Outdoor recreation via trails is a vital part of human well-being, but not everyone enjoys the same level of access. At the 2025 International Trails Summit in Madison, Wisconsin from April 15-17, our panel will be speaking about the benefits of slow travel on trails.
Three of our panelists come from communities historically underrepresented in the trails world and need financial assistance to participate in this presentation opportunity. We need funds by Monday, March 3, 2025 to ensure their participation. All money raised will go toward conference registration and travel expenses associated with conference attendance.
Consider gifting the cost of your morning coffee or a meal out with friends. Let's pull hard together. One hundred of us giving an average of $20 each will gift Kelsey, Whitney, and Kristin a chance to share their stories with the international trails community and beyond.
Contribute early to double your donation. The first $1,500 raised will be matched dollar for dollar!
Kelsey Long is Navajo trail runner, mountain biker, and community builder who lives in southeast Oklahoma on the Choctaw Nation Reservation. She wants to help others find their joy outside and bring more people who look like her into the sports she enjoys.
Learn more about Kelsey (longcommakelsey) and her advocacy efforts (werunlong) on Instagram.
Whitney Washington lives in Jacksonville, Florida. She enjoys epic bicycle touring and, among other adventures, pedaled the Great American Rail Trail in the U.S. and the 4 Rivers Trail in South Korea. Whitney's message is: Rewrite the stories other people have given you about what you're capable of. Tell your own story because you're far more capable than they know.
Learn more about Whitney on YouTube at RecapturingLife , Instagram (recapturinglife_), and in an interview on the Wander & Wonder blog.
Kristin Weiss lives in Wisconsin. She is a bilateral stroke survivor and recently started recumbent triking. She loves the freedom and independence triking gives her, and she looks forward to sharing the benefits of triking for stroke and brain injury survivors.
Learn more about Spokes Fighting Strokes.
Thank you for making a difference in the lives of these ambassadors and the greater trails community!
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