THOMASTON — Trekkers will be exhibiting at the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Business & Community Expo at the Samoset Resort on Wednesday, April 13 from 2-7 p.m. The Trekkers booth will be located in the upstairs Nonprofit and Community Loft exhibit area (booth #24). Staff members from Trekkers will be on hand to talk about the organization, its mission and their expeditionary learning programs for local youth.

The Expo is free admission and opens to the public from 2-7 p.m. There will be over 110 exhibitors, including community service organizations as well as local businesses ranging from manufacturing to business services. There will be a Chamber of Commerce Business-After-Hours reception from 5-7 p.m., with food and beverage, which is also open to the public.

Trekkers is an outdoor-based, youth mentoring organization that connects young people with caring adults through community service, expeditionary learning, and adventure-based education. Their mentoring programs began over 22 years ago with a model built upon the principle that programs don't change lives, relationships do. Trekkers provide educational programs to more than 200 seventh through 12th-grade students from the communities of Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston.

Trekkers are in the sixth year of their expansion to serve more students and has an increasing need for caring adult volunteers. In addition to helping with programs and expeditions, volunteers can support Trekkers by tutoring or mentoring students, helping with fundraising events and assisting with administrative tasks. Volunteer support of programming and operations provides Trekkers with the resources necessary to continue providing quality services to our youth for modest student fees. In addition to student fees, Trekkers relies primarily on individuals, organizations, corporations, and foundations to fund programs and operations. In-kind donations — non-monetary contributions of goods or services — also help the organization minimize costs. Information about volunteering and ways to support Trekkers and its students will be available at the Business Expo.

If you would like to learn more about Trekkers, please visit the booth during the Business Expo on April 13, call the Trekkers office at 594-5095, or visit us at www.trekkers.org