The Guardsmen

My Waitlist Class (second-year Guardsmen) is preparing to host our second fundraising event, Bark at the Park, on August 17th in San Francisco. This event will bring together dog owners, dog lovers, and friends at the pristine Presidio Civil War Parade Ground for a day of fun, games, and competition. For full event details and tickets please visit our event site https://guardsmen.org/attend/bark-at-the-park We hope to see you there!

In anticipation of presenting Bark at the Park, we’re rallying our friends and family to consider donating to The Guardsmen in support of Bay Area's at-risk youth. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated – for some perspective, $315 sends a kid to camp, and $2,000 sends a kid to school. We thank you for your consideration.

To learn more about The Guardsmen and its mission and impact, please visit the Guardsmen website, where you’ll find content including The Guardsmen 2021-2022 Report.

My Waitlist Class (first-year Guardsmen) is preparing to host our inaugural fundraising event, Bark at the Park, on August 19th in San Francisco. This event will bring together dog owners, dog lovers, and friends at the pristine Presidio Civil War Parade Ground for a day of fun, games, and competition. For full event details and tickets please visit: http://barkatthepark.eventbrite.com/ . We hope to see you there!

In anticipation of presenting Bark at the Park, we’re rallying our friends and family to consider donating to The Guardsmen in support of Bay Area's at-risk youth. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated – for some perspective, $315 sends a kid to camp, and $2,000 sends a kid to school. We thank you for your consideration.

To learn more about The Guardsmen and its mission and impact, please visit https://guardsmen.org/ , where you’ll find content including The Guardsmen 2021-2022 Report .

My Waitlist Class (first-year Guardsmen) is preparing to host our inaugural fundraising event, Bark at the Park, on August 19th in San Francisco. This event will bring together dog owners, dog lovers, and friends at the pristine Presidio Civil War Parade Ground for a day of fun, games, and competition. For full event details and tickets please visit: http://barkatthepark.eventbrite.com/. We hope to see you there!

In anticipation of presenting Bark at the Park, we’re rallying our friends and family to consider donating to The Guardsmen in support of Bay Area's at-risk youth. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated – for some perspective, $315 sends a kid to camp, and $2,000 sends a kid to school. We thank you for your consideration.

To learn more about The Guardsmen and its mission and impact, please visit https://guardsmen.org/, where you’ll find content including The Guardsmen 2021-2022 Report.

PPS If you want to learn more about the 75 year history of The Guardsmen click here .

 

 

About Aconguaga and Expedition Logistics:

 

Aconguaga is located in the Andes in the western Mendoza province of Argentina and is the second highest of the Seven Summits of the world.

 

Standing at 22,835 feet it is the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere. Departing from Mendoza, Argentina we hope to complete this climb in 15 days, while establishing base camps at 14,000, 16,000 and 18,000 feet. While not as technical as Denali the amount of time spent at altitude makes this an equally challenging and difficult climb to the highest peak outside the Himalayan mountain range. To get an idea of the general 21 day literary and altitudes, click here: https://www.rmiguides.com/aconcagua/itinerary

 

Here is a link where you can get satellite updates of our expedition: https://www.rmiguides.com/blog/expedition/ac_011222/desc

Final Comments:

 

For all of those who know us well, you know how strongly we feel about the opportunities The Guardsmen Scholarship Program provides at-risk youth in the Bay Area. During our tenure (2000-2009) in the group we were active in leadership roles and annual fundraising. The camaraderie and lifelong friendships we’ve strengthened through climbing together is in large part due to meeting one another as Guardsmen in 2000. As we attempt our highest climb yet, we want to enhance this experience by giving back to the group that introduced us. While we aren’t asking anyone to climb Aconguaga, we are asking you to consider supporting the Guardsmen Scholarship Endowment. NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL and any donation is very much appreciated…it is afterall, for the kids!

THANK YOU!

 

 

 

The Guardsmen makes a life-changing difference in the lives of at-risk youth by raising funds for scholarship, campership and other youth programs. We mobilize the talents, energy and resources of our members, friends, families, and professional colleagues, and in so doing strengthen our entire community.

For those of you who are not able to show your support by attending, we ask you to please share this event with your Bay Area friends and/or make a donation toward our $31,000 goal ($1,000 for each member of our team of volunteers). No donation is too small and all proceeds will go directly toward providing Camperships and K-12 Scholarships for Bay Area kids from low-income households. A $315 donation supports one campership and a $2,200 donation supports one scholarship. To learn more about The Guardsmen's programs, please visit www.guardsmen.org.

For tickets to the event, please visit https://www.augusthallsf.com/event/13403714/bay-area-rocks-benefit-concert/.