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COURAGEOUS KIDS CHRONICLES Newsletter April 1, 2020
COURAGEOUS
KIDS
CHRONICLES
April 1, 2020
FREE climbing opportunities for people with special needs!
GOALS OF OUR NEWSLETTER: Slacklining for schools is always an option, but
we try to bundle these events in with our
1. To share information with emergency
regularly scheduled road trips.
responders as it relates to working with people
with special needs. Get-It-Dunn: It is always
2. To share with parents and caregiver’s appreciated when people
information about our upcoming opportunities for support our fund-raising
people with special needs. projects. Recently, “Get it
Dunn” held a fund-raising
3. To share information on the benefits of the
various forms of rock climbing for people with event for their foundation in
special needs. Boise. Every year, this
Foundation makes a
From the Editor, contribution to Courageous
Welcome to the spring edition of Kids Climbing. One of our
our newsletter! supporters attended this
event and sent us this! Thanks Mary!
We decided to send this out early to
let everyone know our schedule “This is for Courageous Climbing - Cheers!”
changes for April and May of 2020 due to the Ice-Skating: Our annual ice-skating opportunity
coronavirus pandemic. Please check the continues to be a success. And now, interest is
schedule section of the newsletter to find out starting to grow in other communities to make
what has been canceled and what is still this type of event happen.
happening. Do not hesitate to contact me if you
Planning is already taking place to conduct
have any questions.
another one of these events during the McCall
In this issue, we will also be touching on some (Idaho) 2021 Winter Carnival in January.
questions regarding the first responder training
ADA-Compliant Viewing Area: After the kids
program “Autism In The Wild,” which is offered
are finished skating with the hockey players,
by the Isaac Foundation in Spokane.
they will be invited to step outside and watch the
As always, we are open for suggestions for new Winter Carnival Mardi Gras Parade.
events. Please keep in mind that we are based Discussions are currently taking place with
in Idaho, so any possible contact information several organizations and individuals to create
that you can provide would be helpful. an ADA-compliant covered viewing area to
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watch the parade. Please watch our newsletter information and who to
to learn the latest about this project. contact in case of
emergency. Stickers
Fire Service Conference: Tentative plans are
affixed to car windows and
calling for me to travel to Portland, Oregon for
the safety seat also alert
the Northwest Fire & Rescue Expo in May. I will
emergency workers that
be supporting our friends at Binder-Lift. As
the child’s information is
some of you know, we have several Binder-Lifts
close at hand.
in our equipment cache and they get a pretty
good workout at some of events, especially the The WHALE Kit includes:
ice skating events. As part of the display, we An Identification Card — containing a space for
will be handing out information about a photograph of the child, and important
Courageous Kids Climbing. We hope that our information about the child in the safety seat,
fire and rescue service friends who are such as the child’s name, date of birth, pertinent
attending the event will stop by and say hello. medical information, and whom to contact in an
https://www.northwestfirerescue.com/ emergency.
TRIVIA: What is “funambulism”? Two WHALE (seat) Stickers — the WHALE
logo, to be attached to each side of the child
RISE ABOVE! safety seat.
Two WHALE (window) Stickers — featuring the
WHALE logo, to be attached to the lower rear
corner of the vehicle’s windows.
Jeff Riechmann If you are in Idaho and would like more
Event Coordinator information on distribution points or to get a
Courageous Kids Climbing WHALE Kit in English or Spanish, please
contact Tabitha Smith, Idaho Department of
IN THIS ISSUE: Transportation, Office of Highway Safety, at
➢ For The Rescuer and Parents (208) 334-4460 or
➢ 2020 Schedule of Events Tabitha.smith@itd.idaho.gov.
➢ Thank You! This program is not yet available in Washington
or Nevada. (Might be worth looking into?)
➢ Event Highlights
We will have these packets available at our
FOR THE RESCUER AND PARENTS events in Idaho.
(PART 1): First Responders across Idaho
have a tool available to help identify who to call FOR THE RESCUER AND PARENTS
when a small child is involved in a motor vehicle (PART 2): We were recently invited to set up
crash. The WHALE identification card, “We a table at an EMS conference in Grangeville,
Have A Little Emergency”, provides first Idaho, where we received a ton of positive
responders information to identify young feedback for the Autism In The Wild training that
children involved in a crash. Sometimes just we coordinated as well as our various programs
knowing a child’s name can help rescue workers for children with special needs.
comfort young patients. Rescue workers can One of the people we had the pleasure of
refer to an identification card attached to the meeting was Pete Tracy, the area sales
safety seat and find the child’s name, medical
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reprehensive for Henry Schein for the Pacific Courageous Kids Climbing! Is this cool or
Northwest. what?!
