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Dream about starting your own adventure club, community, or membership?
Lehigh Valley Women of Adventure went from just a wild idea to a thriving community of over 6,000 women who love to spend time outside!
Hear the LVWoA story and take away tips for building and growing your own outdoors community.
Jackie, Cathy, Allison, and Angie talked about:
- Why women need their own outdoor spaces
- The challenges of going from 100 to 4,000 members in weeks
- Member-created events: how to scale community without burning out
- When and why to incorporate as a nonprofit
- Vetting, waivers, and insurance: the unglamorous but necessary parts
- Why passive engagement matters too
- How “unfamiliar faces” push us in new ways and the power of hiking with strangers
Thanks to Jackie Seidman, Cathay Nelson, and Allison Young for sharing their stories and advice.
If you’re inspired by group adventures and want to join us in the Grand Canyon in March for a Rim to River to Rim hike, there are a couple spots left! Sign up now.
Check out these resources:
- 📱 The LVwoA Facebook Group
- 💻 LVWoA Website
- ➡️ The Cairn Project on IG
- ✨ The Cairn Project’s newsletter
- 🥾 Become a Trailblazer
- 📅 Summit Scholarship Foundation
- 🎙️ Share your story on this podcast! Submit for Field Notes here.
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You can help us close the gender gap outdoors and beyond:
- Become a Trailblazer. Your Adventure Fundraiser makes wilderness experiences possible for girls and women.
- Check out the Summit Scholarship Foundation.
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The Cairn Project
Mobilizing to empower young women in the outdoors through grantmaking.