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Our Mission
We invest in human potential through outdoor adventure,youth leadership, and educational empowerment.

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Outdoors& Nature

Connecting communities with nature and active wellness

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Leadership Dev.

Empowering youth and adults
with lifelong leadership skills.

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Educational Prog.

Supporting scholarships, fitness, and community skill-building.

New Guinness World Record Smashed!

Fastest Marathon Dressed in Traditional Bhutanese Dress (Male) – 04:07:06 by Nilhari Bhandari!

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( Who we support and our Partners )

Ready to make a lasting difference?
Join our team of volunteers or support our mission with a donation today.

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Inspired to Explore Inc (ITE) is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit human development organization with the mission to explore nature, inspire change, and enhance our health and well-being. The organization has a vision to inspire change in people's lives and livelihoods through a deeper connection with the natural world. ITE uses the transformative power of nature, education, leadership, and community to help people learn, grow, lead, and transform.. Over the past three years, ITE has hosted 20 + free events that includes community hikes, runs and outdoor wellness events where more than 800 people participated from Dauphin, Cumberland, York, and Perry Counties, Pittsburgh, and Scranton. Majority of the participants reported that the outdoor experiences like hiking and biking have positively changed how they felt in their body, their mind, and their sense of belonging. ITE's active programs includes outdoor wellness advocacy (Nature Rx Advocacy), leadership training and development, nature-powered productivity, education and scholarships, and youth empowerment are not a menu of separate services.

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