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August 2019

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Adventure, Leadership, Mentoring

By Jessica Sager, 2020 Fierce Fancies Mentor   I cried when I reached the top of the mountain. We had… more

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Mentors are those who tell you where to look, but Mentors are those who tell you where to look, but will never tell you what to see! #mentor #explorer #outdoors #nature
“We really do love those boys. It's just one of “We really do love those boys. It's just one of those things that you just build, and every year it's built on each other." - Steve DePizzo (one of our Alumni Mentors pictured middle blue shirt, sunglasses). Steve believes the level of trust shared amongst his team is credited to Explore Austin's model around the significant amount of time teams spend together on Saturday Challenges and Summer Wilderness Trips and outside the program too. This December give the gift of community. Let's continue building connection and community. Click on the link in our Bio to make a tax-deductible gift today! 🙏 #giving #mentor #explorer #community
Leah Yanez a mentor with the 2022 #GirlsRule team, Leah Yanez a mentor with the 2022 #GirlsRule team, gives us an inside peek during a December volunteer activity! "Our December Saturday challenges for @explore_austin are always unique because we get to volunteer at a local nonprofit of our choosing. It's usually a learning experience, but this year was even more special because one of our explorers planned it at Restoration Ranch. Sharon gave us a wonderful tour and introduce us to all the horses. What magical creatures." Giving back to your community is a magical experience, help us continue to teach explorers what it means. Click on the link in our Bio to give a gift today! 🙏 #explore #austin #communityservice
Shout out to the 2022 Boys Wolfpack! 👏👊 Las Shout out to the 2022 Boys Wolfpack! 👏👊 Last Saturday teams were doing community service by picking up trash at Walnut Creek. They discussed the importance of being stewards of our community and what that means for each of us as individuals, and how to pay it forward. #explore #austin #communityservice
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