Almost every day I worry about not accomplishing enough during my time on Earth. I have been given a wonderful opportunity to succeed in life and I want to make the most of it. My parents solved the parenting puzzle and they gave me a solid foundation to do whatever I put my mind to. I was also fortunate enough to attend public schools that were dedicated to education and making me the best person
I could be. I feel I am obligated to do great things, create opportunities for others and give back to the state, Massachusetts, which I was raised in. My business partners and I, one being my wife and the other a close friend from Saint Anselm College, all come from solid blue collar New England families. We are looking to create a business that combines our love for the great outdoors and education. We want to create a “Mountain Adventure for Education Card” that gives people discounts to local ski resorts, zip lines, ropes courses and mountain adventure parks that have downhill biking, mountain coasters and alpine slides. Fifteen dollars from every card sold would go back to local Massachusetts public high schools. With permission we would list every public high school in MA on our website and a customer could choose what school they would want their purchase to support. The high schools themselves can take as active or passive role in the fundraising process as they want. Our hope is that schools engage in the process and promote the cards throughout their community. We want to give back to Massachusetts high schools and create opportunities for people to get out and enjoy the mountains we live in. We feel this is an opportunity to make our parents proud, say thank you to the teachers that dedicated their life’s work to make us better people and support the students that will one day have ambitious ideas of their own.
