A Breath of Fresh Air
July, 2021🇺🇸 Issue
“Let Your Wild Child Out this Summer!”
From Director, Shannon Rozea


Before you, “head out on the highway” though, let’s take the road less travelled.

We are each born with an innate desire to connect with our natural world. This may come as a shocking surprise to anyone who has ever wrestled a Nintendo Switch remote from a young child’s grasp, but deep down, our children and teens need nature as much as they need water and food.

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Help give our children access to the wonders of nature. Give NOW to help us build our next Outdoor Learning Zone! 
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Welcome to summer! My kids have been out of school for a few weeks now and the novelty of long hot lazy days is starting to wear off. We've made our bucket lists for the big things we want to accomplish, but in the meantime, there's still a lot...

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Get to Know "Thrive"
Julie Wilcox- Treasurer

Julie lives in Bristol, RI with her husband Bob, two children, Sarah and David and active pup Abby. Julie is the Assistant Controller for the Diocese of Providence managing the day to day accounting operations and external audit process. When not working or chauffeuring the kids to their activities, she loves going for walks with Abby, shopping, watching football and spending time with family.
Q & A with Julie

Why are you involved with Thrive Outside?
Thrive Outside is a wonderful community organization committed to connecting kids to nature and our environment.  There are emotional, educational and environmental benefits to providing children opportunities to get off their electronics and engage with the outdoors. It's fulfilling to be part of a movement that creates opportunities and provides solutions for kids to thrive outside.

What's your favorite outdoor activity?
Walking Abby and outdoor Zumba

Best piece of advice received?
Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Accomplishment most proud of?
Being a mom - it's a tough job!

If you could time travel, where would you go?
Perhaps the Holy Land during biblical times. That would be fascinating!

Pet Peeve?
Paying interest - I'm an accountant lol

Favorite Movie?
It's A Wonderful Life, When Harry Met Sally and Anything Marvel.
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"The entire purpose of 1000 Hours Outside is to attempt to match nature time with screen time. If kids can consume media through screens 1200 hours a year on average then the time is there and at least some of it can and should be shifted towards a more productive and healthy outcome!"
1000 Hours Outside

Life holds one great but quite commonplace mystery. Though shared by each of us and known to all, seldom rates a second thought. That mystery, which most of us take for granted and never think twice about, is time. -Michael Ende, Momo

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