Summary
Organization name
George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund
2018
Tax id (EIN)
83-0532100
Category
Education, Recreation & Sports
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
1091 MERCURY DRLAFAYETTE, CO 80026
CO, US
UT, US
$754 raised by 11 donors
100% complete
$0 Goal
To honor George and to reduce the steadily growing avalanche fatality rate in Colorado to zero we will annually provide scholarships of up to $300 (based of course cost) for A3 approved Level 1 avalanche education courses including AIARE or any other A3 Level 1 avalanche education courses for backcountry enthusiasts who ski, snowboard, split-board, snowshoe, or climb in Colorado or Utah.
George Dirth (1986 – 2013) loved life, his family and the outdoors. He shared his knowledge and excitement with everyone he encountered. His passion for all things outdoors was infectious and especially when water in any of its forms was involved. He had a special passion for snowboarding, split-boarding, and skiing in the backcountry, inherently dangerous sports. The beauty and excitement of being out on untracked fresh snow was compelling. If there was anyone that lived his life to the fullest, it was George.
It is important to go out and get after it but always come home at the end of the day. By helping to provide avalanche education we hope to do just that.
Our mission is to help to educate winter backcountry users in order to reduce avalanche accidents and especially fatalities to zero. We hope to accomplish this by providing scholarships for American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) sponsored courses. Many backcountry users are young, inexperienced and uneducated in avalanche safety, and have limited resources. We aim to make them more aware of the risks and resources through making avalanche education more affordable.
The George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund was started through the support of the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education in 2014. Our goal was to help people get educated who could not afford to get avalanche education. In 2018 the Scholarship Fund spun off to handle our own distributions and fundraising by incorporating as a non-profit organization in Colorado. By far the majority of avalanche fatalities are in Colorado so our work is regionally geared.
Organization name
George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund
2018
Tax id (EIN)
83-0532100
Category
Education, Recreation & Sports
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
1091 MERCURY DRCO, US
UT, US