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SOS Outreach just learned of the passing of one of its Board Members, Bill Nicoll. Please join all of us in keeping his friends and family in your thoughts. Throughout his service to SOS, he provided significant support of our program growth.

Y3 mandatory mental health workshop is

Tuesday January 31, 2012

5:30pm-7:30pm

at the SOS office in Frisco

Breckenridge, CO – The Winter Dew Tour Nike Open announced today that it is donating $8,000 to national youth charity, SOS Outreach. The donation was raised while the Tour was in Breckenridge last month for the first stop of the 2011-2012 season.



On pace to serve more than 5,000 youth nationally, SOS participants are often underserved in that they come from low-income families, single-parent households, may be involved in the court system or demonstrate poor academic…

Everyone must decide on 3 authority figures they would like to invite to the thank you dinner.

Madison & Betty are in charge of gathering supplies to make invitations to the dinner, paper, markers, etc.  Bring these supplies to the next meeting.

Aidan & Mary are in charge of asking different restaurants/caterers in town if they would be willing to donate food for this event.  They are also in charge of finding a location to hold the event (this may be…

We are in our final week of the SOS Outreach pledge campaign. At this point we are a couple thousand dollars short of our goal of $25,000. If we do get to $25,000, we will unlock a matching grant from K2 Sports.

To donate, please go to: …

Friday, January 13, 2012

7:00pm until 11:00pm

theSlate: 2001 NW 19th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 (powered by: Scion)



THE EVENT: A product showcase featuring local, up and coming, brands in Portland’s snowboard industry and a fundraiser benefiting SOS Outreach Portland.

The event is…

Tuesday February 7th Madison and I are going to help out st the SOS community dinner service day.  We'd love if you would join us.

We have a service day at the Swan Center coming up on January 7.  Please contact the SOS office for more information if you plan on attending this service day.  Dress appropriately for the weather, you will spend time outdoors, and pack a healthy lunch.

Remember you are required to attend one service day as a Y3 SOS student.  A parent is required to attend with you.  

Our next meeting is Wednesday January 11 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM at the SOS office in Frisco.  Remember to bring your homework written down to share with your project groups.  You should have 3 project ideas related to your group's topic.

It was so fun to ride with you on our first ride day.  I hope you are having a great winter break and a good holiday.  Have a happy new year!  I can't wait to see you again.  Call me.  I'd love to hear from you and help you out with your…

The Front Range University program's newsletter the Freewriter (a play on a snowboard free rider) will be a monthly or bimonthly newsletter sent to all youth, parents, teachers, youth agency coordinators, Junior Sherpas and Sherpas to connect our groups in Salida, Buena Vista, Denver, Thornton, and Fort Collins.This month's addition introduces all the participating groups, students of the month and features a brief article about the Sims pros riding with us on December 2nd. The next…

SOS has some great events coming up in Colorado this weekend if you are in the area check them out and show your support!

• ·        Denver: All About the Music, December 16, 2011 
• ·        Eagle County: Art of Flight Movie Premier, December 16, 2011
•          Avon Office: Huge SOS Garage Sale, December 17, 18,…

A GIANT THANK YOU to

Eldora Mountain Resort

for their donation of…

Our first ride day is this weekend!  I'm so excited.

Saturday December 10, 2011

9:00 a.m. meet at Mountain House in Keystone, there should be skier drop off there

3:00 p.m. pick up at the same place

bring your warm clothes and a healthy lunch, do not bring anything you do not plan to carry with you all day, we may not have lockers or any place to store things

Don't forget your core value, in writing, COURAGE.  I've heard your dictionary definitions…

Hey Friends and Family-

Today (12/6) is Colorado Gives Day!

You should give to SOS Outreach because:

•  We help over 5,000 youth annually (hoping for at least 2,000 from my 4-person office) this year get outside and learn about the 5 core values and receive positive adult mentorship -> this will help youth build character and make positive decisions.
• • Please see the first attachment for…

THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to the 24 volunteers who successfully completed our two-day SOS training at Mt. Hood Meadows! What a beautiful weekend! You guys did such an amazing job. Hope you learned a lot!

Join us for an SOS fundraiser at Crimson & Gold Tavern

on Tuesday, December 6!…

Congratulations to the FIRST Front Range

Learn to Ride graduates of 2011-2012!…

“Under-privileged Kids Get to Learn how to ski and Snowboard,” CBS Denver, December 4, 2011, http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/12/04/under-privledged-kids-get-to-learn-how-to-ski-snowboard/

“Learning How to Ski and Snowboard,” CBS Denver, December 4, 2011,…

SOS is kicking off our 18th season this weekend in a big big way. In Colorado, 362 kids will be hitting the slopes of 7 different Colorado resorts. 

For kids from Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts (MESA) in Denver the weekend was especially exciting. Thirty two students, who are also participants in SOS’ University program, got a chance to meet and ride with two Sims pros, Seth Hill and Bryan Daino, at Loveland Ski Resort. Collective Licensing International, brand owners of…

Check out the article here.

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