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NWOBS.ORG NORTHWEST NORTHWEST CIRCLEOUTW UP! ARD BOUND SCHOOL CIRCLE#NWO UP!BS OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL Schedule of Activities CIRCLE UP! THURSDAY 10/22 5:30pm-7:00pm PT A year like no other. • Happy Hour with Breakouts by Decade Yet a year where the compassion, resilience, and leadership of our FRIDAY 10/23 students, staff and board has truly made a difference, both in their own 9:00–10:30 am PT (choose 1 of 3 options) lives and that of their families and communities. • From Spark to Flame: Conversations about Life After Outward As we’ve jointly steered NWOBS through this tumultuous time, we’ve Bound. spoken often about our organizational mission, the values our alumni • OB History: Re-examined hold and how so many of you all are out there, helping your families, • Recreating Responsibly: How to Improve Inclusion and communities and amplifying the good in the world. That thought has Diversity in the Outdoors kept us inspired. We know that each of us has personally benefitted from our Outward Bound experience in ways that have not only helped 1:00-2:30pm PT (choose 1 of 3 options) us persevere this year but has positively impacted those in our lives. • What is NWOBS doing to Improve Equity, Inclusion, and We are stronger because we have been Outward Bound. Diversity in our Organization
This year has tested the limits of our organizational resiliency and found • White Privilege in Experiential Education a staff and board with the fortitude to fight for the students we will • OB in New Contexts: Partner Programs Showcase Through all those unrelenting serve this fall, next year and beyond. 3:00pm-4:30pm PT (choose 1 of 3 options) tests it has reminded us how often in life the teacher is also the student. We know that on an Outward Bound course students grow the most and • Exhibiting Compassion in a Polarized World the quickest during the moments of intense challenge. For NWOBS, this • Women in the Outdoors and Leadership is that time, and this is our course. We will be better and stronger from • Alumni Reflection anel:P Storytelling from Across the Decades the challenge, the hardship, the lessons learned. And we will have gained a crew like no other we’ve ever had. Thank you for being that crew. 6:00-8:00pm PT • Trivia hosted by Jack Copland As we gather this week virtually, we hope you find ways to give back to an organization that helped so many of us build the skills we needed for SATURDAY 10/24 this year. There will be ways to give back to each other, to give back to 9:00am-10:30am PT (choose 1 of 3 options) current staff and students and give back to the organization, so that we • Transform the Impossible: Living with MS Using Lessons from OB collectively we can pay it forward. And in this giving we celebrate our community. We celebrate our decades of impact, our current programs, • Recognizing Privilege and Overcoming Bias staff, and students and we celebrate a future where we can help our • Skills to Help Promote Genuine Conversation with Friends students hone the skills needed to advance our communities towards and Family a brighter future. 7:00 - 8:00pm PT (Pre-Cast starts at 6:30pm PT!) Circle Up Gala: A Benefit for NWOBS, Kathleen Wood Marc Heisterkamp with special guest Cheryl Strayed, Board Chair Executive Director raffles, and exciting auction packages!
