Publications

In our current newsletter we ask the question "Are Service Trips helpful?" and explore the efforts of the Women's Group to market their Eco-Weave Bags. Read the latest newsletter.

I have always been skeptical of service-oriented trips. As a high school student, I avoided service trips organized by my church on the grounds that they were unsustainable and only led to an inflated sense of humanitarianism. ... However, I soon realized the need to examine my own actions. I found that I had overlooked the potential for greater good to evolve from international health experiences. Read more

The Women’s Group had a great eco-friendly idea, the desire, and the ability but they had no markets other than the occasional sale to Service Learning Project volunteers, not a viable basis for a business. The Ripon College Students in Free Enterprise, under the leadership of Mary Avery, started working with the Women’s Group in September 2008. Katerina Youngberg and Robyn Peterson, both students of Ripon College, together with Mary and Tom Avery, traveled to Hagley Gap and Penlyne Castle in January to take their collaboration to the next level.Read more

Also check out our past newsletters:
December 2009
June 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
December 2005
August 2005
February 2005
September 2004

Our 2008 Annual Report has plenty of details about our accomplishments.

Our Finances

The Blue Mountain Project is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Like most nonprofit nongovernmental organizations we do a tremendous amount of work on a shoe-string budget. The following is a three-year average of our income and expense.

Income
60 % Contributions (Gifts of cash and in-kind)
38% Program Fees
2 % Grants & Other

Expense
84% Programs
11% Administration
4% Capital
1% Fees & Other

Please look at our 2008 Annual Report for further details.