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No one knows what tomorrow will bring.
That’s why we send it every day.

Send It is an expression that inspires positivity, enthusiasm, pushing boundaries and living life to the fullest. Born from the adventure sports community, Send It is what we say to encourage each other to go big and give it your all. Whether it’s dropping into a couloir on skis, paddling out to the lineup, or reaching for the next hold on the rock wall — go for it. Send It Foundation provides free outdoor adventures for young adult cancer survivors.

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One day there will be a cure for cancer. Until there is,

We fight.

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Our Mission

Inspiring positivity, courage and gratitude in young adult cancer fighters and survivors through the gift of outdoor adventure and community.

How We Got Started

Send It was founded by Jamie Schou, an outdoor enthusiast from Truckee, California, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in 2012. During his two-year battle with cancer, he continued to embrace his love for adventure and the outdoors with a commitment to live each day to the fullest. Jamie started Send It one year before passing away in 2014. Today, we continue his legacy by providing young adult cancer fighters and survivors with incredible outdoor adventures and community.

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“Send It has given me a family, a community brought together by our lowest lows to witness each other’s highest highs. We have laughed together, cried together, and cried from laughing together. It is a group of people who fill my heart like no other group can.”

“My first Send It adventure sparked the belief that not only could I reclaim my body but that, if I could fight to survive, my physical capabilities were limitless.”

“I realize that fear can teach us a lot of useful things, and it doesn’t always have to be bad. The “controlled” fear of trying something new with a group of total strangers – like backpacking with Send It – lets me work out my emotions around my real fears of recurrence, death, etc. in a really constructive way, and that’s the beauty of something like Send It.”

“The first time I spoke to another young adult survivor I was like, ‘wow, you get it’. That camaraderie is really important. The stories of strength and hope they can share with you can help pull you out of the darkness when you feel as though you have nothing left.”

“Hospitals and cancer centers, their goal is to make sure you don’t have cancer anymore. It’s organizations like Send It that really enrich the cancer experience for survivors and create an opportunity for growth. There are days when you can’t get off the couch because it’s so mentally and physically debilitating. When you get that opportunity to get into the waves, or climb a mountain, or ski down it, that’s when your life starts to come back to you.”

“I have not laughed this hard in a long time. I haven’t been worried all week about what I look like. I haven’t been worried about what my chest looks like and that I don’t have breasts. I have been AMAZED at how capable my body is. And that opens my world back up.”

“The biggest thing for me was the revelation that we all have an inner strength that empowers us to achieve things and live through experiences we never previously thought possible. I experienced that in the grandeur of the outdoors on my Send It trip and I continue to hold these ideals close in my life today.”

“I keep saying ‘physically exhausting but emotionally fulfilling. My body may be weary and bruised, but my soul is so dang happy! Great people, great adventures, great food, great time together.”

“My first Send It adventure sparked the belief that not only could I reclaim my body but that, if I could fight to survive, my physical capabilities were limitless.”