Part of our conversation included a discussion
on how to remove students who are in a
wheelchair from the upper floors of a school. He
showed me a stair chair and I pointed out that it
was a very nice stair chair, but very likely was
beyond the financial capabilities of many
schools to purchase.
He then showed me the
Patient Mover Rescue
Chair. (See photo.)
After listening to his
sales pitch and checking After the game, a
the device out for gentleman informed us
myself, I am of the that he had won an
opinion that this device autographed BSU hockey
might be something that helmet. He asked that we
would work for a school give the helmet to
or possibly even a family. courageous skater
Mr. Tracy then told me I could keep the one that Benson for the
we were looking at! It has since been added to outstanding job he did on
our equipment cache and we will “play” with it at the ice!
some of our events. THANK YOU #2:
By the way, you can purchase the package of As we prepare to continue our Climbing on Stuff
ten Patient Mover Rescue Chair for $182.00! program for school age kids who are legally
The ones that you don’t need you can share with blind, we received some really cool support from
another school. the motorsports and fire service community.
THANK YOU! At these events, we like to acquire toys that the
We would like to express our sincere kids can hold in their hands to help them create
appreciation to the following individuals and an image of the real thing that they will soon be
organizations that made contributions to looking at.
Courageous Kids Climbing recently. Their Pierce Manufacturing, a builder of custom fire
support helps us continue to share the rock- apparatus, provided us with 24 Matchbox fire
climbing experience with those individuals who trucks for our event with the Kern County Fire
have special needs! Department in Bakersfield.
On January 25, the Boise State University NASCAR star Ryan Newman sent us several
Broncos Hockey Club took on the University of 1/64th scale replicas of one of his race cars that
Southern California Hockey Club. During the we will be sharing with the kids when we visit
second intermission, the BSU Hockey Boosters Meridian Speedway in Meridian, Idaho.
auctioned off autographed BSU and USC
hockey jerseys with the proceeds being given to NHRA stars Jack Beckman and Bob Tasca,
along with the NHRA front office, sent us a
HUGE collection of toy dragsters of different
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sizes! Some of these cars will be used for the Applications are currently being accepted.
kids to hold while other cars will be shared with Contact John Myers at jtmyers@uidaho.edu for
the kids. more information.
We really do appreciate these individuals and FROM A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT:
organizations who help us make our events a My name is Jamie Waters. I graduated summa
success. cum laude from the University of Idaho in May
THANK YOU #3: 2019 with a Bachelor of Science; I double
majored in (1) marketing analytics and (2)
The Valley Companion Home Show is a talent marketing, and received a minor in statistics. I
show that is held annually in Cascade, Idaho. It feel incredibly honored to have received a
was held this past February. Supporters would Courageous Kids Scholarship. With the support
purchase a ticket for the event. Then they would from Courageous Kids Climbing and other
place their ticket in one of six jars representing organizations, I was able to be involved with a
six non-profits from around Valley County number of different extracurricular activities and
(Idaho). The cost of the ticket would then be organizations in college. During my time in
refunded to the charity that received the ticket. Moscow, I was in a
Monetary donations could also be placed in the sorority, where I held 3
jars. This year, Courageous Kids Climbing was different leadership
one of the six selected charities! positions; served as a
mentor with the U of I's
Student Support Services
to two underclassmen;
volunteered for U of I's
international programs office as a conversation;
served as a coach for the Palouse's Special
Olympic Bowling team. My time at the University
of Idaho is something that I will cherish.
After graduating, I earned a Fulbright English
teaching assistant fellowship in Cambodia. The
Fulbright is program is funded through the U.S.
State Department. The Fulbright program is “the
largest U.S. exchange program offering
opportunities for students and young
In addition to receiving funds, this was also an professionals to undertake international
excellent opportunity to showcase our program graduate study, advanced research, university
to the community. teaching, and primary and secondary school
COURAGEOUS KIDS SCHOLARSHIP: teaching worldwide." As a teaching assistant in
This is an annual $1000 scholarship that is Cambodia, I work alongside a local teacher at a
awarded by the University of Idaho to a new or public school; I give presentations at the U.S.
returning student to the University of Idaho that Embassy on soft skills and American culture; I
has special needs. If you would like more volunteer as a tutor at an American nonprofit
information on the scholarship or how you can called SHE-CAN; I hold an internship at
support the fund, drop us an email and we will Cambodia's leading digital media and
explain. entertainment group, Sabay. Again, I am so
grateful for the organizations who invested in
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me during my undergraduate, so that I could us, drop us a note and we would be happy to
focus on finding the perfect fellowship post- explain!
graduation.
Thank you for creating an organization that has
blessed so many. I feel truly honored to have
received a Courageous Kids Scholarship!
