Benefit Week 2025
October 24 - November 2
Join Osprey Wilds for our 9th Annual Fundraiser!
Benefit Week
October 24 - November 2, 2025
Afternoon Social
Sunday, November 2nd, 2025
at Urban Growler Brewing Company, St. Paul MN
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Drop by for a drink and bite with us as we celebrate the culmination our 8th annual Benefit Week fundraiser!
Meet with members of our organization by visiting the Education Table, Information Table, and Gift Shop Table that will be set up around the venue.
Enter to win free drinks, Osprey Wilds merch, and other prizes in a raffle going on all afternoon!
Guest speaker Abby Cichocki, one of the Hudson Bay Girls, will be speaking at 4 PM. Learn more below.
Conclude the afternoon with drinks, OW trivia, and information on how to further support Osprey Wilds.
Teachers get a FREE pint on us!
Abby learned to canoe through various summer camps, but was truly bit by the paddling bug in 2022 when she went on a five day canoe trip in the BWCA with her girl scout troop. Abby has since completed two seasons as a professional canoe guide for both the girl scout and boy scout canoe bases and led canoe trips for the UW-Madison Hoofers outing club. She has canoed over 1000 backcountry miles on both lakes and rivers.
Guest Speaker: Abby Cichocki
Abby Cichocki, a member of the Hudson Bay Girls, will share about her journey this summer and how youth outdoor programs shaped the trajectory of her life. Abby embarked on an 80 day, 1,300 mile canoe expedition this summer, where she paddled from Lake Superior to the Arctic Ocean. The Hudson Bay Girls are the first publicly documented all female crew to complete this full route, inspired by indigenous and French-Canadian fur trade routes. She is focused on inspiring future generations of adventurers to follow their outdoor dreams and encourage women to reclaim space in paddlesports—an arena where female participation has historically been underrepresented.
Bids for Kids Online Auction – NOW LIVE
Our Bids for Kids auction is your opportunity to support our work, helping children and young people discover the gift of nature and learn to care for it, and receive a unique item in return!
The online auction will be live on Friday, October 24th at 3 pm CT. Use the link below to browse and bid on auction items. Bidding will close on Friday, October 31st at 3 pm CT. There are over 50 items to bid on and more will be added throughout the week!
Why support Osprey Wilds?
Throughout the week we will introduce you to four members of the Osprey Wilds community who share their answer to that question. All of them touch on similar themes, especially the need to connect kids to nature. During Benefit Week we focus especially on our programs that serve children and young people. The average US child spends only 7-10 minutes outside daily, while spending 7-10 hours on a screen each day.
You can help correct that imbalance with your gift to Osprey Wilds, making a real difference for the thousands of kids who will connect with nature at Osprey Wilds this year through our K-12 outdoor school program, day and overnight camps, and other offerings for children and young people.
Thank you to our sponsors!
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