What is the Soar 40 More! Campaign?

After 40 Years of successfully delivering unique, exciting and empowering programs to kids from BC and around the world, Educo needs your help. In these times of financial and environmental challenges, we are calling on the Friends of Educo to gather around and help Educo Adventure School Soar 40 More Years!

Our Goal!

Our Goal is to find at least 1000 Friends of Educo who will donate at least $100 to Educo to help the organization Soar 40 More Years!

How Can You Help?

1. Donate at least $100 and put your name on the Soar 40 More! flag as a Friend of Educo!
2. Pass the word to other Friends of Educo and encourage them to do the same!
3. Ask about our “Wish List” and make an in-kind donation of equipment, supplies or time!

Where Can You Donate?

DONATE ONLINE
Click on the Donate Now Button to donate by credit card online.

DONATE BY MAIL
Download our Donation Form to mail with your cheque.
Please make cheques payable to Educo School
Please mail cheques to:
Attn: Educo, Soar40More Campaign
PO Box 1978 100 Mile House, BC
V0K 2EO

DONATE IN PERSON
To make a donation in person, please visit us at our office at 9-235 Fourth St., above Cameo Plumbing in downtown 100 Mile House. Office hours are 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.
You can also visit us in person at the Educo Site during the following events this summer:
EDUCOFEST 40th Anniversary Celebration: July 9th 2pm - July 12th, 2pm
Junior Boys and Girls Open House: 12:00 PM – 3:30pm, Saturday July 11th
Intermediate and Senior Boys Open House: 12:00 PM – 3:30pm, Saturday, July 25th
Intro to Juniors Boys and Girls Open House: 12:00 PM – 3:30pm, Saturday August 1st
Intermediate and Senior Girls Open House: 12:00 PM – 3:30pm, Saturday, August 15th
Intermediate and Senior Boys Open House: 12:00 PM – 3:30pm, Saturday, August 29th

DONATE BY PHONE
To donate by phone, please call us toll-free at 1-877-245-9191 and speak to our friendly office staff.

“Educo School” is a non-profit society and a registered charity (#118894518RR0001).
Educo will issue tax deductible receipts for donations over $10.00.

The Story of Soar 40 More!

It’s hard to believe but the talented, whacky and incredible staff of Educo BC have now been drawing inspiration, confidence and creativity out of young people for the past 40 years! The faces around the site keep changing yet somehow through several generations of staff members, students and volunteers, the heart of Educo remains consistent and strong. Year after year students leave the site with the feeling that their life has been changed forever.

And while the core has not changed, the world around Educo has. The escalating level of outdoor recreation standards, the crazy climate changes and the ever exciting financial environment has put Educo at a sort of crossroads.

In the past few years interest in Educo’s programs has skyrocketed and the organization has been working hard to create high quality initiatives to meet our growing demand while maintaining the exceptional programming we have been offering for the past 40 years.

Some recent exciting Educo developments include the increase of community development work in the South Cariboo, the upgrading of our high ropes course and climbing wall, the creation of more year-round staff positions, the delivery of higher quality staff training and the creation of Educo programs to be offered during the winter months.

These changes provide more opportunities for youth in BC to experience our unique programming, and our new ventures are helping us build a more sustainable Educo for the years to come.

The challenge for Educo now is, while we are committed to expanding and strengthening our organization, we are faced with many unexpected financial obligations. Along with the costs of the new initiatives, the current economic situation in North America has affected us. We have seen an unexpected drop in enrollment in our summer courses which account for a large portion of our yearly funding. At the same time, the mountain pine beetle and changing weather patterns have taken their toll on the site and we have had to rebuild our low ropes course, re-roof our buildings, replace our dock and increase the safety of our ropes course.

In the face of these challenges, on our 40th anniversary we are responding by calling upon the Friends of Educo to gather around and help us to continue to reach our potential. We have created a Soar 40 More Fund! that will help lessen the impact of the economic recession and will support the organization to implement a capital replacement and financial sustainability plan that will help us Soar 40 More Years!

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