You can also make donations and purchases on
PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/givin
gfund/home
Respectfully,
Or on ebay:
Jamie Waters
https://www.charity.ebay.com/
CONGRATULATIONS! Scholarship Recipient:
You can also make donations through
This year’s Courageous Kids Scholarship award GoFundMe:
recipient is, Idaho resident, Krystal Conley
Natividad. Krystal has overcome many challenges https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/ck
throughout her life and is now pursuing a degree in c-2020-campaign
Animal & Veterinary Science.
WISH LIST:
CONGRATULATIONS! Scholarship Recipient:
It is understood that sometimes you do not like
Sophi Clay is one of our to give money away. In those situations, it might
volunteers who helps us at feel “better” to provide a piece of equipment. At
our ice-skating event. Courageous Kids Climbing, we go through a
Active in many sports at
handful of carabiners every year. Some are
McCall-Donnelly High
School, Sophie received a damaged while others are “lost” at the gyms.
full scholarship to attend the Here is the link to some carabiners that we
College of Idaho, where she would like to add to our equipment cache.
is going to be a track star! These can be purchased online at Amazon
Smile. If you purchase them at Amazon Smile,
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT OUR please identify “Courageous Kids Climbing” as
EFFORTS? your favorite charity and we will receive a
Please consider supporting the following percentage of the purchase price in a check, a
businesses as your purchases will support double win for everyone!
Courageous Kids Climbing. To learn more on https://smile.amazon.com/Favofit-Carabiner-
how you and these organizations can support Caribeaners-Rappelling-
Carabiners/dp/B07PQHBGSH/ref=sr_1_25?dc
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The carabiners – or other contributions – can be
sent to “Courageous Kids Climbing, 300
Mountain Cove Court, McCall, Idaho 83638-
4501.”
3/14/2020 – Autism In The Wild training for
first responders; Even though it was raining
and snowing and the coronavirus was
spreading, 23 first responders joined us for four
hours of training in how to work with children
who have autism. The training was held at Our
Savior Lutheran Church in McCall, Idaho.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
To see more photos from our events, visit
https://www.facebook.com/CourageousKidsCli
mbing/
1/25/2020 – Skating with BSU: 18 courageous
skaters took to the ice at the Manchester Ice and
Events Center in McCall, Idaho to spend an
hour skating with the hockey players from Boise
State University and the University of Southern
California. All of the skaters received a BSU
hockey cap from the BSU Hockey Boosters.
The kids had a great time and several of the kids
were even able to shoot a puck at the USC
goalie. Unfortunately, he was unable to prevent Snacks were provided by members of the
a single puck from entering the goal! church. Pepsi provided refreshments and Two
https://www.facebook.com/rocci.johnson.5/vide Rivers Coffee Roasters of Riggins provided
os/10158057125791660/ coffee. Our two instructors from the Isaac
Foundation of Spokane, Washington, one of
https://www.facebook.com/rocci.johnson.5/vide whom is a member of the Spokane Fire
os/10158057122621660/?t=49 Department, enjoyed a pizza courtesy of Home
https://www.facebook.com/rocci.johnson.5/vide Town Pizza in McCall and spent the evening at
os/10158057111841660/?t=15 the Ashley Inn in Cascade, Idaho as their
guests. Thank you to these organizations for
https://www.ktvb.com/video/news/local/boise- supporting our efforts.
state-and-usc-hockey-players-help-kids-
overcome-fear-with-the-courageous-kids- ANOTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITY???
climbing-group/277-6db0c7c3-ed59-4ebe- Courageous Kids Climbing is considering
867c- inviting this team back next year to conduct this
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training again. (Sites being considered include June 20, 2020 – Climbing on Stuff for legally-
Boise, Lewiston and McCall.) We would enjoy blind kids. Spokane County Raceway, Airway,
hearing your input on this training opportunity. In WA. 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. STILL HAPPENING!
the meantime, if you would like to have a training We are working on additional events for
opportunity in your community, feel free to Lewiston, Idaho and Spokane, Washington in
contact Holly at: the fall. Stay tuned for more information!
holly@TheISAACFoundation.org.
2020 EVENT SCHEDULE
This is also an excellent training program for
school teachers! Some of the dates are a little bit different than in
the past. We are trying to “bunch” events
AND YET STILL ANOTHER TRAINING together in an effort to reduce our travel
OPPORTUNITY? expenses. Also, we are trying to avoid the
Some of the clergy in McCall, Idaho are summer months when kids are out of school and
discussing the possibility of organizing an on vacation. And, we hope this will encourage
afternoon training / discussion on issues that the special education teachers to help us spread
can “confuse” the Christian public safety officer. the word about our events.
