Students attend a fall backpacking trip through the Buddy Program’s LEAD (Leadership through Exploration, Action and Discovery) high school outdoor leadership program. To abide by COVID-19 safety guidelines, the program purchased single-person tents, served individually-wrapped meals and followed mask and social distancing protocols.
The Buddy Program/Courtesy Image
When COVID-19 brought life to a grinding halt in March, youth throughout the Roaring Fork Valley were left in the lurch.
One after another, the hallmarks of being a teenager slipped away. Proms were canceled. Graduations came and went (from a distance). Spring sports were scrapped, fall athletics modified to meet COVID-19 guidelines: there would be no homecoming bashes, no senior night celebrations on the field.