Madness on a Mountain

Welcome to Madness on a Mountain! This year our own teens will be hiking up Lost Valley and skiing down to raise funds for their own program! How does it work? We have three teams, Team Olivia, Team Martha and Team Damon. As a team, they have 8 hours to hike up lost valley and ski down as many times as they can. Only 1 person may be going at 1 time.

The Cause:

Last year, The Root Cellar Lewiston was able to offer over 100 teenagers their first job. Through our LewCrew Work Experience, Teens get to learn how to work! Over the course of the year, teens have the option to work in lawn care , our Common Grounds Cafe as a barista, as Mentors to the younger kids in our programming and as English Language Teachers to our adult English students, and develop their own small business such as jewelry making, coffee roasting and woodworking to name a few. As part of the LewCrew they get to participate in our elective classes which have included, financial literacy, psychology, fitness + nutrition, knitting, healthy relationships and SKIING!

Our LewCrew participants have the opportunity to go skiing every Wednesday during the winter, and MANY have fallen in love with the sport. Having been inspired by Damon's 24hr skimo last year, the teens have insisted to have their own opportunity to show what they can do on the mountain. So, this year they are laying it all on the line to see which team of teens can conquer the mountain.

Our financial goal represents what we anticipate spending this coming year on teen paychecks.

LET THE MADNESS BEGIN !