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The Latest from Kismet

A reminder about an easy way to help Kismet!

March 1, 2009

Just head to the following link on the Mountain Hardwear website to help raise money for Kismet:Mountain Hardwear Give BackYou can visit the page once every 24 hours. Thanks!

1 Click = $1 til April 15 through Mountain Hardwear’s Send a Kid to Camp Program

February 3, 2009

Mountain Hardwear has generously included Kismet Rock Foundation and nine other nonprofit organizations in their new Send a Kid to Camp Program! Its simple: Now through April 15 simply visit their Mountain Hardwear Gives Back page and click on the ‘Send a Kid to Camp’ link. Mountain Hardwear will donate…

Check out the January newsletter

January 29, 2009

Check out Kismet’s winter newsletter! (click on the page image below to open the PDF version) Would you like to receive this newsletter and other Kismet happenings by mail? Sign up for the mailing list.

Kismet is on Facebook!

January 21, 2009

Kismet is on Facebook. Please join our cause, along with Kismet supporters, staff, volunteers, students and others!

February 6 Ice Fest Auction to Benefit Kismet

January 9, 2009

Join us February 5th-8th for the 16th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Climbing Festival, presented by the International Mountain Climbing School (IMCS) and Mammut! The Ice Fest is a celebration of the Mount Washington Valley’s rich tradition as the North East’s premier ice climbing location, and draws climbers from all…

Kismet needs YOU!

November 17, 2008

The Kismet Annual Fund Drive is now underway and we need your help to reach our goal of $100,000! First time donor? Every new dollar contributed is currently worth two, thanks to a generous matching challenge fund from the Great Circle Foundation. Please join us and Donate Today! Your donation…

PRESS RELEASE: Kismet welcomes three new members to the board of directors

November 17, 2008

Kismet Rock Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members Board expansion kicks off capacity building phase as Kismet prepares for its tenth year November 17, 2008, North Conway, New Hampshire – Kismet Rock Foundation (Kismet), a New Hampshire based educational non-profit, recently welcomed Sasha Eisele, Brian Post and Chris Graham to…

A Windfall of Summertime Contributions for Kismet

August 15, 2008

The Great Circle Foundation made a significant contribution to the New Hampshire based nonprofit Kismet Rock Foundation (Kismet) recently, joining other donors for a remarkable eight week total of nearly $40,000 in contributions. The news came in the weeks following the Board of Directors’ decision to initiate an organizational expansion…

Kelsey, Greg, Treosha, Jeremy and Matt

August 10, 2008

The season is flying by! Here are images and quotes from Kelsey, Greg, Treosha, Jeremy and Matt. All images by Rob Vandegrift. “The best thing was to be at dinner when the room was filled with laughter” How would you describe your week at Kismet to a friend? “The experience…

Online Auction to Benefit Kismet, Ends Tomorrow

July 30, 2008

Chris McNamara and Supertopo.com have initiated twice annual online auctions to benefit various climbing-related nonprofit organizations. Yesterday Chris added Kismet to the list of nonprofit beneficiaries! To view the current item listings, all of which close on ebay tomorrow: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/chrismcn7 Remember, 100% of the auction purchases will be donated to…

Week One ’08 Program Pics

July 28, 2008

Back Row: Alvin, Mike, Hassan, Steve, Rob Middle: Keturah, Levante, Christopher, Amber Front: Malika Week One of the program season is reserved for first year students. It was attended by seven middle schoolers (all pictured above) from Boston, Manchester and Bartlett. They were an unusually cohesive group for having just…

Summer Newsletter

July 23, 2008

Learn what’s new in our summer newsletter: Kismet Summer 08 Newsletter Would you like us to mail you a paper copy of it? Join the mailing list here.