The Shane McConkey Eco Challenge is a competition for kids nationwide, to learn about and implement environmental change. THE SHANE MCCONKEY FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED IN RECOGNITION OF THE WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF SKIERS, ADVENTURERS AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO SHARE A PASSION FOR LIFE. THE FOUNDATION HONORS THOSE WHO INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE WORLD AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS. SHANE MCCONKEY ALTERED THE PATHS OF COUNTLESS FRIENDS, ACQUAINTANCES AND STRANGERS THROUGH HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, GENEROUS SPIRIT, AND HIS POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE. HE WAS AN INNOVATOR, A GOOFBALL, A FRIEND, A HUSBAND AND A FATHER BUT HIS ZEST FOR LIFE CARRIED INTO HIS DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIVING CREATURES. GOAL OF THE FOUNDATION IS TWOFOLD: TO CARRY ON SHANE MCCONKEY'S LEGACY THROUGH RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS AND CHARITABLE GIVING AND TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD AT LARGE.