Support Ava Zolezzi and Team Academy Backpacking

My name is Ava Zolezzi and I am one of the current students in the Team Academy. We need your help to raise money for future backpacking trips!

The Team Academy is a one of a kind public school alternative, outdoor education program. It runs out of Archie Williams High School. It is an experiential learning model that combines the following: Backpacking, hiking, community service, internships, rock climbing, wilderness medicine, and academic courses in a cohort model environment. It is the ONLY public school program of its kind.

Friends of the Team Program is a non-profit that helps support Team so we can keep backpacking year after year. This year we DOUBLED in size and we need your help to keep Teamies backpacking for years to come.

Team has helped me to connect with nature and incredible friends in a way that I never have before, and I wish every teen in America had the opportunity to be a part of it. Its made my world a much better place.

I’m raising money for our Lost Coast Trip in April and to help future Team classes get to backpack!

Our school district does not pay for any of our trips. We must fundraise for all gear, wilderness guides, transportation, permits and more! We couldn’t do this without your support. We hope to keep Team alive for decades to come and can only do it with your support. KEEP TEAMIES BACKPACKING and help us to continue to grow and gain infinite wisdom from the wild! Even $5 can make a difference THANK YOU!

We will be fundraising from March 12th to June 1st! Please donate! :)