{"id":3570,"date":"2018-12-10T21:28:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.mappyhour.org\/blog\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2018-12-10T22:22:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T22:22:22","slug":"nyc-giving-circles-with-merrell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/nyc-giving-circles-with-merrell\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC: Giving Circles with Merrell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we gathered at Orva Shoes on the Upper East Side for our annual Giving Circle. This year, we teamed up with <a href=\"http:\/\/merrell.com\">Merrell<\/a> to help raise both funds and awareness for national non-profit <a href=\"http:\/\/shejumps.org\">SheJumps<\/a>. SheJumps core mission is to\u00a0increase the participation of women and girls in outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<p>The night was facilitated as a Pop Up Giving Circle which has 6 distinct steps.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3594\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Giving-Circle.png\" alt=\"Giving Circle\" width=\"425\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Giving-Circle.png 800w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Giving-Circle-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Giving-Circle-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Giving-Circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Giving-Circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Giving-Circle-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>1. Show Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We started the night with a delicious hot chocolate bar by Merrell (pictured in the header photo). We also got to try their new Arctic Grip on an extremely large ice cube!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3599\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Loop-Forever-Sage.gif\" alt=\"Loop Forever Sage\" width=\"280\" height=\"495\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. Donate<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Next up, we collected the suggestion donation of $10-$20 from attendees.\u00a0 Tonight, 100% of the money collected would be going to SheJumps.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Groups-Discuss-e1544476770699.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3602\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Groups-Discuss-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the night we learned about three of SheJumps key programs and then split into groups to discuss our favorites.<\/p>\n<p><b>Program 1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get the Girls Out! <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0 \u2018Get the Girls Out!\u2019 Program focuses on connecting girls and women in our communities with inspiring and dedicated female outdoor enthusiasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Program 2:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wild Skills (Youth) <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SheJumps\u2019 Youth Initiatives are geared towards building life skills; empowering ownership and confidence through exposure to positive female role models, supportive communities and the outdoors .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Program 3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outdoor Ed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Outdoor Education programs focus on providing technical skills for all abilities and endeavors in the outdoors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Vote<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Each group decided together which program they&#8217;d most like to see the funding go towards.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bjaKebG8CVE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. Grant<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After everyone had a chance to vote, we awarded $320 to the SheJumps Wild Skills program.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>6. Change<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ll report back on how the money was used in a few months!<\/p>\n<p><em>A huge thank you to our sponsor this month: Merrell!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Merrell-logo.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3605\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Merrell-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Merrell-logo.jpeg 195w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Merrell-logo-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Merrell-logo-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>Merrell empowers amazing outdoor lives.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Whether it\u2019s a dot on the map or a place in your head, we believe the trail is anyplace adventure takes you. 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