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THREE YEARS. A WHOLE WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES.

To celebrate The Trip Foundation’s 3rd Anniversary, we’re inviting you to experience a destination as extraordinary as the journeys we make possible for our students.

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Five nights at Hippo Lakes in South Africa’s malaria-free Waterberg, with luxury tented accommodations, daily game drives, an included Big Five reserve excursion, all meals, a bush braai under the stars, and round-trip transfers from Johannesburg.

You dream it. We help make it possible. And your participation helps us continue opening the world to students who might otherwise never get to experience it.

Click to discover this unforgettable adventure and learn how to bid: https://tinyurl.com/wkd3a9z9

And this is just the beginning. Watch for our upcoming European Escape, and Iceland Northern Lights experience.

Three years. Three extraordinary ways to see the world. And one mission: Taking Students to a Whole New World™.

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Luxury South African Safari with Big Five Experience Spend 5 Elegant Nights at a Private Reserve

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO... US!

Three years ago we took flight–a former high school teacher in the Bronx committed to making educational travel opportunities more accessible to students in under-resourced communities, and board members from the public and private sectors enthusiastic about turning that vision into reality.

Today, we are fulfilling our mission: 466 students served, traveling more than 60,000 miles roundtrip to amazing destinations, near and far.

But we’re charting new territory at home as well. Students from throughout the NYC metro area this summer visited four HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). In the fall, we’re supporting trips to Lincoln Center, another HBCU, and a Civil Rights Movement tour of the South.

I want to thank our donors–monetary and pro bono–for making all of this possible! And kudos to our dedicated Board: Jazminda Salcedo, Corrissa Sanford-Faber, Rachel Shelton, Sosina Makonnen, and Kallima Clarke. And a salute to past Board members Minnie Battle Mayes and Bob R. Gardner.

Let’s make this a Fabulous Fall–and year ahead–for our young people: https://thetripfoundation.org/

We’re proud to announce that The Trip Foundation has been awarded a $3,500 grant from the Schott Foundation in support of our work expanding access to transformative educational experiences for students.

For us, every grant represents more than funding. It represents confidence in our mission—and in the belief that where students go can change what they believe is possible for themselves.

This support will help us continue opening doors for students through educational travel, college and HBCU exposure, cultural experiences, and journeys that take learning beyond the classroom.

We are grateful to the Schott Foundation for investing in this work and in the students we serve.

We’re building something special at The Trip Foundation—and we’re grateful to have partners who believe in the journey.

Thank you, Schott Foundation!

Children with special needs deserve access to the same experiential learning opportunities as the general population. Educational equity informs everything we do and those we serve at The Trip Foundation.

So, when the speech pathologist at Elizabeth Blackwell School reached out this spring for support, we responded. She wanted to take her students to Spycape, an interactive museum in Manhattan where visitors can learn about history's greatest spies and immerse themselves in espionage-oriented activities that test critical thinking and problem solving.

Indeed, a day like this outside the classroom can have a lasting impact. Read more about it on page 7 of Horizons: https://tinyurl.com/mu7t2c8u

YOU DID IT! 🎉

$1,000 raised. Goal reached. 100% funded!

Our Fabulous Fall campaign has officially crossed the finish line—and that final $25 put us over the top!

Thank you to everyone who donated, shared our campaign, encouraged others to give, and helped spread the word.

Because of you, public school students will have opportunities this fall to step beyond the boundaries of their neighborhoods and experience HBCUs, Lincoln Center, landmarks of the Civil Rights Movement, and more.

You didn't just help us reach a fundraising goal. You helped open doors for students

We are incredibly grateful. Here's to a Fabulous Fall! 🍂🎓🌎

Fabulous Fall! In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, eligible donations to The Trip Foundation made through Givebutter during August will receive a 5% match.

WE'RE JUST $25 AWAY!

Our Fabulous Fall campaign is 97% funded, and we need just $25 more to reach our $1,000 goal!

That's it. Twenty-five dollars.

Help us cross the finish line and help public school students experience transformative educational journeys this fall—from HBCUs and Lincoln Center to landmarks of the Civil Rights Movement and more.

$25 gets us to 100%. And Givebutter will match 5% of the total raised.

Can you help us finish what we started? And please share this post with someone who might want to be part of the celebration!

https://givebutter.com/fabulous-fall-y3rgh5

Let's make this a Fabulous Fall for our students!

Fabulous Fall! In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, eligible donations to The Trip Foundation made through Givebutter during August will receive a 5% match.

Just $25 more to go for our August campaign!

Thanks to our amazing donors for rallying so quickly. For every dollar raised this month, Givebutter will match 5%. And those funds will go toward supporting educational travel this fall. (See below).

Let's do this! https://givebutter.com/fabulous-fall-y3rgh5

Fabulous Fall! In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, eligible donations to The Trip Foundation made through Givebutter during August will receive a 5% match.

We are almost there! https://tinyurl.com/4bsnbbwb

Thanks to a major overnight donor, we are within striking distance of our $1,000 August goal.

Givebutter, our CRM platform, will match 5% of contributions through the 31st, so please help put us over the top today. If you have already given, we deeply appreciate your generosity. Now. we are asking you to serve as an ambassador for our Fabulous Fall campaign and to spread the word to family, friends and colleagues.

You'll be making a profound difference in the lives of public school students in the NYC metro area. Thanks in advance for your support: https://tinyurl.com/4bsnbbwb

Fabulous Fall! In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, eligible donations to The Trip Foundation made through Givebutter during August will receive a 5% match.

“Smells like camp.”

That was my usual refrain when I moved from the city to the suburbs many years ago–the fresh scent of God's green earth conjuring up visions of summers spent among the rolling hills, shimmering lakes, and idyllic pastures of Dover Plains, NY. Yes, Camp Sharparoon sealed my love of the great outdoors, if not for Mother Nature herself.

So, when the assistant principal at Brooklyn’s Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration reached out to say they needed financial help for their three-day camping trip, well, how could I resist?

Busloads of students this spring ventured to Nature’s Classroom in Charlton, MA, the excursion reflecting experiential learning at its best, with a number of playful activities mixed in as well.

According to AP Jean-Bruce, scholars "examined biomes, investigated the interdependent relationships among species, and gained a deeper understanding of humanity's connection to the natural world and the importance of environmental preservation."

I guess The Force was with them.

Check out their video. It’s long but worth watching. This is what a whole new world looks like: https://tinyurl.com/5xbx88m6

Nature’s Classroom 2026 Evergreen Is On Your Screen: Episode 7.62

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we've already raised 25% of our $1,000 end-of-August goal for our Fabulous Fall campaign! 🙌

A donation isn't just a donation.

~ It's a student stepping onto an HBCU campus and imagining themselves there.
~ It's experiencing Lincoln Center and discovering a new appreciation for the arts.
~ It's walking in the footsteps of Civil Rights heroes and connecting history to the world around them.
~ It's a young person stepping beyond the boundaries of their neighborhood and seeing possibilities they may never have imagined.

That's what your support can make possible.

Let's get from 25% to 100%—together.

Please help us make this a Fabulous Fall for our students. Donate by August 31 and Givebutter will match 5% of your gift:
https://givebutter.com/fabulous-fall-y3rgh5

Fabulous Fall! In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, eligible donations to The Trip Foundation made through Givebutter during August will receive a 5% match.