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We are absolutely blown away! Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Giving Tuesday Fundraiser! Whether you made a donation or shared our mission with your loved ones, it is because of you that we were able to reach our goals! Together we raised $8,900! We also had 45 individual donations and 14 new…

Our Executive Director, Alyssa Riley, joined WMWV/Magic 104’s Gino Devaney on Monday night’s Drive Time to discuss Kismet Rock Foundation and Giving Tuesday. Listen Below: Drive Time · Kismet Rock Foundation – Giving Tuesday – 11/30/2020

Kismet Rock Foundation will celebrate Giving Tuesday on December 1, 2020, joining millions around the world participating in the global generosity movement. This Giving Tuesday, we will be fundraising to provide our students with another memorable year of programming. Your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Giving Tuesday Goals: $5000…

Humanity is now facing mounting inequalities that have been illuminated by the international pandemic. Not only are we faced with our own personal challenges but one cannot turn away from the overwhelming challenges others are facing. It is difficult to know how to contribute meaningfully to a better society and it is normal to feel…

Due to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot say with absolute certainty what lies ahead. Yet, it is our full intention to move forward with a typical summer program for the 2021 season. We will spend the winter preparing for the program, presenting, and interviewing students. Our goal is to run a 7-week program throughout…

A 2020 Program Update from the Executive Director You do not need me to tell you that this year turned out to be unique at best. Like the majority of the world, COVID-19’s reach impacted Kismet. For the very first time in our history, we did not have a summer program filled with rock climbing, family…

Dearest Kismet Community, We want to share with you our perspective on the latest events unfolding throughout our nation in response to the killing of George Floyd and countless other Black individuals that highlight racial injustices in the United States. We recognize the centuries of systemic racism and oppression inflicted on Black people, Indigenous people,…

  Dear Friend of Kismet, I wish you warm greetings of spring and good fortune of health. I know 2020 has not gone according to plan for most of us, but I hope there has been at least one silver lining that has kept you in high spirits. Here is a general update on our…

Photo Credit: Anne Skidmore Name: Gashim Nyapir Age: 23 Hometown: Portland, ME Sending school: King Middle School Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in South Sudan and moved to Portland, Maine in 2004, at the age of seven. I have lived in Maine for the majority of my life. I graduated…

Dear Kismet Community, On May 5, 2020 we will be participating in Giving Tuesday Now, a global day of giving and unity, created as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. This pandemic is changing the world and the lives of everyone in it. But while citizens practice social distancing for the sake…