Education
Jul 1, 2019
Jeanna Matthews
jeanna.matthews@gmail.com
315-250-0566
Donations to local libraries and other educational sponsorship projects
We have been working on ways to use our education
sponsorship funds to touch as many community
members as possible, and especially local children
who might not otherwise be introduced to the Adirondacks.
Here is a picture of a “Let’s Go…Hiking”
backpack our chapter sponsored. The backpack includes
the book “Kids on the Trail: Hiking With Children
in the Adirondacks” written by chapter members,
Rose Rivezzi and David Trithart, a compass, head
lamp, whistle, maps and a New York Empire Park
Pass. The idea came Renee Bennett-Kapusniak, Youth
Services Librarian at Saratoga Springs Public Library
who tells us that the backpack we sponsored was first
in a series that now includes another Hiking backpack
sponsored by the Glens Falls Saratoga chapter of the
ADK, a New York State Park backpack and a Discover
Nature backpack.
We are also donating a bear barrel to the Potsdam Public Library. At over $70, a bear barrel can be expensive investment for those new to camping. Checking one out of the library is a great way to be safe without the upfront investment. Librarian Annie Chase says that the bear barrel will be a “great complement to our North Country Collection”.
If you would like to see a similar donation to your local library and especially if you would be willing to pair the donation with a show-and-tell event highlighting the trips and events of our Laurentian ADK chapter, please reach out to me at jeanna.matthews@gmail.com.
We are always on the look-out for projects worthy of some of our educational sponsorship resources. Other ideas include children interested in attending Camp Colby who otherwise would not have the resources to go, teens interested in participating in trail maintenance projects or teachers interested in taking their classes to experience the Adirondacks.