BY KAREN BOSSICK

The community is invited to meet young startup founders involved with the Wild Gift Fellowship from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Atkinson Park in Ketchum.

The Wild Gift Fellowship was founded by Bob Jonas to offer young entrepreneurs challenges and guidance that they can apply to their businesses.

This year’s five Fellows just returned from an 18-day backcountry trek in Idaho’s Boulder-White Cloud Mountains where they unplugged from routine and immersed in dialogue and personal growth.

“This is the most impressive Wild Gift Class yet,” said Sarah Michael, who has been involved since the beginning.

Serena Allen is the founder & CEO of AirVitalize, which is developing a patented ventilation system that captures outdoor air pollution and delivers clean, breathable air to homes in high-risk valleys, addressing environmental health disparities for over a billion people. Learn more at https://www.airvitalize.tech/?utm_source=chatgpt.com.

Tenny-Ann Dandy is the founder of Toothpik, a tech-driven platform that uses AI-powered sorting tools, educational resources, and user-friendly software to help cities and residents reduce contamination and transition toward zero-waste systems. Learn more at https://toothpik.co/?utm_source=chatgpt.com.

Kayden Kelley is the founder of The Outside Social Club, which organizes inclusive outdoor events, partners with parks departments and brands, and designs community-based experiences that make the outdoors more welcoming and accessible for people of color. Learn more at https://www.instagram.com/weoutside.social/?utm_source=chatgpt.com.

David Diaz is the founder of With the Flow Media, a creative studio producing short films, documentaries, and educational media focused on raising awareness about the challenges facing our waterways and inspiring meaningful action towards their conservation and restoration. Learn more at https://www.withtheflowmedia.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com.

Ryn Delpapa is the founder of AR+E COMETS, a program that brings arts-based, climate-conscious, and trauma-informed curriculum into schools and youth centers, empowering young people to process anxiety, imagine sustainable futures, and take collective action. Learn more at https://medium.com/artecomets.

Learn more about the Wild Gifts program at https://www.wildgift.org/2025fellows.