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Loco por la Aventura is raising $8,000 to make essential security improvements to our community space at 411 SE 6th Avenue in Portland.Our Basecamp is growing into much more than an outdoor store. It is a community and educational space where people can learn, connect, access resources, prepare for outdoor adventures, and participate in workshops and classes &mdash; including programming during evening hours.But to continue growing this programming, we need to make our entrance safer and better protected.Our storefront is highly exposed, and the surrounding area has experienced ongoing challenges, including property damage, vandalism, and other safety concerns.Rather than waiting for a serious incident to happen, we want to take preventive action now.What Will the $8,000 Fund?Your donation will directly support:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A specialized security door</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A protective security structure/gate at our entrance</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Materials and professional installation needed to complete the project</li></ul>These are not cosmetic improvements.They are necessary investments that will help us better protect our participants, volunteers, instructors, staff, community partners, and the space itself.We want a parent arriving for a class to feel comfortable walking through our doors.We want participants attending evening workshops to be able to focus on learning.We want our volunteers and instructors to feel supported while leading programs.And we want partner organizations to feel confident bringing resources, education, and opportunities into our community.Safety is not separate from our mission. It is what allows our mission to happen.What Happens Behind That Door MattersOn paper, we&#39;re raising money for a security door, a protective entrance structure, materials, and installation.But we&#39;re really asking you to help us protect everything that happens behind that door.Behind that door, someone can learn first aid.Someone can learn how to safely explore Oregon.Someone can prepare to climb their first mountain.A Spanish-speaking participant can receive outdoor education without language becoming a barrier.A family can discover new ways to be active together.A community organization can connect people with resources and opportunities.And someone who has never felt represented in outdoor recreation can discover:&ldquo;The outdoors is for me, too.&rdquo;Who We AreLoco por la Aventura is a nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking down the barriers that prevent Latino and underserved communities from accessing outdoor recreation, education, and the physical and mental wellbeing benefits of being outside.We provide more than 60 outdoor activities and educational programs each year, many completely free or offered at very low cost.Through bilingual instruction, equipment, transportation, and culturally responsive programming, we help make experiences such as hiking, rock climbing, mountaineering, snowshoeing, rafting, camping, first aid, outdoor safety, and other outdoor activities more accessible.Our mission goes beyond recreation.We use outdoor education to build confidence, encourage active lifestyles, strengthen community connections, and help people discover that nature belongs to everyone &mdash; regardless of language, income, background, or previous outdoor experience.Basecamp Is the Next Step in Our MissionOur Basecamp at 411 SE 6th Avenue in Portland gives us an opportunity to bring outdoor education into the city and create a bridge between our community and the outdoors.We envision a space filled with:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Outdoor education workshops</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">First Aid and Wilderness First Aid education</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Hiking, climbing, camping, and mountaineering classes</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Outdoor safety education</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Physical and mental wellbeing programming</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Educational talks and community events</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Programs offered in partnership with other organizations</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Opportunities to connect our community with resources, education, and new experiences</li></ul>We want Basecamp to be active during the day.And we want it to come alive in the evenings.We want everyone who walks through our doors to know:I am welcome here. I can learn here. I can feel safe here.Help Us Reach Our $8,000 GoalWe can&#39;t complete these improvements alone.That&#39;s why we&#39;re asking our community, friends, partners, businesses, and everyone who believes in equitable access to outdoor education to help us reach our $8,000 goal.Every contribution brings us closer.$25 helps. $50 helps. $100 helps. $250 helps. $500 can make a significant impact.And every other amount matters, too.When many people contribute what they can, together we can accomplish something much bigger.Can&#39;t Donate? You Can Still HelpIf making a financial contribution isn&#39;t possible right now, sharing this campaign can make a real difference.Share it with a friend.Share it with your family.Share it with your workplace.Share it with a local business.Share it with an organization that believes in community, education, equity, wellbeing, or outdoor access.One share could connect this campaign with the person or organization that helps us reach our goal.Help Us Protect What Happens Behind the DoorWe&#39;re not simply asking you to help us install a door and a security structure.We&#39;re asking you to help us protect what happens behind them.The classes.The workshops.The learning.The connections.The volunteers.The instructors.The community partners.The first adventures.And all the opportunities that haven&#39;t even happened yet.Help us raise $8,000 to make Loco por la Aventura Basecamp a safer place for our community to learn, connect, and begin an adventure.Donate. Share. Be Part of the Adventure.Want to learn more about Loco por la Aventura, our programs, and the impact we are creating in our community?Visit us at: <a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.locoporlaaventura.com/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.locoporlaaventura.com</a>Loco por la Aventura 📍 411 SE 6th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97214Thank you for helping us protect what happens behind the door.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, <h2 fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Thank You for Helping Us Build a Safer Basecamp</h2>Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting Loco por la Aventura.Your donation is directly helping us make our community space at 411 SE 6th Avenue in Portland safer by supporting essential security improvements, including a specialized security door, a protective entrance structure, and the materials and installation needed to complete this project. But your contribution is helping protect much more than a physical space.You are helping protect everything that happens behind that door: the classes, workshops, outdoor education, community resources, volunteers, instructors, partner organizations, and people who come to Loco por la Aventura to learn, connect, and discover new possibilities. Every donation brings us one step closer to our $8,000 goal and to creating a Basecamp where our community can feel welcome, learn, connect, and feel safer.Thank you for believing in our mission and for being part of this adventure. If you would like to help us even more, please consider sharing this campaign with your friends, family, workplace, or community. Every share can help us reach someone new. With gratitude, Mar&iacute;a Teresa Lopes Director of Communications and Community Engagement&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:mate@locoporlaaventura.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">mate@locoporlaaventura.com</a>Thank you for helping us protect what happens behind the door.

