Family Programs kick off summer festivals at Venture Outdoors Festival
Despite the torrential rains, the Family and Community Programs tent at the Venture Outdoors 2010 Festival was a success!
Venture Outdoors Festival: Celebrates 10 years!
April 23, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
What began as a simple one time event, has grown and matured into an outreach, mission and movement. Ten years ago this fall the first Venture Outdoors Festival took place, inviting Pittsburghers to get outside and enjoy the natural landscape and amenities of our area.
Venture Outdoors Night at the Pirates!
April 6, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Baseball season has begun, and yesterday’s Opening Day win was a great start for the Pirates; this could be the turn around season! Venture Outdoors and the Pirates are teaming up this season and making Saturday, May 22nd Venture Outdoors Night at the Pirates!
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2009 Venture Outdoors Festival Wrap-up
Thank you to everyone who came to the Venture Outdoors Festival. Point State Park made a great setting for thousands to enjoy kayaking, biking, climbing, yoga and fishing. Even a little rain in the afternoon couldn’t tarnish the mood; exhibitors, volunteers and festival goers enjoyed an entire day of festivities.
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Venture Outdoors Festival Kayak Give Away
May 8, 2009 by admin · 12 Comments
The Venture Outdoors Festival is only a week away on May 16th at Point State Park! To celebrate our new location we’re giving away a kayak, thanks to Emotion Kayaks, to one lucky Twitterer. Just follow the two steps below and you’ll be automatically entered into a drawing to win a free Emotion kayak!
Step 1: Retweet the EXACT message below on Twitter:
RT @ventureoutdoors is giving away a FREE Kayak! Join us May 16 at the VO Festival. To enter visit: http://tinyurl.com/VOFestraffle
Step 2: Follow us on Twitter. It’s easy. Click the link below and click the follow button below our logo: http://www.twitter.com/ventureoutdoors
That’s it! The winning name will be drawn at the Venture Outdoors Festival on May 16th. We’ll announce the winner via tweet and at the WYEP tent at the Festival!
Good luck and we hope you can join us May 16th for the region’s premiere outdoor recreation event with tons of exciting activities for the whole family – from kayaking, canoeing, fishing, yoga, biking, climbing and more! For more info click here
Introducing Family & Community Programs!
May 1, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Beginning in May, Venture Outdoors and our Partners want to take you and your kids on fun, affordable outdoor adventures. We’ve launched an entire schedule of programs with the beginner in mind and have plenty of treats built-in! The fun kicks off at the free Venture Outdoors Festival, May 16 at Point State Park!
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Venture Outdoors Initiative to Bring Minorities Closer to Nature
May 1, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Venture Outdoors Fest kicks off new programs and summer events
(Pittsburgh, PA –May 1, 2009) – Venture Outdoors aims to engage minority populations in outdoor recreation through a multi-year Family and Community Programs Initiative kicking off at the Venture Outdoors Festival, Saturday, May 16.
For eight years, Venture Outdoors has served the Pittsburgh community as a nonprofit organization, now engaging over 30,000 people a year through Kayak Pittsburgh and public and private programming. The organization’s membership exceeds 5,000, a definite sign of a growing outdoors community. However, only five percent of those who participate in these programs are not Caucasian, whereas 16 percent of Allegheny County is African American, Hispanic and Asian. Venture Outdoors would like to close that gap.
The initiative’s official kickoff event, the Venture Outdoors Festival, will be held at Point State Park, Saturday, May 16 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This free festival is part of the city’s Great Outdoors Week. A Family and Community Programs booth will be set up where participants will try bike bowling and have the opportunity to meet the organizations working on this initiative. Venture Outdoors is working with the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kingsley Association and the AGH Northside Partnership.
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Great Outdoors Week Brings Venture Outdoors Festival
May 1, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
New Family and Community Programs initiative kicks-off
(Pittsburgh, PA – May 1, 2009) The Ninth Annual Venture Outdoors Festival, the region’s premier outdoor recreation event, will be held Saturday, May 16, 2009, rain or shine at Pittsburgh’s Point State Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year, the Venture Outdoors Festival will kick off the organization’s new Family and Community Programs initiative.
“The Venture Outdoors Festival itself brings together the numerous outdoor recreation groups of the region,” said Sean Brady, Assistant Executive Director of Venture Outdoors. “This year we are putting special emphasis on growing the diversity of the outdoors community to include even more people from urban neighborhoods through our Family and Community Programs initiative.”
The Venture Outdoors Festival, sponsored by UPMC Health Plan, is a free event where individuals and families can sample the many outdoor activities available in our region. The event features kayaking, biking, dragon boating, rock climbing, fishing and more. Participants can hone their skills or try these activities for the first time — with experienced instructors to provide guidance — and learn where to enjoy these activities all season long.
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Who's coming to the Venture Outdoors Festival?
April 27, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The 2009 Venture Outdoors Festival is just a couple weeks away! People and organizations from around the region are making plans and getting ready to enjoy this great event. Everyone from REI to Rocky Mountain Kayak will be there plus many many others!
See the whole list of exhibitors.
Bring your group or organization to the festival. Sign up here.
Get to the Point for the Venture Outdoors Festival
April 15, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Save the date for the 2009 Venture Outdoors Festival this year at newly renovated Point State Park!
On Saturday, May 16 Point State Park will spring to life with outdoor activities. Come try your hand at the climbing wall, bike the bridges for Downtown or test out a kayak on the waters of the Allegheny River all for FREE! This event is also a great way to connect with other outdoor enthusiasts in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Mark your calendars and get there for the fun this is sure to be our greatest festival yet!
