Contact and Other Information
Fresco Adventures
c/o Marcia Fairweather
PO Box 10067
Silver Spring, MD 20914
Phone: (301) 352-5272
Email Us
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About Fresco Adventures:
Experienced and adventurous leaders in outdoor skills plan, coordinate, and lead groups and corporate organizations in outdoor adventure fun.
Our Mission:
Fresco Adventures provide fun and educational outdoor adventure, recreation, and social programs for youth and adults. The program offering is dedicated to the enjoyment of nature and social events for learning, appreciation, and improving the quality of one's life.
Our Vision:
Fresco Adventure's vision is to introduce people to the enjoyment and appreciation of the great outdoors and adventurous forms of entertainment.
Our Operations:
- Group trip planning and coordination
- Event and program planning and coordination
- Outdoor adventure programs
Other programs include:
- Murder Mystery Parties
- Scavenger Hunts
- Outdoor Leadership Programs
FRESCO ADVENTURES offer scheduled and custom programs for adults and children to explore and enjoy the outdoors
Want a Different Experience for Your Group Activity?
Let Fresco Adventures organize an outdoor adventure for you. Instead of your next group meeting being held in a closed room with flip charts and overheads, take it to the outdoors with scenery and the exuberance that nature has to offer. Whether it is a hike, raft trip, or other special event planning, let Fresco's experience in outdoor planning and experiential education assist in making your next meeting or event different from those of the past. Fresco's Partnership with other local outdoor groups and educational services provides an expanded scope of services for youth and adults in team building and life-style improvement conferences, workshops, and retreats.
If you have questions or inquiries, please complete the form below for more information or to join our mailing list
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Fresco Adventure Community Service Programs
In an effort to provide local and international community support and to
keep with the 2010 Fresco theme of ‘Live Your Passion’, a team of
Fresco Adventurers have organized a number of programs where we
can assist others in need locally and around the world. Every quarter
a program for involvement will be featured and promoted. A list of the
current programs for support is provided below and you are invited to
participate in any or all. Programs involvement includes providing
contributions or service time.
Please review and participate as you can. Your support helps others in need.
Fresco Adventure Community Service Programs for 2010:
- Fresco Building Team: Assist in local and international building projects
such as Habitat for Humanity
- Appalachian Trail Conservancy: An ongoing Fresco AT Hiker of the
Month program with contributions to help preserve world’s the longest nature trail
- Women to Women International: To support a woman in Nigeria and
Democratic Republic of Congo - a one year program with support through
contributions and letter writing
- Sierra Club BICO: Equipment donations and volunteering for a local activity
- Diabetes Research Wellness Foundation - Support the program online at www.active.com/donate/DRWFRiverfest
Upcoming Activities for Fresco Adventure Member Involvement
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity’s mission is that every man, woman, and child should
have a simple, decent place to live in dignity and safely
Website: www.habitat.org
Fresco Team Leaders: Lisa Butler/Jeanette Jordan
Email us to join the Fresco Building Team
Baltimore Inner City Outings (BICO)
with Digital Harbor High School
This is a Community outreach program sponsored by the Sierra Club
that provides opportunities for urban youth to explore, enjoy, and protect
the natural world. BICO, a non-profit organization supported by volunteers,
is one of 48 members of the Sierra Club’s Inner City Outings (ICO), a
community outreach program. BICO is supported primarily by foundation
grants, fundraising, and individual and corporate donations.
Digital Harbor High School (DHHS) is one of the partner agencies that are
supported by BICO. DHHS is a technology-focused high school located in
the inner harbor area of Baltimore.
The BICO team leader of DHHS is Desiree Farve
Desiree and other BICO volunteers will be taking 20 DHHS students
camping the weekend of October 22 – 24, 2010 to Pocomoke River
State Park in Snow Hill, Maryland. The outing will be a fun filled and
educational 2 day/night camping, biking and paddling experience.
Your help is needed to support this activity.
Website: www.sierraclub.org/ico
Fresco Team Leaders: Desiree Farve/Marcia Fairweather
Our goal for this project is to provide outdoor equipment and supplies,
collect donations to sponsor the weekend program, and to volunteer
and participate in an outing.
Support for the October 22-24 outing can be provided in the
following 3 ways:
1. Financial support: To make a tax deductible donation to fund
trip expenditures such as, food, van rentals, gear, etc., send a check
made payable to “The Sierra Club Foundation/Baltimore ICO”. It is
important that your check is made payable as instructed in order for
your donation to be tax deductible. Also, please ensure that your
donation is targeted explicitly for this outing by writing “DHHS
Pocomoke Outing” in the reference section of the check.
Mail your check to:
ICO C/O Sierra Club, Desiree Farve
5 Bralan Court
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
2. Camp Equipment Donations: New or gently used gear is preferred.
Suggested items: Tents, sleeping bags, pads, camp stoves, head lamps,
lanterns, bicycles, kayaks, daypacks/fanny packs, PFD’s, waterproof bags,
canopy, miscellaneous.
3. Volunteer: Adult volunteers are needed to assist with the prep for
the outing; transporting gear and or kids to and from the outing; teach/assist
kids with setting up camp, meal preparations, meal clean ups, campfires
and break down of camp; lead hikes, paddling excursions, games, etc.
Participation in a volunteer orientation is required.
Contact Desiree Farve at desifar@gmail.com or reply to this email to
arrange for equipment pickup, to become a volunteer, or if you need
additional information.
Here are the details about the program:
The group will camp in tents from Friday evening until Sunday morning.
Students learn about and began to develop an awareness, appreciation,
and respect for many aspects of nature and issues involving the environment,
including plants and animals, the Chesapeake Bay, history, and current
wildlife habitat in the surrounding area. Activities include camping, biking,
hiking, paddling on the river and general camping skills. Students are taught
and implement safety procedures at all times on the trip. They are required
to wear personal flotation devices at all times when around or in the water.
They also learn to protect the natural and historic resources of the park by
following the “Leave No Trace” ethics. In addition to learning about nature,
students are required to help prepare, serve and clean up after one or more
of the meals. They learn to cooperate with one another in order
to complete the tasks required on the trip (e.g., setting up/tearing down their
tent, preparing meals, etc.).
Please join us in getting more youth into nature.
Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
The Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit
organization. The mission is to help find the cure for diabetes and until
that goal is achieved, to provide the care needed to combat the detrimental
and life-threatening complications of this terrible disease. Since the program
inception in 1993, more than $25 million in research and educational grants
for the cure to world-renowned clinics, hospitals and institutions has been awarded.
Support cutting edge diabetes research.
Make a tax-deductible donation today!
http://www.diabeteswellness.net/Donations.aspx
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is a volunteer-based organization
dedicated to the preservation and management of the natural, scenic,
historic, and cultural resources associated with the Appalachian National
Scenic Trail. The trail provides primitive outdoor-recreation and educational
opportunities for Trail visitors with approximately 2,175 miles in over
250,000 acres of land in 14 States from Georgia to Maine.
As hikers, we should all be committed to making sure the Trail remains
visually stunning, ecologically intact and protected. Your financial support
is would be an integral and necessary component to help support in the
conservation and protection of the Trail in addition to the recreational
experiences that the ATC delivers.
Support our Fresco Hiker AT of the Month program with contributions at:
www.appalachiantrail.org/frescowomen
www.appalachiantrail.org/frescomen
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PO Box 10067 Silver Spring, MD 20914
(301) 352-5272
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