CIRCLE UP! Northwest Outward Bound School Alumni & Friends Virtual Event Breakout Sessions THURSDAY 10/22 FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON 10/23 5:30pm-7:00pm PT 3:00pm-4:30pm PT Happy Hour with Breakouts by Decade We will kick off the evening Exhibiting Compassion in a Polarized World with a Welcome from Executive Director, Marc Heisterkamp, NWOBS Instructor and science education researcher Dave Owens and live demonstration for an optional at-home cocktail. Take will employ qualitative analysis to better understand compassion the opportunity to meet or reconnect with other members of the and the role it can play in uniting a polarized population. NWOBS community! Women in the Outdoors and Leadership NWOBS board members Amy Compton and Chris Tye will lead a panel of outdoor FRIDAY MORNING 10/23 professionals discussing their experiences as women in the outdoor 9:00am-10:30am PT industry and in positions of leadership. From Spark to Flame Two-time Outward Bound alum Dan Alumni Reflection Panel: Storytelling from Across the Decades Lilienthal will host this opportunity to share your experiences with Veteran NWOBS Instructor Jim Merrit panel discussion with student life after Outward Bound, and explore the meaning of keeping the alumni from the 60s to present day, highlighting what changed over flame alive. the decades, and has stayed the same. Outward Bound History: Re-examined Course Director and Staff 6:00-8:00pm PT Trainer Alison Lay Cranston will explore the history of Outward Trivia! Engage and connect over Zoom from all over the Bound, and how it has influenced where the school is today. country and world. Hosted by NWOBS Instructor & Course Director Recreating Responsibly; How to Improve Inclusion and Diversity Jack Copland. in the Outdoors Outward Bound Instructor Benny Dalley will focus on ways to create a more inclusive and equitable outdoors. SATURDAY MORNING 10/24 9:00am-10:30am PT FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON 10/23 Transform the Impossible; Living with MS Using Lessons 1:00-2:30pm PT from OB NWOBS graduate Gin Oman will tell her story of being What is NWOBS Doing to Improve Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity diagnosed with MS and overcoming insurmountable odds [EID] in Our Organization Learn about the work that NWOBS and using many internal fortitude that she gained from her NWOBS OBUSA have been doing and our EID Strategic Plan for 2020 and experience. beyond. Facilitated by Morgan Oyster-Sands, Student Services Recognizing Privilege and Overcoming Bias Participants will learn Director, Equity, Inclusion & Diversity Specialist. to recognise their own level of privilege, increase awareness of their White Privilege in Experiential Education Dr. Jeff Rose, NWOBS own biases, and to see how those things affect others. Facilitated by Instructor, Course Director, and Trainer, will challenge participants NWOBS Instructor & Course Director Jack Copland. to identify and rectify white privilege perspectives embedded into Skills to Help Promote Genuine Conversation with Friends outdoor education and outdoor recreation activities. and Family Reflect on assertive communication skills learned Outward Bound in New Contexts: Partner Programs Showcase with Outward Bound discuss new skills to help foster genuine Learn about day programs and hybrid courses NWOBS has offered conversation. Facilitated by Course Director Stu Montgomery. this fall and will continue to run through the winter.
CIRCLE UP! Northwest Outward Bound School Alumni & Friends Virtual Event Gala Program, Saturday Oct 24 Auction Packages 6:30-7:00 1. ESCAPE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND SONOMA Pre cast – Pull up a chair! Winery Tours & Tastings, 3-Night Stay with Airfare for 2 7:00-8:00 Enjoy a total of three Passing the Outward Bound flag nights in northern California, exploring Welcome and Land Acknowledgement the highlights of San State of School, Marc Heisterkamp Francisco and the rich wine country region of Live Auction Package Highlights Sonoma. Student Testimonials Package includes Cheryl Strayed, Keynote Address one night stay at the Special Appeal Fairmont San Francisco two night stay at The Raffle Prize Drawing Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Tasting for 2 at Chateau St. Program ends Jean, Sonoma and Airfare for 2
Wild Raffle Package 2. FAIRMONT SCOTTSDALE GOLF AND SPA 3-Night Stay in Scottsdale, with Airfare for 2 Tickets: $35 | Raffle and auction open Monday, Oct 19 Enjoy a stay at a cozy Mt. Hood cabin on the Sandy River, take a With more than 300 days guided hike on the Pacific Crest Trail and visit Timberline lodge, of sunshine each year, then enjoy Wild author Cheryl Strayed’s favorite Portland spots. Scottsdale lies in the heart of the lush Sonoran Package includes two night stay at a riverside cabin on Mt. Hood Desert. Championship near the PCT, Broadway Floral Home & Garden Gift Card, gift cards golf courses wind around for two Portland dining mammoth boulders and favorites, Guilder Cafe towering Saguaro cacti. and Lucca, a Timberline Local spas soothe your Lodge Gift Card, a leather body and soul. And a bound copy of Wild, a vibrant downtown tempts you with world-class shopping, fine art Wild soundtrack CD, galleries, renowned restaurants and high-energy nightlife. Includes 2021 calendar, a guided $500 in gift cards towards golf and/or spa treatments, three night hike along a portion of stay at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess with daily breakfast for 2 the PCT, and a 2-hour and airfare for 2. women’s wilderness workshop.
