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Destinations: Adventure Altruism Giving Large (cont.) Ross Powers Ross Powers Foundation 207-775-1500 | www.rosspowersfoundation.org Snowboarder Ross Powers, who won halfpipe gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics, appreciates the scholarship that allowed him to attend Vermont's prestigious Stratton Mountain School. So he funnels profits from his annual snowboarding camp into the Ross Powers Foundation, which helps talented but financially challenged Vermont athletes enroll in the schools of their choice. Since 2001, he's paid out $30,000 in tuition and living expenses. Marilyn Price Trips for Kids 415-458-2986 | www.tripsforkids.org Each year, thanks to mountain-biking pioneer Marilyn Price, more than 5,000 inner-city and underprivileged kids experience the rush of singletrack. Price founded the nonprofit Trips for Kids in 1988, taking a group of San Francisco teens riding in the wilds of Marin County. Today, 41 chapters in 21 states organize daylong rides and after-school environmental education programs. Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) 800-426-4840 | www.rei.com In 2004, REI distributed $2 million in grants to outdoor and mentoring programs for kids (like Big City Mountaineers, which leads wilderness adventures for urban teens), employee-nominated enviro causes like the Continental Divide Trail Alliance and Leave No Trace, and recreation advocacy groups, such as the American Hiking Society. Jessie Stone Soft Power Health softpowerhealth@hotmail.com When she's not running rivers, pro kayaker Jessie Stone, M.D., works to educate people in Uganda about malaria prevention—about 16 million people there are struck with the disease each year. Her nonprofit group, Soft Power Health, sells subsidized mosquito nets and distributes mosquito repellent to villagers. In late 2004, Stone headed to Uganda to help build a malaria clinic in the village of Kyabirwa.
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