The recipients of the Steve Austin Training Scholarship have been announced! The Steve Austin Training Scholarship is designed for new or experienced VOC leaders who are interested in enhancing their leadership and stewardship skills through VOC's premier Outdoor Stewardship Institute. The scholarship provides up to $160 in waived fees to each award recipient and may be applied toward any training fee(s). The Steve Austin Training Scholarship is in celebration of Steve Austin, who has made extraordinary community service contributions in caring for Colorado's outdoor natural resources.

The scholarship winners are:

Dymytro Obraz: Dymytro enjoys all outdoor activities, and relishes the opportunity to give back to Colorado's natural resources that he uses. He has been volunteering with VOC for about five years, and especially loves high-alpine wilderness projects! He is excited to become a crew leader, as he believes it is the next logical step in continuing his volunteerism with VOC.

Bob Powers: Bob has been a volunteer at Castlewood Canyon State Park for six years. Most of his efforts involve trail maintenance, special outdoor projects, and leading school group educational hikes. Some of the projects have involved VOC leadership which he found to be very instructive. He is looking forward to the learning experience he can get through the Steve Austin Training Scholarship and taking that knowledge to others.

Joseph Villarosa: Having grown up near Los Angeles, Joseph wasn't truly 

exposed to the outdoors until moving to Denver to serve as a Team Leader for AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps. It was through AmeriCorps where

he discovered a deep love and appreciation for everything the outdoors has to

offer. With the Steve Austin Training Scholarship, Joseph intends to improve his skills, build up his knowledge, and gain more experience in outdoor stewardship.

He hopes to continue to make a difference and inspire others to get outside and

do the same!