NEWS
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to the Community
A letter of thanks from Executive Director Amie Hutchison, after the annual Community Auction Fundraiser. A recap of the event and results are also shared.
Everyone Can Win – Great Items Up for Bid at Trekkers’ Community Auction
Rockland – Support local students by trekking on over to Trekkers’ Annual Community Auction Fundraiser! Now in its eleventh year, this event helps students fundraise towards their program dues and also supports Trekkers programming. Once again, it will take place at...
Breaking Out of the Midcoast – Trekkers Runs 3 Cross America Trips
ROCKLAND – Two Trekkers teams have returned from 12-day Cross America trips to Colorado and Utah, with one more team (Team Sequoia) there now. These are the first students to get on a plane for their expeditions since the pandemic began, leaving behind families,...
Trekkers to Help Young People “Get Into Nature”
ROCKLAND, ME - Local youth mentoring organization, Trekkers, joins the “Get Into Nature” initiative as one of several programs supported by the National Recreation Foundation made possible by the generous support of Tom’s of Maine. The goal of the three-year, $3...
Evelyn Isom Joins Trekkers’ Board of Directors
By: Teresa Valdepeñas, Communications & Impact Manager ROCKLAND - In true Trekkers form, the interview with Evelyn Isom began with a “Would You Rather” question. “Would you rather show up chronically underdressed or overdressed?” I asked, to which Isom replied...
7th Graders Apply for Trekkers, March 2022
Pictured above: 8th Grade Team Crux on the ferry to Vinalhaven, November 2021. ROCKLAND - Trekkers is inviting all 7th graders from Rockland, Thomaston, South Thomaston, Cushing, Owls Head, and St. George to apply to become a Trekkers student this Spring. Trekkers is...
Local Treats Fundraiser Features Bixby and Rock City
ROCKLAND - Trekkers’ annual catalog fundraiser, Local Treats, is on and students are taking orders! The catalog features treats from local Bixby Chocolate and Rock City Coffee. Staff favorites include Bixby’s Snacking Caramels, Bixby Peanut Butter Bites, and of...
One Thing We Learned During Mentor Month
Last Thursday and Friday, Program Manager Kaleb Robinson attended the virtual National Mentoring Summit, an annual conference for youth practitioners across the country. Unsurprisingly, youth mental health was a pervasive topic throughout the conference, as experts addressed how mentors could show up for young people and support them through their challenges.
Journalling: An Organization System For Perspective
(This is an excerpt from the Trekker Tracker, the monthly community email newsletter. Sign up here!) “One thing journaling has taught me is that the mind is a surprising place, and you often don’t know what it may be hiding until you start knocking around in there” ...
Observation Deck: Why Optimism
(This is an excerpt from the Trekker Tracker, the monthly community newsletter. Sign up here!) In this clip from 1972, Holocaust survivor and leading psychiatrist Viktor Frankl talks about the importance of optimism. He says “if you don’t recognize a young man’s will...