Katie Spotz 1/12/22 Katie Spotz 1/12/22

Adventure Grant for H2O

Cycling, running, rowing, swimming, skating, even some yoga and barre. Thousands of miles have been taken by my body on land, river, or sea, mostly solo but never alone. Every journey has been a real team effort.

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The potential for impact is real when combining adventure and endurance challenges for clean water with 41,531 people helped across 13 countries and 93 projects. I’ve asked others to support my dreams and ambitions, and now I’d like to support you on yours!

We're looking for adventure athletes seeking to use their passion as a platform for good. Does this sound like you?

Bold, creative, quirky and passionate world-changers are asked to apply. Nothing is crazy when it comes to raising money for clean water. You are invited to apply for up to $500 in funding to offset project costs for embarking on your own adventure in 2022.

The fact that 1 out of 11 of our fellow human beings would suffer without access to clean water is crazy! But, we can change that. Grant winners are expected to create your own campaign by choosing a fundraising activity, setting up a simple campaign page, and spreading the word. Then, 100% of the funds you raise will support global water projects your campaign helped fund on behalf of H2O for Life.

Submissions due by March 1, 2022 and winner(s) announced on World Water Day on March 22, 2022.

Click here to apply

Katie Spotz 9/12/21 Katie Spotz 9/12/21

Ride4Water: The Kit List

Whoever said that it’s “not about the gear” when doing adventures probably had really, really good gear. During my first adventures I learned this firsthand when relying on gear was either secondhand or…

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Whoever said that it is “not about the gear” when doing adventures probably had really, really good gear. During my first adventures, I learned firsthand that gear matters after relying on items that were either secondhand or purchased with an on-a-shoestring budget.

Like say, my tent. Usually tents help your ability to get a night of good sleep. But mine? It would constantly collapse on me with every gust of the wind no matter how tightly I hammered those stakes in the ground. I’ve learned what works, mainly, by first learning what does not work.

Ride4Water across Maine was filled with new memories that I am grateful to have shared with you because of social media. Many people who followed along have reached out asking about a full description of most of my kit list for cycle touring. Now that I have had a moment to catch my breath after the Ride4Water journey, I am sharing those details with you in hopes that it helps you on your very own journey!

But, first. A shout out thank you to Backcountry for not only supplying most of my gear needs, but also having Gearheads available 24/7 to help with the making the decisions about what gear would be most suitable. These are most of the items that got me across the state with direct links to view more details.