Presented by Community Foundation Santa Cruz County 
(Aptos) – Autumn Jacobi, a sophomore at Cypress Charter High School, will spend two weeks this summer with Camp Unalayee in the High Sierra, having received this year’s Matt’s Climb Scholarship.
In her application essay, Autumn wrote, “I have had a hard childhood and am overcoming all the obstacles I have faced. Small issues I can deal with now, and the harsh issues I have experienced are past, but still relevant in my life. I am trying to change for the good of me. And that is what I feel like this camp can help be do, change for the better.”
Autumn is exactly the kind of young person the founders of the Matt’s Climb Scholarship had in mind when they set up the fund in 2001.
It’s dedicated to the memory of Matthew Kennedy, who died in a snowmobile accident at the age of 18, and is meant to honor his spirit and help others.
Since 2001, twelve young people have had the chance to experience the wilderness.
The scholarship fund covers tuition and transportation for a summer backpacking and wilderness camp experience.