Loco por la Aventura is raising $8,000 to make essential security improvements to our community space at 411 SE 6th Avenue in Portland.Our Basecamp is growing into much more than an outdoor store. It is a community and educational space where people can learn, connect, access resources, prepare for outdoor adventures, and participate in workshops and classes — including programming during evening hours.But to continue growing this programming, we need to make our entrance safer and better protected.Our storefront is highly exposed, and the surrounding area has experienced ongoing challenges, including property damage, vandalism, and other safety concerns.Rather than waiting for a serious incident to happen, we want to take preventive action now.What Will the $8,000 Fund?Your donation will directly support:<ul><li>A specialized security door</li><li>A protective security structure/gate at our entrance</li><li>Materials and professional installation needed to complete the project</li></ul>These are not cosmetic improvements.They are necessary investments that will help us better protect our participants, volunteers, instructors, staff, community partners, and the space itself.We want a parent arriving for a class to feel comfortable walking through our doors.We want participants attending evening workshops to be able to focus on learning.We want our volunteers and instructors to feel supported while leading programs.And we want partner organizations to feel confident bringing resources, education, and opportunities into our community.Safety is not separate from our mission. It is what allows our mission to happen.What Happens Behind That Door MattersOn paper, we're raising money for a security door, a protective entrance structure, materials, and installation.But we're really asking you to help us protect everything that happens behind that door.Behind that door, someone can learn first aid.Someone can learn how to safely explore Oregon.Someone can prepare to climb their first mountain.A Spanish-speaking participant can receive outdoor education without language becoming a barrier.A family can discover new ways to be active together.A community organization can connect people with resources and opportunities.And someone who has never felt represented in outdoor recreation can discover:“The outdoors is for me, too.”Who We AreLoco por la Aventura is a nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking down the barriers that prevent Latino and underserved communities from accessing outdoor recreation, education, and the physical and mental wellbeing benefits of being outside.We provide more than 60 outdoor activities and educational programs each year, many completely free or offered at very low cost.Through bilingual instruction, equipment, transportation, and culturally responsive programming, we help make experiences such as hiking, rock climbing, mountaineering, snowshoeing, rafting, camping, first aid, outdoor safety, and other outdoor activities more accessible.Our mission goes beyond recreation.We use outdoor education to build confidence, encourage active lifestyles, strengthen community connections, and help people discover that nature belongs to everyone — regardless of language, income, background, or previous outdoor experience.Basecamp Is the Next Step in Our MissionOur Basecamp at 411 SE 6th Avenue in Portland gives us an opportunity to bring outdoor education into the city and create a bridge between our community and the outdoors.We envision a space filled with:<ul><li>Outdoor education workshops</li><li>First Aid and Wilderness First Aid education</li><li>Hiking, climbing, camping, and mountaineering classes</li><li>Outdoor safety education</li><li>Physical and mental wellbeing programming</li><li>Educational talks and community events</li><li>Programs offered in partnership with other organizations</li><li>Opportunities to connect our community with resources, education, and new experiences</li></ul>We want Basecamp to be active during the day.And we want it to come alive in the evenings.We want everyone who walks through our doors to know:I am welcome here. I can learn here. I can feel safe here.Help Us Reach Our $8,000 GoalWe can't complete these improvements alone.That's why we're asking our community, friends, partners, businesses, and everyone who believes in equitable access to outdoor education to help us reach our $8,000 goal.Every contribution brings us closer.$25 helps. $50 helps. $100 helps. $250 helps. $500 can make a significant impact.And every other amount matters, too.When many people contribute what they can, together we can accomplish something much bigger.Can't Donate? You Can Still HelpIf making a financial contribution isn't possible right now, sharing this campaign can make a real difference.Share it with a friend.Share it with your family.Share it with your workplace.Share it with a local business.Share it with an organization that believes in community, education, equity, wellbeing, or outdoor access.One share could connect this campaign with the person or organization that helps us reach our goal.Help Us Protect What Happens Behind the DoorWe're not simply asking you to help us install a door and a security structure.We're asking you to help us protect what happens behind them.The classes.The workshops.The learning.The connections.The volunteers.The instructors.The community partners.The first adventures.And all the opportunities that haven't even happened yet.Help us raise $8,000 to make Loco por la Aventura Basecamp a safer place for our community to learn, connect, and begin an adventure.Donate. Share. Be Part of the Adventure.Want to learn more about Loco por la Aventura, our programs, and the impact we are creating in our community?Visit us at: <a href="http://www.locoporlaaventura.com/" target="_blank">www.locoporlaaventura.com</a>Loco por la Aventura 📍 411 SE 6th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97214Thank you for helping us protect what happens behind the door.

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