Our mission:  to educate youth about Clay’s death and the toxic risks of mixing prescription drugs with alcohol; and, to promote his passion of connecting youth from different cultures to promote acceptance, kindness, and understanding of differences.

 

Shortly after Clay’s death we established the Clay Soper Memorial Fund (CSMF) because we wanted to make a difference in Clay’s memory. His tragic death was something we felt needed to be talked about and understood.  He should not have died - he made a bad decision that is common within party culture today. He died because of what he and his friends DIDN’T know.

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Clay was a unique person. He possessed an inviting personality and sense of humor that made people naturally feel comfortable and safe with him. He appreciated differences and thrived on learning about people’s backgrounds. He touched more people in his 19 years than some do in an entire lifetime.

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CSMF has three initiatives;

1) "IF THEY HAD KNOWN" —

A documentary spoken BY kids TO kids about the risks associated with current party culture. We hope to educate every high school and college student coast to coast about the toxic risks of mixing prescription drugs with alcohol.

 

2) CLAY CONNECTIONS — program partnered with Youth Enrichment Services (YES), Boston, MA During his high school years, Clay volunteered with Youth Enrichment Services (YES) a Boston-based youth enrichment program designed to provide inner city kids an opportunity to experience the pride of achievement through outdoor adventure. Through his volunteering, his love of connecting and appreciating people from different backgrounds was recognized. CLAY CONNECTIONS program connects inner city and suburban middle school students together to help create an awareness, appreciation and desire to learn about people from different cultures and backgrounds and to promote acceptance, kindness, and understanding of differences.

 

3) CLAY SOPER MEMORIAL WEEKEND CHAMPIONSHIP —

In memory of Clay, a passionate skier and ski racer, the Clay Soper Memorial Weekend Championship is an annual alpine ski race held at Clay's home mountain, Waterville Valley, NH. It is a two day, USSA sanctioned event which celebrates the New England "weekend racer’s" commitment to ski racing and awards their personal growth within the sport.