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Destinations: Adventure Altruism Giving Large Real adventure means making a difference. Check out these ways to make philanthropy a part of your trip—and dare to get inspired.
Conrad Anker Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation 406-282-7803 | www.alexlowe.org As a board member of the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation, alpinist Conrad Anker works with his wife (and Lowe's widow), Jennifer, climber Jon Krakauer, and others to honor the memory of Alex Lowe, who died in a 1999 avalanche while climbing in Tibet. The foundation raises money to support a climbing institute in Mongolia and a Sherpa training camp in Nepal's Khumbu region that's designed to improve locals' mountaineering skills. Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Foundation 512-236-8820 | www.laf.org Cancer survivor Lance Armstrong established the foundation that bears his name in 1997 as a resource for other patients and survivors. In 2004, LAF awarded more than $1 million to 40 nonprofit organizations that support cancer survivorship and education, and launched the phenomenally successful Live Strong yellow-bracelet campaign: More than 25 million of the fundraising rubber wristbands were sold, at one dollar a pop, between May and November of last year. Asia Transpacific Journeys 800-642-2742 | www.asiatranspacific.com Because this outfitter's Asia Transpacific Foundation runs entirely on staff volunteer hours, almost every cent of the roughly $275,000 donated since 1998 has gone to its beneficiaries. ATJ contributes a percentage of its annual profits to the foundation, which funds projects like the Im Jai House for AIDS orphans, in Hang Dong, Thailand. Burton Snowboards 802-651-0326 | www.burton.com Since 1995, more than 8,300 at-risk kids in ten cities, from New York to Seattle, have hit the slopes thanks to the Burton Chill program. Funded by Burton, with contributions from corporate sponsors and individual donors, Chill outfits teens from group homes and inner-city environments and takes them boarding once a week for six weeks.
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