Community Counts: Mountain Bike the Tetons

Established in 2013 to fulfill the need for a dedicated group focused exclusively on dirt trails, mountain bike resources, and community engagement, Mountain Bike the Tetons has worked tirelessly to realize our mission to build a vibrant, healthy community through enhancing recreational & economic opportunities in the Teton Region through the development of our outstanding mountain biking resources. MBT employs a seasonal, full-time trail crew committed to maintaining trails in the Teton region, is deeply involved in regional recreational resource advocacy work,…

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Executive Director & Board Professional Development

Mountain Bike the Tetons – $1,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award a partial grant of $1,000 to Mountain Bike the Tetons (MBT) to support its executive director and board members’ professional development. The Foundation supports these efforts to advance further MBT’s ability to function at a high level of efficiency and effectiveness from within the organization.  Like many local nonprofits, MBT is a small organization with a significant impact on the community. After recently hiring…

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Technology Infrastructure for Mountain Bike the Teton’s Future

$4,016 – Mountain Bike the Tetons The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award a $4,016 grant to Mountain Bike the Tetons to purchase three new laptop computers for its staff.  The Community Foundation strongly supports this technology upgrade which will provide staff with resources that will increase output, efficiency, and impact within the community.    Mountain Bike the Tetons is lacking crucial technology infrastructure for its administrative staff.  Mountain Bike the Tetons currently employs one full-time staff…

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Community Counts! Mountain Bike the Tetons

Your Trails: Our Purpose.  Trails bring us comfort, solace, and freedom. They are a means of celebration, a venue for mourning, and a quiet pathway for contemplation. Sometimes, they’re a welcome friend, sometimes a lingering nemesis. Often times, they’re a classroom. On our best days, we choose to ride. On our worst, we do the same. Through it all, they’re here for us. And through it all, we’re here for them: to keep them rolling and to keep them clear;…

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Mountain Bike the Tetons – Sprockids Youth Program Coaching Tools 2020

Sprockids Youth Program Coaching Tools 2020 – $700 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is honored to provide Mountain Bike the Tetons this grant.  Building future stewards of our land and community through mountain biking will have a positive impact on our recreational resources in Teton Valley.  The Foundation appreciated the combined educational goal of skills and respect.   Mountain Bike the Tetons uses mountain bike skills as a tool to teach self-reliance,  increase confidence, promote physical fitness, foster respect for one’s self and…

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Mountain Bike the Tetons – MBT Youth Program Coordinator

MBT Youth Program Coordinator: $2,400 The Community Foundation partially funded Mountain Bike the Tetons grant for a dedicated program staff in order to meet growing community needs and expectations set by the groundbreaking, local youth cycling education program Sprockids. This outstanding opportunity will provide MBT with the foundation necessary to provide a more robust, inclusive, comprehensive and affordable summer program to local kids and their families. The Sprockids Program is the first of its kind for our region. MBT recognized an…

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