Group connecting at-risk kids to outdoors

Alpenglow Sports is partnering with Adventure Risk Challenge for Voices of Youth, Now and Beyond, a night of inspired poetry and stories of growth through adventures in the backcountry.

It will be Oct. 13 at 6:30pm at the Tahoe City shop.

Voices of Youth, Now and Beyond is a unique opportunity to engage with and listen to brave young people share their life stories through reflective writing. It’s an opportunity to learn how the communities of ARC’s students are enriched by of their experiences in the backcountry.

The goal of ARC’s programming is to guide local youth into the backcountry, allowing them to find themselves through nature, and bring those skills, insight, and confidence back to their communities. Their mission is to empower underserved youth through integrated literacy and wilderness experiences. ARC facilitates 40-day summer immersion courses for high school-aged youth in the Tahoe National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks.

ARC’s annual Voices of Youth series has a goal of raising $75,000. ARC is incredibly fortunate to have a dollar for dollar match for this year’s campaign, so the donation that you give will have double the impact. The event is free, but donations are encouraged.

On Friday, the event starts at 6:30pm for hors d’oeuvres and a beer garden before the presentation, which starts at 7:30pm. After the reading, there will be cookies and coffee from Sugar Pine Cakery and the Tahoe House Bakery.

Seating is limited. RSVP online.