Since 1972, ETC [Environmental Traveling Companions] has offered life-changing programs to more than 60,000 people with special needs, including people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth. Every year over 2,100 people of all abilities raft white-water rivers, ski across alpine meadows, sea kayak the waters of the San Francisco Bay, and sleep beneath an open sky. Groups and individuals of all abilities are welcome to participate in their sea kayaking, rafting, and cross-country skiing programs. And they offer fundraising adventures for the general public and corporations to raise awareness of their mission, and welcome agencies, schools, and individuals of all abilities.