Over 70,000 young adults are diagnosed with cancer every year. Team First Descents: Who's Up for a Challenge? First Descents (FD) is nonprofit organization that provides free outdoor adventures for Young Adults (18-39) impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions. You can only regret things you never tried! “This is a wonderful event for Team First Descents to be a part of,” says Erin Kelly, Team First Descents Coordinator. First Descents - The team Geert De Smedt. If you are interested, please spread the word and take on a Challenge of your own! When you join Team FD you receive a free entry into a coveted race in exchange for fundraising for First Descents. Wildstory came in, led group sessions, and really got the team to take an in-depth look at who they were. Team First Descents has secured 5 spots in the Marathon and will be leading a group effort to raise awareness and funds for First Descents. This will be the 13th year First Descents has fielded a Leadville 100 MTB team as it has a special place in our hearts. So it seems only fitting that they are one of our charity teams for the 2020 race season, as we love to get a good adventure in the hands of as many people as possible! First Descents is an organization that aims to establish ongoing psychosocial supportive care for cancer patients by diving into outdoor adventure to provide lifechanging experiences. Brad Ludden, a professional kayaker, founded First Descents in 2001 at age 20. Joining Ryan on the streets of New York will be Brad Ludden, founder of First Descents. We are a group of Kristen Schraven Mawn’s friends and family who have organized to sponsor adventure camps with First Descents in Kristen's Memory. Phone: 303.945.2490 Fax: 866.592.6911 Email: [email protected] Address: 3001 Brighton Blvd Suite 623 Denver, CO 80216 EIN: 81-0539964 The Team First Descents idea is materializing specifically because of the Davises, Ludden said. We're so grateful to every person on the COVID-19 frontlines right now, including members of the First Descents family. This August, a team of committed riders will take on the infamous Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race in Leadville, CO - 104 miles long with over 14,000 feet of elevation gain at altitudes up to 12,600 feet.. Becoming a globetrotter, Geert has this from his parents let him to see different countries, nationalities and cultures to respect.
Sincerely,Liz DeVito FIRST DESCENTS wrote -First Descents is proud to be an Official Fundraising Group at the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon. This will be the 14th year First Descents has fielded a Leadville 100 MTB team as it has a special place in our hearts. First Descents is a leader in outdoor adventure-based healing.
This August, a team of committed riders will take on the infamous Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race in Leadville, CO - 104 miles long with over 14,000 feet of elevation gain at altitudes up to 12,600 feet.. First Descents changes lives, and this is MY opportunity to change mine through completing this challenge, and FD participants' through our fundraising. Even within the category of "skiers" equipment has evolved significantly from the time of Yuichiro Miura's first foray on skis above 8000m in 1970. In order to receive a Team First Descents entry, you must commit to raising a minimum of $3,500 for First Descents. I was an athlete while kayaking last summer, as were the other ten young adult cancer survivors on my First Descents trip. We are excited to see our team out there with other participants all shooting for one goal.” Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013 Plus, we'll give you free training tips, fundraising guidance, and a swag bag of FD gear! First Descents was so focused on pushing these young people to achieve their goals, time slipped by and they realized they were not paying enough attention to their own brand story and communications. A young … 597 likes. First Descents, a Denver-based non-profit providing free outdoor adventures to young adults fighting and surviving cancer, is inviting the public to participate in Team First Descents events for 2013. I still *try* to be one. First Descents teamed with the University of Michigan to conduct research to evaluate the psychosocial benefits of its programming and found that participants’ self-esteem, body image, and ability to cope with cancer and its ongoing effects increased while depression decreased.