Cottonwood's Changemaker Program has the opportunity to participate in a several multi-day overnight trips.

We are looking for one superstar donor to fund their Fall program trips. This cost covers food, gear, transportation, and guiding during the rafting experience. As our donor, you will receive a special thank you package from the Changemakers as well as shout outs from Cottonwood to our network across our social media and eNews.

We can also accept donations of stock, cryptocurrency, and donations from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) through our partners at The Giving Block!

$2,500 can help support students from Lincoln Hills Cares attend our Watershed overnight program,

Our watershed overnight program explores complex ideas and issues surrounding the health of our watersheds in Colorado. Students will get to participate in activities such as fishing, macroinvertebrate finding, water pollution studies, water quality testing, and whitewater rafting.

$1,000 can help support students from Denver Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in Denver attend our Explore Outside program this summer.

Explore Outside is a fun and engaging program that helps break down barriers to the outdoors as students build confidence and connection, learn camping skills, and participate in team building activities. This program culminates with a field day or an overnight camping trip.

$500 can help support public school students at AXL Academy in Aurora, CO become leaders and problem solvers in their community through our CAP Program.

CAP is our award-winning elective class offered during the school day for academic credit. During CAP, students meet in class 3-5 days per week, challenge themselves on hikes and overnight camping trips, and explore inspiring solutions to local environmental issues.

$250 can help pay for help pay for 1 Centaurus High School student in Lafayette to attend our overnight camping trip.

Overnight camping trips are a critical part of our curriculum. Students decompress from technology and their city lives, get to know each other outside of the classroom, and camp under the stars, many often for the very first time. They also play games, go on night hikes, learn essential outdoor skills, and make powerful memories they carry with them for the rest of their lives.

$100 can help pay for the supplies CAP students need to complete their Action Projects to "Change Their World!"

The Action Project is what separates Cottonwood from other outdoor and environmental education programs. CAP students have designed and implemented Action Projects to tackle wildfire mitigation projects, organize bike to school days, complete organic gardening and composting projects, create projects to help save native bees and pollinators, and more!

$50 can help pay for the transportation costs to send 1 student on an overnight camping trip.

Transportation is a big barrier for providing equitable access to the outdoors, which Cottonwood actively breaks down for our students.