After losing her mother in February 2022, Jackie Seidman was nominated by friends for a women’s adventure weekend in Kanab, Utah, sponsored by Dreamland Safari Tours. While participating in the weekend with women from across the country, Seidman says that she realized the importance of providing a safe environment for women to empower each other. “From that point forward, as a 61-year-old female, I found myself wanting to do whatever I could to empower the women around me by encouraging them to better themselves, specifically by finding a way to experience the outdoors in a safe environment with others with common interests,” she explains. “The mission statement of the Lehigh Valley Women of Adventure is to promote women’s sense of self-worth, their ability to determine their own choices and their right to influence social change for themselves and others.” To achieve this mission, they organize outdoor adventures for women, including walking, hiking, running, backpacking, snow sports and water sports. Events can be found on the private Lehigh Valley Women of Adventure Facebook group, and all are welcome to join. With more than 2,500 members at time of press, the group is growing rapidly and in the process of becoming a nonprofit in order to reach and empower as many women as possible.
@Lehigh Valley Women of Adventure
Published as “New in Town” in the March 2023 edition of Lehigh Valley Style magazine.
