Winter is in the Air Fundraiser

Guided by the values and practices that Nick lived by, Reeno strives to expose, and therefore connect, people to the natural world through new and often challenging outdoor activities.

Through these experiences, Reeno recipients will expand their understanding and connection to, not only nature, but to themselves and the people around them.

Reeno understands that being outdoors and pushing oneself to try new things can be truly transformative, and can set one on a previously unseen path; by providing scholarship funds, we strive to remove barriers for this transformation.

Reeno encourages youth and young adults to experience the power of the outdoors through challenging adventures, learning new outdoor skills, and honing those skills so they can come down from the mountains and share them with others. The Reeno Foundation offers 3 different scholarships: Scholarships for youth to experience the outdoors, deepen their connection to nature and form a lifelong connection to the natural world through experiential education and challenging skills. Scholarships for outdoor education students to seek extracurricular courses to broaden their horizons on an experiential education course exposing them to new skills and challenging adventures. Scholarships for aspiring mountain guides towards a certification course so they can reach their full potential as an outdoor educator and thus share the outdoors with others.

The Reeno Foundation is able to provide these scholarships based on in kind donations, fundraising events, and the friends and family of Nick Ruschmeyer.