28th Annual Ben Myers Ridge-A-Thon

Ben Myers (nicknamed "Ben Air") was a local Taos extreme skier with an infectious smile and a passionate love for the mountains. Ben was diagnosed with cancer at age 26 and faced insurmountable medical bills. This inspired his friends and family to create the first Ridge-a-Thon to raise money for Ben. Unfortunately, the cancer took Ben's life that same year. But his friends have kept his spirit alive by dedicating the Ridge-a-Thon to his name and continuing to organize it each year.

The $1,000,000.00 raised through the Ridge-a-Thon over the years has had an incredible impact on our local community. These funds have enabled Taos Community Foundation to directly support local organizations responding to the most profound and needs of community members.

Medical advocacy & support services, emergency shelter services, supplemental food services, behavioral health services, transport for medical services and palliative care provision, are just a few of the many vital services we have supported together through your generosity.

In the past years, the needs in our community have changed, and Taos Community Foundation has been responsive to those needs with our grant making paths. TCF Emergency Medicines Fund has in more recent years responded to the increasing need for shelter bed services through local programs such as Community Against Violence, Taos Coalition to End Homelessness or the DreamTree Project.

Taos Community Foundation (TCF) is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit serving Taos and western Colfax Counties. TCF hosts the Emergency Medicines Fund for Community Health, along with other funds that benefit community and basic needs. For more information about Taos Community Foundation, please visit www.taoscf.org or call (575) 737-9300.

Photo credit: Jeff Caven