Entries by NB3 Foundation

NB3 Foundation featured at NM United game

  NB3 Foundation staff, youth and families were center stage at the New Mexico United match on Saturday, June 26. The NB3FIT Track team and summer camp youth got to run in the game flag and to start the evening. But it didn’t end there. NB3 Foundation was also the featured nonprofit of the PNM […]

Track team finishes strong at State

The NB3FIT track season is coming to an end. All of our runners were fantastic all year long. This was a developmental year for the NB3FIT Track Club. For three months, the youth showed up to practice, events, and meets and grew as a team. Every day of practice, the team included 60 jumping jacks […]

Water First! water trailer hits the road

Water First! water trailer has made its comeback. We’re excited to have our trailer out and about in the community again. Over the last month, we have been to the Gathering of Nations, NB3FIT Family Day and at the Celebrating Indigenous Youth: The Intelligence of Art and Play meeting with youth and families and spreading the […]

Conquering Zion Ragnar

As part of the continued effort of our team to stay active and build comradery, members of the NB3 Foundation team committed to a Ragnar Trail run for 2020. Due to the pandemic the event was postponed and finally took place in May of 2022. The NB3 Foundation encourages and supports our team members who […]

 Highlights of NB3FIT Golf Team at the NB3 State Golf Championship

Finishing off the school year, members of the NB3FIT Golf Team competed at the New Mexico high school state golf tournament at Santa Ana Golf Club, Twin Warriors Golf Club and Four Hills Golf Club, helping their respective schools Laden Lovato (14th overall) and Gabriel KnowsHisGun (29th overall) helped the 5A Cibola High School boys […]

NB3FIT track season

The NB3FIT Track season is well underway with only a few weeks left until the state track meet June 11. This season has been filled with lots of learning, and long days on the track. Lot of the work is paying off as we are seeing a good number of our runners placing and receiving […]

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Community Partner Highlight: Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (APIA)

Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (APIA) Youth Program has a longstanding record of providing Unangax̂ youth with culturally relevant programs that promote healthy lifestyles. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, APIA is one of four organizations who make up the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation’s Community Empowerment Cohort. The cohort is focused on initiating collective impact efforts that […]

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NB3FIT track team set to race this weekend!

The inaugural NB3FIT track team is set to hit the track for the first time on Saturday, April 30 at Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, NM. Youth elementary to high school age will represent their communities and NB3FIT at the upcoming meet. For many of the youth, this will be their first track meet. NB3FIT is […]

NB3FIT in community: Visits Algodones Elementary with Running Medicine

The principal at Algodones Elementary School worked with Running Medicine Native Health Iniative to start a morning running program for all their students and staff. The initiative provides students the opportunity to begin their day being physically active and connecting to each person’s spiritual and cultural views through that physical activity every single day. Our […]

Introducing the 2022 NB3FIT Golf Team

NB3 Foundation is excited to introduce the 2022 NB3FIT Youth Golf Team. The team is made up of 15 elite Native youth golfers ages 13 to 17 from across the state of New Mexico. Many Native youth face a number of barriers when pursuing high levels of competition in golf. The NB3FIT Golf Team was established in 2021 […]