CIRCLE UP! Northwest Outward Bound School Alumni & Friends Virtual Event 3. LAKE TAHOE SKI GETAWAY 5. TUSCANY CULINARY ESCAPE 3-Night Stay with Airfare for 2 Winery and Olive Oil Press Tour & Tasting, 2 Nights in Rome & 5 Nights in Tuscany It doesn’t get better than the majestic beauty of Lake Gourmets and wine buffs Tahoe combined with a wide descend on this hidden array of choices from skiing, Tuscan Valley, famous dining, and nightlife. for its prosciutto, pork, pecorino cheese and honey Package includes three night – and for walking, hiking stay in at the Hyatt Regency and biking between meals. Lake Tahoe Resort, $250 in Package includes a two Hyatt gift cards for lift tickets night stay at the Hotel for skiing or snowboarding, Ponte Sisto, Rome, a five and airfare for 2. night stay at Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco, daily breakfast for two and an olive oil mill tour 4. STAY AND PLAY ALBUQUERQUE and tasting. 2-Night Stay in Albuquerque with Hot Air Balloon Ride for 2 6. IRELAND ADVENTURE Sunrise Hot Air Balloon 6-Night Getaway in Dublin, Ennis & Killarney Ride! Watch daylight appear above the Rio Escape the run of the mill Grand Valley during a and become enchanted sunrise hot air balloon with a captivating journey ride from Albuquerque, through Ireland. Discover hidden gems on this guided and see the first rays adventure through Gaelic illuminate the rugged culture. Package includes Sandia Mountains. a one night stay in Dublin, Package includes a one night stay in Ennis, sunrise hot air balloon two night stay in Killarney, ride for two, and a one night stay in Dublin, as well as tours of Inis Oirr, Cliffs of two night stay in Moher, Gap of Dunloe, and Guinness Storehouse, Includes a 6-day Albuquerque. car rental.
CIRCLE UP! Northwest Outward Bound School Alumni & Friends Virtual Event 7. CENTRAL OREGON GETAWAY 9. WINTER ADVENTURE IN THE METHOW VALLEY Enjoy the beauty of Central Ski the largest cross country ski area in North America! Oregon with a stay in Package includes Sunriver, visit to the Bend two night stay at the Rock Gym, and a naturalist Mazama Country Inn, tour with Wanderlust Tours. a visit to Blue Star Includes three night stay in Sunriver home, two adult Coffee and coffee Bend Rock Gym Day Passes package, Methow Trails and Rentals, a Patagonia Passes, a Goat’s Beard Atom Pack 18L, and a half- Rentals certificate, day naturalist tour for two and a Heli-Ski (yes out of a helicopter!) or Ski Touring adventure . (winner’s choice!) 8. FOOD LOVERS WEEKEND IN PORTLAND Don’t have gear? No problem, this gift card provides two rentals for fat bikes or regular bikes, nordic ski package, or backcountry Out of towners and Portland ski package. locals alike will enjoy this weekend filled with delicious food from three different 10. ESCAPE TO WHIDBEY ISLAND Portland restaurants while Challenge yourself or treat yourself with all the things to do on staying in a cozy Portland Whidbey and Camano Islands Airbn You can hike, fish the many Enjoy dine-in or take out beaches, or stroll the walking- with this $100 gift card at friendly shopping venues featuring Oregon’s original farm-to- a variety of restaurants and local table restaurant. experiences. Package includes three night stay at a Portland Air BnB (full house Package includes two night to yourself), Higgins Restaurant Gift Certificate ($100) Kells Irish cottage stay in Langley, three Pub Gift Certificate, Flying Pie Pizza Gift Certificate, full spices bottles of wine, two boxes of package from Savory Spice in Portland, tea, & tea kettle. spices from Savory Spice, and a gift certificate for one case of kombucha from Brew Dr. Kombucha.
