my idenity."
~Cheris, Green River Yoga
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FIRST TRACKS...
Announcing TWWI's NEW Winter Course Schedule!
Here's the fresh scoop on
this season's Women's Wilderness Winter Courses! With early flakes of the
wonderful white stuff falling around the state this past weekend (notably 8" at
Eldora, 12" at A-Basin and 14" up on Loveland pass), we're so ready to play!
Sign up today to reserve your spot either by going online or calling us 303.938.9191.
- Backcountry Basics ~ Dec
1 ~ $95
- Intro to Telemark Skiing ~
Dec 8 or Jan 12 ~ $110
- Snowboarding Beginner's
Clinic ~ Dec 15 ~ $110
- Backcountry Yurt Trip ~ Jan
17-19 ~ $425 Reservations required by Dec 21st
- Ice Climbing Intro ~ Jan
20 ~ $95
- Snowshoe Map & Compass
~ Jan 26 ~ $95
Customize it ~ you choose
the date!
If you don't see your ideal
combination of skills and dates listed on our winter schedule, give us a call
and we'll create a course for you. We run private and small group courses all
the time with prices starting around $200 per person/day, (with some savings as
you add friends to your group). You choose the activity and the dates and we'll
do the rest! In answer to your requests..for more skills and confidence earlier in the season we are starting our Winter Courses earlier this year. Thanks for your feedback!
Got Winter Legs?
No worries if your legs aren't in gear to take on 5 hours of tele turns yet. Now is the perfect time to get back into winter season shape! Check out the article below about Fitness For Living and the camps they run just to get people back into solid shape!
Looking forward to seeing you in the mountains this
winter! Sign up online, call us 303.938.9191 or email us at moreinfo@womenswilderness.org
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Know it All & Learn Even More!
Free Fall Clinics to Expand your Outdoor Skills
 The last time Heather Szabo held a Bike Maintenance class she not only packed the REI to full capacity but we found multiple men joining the Women's Specific clinic. Women's Wilderness Institute offers free clinics in conjunction with REI to give women an opportunity to expand their outdoor knowledge. Don't miss these exciting free clinics!
October 22, 7-9pm: Bike Maintenance @ REI BOULDER: Join professional racer Heather Szabo to learn all about changing flats, keeping your bike tuned & tweaked.
November 5, 7-9pm: Winter Route Finding @ REI BOULDER: Learn how to find your way when there is no trail to find. Great for anyone interested in snowshoeing.
November 20, 7-9pm: Telemark Principles @ REI DENVER: Wanting to transition into tele turns this winter or been free heeling for awhile now? Gain tips, tricks and techniques at this clinic.
For descriptions and exact times of all free clinics from Women's Wilderness, check out our website.
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Giving. It's the New Getting.
Get yourself a gift and Give Money to Women's Wilderness Institute
 TWWI is delighted to announce our partnership with eConscious Market, an online marketplace of eco- and socially-conscious products which directs 50% (yes fifty percent) of net profits from each purchase to the nonprofit of your choice (TWWI, of course). eConscious' mission is to become the most trusted online retailer of sustainable and green living products, and to transform everyday shopping into a philanthropic enterprise.
All friends of Women's Wilderness choosing to make eco product purchases from eConsciousMarket.com can designate The Women's Wilderness Institute their charity of choice and eConcsious will donate half the profits directly to us. What a great way to get a jump on holiday shopping and support TWWI in the process!
Additionally, in honor of October being Fair-Trade Month, eConscious Market is offering a FREE one-year membership to their marketplace during the month of October. (Regularly $30/year). Joining entitles you to special deals on the site and, of course, all sales generate much appreciated cash for TWWI. All you have to do is go to eConsious, register as a new member and enter the promo code WWI.
Many thanks to eConscious Market for this opportunity to participate in their socially conscious activity. Happy Shopping!
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Help Women's Wilderness By Searching the Internet!
Easy to Use Search Engine Sends $$$ to Women's Wilderness!
GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter "Women's Wilderness" as the organization you would like to support. You can also add it to your search engine toolbar or make it your homepage to make searching for TWWI a snap. Just 500 of us searching only four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime!
TESTED FOR SUCCESS: We have been using it around the office for just a few days and have already generated 50 cents. Think about how much more we can raise if the almost 7000 people who read cliffnotes start GoodSearching! Spread the word!
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Accounting Questions? Ask Peg!
Quickbooks Queens Passes on the Throne!
Just about any and every financial-based question for the past year and a half has been directed to one person: Barbara Keiger. Barb began her tenure with TWWI volunteering as the Quickbooks Queen. A job that was once volunteer-friendly quickly became larger than life. Barbara's tremendous talent and time-given quickly moved her into a staff position. For the past year and a half Barbara's expertise has built a stronger backbone for TWWI. Barbs Financial proficiency provided the opportunity to join NextFoods as the VP of Finance & Accounting--her next adventure!
For all upcoming inquiries, "just ask Peg," says Barbara referring to our new accounting guru, Peg McNeal. Peg warmly welcomes the questions as she has been in the hotseat a plenty the past 14 years at Fresh Produce Sportswear, most recently as CFO.
