Awards
  • Trips For Kids Marin was a Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Spotlight Award Gold Medal Winner as presented by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (September 2009)
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance honored TFK Northern Virginia leader Pat Childers with the Responsible Coaching Award (June 2009)
  • TFK Metro DC's Julie Childers recognized by American Trails (November 2008)
  • Marilyn Price received the Jefferson Award, sponsored by the San Francisco Chronicle and CBS 5 (August 2008)
  • TFK Marin received Heart of Marin Award for Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence (January 2008)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price named a Semi-Finalist for the National Volvo for Life Award (October 2007)
  • TFK Denver’s Director Andrew Goodwillie chosen as Channel 7’s Everyday Hero (October 2007)
  • Metro DC chapter leader Julie Childers named WETA Hometown Hero (June 2007)
  • Marin Women's Hall of Fame, Induction of TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price (March 2006)
  • TFK Metro DC honored with the U.S. EPA Children's Health Recognition Award (2006)
  • TFK New Bedford received the Annual Community Award for Outstanding Civic Partner from The Greater New Bedford Women's Center (2006)
  • TFK New Bedford cited by the Massachusetts Governor's Highway Safety Bureau for its innovative programs for bicycle and pedestrian safety (2006)
  • TFK Metro DC recognized as one of "the best small charities in Greater Washington" by the Catalogue for Philanthropy (2005)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price received Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award, Marin County Human Rights Commission (November 2003)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price received Hanna Creighton Environment Justice Award, Sierra Club Marin Group (October 2003)
  • TFK Charlotte received a citation from the Police Department for work with kids.
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price received SGMA Hero, National Winner, Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association (2002)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price named Daily Point of Light (June 11, 2001)
  • TFK Marin received  e-chievement award, NPR (2001)
  • TFK Marin’sDirector Marilyn Price chosen as TV 5’s Hometown Hero (May 2000)
  • TFK Marin received Childrens' Services Award, Marin County Bicycle Coalition (December 2000)
  • TFK Marin received Waste Reduction Program of the Year, California Integrated Waste Management Board (1999)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price chosen as a Women In High Gear: Celebrating Industry Leaders, Interbike, (September 1999)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price received As They Grow award from Parents Magazine (1998)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price inducted into the  Mountain Bike Hall of Fame  (1996)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price chosen Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer Center of Marin (1996)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price received Pacific Award for Outstanding Service to the Mountain Biking Community, International Mountain Bicycling Association (1996)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price received Channel 7 Salutes, KGO TV (September 1995)
  • TFKids Marin received Golden Rule Award, JC Penny (1995)
  • TFK Marin’s Director Marilyn Price received Daisy Award, S.F. Bay Area Girl Scouts (1994)
  • TFK Marin received Model Program Award, International Mountain Bicycling Association (1994)

Moved to Tears

I was literally moved to tears by the fact that there are kids who have grown up in Oakland and have never seen the ocean, how one boy was so excited to see a horse for the first time.

– Cherisse Harper, Youth Agency Leader (Oakland, CA)

 

Spotlight Award

Governor Schwarzenegger honors Trips For Kids as the 2009 Gold Medal winner of the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.