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Gear to Grow one of the sponsors of the Summer Outdoor Retailer show this year. With help of Backcountry.com the program is growing at a rapid pace and we'd love to add more donors to the program. We'll be accepting donations from exhibitors during the duration of the show.

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At beginning of May, we received an enormous donation from Backcountry.com. That donation consisted of 30 pallets of outdoor gear. We've since had to expand from a storage unit to a 1600 square foot warehouse. We're now supporting over 25 organizations and adding more daily. Our currently beneficiaries are grateful for all the gear that has been sent there way.

Backcountry.com has also made a commitment to donate all returns that they are not going to resale to the Gear to Grow program!

Thank you so much to Backcountry.com. You've sprouted the Gear to Grow Program!

CityWILD is putting their donation to use. They've added a logo patch to some of the hats they received from the Gear to Grow program. Looking good and staying warm!!




 
 
 
 
 
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On December 8th, Backcountry.com gave us an early Holiday gift. They donated a truckload of gear to the program. The gear consisted of Winter Jackets, Winter Pants, Goggles, Ski Helmets, Climbing Shoes, Snowboard Boots, Baselayers, Socks, Cycling Gear, Sunglasses, Water Bottles, Men's and Women's Clothing, Hiking Shoes and much more. This gear was quickly donated to our beneficiaries. Within a week, over 400 items have been placed. There certainly is a demand for the Gear to Grow Program.

On October 30, 2009, Backcountry.com donated over 1200 Broner brand Winter Hats to the Gear to Grow Program. In less than a week we distributed these hats to CityWILD, Bay Area Wilderness Training, Big City Mountaineers and Leave No Trace. Even we were overwhelmed by the response and need for these hats, especially with the winter season approaching. Thank you to everyone at Backcountry.com who made this happen, in particular, Brian Boyd, who took the time to steer this project to the right people in the company.