Montana Wilderness School (MWS), a recently established 501(c)3 non-profit outdoor education program focusing on Montana youth, is launching a 30-day Indiegogo.com crowdfunding campaign on April 2nd to raise funds for student scholarships. The fundraising campaign will kick off with a launch party at 406 Brewery and Wild Rye Distilling in Bozeman.
 
Crowdfunding Campaign Launch Party
Join MWS for the launch party at 406 Brewery and Wild Rye Distilling in Bozeman, MT. The event is free and open to the public, families and children welcome.  406 Brewery will donate $1 of every pint sold towards the scholarship fund from 6-8pm. Wild Rye Distilling is concocting some drink specials to celebrate the event. Music by Cottonwood Line from 6-8 pm. Items from local businesses and retailers will be raffled off, including a Wilderness First Aid Course from Aerie Backcountry Medicine and a pair of new shoes or boots from Oboz.  Come support MWS’ scholarship campaign!
 
MWS Indiegogo.com Scholarship Campaign
The funding platform is Indiegogo (for nonprofits) and can be found at: www.indiegogo.com/projects/montana-wilderness-school.  It will not go live until April 2nd.  All proceeds from the campaign will go directly into an endowment fund helping support low income Montana teenagers with the opportunity to attend one of four multi-week backcountry expeditions that MWS will run this coming summer.
 
About Montana Wilderness School
 
The Montana Wilderness School is a 501(c)3 non-profit public charity organization based in Bozeman, Montana.  The mission is to provide empowering wilderness courses to youth that foster personal growth and cultivate a conservation ethic through connecting with remote landscapes and wild places.
 
MWS is currently enrolling 16-18 year old students for their expeditions this summer, offering 4 exciting and empowering expeditions all with their own flavor and dynamic based on these goals and values:

Building and supporting a rich and diverse community
Personal Growth and Character Development
A goal-oriented multi-week backcountry expedition in Montana
Technical skill competency in backpacking, mountaineering, rock climbing, packrafting, and canoeing (specific to each course)
Wilderness First Aid Certification (included in every course thru Aerie Backcountry Medicine)
Public land stewardship
Montana-specific conservation issues identification and analysis
 
 
For more information about the Montana Wilderness School, the Indiegogo.com crowdfunding launch party, or the Indiegogo.com campaign, please contact the directors:  Gar Duke or Josh Olsen.