{"id":26960,"date":"2022-05-22T01:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=26960"},"modified":"2022-05-25T06:30:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:30:20","slug":"nrs-x-chums-le-series-supports-guides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2022\/05\/22\/nrs-x-chums-le-series-supports-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"NRS x Chums: LE Series Supports Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"

To celebrate days on the river, nights spent by the river and the working guides who make it happen, we collaborated with Chums<\/a> to design limited-edition gear that features artwork from two Idaho guides<\/a>, Heidi Messner and Hannah Spencer<\/span>. Guides are the heart and soul of the river community. They\u2019re used to supporting others, but sometimes they need our support. <\/span>Proceeds benefit the Redside Foundation<\/a>, an organization that supports the health and strength of the professional guiding community in Idaho and Montana.<\/p>\n

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness each year. Professional guides face unique challenges, and the Redside Foundation serves the guiding community with a 24\/7 confidential helpline, counseling, professional development grants, scholarships, an annual health fair, resiliency training, and community building.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heidi Messner
\n<\/strong>Heidi is a self-taught acrylic artist based out of Salmon, ID and loves sharing her vibrant river, mountain, and wildlife scenes with others. She guided on the Middle Fork and Main Salmon rivers for over a decade, and currently works in the fisheries field in the summers, paints artwork and floats rivers in between, and ski patrols in the winters.<\/p>\n