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      One Summit received a $10,000 grant from the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation on Thursday, June 8th, as a result of the service, mentorship and volunteerism of one of our Navy SEAL mentors, Daniel Cnossen – who was selected as a 2023 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award Winner. One of Dan's mentees, Colin DeCerbo, accepted the award on his behalf.

Recently Paralympian and One Summit mentor Dan Cnossen was featured on Boston's WCVB-TV station in their segment 5 for Good with his Little Warrior Colin. It was a great story about Dan's life and the work he does with One Summit. Two very special thank you's go out to both UKG and WCVB's Erika Tarantal for the opportunity to share our mission with viewers.  

Recently One Summit and Marathon Runner Steve Smith were featured on New England Sports Network. Special thank you to NESN’s Drew Garland and Tom Caron for the opportunity to share our mission with your viewers.

A Public Affairs Officer from Naval Special Warfare joined One Summit at Climb for Courage, NYC 2019 program to witness and capture the dual-impact of our work firsthand. The result? "Heroes of a Different Kind."

One Summit received a $10,000 grant from the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation on Tuesday, August 20th, as a result of the service, mentorship and volunteerism of one of our Navy SEAL mentors, Jim Flatley – who was selected as a 2019 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award Winner.

One Summit was recently featured on Fox Sports San Diego! Watch the latest installment of Inside San Diego Sports, which highlights Caden & Talia's relationship with their mentor, Parker Cornell. The Timmers and Parker first connected at Climb for Courage, San Diego in 2017.

A press release announcing the exciting appointment of Dianne Lynch as our new Executive Director was distributed via Business Wire. The news was delivered to several publications in order to share our update as well as our mission with a larger audience! We hope to continue to grow our support network and to reach more children and families who will benefit from our program.

Popular Back Bay "urban tavern" Post 390 hosted former Navy SEAL Adam La Reau Tuesday night in a fundraiser for his “One Summit” foundation devoted to helping children with cancer build courage and self-confidence. “We take real warriors and align them with little warriors battling cancer,” said La Reau. The program (www.onesummit.org) pairs active and former SEALS with young cancer patients to teach them life skills through indoor rock climbing – an obvious metaphor for their struggles.

Former US Navy SEAL Adam LaReau recognized that young cancer patients, like the nation’s most elite warriors, confront challenges that require strength, perseverance and courage. The difference, he realized, was US Navy SEALs have the distinct advantage of the military’s toughest training. Adam, who served as a SEAL for 11 years, became a volunteer in the fight against cancer after his mom died of breast cancer. His volunteer work brought him in contact with young cancer patients, and he decided he wanted to help.

Young patients at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are offered all kinds of outings meant to boost their morale. And now the elite research hospital is teaming up with military elite — Navy SEALs — to help provide children with motivation to endure their treatments.

Adam LaReau has seen courage. The 34-year-old Navy SEAL combat veteran spent 11 years serving his country and has seen courage in the actions of his fellow SEALS and through the children of fallen comrades who must learn to grow up without their fathers. Now living in Boston, LaReau has found a way to channel these two examples of bravery. Through a nonprofit program he started called One Summit, he is pairing up SEALS with young cancer patients from Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and other hospitals for a day of indoor rock climbing activities in which confidence and resiliency grow with each step taken up the wall.

Picture a United States Navy SEAL. What did you just imagine? You probably imagined someone whom you would really want to have on your side in a fight. Now picture a kid with cancer. Wouldn’t it be great if someone could team that SEAL up with that kid to help her through the fight for her young life? Well, that is exactly what Mid-Career MPA candidate Adam La Reau, a former Navy SEAL himself, is about to do with a group he has founded called One Summit.

Adam La Reau, the founder of finalist One Summit, which helps children with cancer build self-confidence and resilience through the rigors of rock climbing, said the competition spurred him to ask the right questions. “What direction do I want to go? What’s the end state? What’s the impact I’m trying to have and how do we measure it?” But the toughest test for La Reau, a student at the Kennedy School, was not a business or technological challenge. “It was finding out just how many kids suffer from cancer. This is what inspires you to want it to scale — and scale smart. We want to do it, but do it well,…

Adam La Reau, a New Jersey native and former Navy SEAL, is co-founder of O2X, an active lifestyle company focused on providing people an experience to push themselves to their personal limits and achieve their best. The company organizes base-to-peak mountain races that go on and off trail, over natural terrain while preserving the mountain and giving back to local communities. O2X also aims to educate members on the science behind physical training and nutrition, as well as facilitate corporate, athletic and military team development.