Wow - what a year! Rolling into 2024, The Levitate Foundation hoped to build on our incredible first year with a jump into mentorship and educational programs to continue to paint vibrancy throughout our community through the arts and outdoors. With your support and the wind it brought to our sails, we were able to launch two new grant programs where we were able to award over $100k to creators, mentors, and community projects and impact over 1,000 people with access to the arts and the outdoors. ⁠
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We also kept the coals hot on our existing flames: sending over 100 kiddos to camp programs of their choosing through our "Send a Kid to Camp" program, keeping our beaches and rivers clean with volunteer efforts, and directly supporting over 50 individuals and organizations who move the needle every day towards creating a more creative, connected world. ⁠
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And the best part is, this was all made possible by YOU. Whether you were a donor, a volunteer, a sponsor, a grantee or a customer at Levitate, you contributed to all of this and so much more - which you can learn about in our impact report for 2024. Together we made a push forward in amplifying the importance of creativity, connecting to the outdoors, self expression and the immeasurable power these things have to connect our communities on a profound level. ⁠
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Thank you to everyone who volunteered, donated, and supported Levitate over the past year. We are incredibly proud of the impact that we have been able to help make, and we can't wait to share next steps and include all of your thoughts, ideas, and energy in this very special journey!