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50 Mile Hike Early Registration
Don't suffer from FOMO! With Spring fast approaching, we don't want you to be late and miss out on the opportunity to take advantage of early registration for our Annual Hike on Saturday, May 4th. With the weather beginning to warm up a little bit, it's the perfect time to start making plans to get outside and you can enjoy a beautiful day of hiking while also supporting an amazing cause. Check out more details and see registration info at www.50milehike.org, and stay tuned for more fun reveals and event updates as we head into March. #makeyourmilescount

#MakeYourMilesCount - Sign Up for Our 2024 Hike
Still on the fence about signing up for our Annual Hike on May 4th? Check out this great video about the hike created by one of our long-time 50-mile hike participants highlighting the experience and how it supports our mission. Whether you choose to do 6 miles, 16.5 miles, or 50 miles, every hiker who signs up helps spread the word about our programs and supports fundraising to help give more kids access to outdoor and experiential education programs. A huge thank you to JJ Gentile for pulling this video together and already signing up to tackle the 50-mile hike again this year - learn more about this great event and how you can join us on the trail by visiting our event website at www.50milehike.org! #makeyourmilescount #challengebychoice

Hiking By Headlamp
One of the amazing moments in our Annual Hike every year is watching the 50-mile hikers begin their journey early in the morning with giant smiles and navigating the trail with their headlamps! We can't wait to see all of the new and returning faces for the hike this May, and we invite you to join us on the trail on May 4th - early registration for this year's hike is now up and running at www.50milehike.org. #makeyourmilescount

“We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.” On Veterans Day, we hope everyone takes time to thank the veterans in your life and reflect on how we can appreciate, honor, and support them. Project U.S.E. was founded by veterans who continued to do amazing things after their distinguished service, like so many other former service members who are leaders and trailblazers in their communities. Thank you to all of our veterans for their service and sacrifices made on behalf of all of us.

Our hikers are out on the trail enjoying a beautiful day, and we're pushing towards our fundraising goal. You can help us get there by the end of the day by supporting your favorite hiker with a donation or helping share our posts to get the word about our mission to make outdoor education accessible to all students! Keep following our posts for more updates from the trail as we share some great shots, videos, and fun moments. Thank you all of our hikers, donors, supporters, and sponsors for making our hike a huge success this year. #makeyourmilescount

Our hike participants will be hitting the trail for our annual fundraising event in less than 12 hours! Be sure to check back throughout the day tomorrow for some amazing photos from the trail and event updates as they hike to help support our mission of expanding equitable access to outdoor programming for all students. Be sure to keep an eye on your favorite hiker's social media feed to see their updates, and we'll also be resharing their posts. Your boost in sharing our updates will help us reach out fundraising goal - we're just shy of $2,000 from our goal! #makeyourmilescount

It's not too late to register for our Annual Hike on Saturday, May 6th. Registration closes tonight, but you can still learn more and sign up at www.50milehike.org! Join us for a great cause and #makeyourmilescount to help us give more students access to outdoor and experiential education programs.

A huge thank you to Impact100 Essex for selecting us as a finalist for their Impact Grant this year! Members of our team had the chance to attend their Annual Meeting on Tuesday and be inspired by meeting their amazing members, past grantees, and other nonprofit champions from the other three finalist organizations: JAZZ HOUSE KIDS, Connections at Home, and the Transformative Education Network at Montclair State. We love their mission and message of encouraging nonprofits to "dream big" and take bold steps in serving their communities, and we look forward to doing just that and seeing all the amazing collective work that will result from their support. #thankyou #gratitude

As we approach a little bit more than one week until our Annual Hike, we just want to share a huge thanks to our hikers, event sponsors, donors, and everyone else in the Project U.S.E. for supporting our fundraising to get more students equitable access to outdoor programming! It's not too late to sign up to join us on the trail on Saturday, May 6th - registration is still open until Monday, May 1st and we look forward to sharing more posts in the coming days about the hike, our amazing sponsors, and sharing highlights from the actual event. Check out more details about the event and ways to support your favorite hiker at www.50milehike.org! #thankyou #gratitude

It's the last call to register for our Annual Hike! Registration for the hike officially closes this evening at 10:00pm EST, but it's not too late to sign up to hike with us this Saturday along the Appalachian Trail. You can get the details about how to sign up or make a donation in support of your favorite hiker at www.50milehike.org. #MakeYourMilesCount

Happy Star Wars Day! We're excited to be marking the start of what should be a very busy season of welcoming back kids to our Wildcat Mountain Wilderness Center and onsite outdoor programs throughout the state this Spring and Fall. Just like Baby Yoda, it's amazing to watch the growth of students as they experience new things and work together to meet challenges and build their confidence. Stay tuned for more updates, photos, and highlights in the coming months! #ChallengeByChoice #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou

We've got one week to go until our Annual Hike next Saturday on May 7th along the Appalachian Trail. It's not too late to register to hike, or donate to your favorite hiker to help support our mission to expand access to outdoor programs to more students! For every $80 we raise, we're able to have an additional student experience a day at our Wildcat Mountain Wilderness Center and give them the opportunity to challenge themselves and build confidence. Learn more at www.50milehike.org, and we can't wait to share updates as our hikers hit the trail next weekend. #makeyourmilescount

Don't forget that this weekend is your last opportunity to take advantage of early registration for our 2022 Annual Hike. Sign up by Monday to reserve your spot early - now that the weather is a bit warmer, it's the perfect time to hit the trail to #MakeYourMilesCount in support of a great cause! Get more details about the hike and register at: www.50milehike.org

If you've made a donation or are considering a year-end gift to support Project U.S.E., we have exciting news: we've updated our matching gift platform to make it easier to see if your company or employer will match your gift dollar for dollar. You can visit the link below to use the search tool on our website to check, and double the impact your gift can have in supporting our mission to expand equitable access to outdoor programming for kids! https://projectuse.org/matching-gifts/

We'd like to wish all of our supporters, staff alumni, and community members a safe and happy holiday season! Thank you for your continued support this year, and we look forward to sharing some exciting programming updates early next year.

We'd like to thank the Affinity Federal Credit Union Foundation for their continued support of our Pedal Farmers program this summer as we were able to resume working in person with Newark youth! Not only did they provide a grant award to cover programming costs, but they also volunteered time to help lead informative workshops on financial literacy, budgeting, and investing for our participants. #thankyou #gratitude #Pedal Farmers

A big thank you to all of our supporters and donors so far for our 2019 Annual Hike! We're thrilled with the response we've received so far and looking forward to a strong final push leading up to Saturday's hike. Many of our hikers have shared some amazing stories and narratives about why supporting Project U.S.E. is important to them - check out their fundraising pages at www.50milehike.org to see more about why expanded access to outdoor programming for underserved students is important to them! #projectuse #thankyou #gratitude

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