G.O. Get Outside Podcast
With Jeannette Stawski
AORE Executive Director Jeannette Stawski talked with G.O.
Get Outside about AORE and
about her own experience
outdoors, from expeditions to
open-water swimming.
G.O. Get Outside provides videos
and radio-interview-style podcasts showcasing active people
and their outdoor pursuits. They
are dedicated to getting everyone
outdoors—“No age limits. No
prejudices. No excuses.”
Fundraising Success
Honors Patsy Kott
The AORE community lost a pioneering leader last January. Patsy
Kott was an AORE founder and
the first director of the Outdoor
Adventure Program at Texas A&M
University. To honor her and her
contributions to the association,
and to endow the Patsy Kott Service Award, AORE recently raised
$6,500.
The initial money for the award
was donated by Patsy herself,
close to the end of her life. She
had no idea that it would be
used to create an award in her
name. After her passing, Tim
Moore approached other longtime members and the Board of
Directors about creating the fund.
Tim and Jason Kurten encour-
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aged the board to approve the
award, the board approved it in
September, and a quick fundraising blitz ensued via email and
social media just in time to have
the award endowed by the time
the inaugural award winner was
announced.
The Patsy Kott Service Award
recognizes long-term professional work or service having a
lasting impact on the association
and its mission. This award is
presented to an AORE member
who has demonstrated steadfast,
behind-the-scenes service that
has made an impact on AORE. A
distinguishing characteristic for
this award is significant long-term
service to support the association.
Kott was a major contributor in
developing and governing AORE
at its inception. Since then, she
served the association in many
roles: mentor, presenter, conference host, board member, officer,
and committee chair. She was an
industry leader who left a mark
on the profession, and she paved
the way for women in the outdoor recreation and education
profession.
AORE Outdoor Insider | Winter 2015-2016