CIRCLE UP! Northwest Outward Bound School Alumni & Friends Virtual Event Alumni Spotlight MICHAEL LEWIS 11. COASTAL WEEKEND IN LINCOLN CITY AND FLORENCE Michael Lewis, New York Times bestselling author of Liar’s Poker, Your search for the perfect coastal retreat ends here! Moneyball, and The Big Short, went on a life-changing Pacific Crest Outward Bound School course in 1980. Watch a special interview of Michael Lewis by Roger Mellem, former Instructor, about his memorable experience.
Head out to the Oregon coast for ocean views, salty breezes, What is NWOBS? and a cozy atmosphere! Package includes a gift card to Black Squid Taproom, Lincoln City, three vouchers for Sand Master Since 1965, Northwest Outward Bound School has been a premiere Sandboarding/ Venomous Sandboards, and two bottles of provider of outdoor and experiential education in the beautiful Pacific Union/ Underwood wine. Northwest. Our mission is to change lives and communities through This dog-friendly house in Lincoln City will bring guests of all challenge and discovery. We offer a diverse range of programs generations together for a memorable getaway. for youth and adults including wilderness courses, community partnerships with aligned organizations, school partnerships, and professional development development courses.
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CIRCLE UP! Northwest Outward Bound School Alumni & Friends Virtual Event Northwest Outward Bound School Board Presenters
Northwest Outward Bound School is guided by a passionate and Amy Compton Jim Merritt committed group of individuals dedicated to the growth of our students Jack Copland Stu Montgomery and the success of the School. Our board members come from diverse Alison Lay Cranston Karen Morse backgrounds and experiences, many are Outward Bound alums or Benny Dalley Gin Oman former staff and know firsthand the impact of Outward Bound. Lauren Gross Dave Owens Marc Heisterkamp Morgan Oyster-Sands BOARD MEMBERS Dr. Jeff Rose Joel Reid Dan Lilienthal Chris Tye Amy Moran Compton Development & Safety Committees
Kara Dahl Event/Development Committee Members Board Treasurer; Finance (Chair) Executive & Development Committees Mike Armstrong Stuart Montgomery Chris Baker Karen Morse Alan Ewert Tiffany Bolstad-Cox Henry Morse Executive & Safety (Chair) Committees Kait Boyle Eric Norris Dan Mahoney Bess Brackett Perry Norris Finance & Safety Committees Megan Brown Virginia Oman Cori Callahan Marty Oppenheimer Henry Morse Jr. Josh Cole David Owens Executive, Finance & Governance (Chair) Committees Amy Compton Morgan Oyster-Sands Eric Rizza Jack Copland Trisha Paul Finance & Governance Committees Alison Lay Cranston Valerie Plummer Elizabeth Dalley Joel Reid Scott South Kelsey Farabee Jeff Rose Finance Committee Dani Golden Steve Smith Chris Tye Anna Guenther Dalia Solano Development (Chair), Executive & Finance Committees Erika Kercher Halm Cindy Thompson Emily Johnston Christine Tye Mark Waller Kristin Kanan Kathie Velazquez Development & Finance Committees Arianna Kosel Frank Vernon Kathleen Wood Dan Krabacher Brian Wasiewski Board Chair, Board Secretary; Executive (Chair) Daniel Lilienthal Doug Wells Development, Finance & Governance Committees Jim Merritt Kathleen Wood
CIRCLE UP! Northwest Outward Bound School Alumni & Friends Virtual Event