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Students, athletes and others to explore and illuminate what is most important to each of us and understand the impact you make on others.

Empower

Adventurers to live their Core Values daily, share the benefits with their peers and become an ambassador of the Core Values Matter philosophy.

Promote

The benefits of personal reflection and enumerating self-composed Core Values for better decision making and risk reduction.

Adventure Scholarship Program

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If you're a student, athlete, or adventurer with a lifelong passion, we want to help you realize your goals.

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Scholarships awarded to date:

150

Meet our Adventure Scholars

Our Adventure Scholars are a diverse group of people with well defined dreams. They embrace the Core Values message and met the requirements to be awarded financial support for their efforts towards passionate goals.

Hazen Abbott

Jericho, VT

Levi Friedman

Underhill, VT

Maddie Walbrun

Carmel Valley, CA

Arthur Schwartz Adventure Scholarship Recipient

Arthur “Arty” Schwartz

Salt Lake City, UT

Landon Paulson

Enosburg Falls, VT

Adam Messineo

Bozeman, MT

Meagan O’Neill

Madison, WI

Hayes Livernois

Meredith, New Hampshire

Griffin Larson

Essex, Vermont

Mac Phelan

Williston, VT

Claire Jensen

De Pere, WI

Audra Butman

Odenton, MD

Riley Kavanaugh

Arvada, CO

Finn Kavanaugh

Arvada, CO

Reese Laliberte

Bristol, VT

Adeline Lazorchak

Waitsfield, VT

Lev Ibson

Waitsfield, VT

Hazel Harris

Moretown, Vermont

Christine Bolognino

Schenectady, NY

Betsey Peryea

Livingston, MT

Meet our Adventure Scholars

Featured Ambassador

Oscar Andersson

Hinesburg, Vermont

Core Values Ambassador Program

Sharing the Core Values Matter message

The new Core Values Ambassador program expands the footprint of the Foundation by encouraging people who have engaged with the Core Values Challenge to approach and stimulate others to take on the Core Values Challenge.

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Meet Ryan Hawks

"Knowing what you believe in and what you stand for are key to a strong personal foundation. You might think you know who you are, but we can all benefit from exploring ourselves a little deeper."

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Flyin Ryan Tables at Banff Film Festival March 28 and 29th

About 1600 adventurers attended this year’s festival sponsored by our community partner, The Ski Rack. We handed out close to 500 Core Values Challenge cards to attendees. We are grateful to the Ski Rack for being included in this well-orchestrated event. The event was preceded by pre-show party sponsored by J skis and Ski The East

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We Mourn the Passing of one of our Beloved Adventure Scholars

It is with great sorrow that we just learned of the tragic passing of one of our Adventure Scholars, Kelsey Boleski, aged 34. Kelsey worked at the Outdoor Gear Exchange in 2013 when we made the award. Our award helped Kelsey pursue her love of skiing. She was most recently

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Peter Hawks Makes Core Values Presentation at Stratton Mountain

This following post is written by Peter Hawks, the Executive Director of Flyin Ryan. I made a presentation of the Core Values Challenge to a small group of real estate executives from the New York City area at Stratton Mountain last Thursday. This is the first time we have pulled the Core Values Challenge into a

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