<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-5437729915575696007gmail-docs-internal-guid-72e6c7a8-7fff-b176-5466-6cd04d1596ce"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings from the Outreach Team of </span><a href="http://www.montanawildernessschool.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-il">Montana</span> <span class="gmail-il">Wilderness</span> <span class="gmail-il">School</span></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">! We are a Bozeman based nonprofit outdoor education program committed to removing financial barriers for <span class="gmail-il">Montana</span> youth to connect with the wild and remote landscapes of <span class="gmail-il">Montana</span>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">After a successful operating season in the summer 2020 we are hopeful and looking forward to another amazing <span class="gmail-il">Montana</span> summer in 2021. This summer we are running a number of <span class="gmail-il">wilderness</span> expeditions from 6-25 days for students ages 14 to 18 (see course offerings </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z2S1DLWPbrSJQEf3RxVNRP_OumvqDBEm/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.) Please note, we offer robust sliding scale financial aid to keep this opportunity available for all <span class="gmail-il">Montana</span> youth regardless of family financial backgrounds. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are working hard to continue to spread the word about our summer opportunities in the current digital world. This Wednesday, we will be hosting  the first of our weekly info sessions for the 2021 expedition season.  We invite interested members of the community to tune in and learn more about our exciting summer educational adventures. We will cover topics including our 2021 expedition options, curriculum, financial aid opportunities, COVID protocols, and more. This is a great opportunity to learn more about how we strive to make our courses accessible to <span class="gmail-il">Montana</span> youth and work to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 in the field. If you can't make it this week, this will be happening EVERY Wednesday at 7 PM until April 14th. Below are the details and they will be the same every week:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MWS Virtual Info Session</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time: Wednesdays @ 7PM MST</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meeting ID: 852 1467 0274</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Passcode: StayWild</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85214670274?pwd=WFV0U3REaHNVdG1EcExJa2RSRWZFZz09" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85214670274?pwd=WFV0U3REaHNVdG1EcExJa2RSRWZFZz09</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As we are currently unable to have our traditional in-person outreach, we are leaning much more heavily on virtual outreach.  We really appreciate community members for passing along the message to those who may be interested throughout <span class="gmail-il">Montana</span> or beyond.  We appreciate your support for the educational opportunities for our local youth.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stay healthy!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ross and the MWS Outreach Team</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></span><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#38761d" size="4"><b>Ross Lesslie<br></b></font></div><div><font color="#38761d" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Pronouns: He/him</font></div><div><font color="#38761d"><b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Outreach and Admissions Team</span><br></b></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#38761d"><b>Field Instructor</b></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#444444"> 406.599.2799</font><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.montanawildernessschool.org" target="_blank">www.montanawildernessschool.org</a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span></span><span></span><img src="https://admin.google.com/a/cpanel/montanawildernessschool.org/images/logo-custom.gif" width="200" height="82"></font></div><br>The mission of the Montana Wilderness School is to provide empowering <br>expeditionary wilderness courses to youth that foster personal growth and <br>cultivate a conservation ethic through connecting with remote landscapes <br>and wild places. <br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>