Proceeds from Pumpkinpalooza support the mission of the Millican Alliance in the Brazos Valley. Camp Millican, Youth Ambassadors, the Farmer's Table, and other Alliance programs make our community healthier by building connections to nature.
MORNING
First Light Running hosts the Pumpkinpalooza Trail Run. Lace up for a 5k, 10k, half marathon, or full marathon!
THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Pumpkin patch and professional photos
♫ EVENING ♫
The Millican Music Festival featuring Joey McGee, Geoff Spahr, and James Lann. Outdoor, safe distancing celebration with kids activities and food trucks.
Who We Are
The Millican Alliance is a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization serving the Brazos Valley community. We connect our community to nature through high quality education programs and outdoor experiences focused on wildlife conservation, outdoor recreation, the arts, and sustainable agriculture.
Children and adults today spend less than half the time outdoors engaged in unstructured activities when compared to prior generations. Time in nature improves physical health, mental and emotional wellbeing, longevity, and general happiness.
We believe that communities connected to nature are healthy communities.
What We Do
In the last several years, the Millican Alliance has continued its outreach and programming … leading even more people of all ages back into nature. We have partnered with local schools to host hands-on nature and science education classes throughout the school year. We have grown the Camp Millican summer camp and youth leadership program, reaching kids ages 4 to 16 years old and offering 6+ weeks of programming. In addition, the Millican Alliance has partnered with the TAMU/USDA Agribility program to launch Battle Ground to Breaking Ground, a Veteran Farmer Training program designed to teach Vets returning from combat the skills of farming and ranching.
Our Mission
We believe that connecting with nature improves mental and physical wellbeing, and that the health of a community improves as its members spend more time outdoors and in nature.
We envision a world where children and adults are learning and playing in nature every day.
Our mission is to provide outdoor resources and education and to inspire future leaders in the Brazos Valley so that the community, both children and adults, becomes healthier and energized through an ever-improving connection to nature.
How You Can Help
On behalf of the Millican Alliance and our educational partners, thank you for supporting our mission and helping us grow as a healthier community. Our goal and pleasure is to bring high quality programs to this region while employing the beautiful Texas landscape as a backdrop for children and adults to play and learn. We value the wonder, creativity and curiosity that is cultivated through a safe and thoughtful interaction with nature.
With your help, in the coming year we will continue to expand our footprint by laying a broad framework to grow our education and outreach programs. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at Pumpkinpalooza!
