Click below to donate via Paypal, credit card or ACH. Please consider a recurring monthly donation. Monthly donations are incredibly valuable for ensuring stability in a climate where non-profit funding can fluctuate drastically. We cherish every donation, no matter the amount! You can designate your donation to be used in several ways including Avery County, Watauga County, or our permanent endowment funds.

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Rolling Academy is a leadership expedition with Mountain Alliance. Rolling Academy experiences are a blend of activities including outdoor adventures, community service, cultural immersion, and environmental education. There is a big focus on leadership development and students will all have the opportunity to be “Leader of the Day” and to take point on various day to day group tasks. To heighten the experience, the Rolling Academy itinerary is top secret and unfolds to students each day throughout the journey! Each year is different. Past Rolling Academy crews have learned to surf on the Jersey Shore, backpacked in Colorado, had lunch with senators in Washington, worked in a Community Garden and camped out in downtown Detroit, kayaked on Lake Erie, explored a decommissioned missile silo, visited a coal mine, spent the night in a coastal light house, canoed 100 miles down the New River, rock climbed by the ocean in Acadia National Park, attended a professional rodeo in South Dakota, visited the Grand Canyon, explored and completed service in Arkansas, discovered the wonders of Niagara Falls, volunteered on a ranch in Wyoming, and so much more. 

Click here to learn more and donate directly to this year’s Rolling Academy!!

We are proud to have two permanent endowment funds with the North Carolina Community Foundation, one for each county we serve in. To contribute to our endowment funds, you can:

CLICK HERE to donate to our Watauga County Endowment Fund

CLICK HERE to donate to our Avery County Endowment Fund

Want to give Mountain Alliance a physical gift to help our mission? From trail mix to outdoor gear to gas gift cards, it take a lot of resources to keep Mountain Alliance vans rolling and full of teens. We always need gas cards, grocery store or Walmart gift certificates. You can also check out the below wish list of needed items through Amazon.

Click here to buy something from our Amazon list!

We host an incredible auction every year at the Blowing Rock WinterFest! Donating an item, good or service of any size is a great way to support us! It can also be a great way to promote your business. The auction is heavily visited, and donors can display and distribute flyers with their item. Some examples of needed items are below. Please contact Auction@MountainAlliance.org to make an in kind donation of Auction items. 

Sample Auction Items

• Gift certificates for restaurants, hotels, tourist attractions or special events

• Crafts, jewelry or art

• Collectibles

• Stays at beach house, mountain cabins, Airbnb locations, etc.

• Personal services such as attorney council sessions, massages, etc.

Click here for more about the auction, including sponsorship opportunities!

We are so fortunate to be surrounded by giving organizations! ThreadBound is the hat brand that gives back. For each purchase of a ThreadBound hat from The Flying Kiwi Outdoors, they donate 1% of the proceeds to a partner organization. Wear what you love and give back in the process! ThreadBound Outdoor Apparel is donating 1% of all sales of their Camping and Climbing Hat Designs towards Mountain Alliance.

Click here to check out the style and color options for these hats!

The Mountain Alliance dining guide is a Buy One, Get One coupon book that features dozens of local restaurants. Get great deals on amazing food, support local businesses, and provide incredible opportunities for teens!

Click here to learn more and buy one today!

Please contact us for other ways to give. We can support: Planned giving through wills and bequests, Donations of stock, IRA Distributions, and donations of vehicles or physical property. Want to support in a different way? Have special skills or community connections that you want to share? Interested in volunteering behind the scenes like on an event committee? Please contact Director@MountainAlliance.org.