“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.” —Jenny Han
Oregon weather likes to keep us on our toes. POE needs your explorer(s) to be prepared with the proper gear in order to provide a safe and fun experience for them each and every day. Remember…
We still ask that you equip your explorer(s) with weather-appropriate layers, and that all explorers have their own sunscreen. Optional sun-proof gear, such as hats and sunglasses, are encouraged! POE also offers tubes of sunscreen that your explorer can use for $5.00 USD, accepted via Venmo, cash, or charging the card registered for your explorer’s account (after conformation).
As with all our no-school day camps, we ask that all explorers come equipped with the following required gear:
- a backpack
- a hearty lunch
- snacks
- extra snacks
- a refillable water bottle
- weather-appropriate layers
- a change of clothes (just in case)
- shoes with closed toes and heels
Annoucements
FIELD TRIPS ARE BACK!
After a brief and unfortunate hiatus, we’re ecstatic to say that we’re once again able to provide field trips to other local parks and libraries.
These field trips will be taking place on Wednesdays throughout the rest of the summer as a mid-week treat.
If you are not comfortable with your explorer traveling with us, we ask that, if possible, you register for days other than Wednesdays. As in D&D, we never split the party, and therefore would never want to leave your explorer behind while others are away on a field trip. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at info@pdxoutdoorexplorers.com with the subject line Field Trip Question, and we will be happy to help.
Our weekly Sunday email will have the details of our upcoming trip for the week ahead, including the address and any planned activities for that day. This will DEFINITELY be a day to bring a backpack!
Upcoming Events
On Friday, July 17th, we’ll be enjoying our next Guardians’ Night Off with the classic Americana film, The Sandlot!
We’ll be serving Baseball stadium style hot dogs, sugar free root beer, and popcorn, and Bomb Pops as our desert.
GNO will be hosted at Rose City Park United Methodist Church from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
As always, if your explorer has any dietary restriction, or if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at info@pdxoutdoorexplorers.com with the subject line Guardians’ Night Off or GNO.
July is also full of fun holidays such as World Chocolate Day, World Snake Day, National Chocolate Milk Day, and others.
Don’t doubt that we have some exciting things in store for these holidays!
Details for these events will be in the weekly email, but if you have any questions or concerns, as always we invite you to reach out to us at info@pdxoutdoorexplorers.com with the subject line July Events.
Community Engagement
Portland Outdoor Explorers is collaborating with Everybody’s Bodyworks to offer an exclusive discount for the friends and family of POE. Andi Gherard specializes in massage therapy for injury recovery, chronic pain, and relaxation in this hectic world.
They provide gender affirming care and trauma informed massage for all healing bodies. They offer a fat positive and body neutral space for people to show up however they are.
Each treatment is designed specially to meet your needs whatever your goals are.
The treatment space offers gender neutral bathrooms.
Andi believes in giving immunocompromised people access to care and providing a safe relaxing session for all.
This business was created with the goal of making alterations and tailored pieces more openly available for fat, trans, and people of color.
All bodies are celebrated and deserve to have clothing that fits how we need! Whether you have sensory issues and need accommodation, have ideas on how to elevate your style but can’t find them anywhere, or just want an outfit that will fit into your wardrobe perfectly, Beau is your man.
He works hard to keep spreading the message that we as humans are deserving of joy through the art of fashion.
“Because you are loved, regardless.”
Follow the link below to take a look at Beau’s services and tell him POE sent you to coordinate exclusive discounts.
As one of our initiatives to help the environment, Portland Outdoor Explorers is working with BottleDrop Give to reduce, reuse, and recycle bottles and cans. Every donation goes to helping us maintain the gear we use to provide excellent outdoor education to our students. To learn more and donate your BottleDrop funds to POE, click the link below.
Are you a small business owner?
If you are a small business owner or manager of a non-profit in NE Portland, we’d love to connect with you! POE is dedicated to cultivating community through mutual aid and collaboration to give each other the boost we all need. Whether it’s being certain you know your rights, know where to find the best/closest food bank, or want to reach a wider client base to teach, sell, trade, and grow, POE wants to hear from you.Email us at info@pdxoutdoorexplorers with subject line “NE Community” to open a dialogue and see what can happen when we all work together.
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