Hooray for a second successful Happy Helmets donation! We’re extremely grateful for everyone's support, and we truly could not do this without you. Knowing that we are saving a brain together keeps us motivated to do more! Check out our newest Happy Helmets donation from K2 and keep your eyes peeled for something that we’ve been cooking up for the past 6 months. We can’t wait to share it with you! Eternally grateful for each and every one of you. <3
What is Happy Helmets?
Happy Helmets is a give back program we launched last month! We donate new helmets to local charities, schools and youth programs. Each month a new helmet sponsor & donor is selected. Our goal of this program is to give individuals access to brand new helmets to keep their brains happy & healthy!
BIG Thanks to K2
K2 is the original American Ski and Snowboard Brand, founded in 1962 in Washington State. The brand continued to pioneer by expanding into snowboards in 1987 and was the first brand to engineer products specifically for women starting in 1999; our Women’s Alliance™. Today they are resetting the K2 brand for the future, one that builds on this legacy to reposition as the industry leader. K2 has made a generous donation of high-quality MIPS (Multi-directional Impact Protection System) helmets in a variety of colors and sizes geared towards adults and children.
Our February Helmet Recipients
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Utah is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Their vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.
“Every child has the innate ability to achieve great success. With our mission and vision, we are working together to build a brighter future for all the kids in our community.”
Last year, BBBS had 1,217 kids enrolled in their three programs: 668 in community-based mentoring, 339 in site-based mentoring, and 210 in mentor 2.0. Of these 1,217 children across the state of Utah, 76% live in poverty, 63% are kid of color, 46% live in a single-parent household, and 10% have an incarcerated parent. They range in age from elementary to high school --- 46% are in elementary, 16% are in middle school, and the other 38% are in high school. No matter the challenge or situation, all kids have the capacity to go on to lead healthy, successful lives. With another mentor on their side, Littles are more likely to latch onto this sentiment and go on to be something great!”
More on K2
Check out K2 Snowboarding’s lastest video release called Big Band.
“It takes a lot of people playing their part juuust right to put together a snowboard film. From the brains that design the boards, the hands that build them, the riders that test them and the filmmakers that document the riding. It takes a BIG BAND to play the song, and we’ve happy to have recorded that hit single.” - K2 Snowboarding
BIG BAND - A FILM BY SEAMUS FOSTER FOR K2 SNOWBOARDING
Featuring K2 Team Riders; Pat Moore, Parker Szumowski, Jonas Harris, Dan McGonagle, Noah Peterson, Kennedi Deck, Gabe Ferguson, Mark Wilson, Matt Belzile, Jody Wachniak, Melissa Riitano, Tim Eddy, Daisuke Watanabe, Nick Erickson, Leanne Pelosi and more.