Saturday, January 02 @ 7 PM

Join Trekkers for TREKKAPALOOZA 2010 at the Strand. The fifth annual Trekkapalooza will showcase a diverse and talented set of Maine-based acts in an energizing and fun “Battle of the Bands.” Each Band will be eligible to win a cash prize and compete for best “Bus Band 2010.” TREKKAPALOOZA is a chem-free event and is open to all ages.

Doors open at 6:30pm and tickets are $10 in advance or $12 dollars at box office the night of the show. To purchase tickets in advance, please call the Trekkers office at (207) 594-5095.

Trekkers mission…

    Trekkers is a non-profit, outdoor-based mentoring program that connects caring adults with young people through expeditionary learning, community service and adventure-based education.

    With community adult volunteers working throughout the year, Trekkers provides a myriad of educational, experiential, and cross-cultural opportunities for young people, with an emphasis on relationship building and an appreciation of the earth as “educator”.

    Our goal is to be a part of students’ lives from grade to grade and year to year. Trekkers follows students as they “graduate” from one program into the next along a six year journey that starts when they are in 7th grade and continues until they graduate.

    In So Doing, Trekkers:

  • Collaborates with teachers and parents to foster personal and educational development in the lives of students.
  • Recruits, trains, and encourages local adults to take a leadership role in meeting the critical needs of students.
  • Provides students with alternative learning communities which cultivate responsibility to self, others, and the planet.
      • Trekkers has developed “Six Hallmarks” to help develop programs that best meet the needs of youth in our community. Our programs seek to:
  • Create meaningful connections between students and caring adults.
  • Collaborate with the larger community acting on behalf of it’s youth.
  • Offer safe places for young people to be heard, trusted, respected and loved.
  • Allow the earth to be the educator through outdoor experience.
  • Expose students to the diversity of cultures that lie outside the focus of their everyday lives.
  • Teach the discipline of self-determination and active responsibility and other life skills.

  • VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS

  • One To One Program: If you care about young people and would like to commit to spending time, one-to-one, with a student in need of some extra support please contact us.
  • Expedition Leader: Trekkers is always looking for adults who care about youth, have an appreciation for the outdoors, and are willing to share their gifts as a volunteer on a 3-14 day expedition.
  • Fundraising: Volunteers are always needed to help with signature fundraising events, such as Trekkers’ Golf Classic, 10K Road race, as well as Pancake Breakfasts and Expedition Fundraisers. Trekkers would also welcome volunteers who have experience in foundation development to help Trekkers meet it’s strategic fundraising goals.
  • Administrative: If you have a knack for organization, we need your help.  This could be anything from organizing filing cabinets to web site maintenance to database entry to stuffing envelopes.

    • VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH

  • Big Trek, Little Trek: This opportunity is open to all high school students who would like to commit to spending one hour a week after school with an elementary school student.
  • Expedition Leader: This offers junior and senior high school students a chance to spend time with younger Trekkers. Students should care about younger students, have an appreciation for the outdoors, and be able to participate on a 3-14 day expedition.
  • Fundraising: Students are always welcome to help with logistics at signature fundraising events, as well as help with our annual fundraising appeal mailing to the community.
  • Administrative: If you have a knack for organization, we need your help.  This could be anything from organizing filing cabinets to web site maintenance to database entry to stuffing envelopes.  Many students have received community-service hours by volunteering with Trekkers.Upcoming Challenges:

    February 12-21 Ride Through History Program – 9th Grade

    March 31 -April 4   Rites of Passage Program – 12th Grade

    April 16-24 College/Career Expedition – 11th Grade

    May 14-15-16 Teen Trekkers Program – 7th Grade

    June 28 – July 10 Advanced Trekkers Program – 8th Grade

    July 19-23 Trekkers Wild

    July 29-August 12 Cross-America – 10th Grade

    August 22-25 From the Hood to the Woods

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