(PRWEB) August 13, 2010 -- Coming this fall, Children of the Earth Foundation (COTEF) is offering two Family Survival Weekends, September 3-6 in New Jersey and September 17-19 in Massachusetts in which children as young as age 4 and their families can come to discover the adventure, fun and confidence that knowing wilderness survival skills can provide.

Learning survival skills at COTEF Family Survival Weekends will do more than keep your child safe. People often think of survival as a life and death struggle forced upon someone who has become lost or stranded in the wilderness and, although these skills can save your life, learning survival skills teaches a great deal more than how to deal with an emergency. One parent from a COTEF program shared, “my children have become more confident and more interested in nature”. Read More

2010 Donor Campaign- For a limited time, make a one time donation of $75 or more or pledge of $10 per month or more and get a great tote made of recycled cotton and a message of thanks from Tom Brown. Use this form to make your gift or pay one time gifts online through Paylpal. Monthly pledges must be set up through the office. Thank you for considering a gift this year!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the raffle to win a day of one-on-one teaching with Tom Brown. The raffle brought in over $14,000 to help support the childrens' programs!

The winner of the raffle is George Olschewski and interestingly, he won on a ticket that was purchased as a gift for him! I'm sure George is in for one amazing day and we'll ask him to share some of his experience of that day with the rest of us!

A very big thank you to Tom Brown for giving such a gift of time and talent. As always, his support means so much to this organization.