"This past summer I decided it was time for me to take a break from full-time work and devote more time to supporting my kids' activities, doing all those things I never had time for over the past several years, and striving to achieve a better work-life balance," Peg explains. "I am working with TWWI because when I became acquainted with the organization and I was extremely impressed with the mission and message of TWWI. Having two teenage daughters, I have experienced first-hand the self-esteem and empowerment issues that are so crucial to young girls. I believe very strongly in developing strong leadership skills in girls that will carry with them through their life."
Women's Wilderness wants to extend a sincere thanks to Barbara for the difference she has made to the organization by being a daily example of our mission and a financial genius. Thank you Barbara, you will be missed!
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Snapshot: Women's Wilderness in the News
Hot off the Press, Check out the latest happenings with TWWI
Welcome to our latest addition to Cliffnotes. Stay in the loop by catching up on all the press Women's Wilderness is getting recently!
Denver Post/Rocky Mountain News, 10/12/2007: Women's Wilderness Institute Teams Up with REI
Forbes Traveler, October 2007: Alpha Female Escapades Graceful Edge 10/19/07, Ask the Expert,
rock climbing, featuring TWWI staff member Ashley Woods.
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Treat Yourself to Training
In perfect time for TWWI's Winter Courses!
Check out these great Fitness for Living camps to help tune up your muscles, mindset and heartbeat in time for TWWI's upcoming Tele, winter skills, climbing and snowboarding courses. These fun, motivational "boot camps" provide a exercise outlet through their 5-week class series. Enjoy feeling fit with other women looking to work out in a friendly, supportive environment centered around teamwork, personal goal setting and trainer-led activities designed to build fitness, endurance, speed and power. Past participants say that they really look forward to classes and feel proud of results; including increasing core strength by 65% and muscular strength by 50%, reducing recovery heart rate by 15 beats/minute, and shaving 1-2 minutes off a 1-mile run.
Fitness for Living offers women-specific and co-ed sessions. The next group starts up Nov. 12. Learn more at fitliv.com
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Volunteering IS Sexy!
Autumn Assistants Needed!
 Get involved with Women's Wilderness this summer! Check out the following volunteer opportunities:
AUTUMN ASSISTANTS: Wanting to be a part of something bigger? Striving to volunteer for an organization that has a strong mission and a solid team? Help us get ready for our next season by becoming an Autumn Assistant. You will contribute to cool projects like setting up our online courses, reading content for the 2008 catalog, preparing marketing and development assignments and learning the trades of a successful nonprofit organization!
Volunteers Needed: 3, Flexible
Time Requirements: Anytime Monday-Thursday 9-5pm
Special Requirements: Enthusiasm, flexibility, able to work in a small office setting. Enjoys variety and can go-with-the-flow. Experience with Microsoft office & excel are necessary.
Interested? Email Heather today or call at 303-938-9191
EXTRA GEAR?
Women's Wilderness is looking for the following donated things. Making a donation to TWWI is completely tax-deductible and will make you feel warm and fuzzy inside.
- Digital Camera
- Laptop Computer
- Climbing Shoes
- Climbing Gear
- Backpacks
- Hiking Boots
- Rain Gear
Got Gear? Call us today: 303.938.9191.
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Rachel's Recipe Corner
Back by Popular Demand
The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting colder. What's better than some Autumn Eat's to warm up with after a chilly hike? Check out this meal guaranteed to warm you up on a cold day!
Spicy Ginger & Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients:
1 Small Pumpkin - seeded, unpeeled
2 Tablespoons Oil
1/2 Teaspoon Cumin Seed
1 Cardamom Pod
1/2 Teaspoon Cumin Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Coriander - ground
1/4 Teaspoon Ginger - ground
1/4 Teaspoon Chili Powder
1 Teaspoon Garlic - minced
2 Cups Onion - chopped
1 Cup Cauliflower Flowerets
1/2 Cup Carrot - sliced
11 Ounces Corn - canned, undrained
Salt And Pepper to taste
1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric
Put oil in large pot or kettle. Heat until quite warm. Add cardamom and cumin seeds. Cook until seeds crackle. Add Onions, garlic and powders. Sauté until onions are browned. Add cut up pumpkin and water until not quite covered. Cover and simmer until pumpkin is tender. Mash or puree. Return to pot and add vegetables. Cook until desired tenderness.
 Rachel Kesley's cooking resume consists of pages of eclectic experiences which is what makes her so valuable and so unique. Before taking on the position as Executive Chef of "Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant" in Boulder, Rachel was planning backcountry trips for groups of Women's Wilderness courses. In addition, Rachel is also an extraordinary personal chef and founder of 'Eatin' In' a Boulder based service offering weekly cooking sessions to people who don't have the time to cook wholesome meals all week long. Contact Rachel for more information or go visit her at Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant.
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The Women's Wilderness Institute
5723 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 1B
Boulder, CO 80303
303.938.9191(p)
303.938.5071(f)
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The Women's Wilderness Institute is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to strengthening the courage,
confidence and leadership qualities of girls and
women through the challenge and support of group
wilderness and community-based experiences. | |
