Pattie Gonia

WHAT’S HAPPENING Our goal is to raise $25,000 in 24 hours for three Colorado nonprofits advancing and uplifting BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities: The Center on Colfax, The Gathering Place, and Inside Out Youth Services. Funds raised will be distributed equally to these three charities through GoFundMe.org. HOW IT WORKS 1. You DONATE now, whatever you can. Every donation is tax-deductible! 2. Spread the word! We see how much we can raise TOGETHER from now until June 29th. THE LINE UP These organizations ensure that LGBTQ+ individuals and other vulnerable community members have access to safe spaces, supportive relationships, and critical resources that reduce isolation and expand opportunity for inclusion and equity across their communities. 1. The Center on Colfax is the largest LGBTQ+ hub in the Rocky Mountain region. They serve tens of thousands of people every year: youth, seniors, trans folks, and families - many coming from surrounding states where resources don’t exist. https://lgbtqcolorado.org @centeroncolfax 2. The Gathering Place provides an inclusive day shelter and tiny home community for women, gender-diverse individuals, and children experiencing poverty and homelessness in downtown Denver. TGP helps create lasting pathways to stability and recovery. www.tgpdenver.org @tgpdenver 3. Inside Out Youth Services is the leading nonprofit in the Tava-Kaavi (Pikes Peak) region dedicated to serving LGBTQIA2+ young people, ages 13-24. Through Queer Scouts programming, they empower LGBTQIA2+ young people to access the outside while cultivating joy and building environmental awareness. www.insideoutys.org @insideoutys A LITTLE MORE ABOUT GOFUNDME You are safe here! Your donation is protected and we guarantee that it goes to the right place. Your donation is tax-deductible! You'll automatically receive an email receipt from GoFundMe that meets the IRS requirements for a record of your donation. Legalities: GoFundMe.org is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 81-2279757) that works to swiftly mobilize donations for individuals and communities impacted by crises, natural disasters, and social inequalities. We accept tax-deductible donations from a global network of donors into funds created for a specific purpose. From these funds, we issue grants to individuals and nonprofits. Donations to this fund are tax-deductible to the extent permissible by U.S. law. Money will be given to verified charitable needs at the discretion of GoFundMe.org.

WHAT’S HAPPENING: Pattie Gonia is backpacking 100 miles in drag over 1 week to raise $1,000,000 for BIPOC + Queer 8 nonprofits & orgs working to make the outdoors/environmental spaces a more equitable place. HOW IT WORKS: You DONATE now, whatever you can. $5 $25 $100 Anything helps! You GET STICKERS in return! We’ll send you a set of Pattie stickers as a thank you. We see how much we can raise TOGETHER from now until Saturday, December 6th. TO GET YOUR STICKERS: You will receive two emails after you make your donation: 1) a tax deductible donation receipt will be received immediately after donating 2) an email titled "A thank you note from Pattie" will be received within 4 hours after donating - please click on the form link in this message to give us your mailing address so we can send you stickers! FUNDRAISER RECIPIENTS: Here are the non-profits we’re fundraising for! Donations raised will be divided and transferred from GoFundMe.org to the following eight organizations and projects: 1. EASTERN SIERRA CONSERVATION CORP provides trail work opportunities for young adults from BIPOC, Queer and low income communities to experience wilderness and the outdoors by providing transformational experiences. http://www.easternsierracc.org/ IG @easternsierracc 2. THE CHILDREN'S HOME PROJECT brings people and resources together to support and change the lives of children in Honduras, one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, including outdoor programming for their youth. https://www.tchproject.org/ @tchproject 3. BRAVE TRAILS is a leadership summer camp by LGBTQ+ people for LGBTQ+ youth at sites across the nation including California, the North East and Atlanta. https://www.bravetrails.org/ @bravetrails 4. QUEER OUTDOOR EXPEDITION SCHOLARSHIPS supports fully scholarshipped backcountry expeditions for queer people with a focus on those from marginalized socio-economic backgrounds. This program was created by, Pattie Gonia, with the support of Eastern Sierra Conservation Corp & many of our brand partners. 5. OUTDOORIST OATH educates people on how they can advocate for planet, inclusion and adventure through outdoor workshops and community offerings. https://www.outdooristoath.org/ @outdooristoath 6. INTERSECTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FILM/MUSIC PROJECT funds a film/musical piece about an area of the climate crisis/solutions with indigenous voices, queer artists and Pattie Gonia herself. This project has and will continue to hire BIPOC + Queer creatives to bring the film to life. @pattiegonia 7. CAMP KITAKI is a summer camp serving youth from across the midwest, especially lower income, Queer and BIPOC youth https://www.ymcacampkitaki.org/ @ymcacampkitaki 8. VAMANOS OUTSIDE connects, engages & inspires Latinx families & youth into the outdoors for all of Central Oregon. https://vamonosoutside.org/ @vamonos_outside MORE ABOUT GOFUNDME: You are safe here! Your donation is protected and we guarantee that it goes to the right place. You can read more about that here. YOUR DONATION IS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE: You'll automatically receive two email receipts from GoFundMe after making a donation. The first email will provide a receipt that has the 501(c)(3) charity’s details that meet the IRS requirements for tax-deductibility. Be sure to save this one for your tax records. The second email will have the subject line A Thank You Note from Pattie - please click the form link to provide me with your sticker mailing address. Please allow 4 hours to receive my 'Thank You' email, and avoid reaching out directly for the link in the meantime. Thanks for your support! LEGALITIES: GoFundMe.org is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 81-2279757) that works to swiftly mobilize donations for individuals and communities impacted by crises, natural disasters, and social inequalities. We accept tax-deductible donations from a global network of donors into funds created for a specific purpose. From these funds, we issue grants to individuals and nonprofits. Donations to this fund are tax-deductible to the extent permissible by U.S. law. Money will be given to verified charitable needs at the discretion of GoFundMe.org.

ABOUT THE FUNDRAISER: it’s my 33rd birthday and in lieu of affirmations or gifts, if you want to wish me a happy birthday you can do so by donating to my birthday fundraiser to raise $33,000 to support @easternsierracc - a BIPOC/Queer founded trail crew organization that works to build, maintain trails all throughout the western united states. ABOUT EASTERN SIERRA CONSERVATION CORPS: their org fills the massive gap made by trump defunding public lands. thank you all in advance for the generosity and i’m so glad you’re here.