History
In 1993, Arn Menconi founded SOS Outreach as the Snowboard Outreach Society in Colorado’s Vail Valley to improve the public perception of snowboarders. Snowboard Outreach Society organized snowboard races at Beaver Creek Ski Resort and donated the proceeds to local charities. When a teacher from Denver Public Schools contacted Arn about the interest some of her inner-city students had in trying snowboarding, Arn worked with management at Vail Resorts to bring a class of kids to Vail for their first introduction to snowsports. That was the beginning of helping youth from underprivileged backgrounds. Based on the principle of promoting character development and positive decision-making, SOS developed a multi-year, adventure-based youth development curriculum that soon grew to include other activities outside of snowboarding. In January 2009, SOS Outreach merged with Meet the Wilderness, to provide year-round programming to the at-risk youth it serves in Colorado.
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