This will include things to consider when you are April 7, 2020 - Semi-annual Board of Directors
required to do things as a public safety officer meeting, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 100 N.
that may conflict with your religious beliefs. Mission Street, McCall, Idaho. 1:00 pm to 2:00
More to follow on this opportunity which will be pm.
coordinated by Courageous Kids Climbing.
April 10, 2020 – Climbing on Stuff for legally
blind kids – Bakersfield, CA. 10:30 am until 1:30
pm. CANCELLED – will be rescheduled in
2021.
April 11, 2020 – Action Sports – Bakersfield, CA.
10:00 am until noon. CANCELLED – will be
rescheduled in 2021.
April 12, 2020 – Nevada Climbing Center – Las
Climbing on Stuff is our program which provides Vegas, NV. 9:00 am until 11:00 am.
FREE opportunities for school-age children who CANCELLED – will be rescheduled in 2021.
are legally blind to “look” at something unique April 13, 2020 – The Rock Gym – Rexburg, ID
with their hands. In the past, we have looked at 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. (yes, this is a Monday
aircraft, smokejumpers and Native Americans. afternoon!) CANCELLED – will be
If you have an idea for a Climbing on Stuff rescheduled in 2021.
adventure in your area, please drop us a note!
April 18, 2020 – Wild Walls, Spokane, WA 10:00
April 10, 2020 – 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Climbing am until noon. CANCELLED – will be
on Fire Trucks – Olive Drive Fire Training rescheduled in 2021.
Facility, Bakersfield, California. CANCELLED –
will be rescheduled in 2021. April 19, 2020 – Riverfront Rock Gym,
Wenatchee, WA. 10:00 am until noon.
May 2, 2020 – 10:00 am until noon. Climbing on CANCELLED – will be rescheduled in 2021.
Race Cars – Meridian Speedway, Meridian,
Idaho. CANCELLED – will be rescheduled. April 20 & 21, 2020 – Slacklining at Meadows
Valley School, New Meadows, Idaho 2:15 pm to
3:00 pm. CANCELLED – will be rescheduled.
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May 2, 2020 – Climbing on Stuff for legally-blind Please feel free to share our newsletter with
kids. Meridian Speedway, Meridian, Idaho from anyone who might be interested.
10:00 am until noon. CANCELLED – will be
rescheduled. TRIVIA ANSWER: Tightrope walking, also
called funambulism, is the skill of walking along
May 17, 2020 – Wings Center, Boise, ID. 10:00 a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in
am until noon. CANCELLED – will be various countries and is commonly associated
rescheduled in 2021. with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope
May 30, 2020 – Camp Pinewood, McCall, ID. walking include slack rope walking and
10:00 am until noon. CANCELLED – will be slacklining.
rescheduled in 2021. We have been
June 20, 2020 – Climbing on Stuff for legally- known to set up
blind kids. Spokane County Raceway, Airway, slacklines at some of
WA. 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. STILL HAPPENING! our climbing events
as well as setting up
September 5, 2020 – Downtown YMCA – Boise, an indoor slackline
Idaho. 10:00 am until 12:00 pm. STILL at schools. Over
HAPPENING! 1000 elementary
September 6, 2020 – Gemstone Climbing – school students, as
Twin Falls, Idaho 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. STILL well as slackliners with special needs, have
HAPPENING! walked our slacklines!!!
September 12, 2020 – YMCA – Spokane Valley, CONTACT US AT:
Washington 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. STILL Courageous Kids Climbing
C/O Jeff Riechmann
HAPPENING! 300 Mountain Cove Court
September 13, 2020 – Washington State McCall, ID. 83638-4501
jeffriechmann@cs.com
University Climbing Center, Pullman, WA. 9:00
courageouskidsclimbing@gmail.com
am until 11:00 am. STILL HAPPENING! https://www.facebook.com/CourageousKidsClimbing/
September 19, 2020 – Central Washington Courageous Kids Climbing is an Idaho
University, Ellensburg, WA 1:00 pm until 3:00 non-profit corporation. Your donation is tax-
pm. STILL HAPPENING! deductible to the extent of the law.
September 20, 2020 – YMCA Camp Colman,
Longbranch, WA 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. STILL
CKC Board of Directors:
HAPPENING! Robin Dugall – President
Maggie Crawford – Secretary
For more information: Charlotte Riechmann – Treasurer
1. On Courageous Kids Climbing Sean Gould – Director
Mike Robnett – Director
2. Reserving a spot for your child at an event Jeff Riechmann – Event Coordinator
3. Regarding volunteering RISE ABOVE!
4. On being a sponsor or host for an event Where have we been? These flags represent
Send an e-mail to JeffRiechmann@cs.com or the states that we have visited to share our rock
please visit Courageous Kids Climbing on climbing and slacklining adventures! We will be
Facebook. adding more flags in the future!
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