We are pleased to invite you to partner with us in staging this terrific community event held annually in Vancouver, Washington. 2015 National Get Outdoors Day! When: Saturday, June 13, 2015, 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site - as a gateway to the great outdoors in the Portland/Vancouver metro area, Fort Vancouver offers an ideal location for Get Outdoors Day (“GO Day”). What: An opportunity to try fun outdoor activities including rock climbing, fishing, archery, biking, hiking, camping, campfire cooking, and much more. Outdoor ambassadors Smokey Bear, Woodsy Owl, Ranger Rick, and their furry and feathered friends will also be on site join in the fun. Who: Annually more than 5,000 local outdoor enthusiasts, novices, and “wannabes” attend this fun-filled day. Why: To engage the community, specifically youth, in all the great outdoors has to offer through participation in fun new activities. The GO Day Committee is ramping up its efforts this year and, thanks to partnerships with federal, state, and local parks departments, the City of Vancouver, the National Park Service, and the USDA Forest Service, and a huge contingent of local businesses and organizations, we are confident the 2015 Get Outdoors Day will be the biggest and best one ever. We Need Your Help! You can help us in our efforts by participating at the event, promoting GO Day through your contacts, customers, and connections, and by bringing creative, interesting, healthy, outdoors, and educational new activities to this year’s event. The Fort Vancouver site offers plenty of space for on-site representation, activities, and hands-on demonstrations. There are a number of sponsorship opportunities available, each of which demonstrates your commitment to the great outdoors and provides promotional recognition for your business/organization. Sponsorships are available at a variety of levels including $1,500 Expedition Leader, $1,000 Mountain Climber, $500 Biker, and $250 Trail Walker (please see the attached sponsorship www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org
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We are pleased to invite you to partner with us in staging this terrific community event held annually in Vancouver, Washington.
2015 National Get Outdoors Day!
When: Saturday, June 13, 2015, 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site - as a gateway to the great outdoors in the Portland/Vancouver metro area, Fort Vancouver offers an ideal location for Get Outdoors Day (“GO Day”). What: An opportunity to try fun outdoor activities including rock climbing, fishing, archery, biking, hiking, camping, campfire cooking, and much more. Outdoor ambassadors Smokey Bear, Woodsy Owl, Ranger Rick, and their furry and feathered friends will also be on site join in the fun. Who: Annually more than 5,000 local outdoor enthusiasts, novices, and “wannabes” attend this fun-filled day. Why: To engage the community, specifically youth, in all the great outdoors has to offer through participation in fun new activities. The GO Day Committee is ramping up its efforts this year and, thanks to partnerships with federal, state, and local parks departments, the City of Vancouver, the National Park Service, and the USDA Forest Service, and a huge contingent of local businesses and organizations, we are confident the 2015 Get Outdoors Day will be the biggest and best one ever.
We Need Your Help!
You can help us in our efforts by participating at the event, promoting GO Day through your contacts, customers, and connections, and by bringing creative, interesting, healthy, outdoors, and educational new activities to this year’s event. The Fort Vancouver site offers plenty of space for on-site representation, activities, and hands-on demonstrations. There are a number of sponsorship opportunities available, each of which demonstrates your commitment to the great outdoors and provides promotional recognition for your business/organization. Sponsorships are available at a variety of levels including $1,500 Expedition Leader, $1,000 Mountain Climber, $500 Biker, and $250 Trail Walker (please see the attached sponsorship
packet for more information). You may also contact Cheri Martin at 360-487-8370 (office) or [email protected] to discuss additional sponsorship opportunities. To reserve a GO Day 2015 booth or activity area, or for more information about the event, please contact Tracy Calizon, Gifford Pinchot National Forest at [email protected], or 360-891-5156 or Robert Gutierrez, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site at [email protected], or 360-816-6247. Thank you for your consideration of this request to assist us in our mission to connect families and children with the great outdoors. Sincerely, 2015 Get Outdoors Day Committee
The Pacific Northwest National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day) event is seeking sponsors to provide funds for a number of activities for our 2015 event, to highlight the importance of connecting to the outdoor world, and especially to provide opportunities for youth to attend GO Day and turn screen time to green time outdoors!
All sponsors’ names and/or logos are included in GO Day marketing materials and on the Vancouver National Get Outdoors page on the national website www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org. Day-of-event signage is included in relationship to sponsorship level. Deadlines must be followed to ensure recognition in print materials. $1500 Expedition Leader Name included on advertising materials, press releases, and in announcements throughout the day of event; logo placement on all printed material including advertisements, webpage, posters and fliers, and on volunteer T-shirts. Deadline February 15, 2015 $1000 Mountain Climber Logo included on poster, fliers, and volunteer T-shirts; name included in announcements throughout the day of event. Deadline March 15, 2015 $500 Biker Logo included on poster, fliers; name included in announcements throughout the day of event. Deadline March 15, 2015 $250 Trail Walker Name included in announcements and flyers the day of event. Deadline March 30, 2015 There are additional sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact Cheri Martin at 360-487-8370 or via email [email protected] to learn more.
What is National Get Outdoors Day? National Get Outdoors Day is an annual event that encourages healthy, active outdoor fun. Participating partners offer opportunities for families to experience traditional and non-traditional types of outdoor activities.
The primary goals of the day include reaching the first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting youth to the great outdoors. www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org
When did the National Get Outdoors Day start? The event started in 2008. The first event held in Oregon or Washington was 2009.
Where is National Get Outdoors Day held? In 2014, there were 171 events across the country.
Where is our regional National Get Outdoors Day event held? Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 1501 East Evergreen Boulevard, Vancouver WA
Is this a Vancouver Washington National Get Outdoors Day event? The event held at Fort Vancouver is regional in scope and includes businesses, organizations and agencies from northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, including the Portland metropolitan area. Exhibitors come from as far away as Alaska and eastern Oregon and Washington.
When is National Get Outdoors Day? Usually, it is the second Saturday in June. In 2015, National Get Outdoors Day will take place on June 13, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, Washington.
Who is invited to National Get Outdoors Day? Everyone! The event is FREE and open to the public.
What is there to do at National Get Outdoors Day? Participating organizations and businesses have displays and hands-on activities. Some of the highlights from last year included archery, disc golf, fishing, a rock climbing wall, an historic reenactment of a fur trading encampment, log sawing, having pictures taken with Smokey Bear, Ranger Rick, Woodsy Owl, and other mascots, and much, much more!
Who participates in GO Day? Last year’s exhibitors included Water Resources Education Center, Vancouver Parks and Recreation, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Mount Hood National Forest, Parks Foundation of Clark County, Portland Parks and Recreation Department, Adventures Without Limits, Archery World, City of Vancouver Urban Forestry, Friends of Trees, Backcountry Horsemen of Oregon, the Audubon Society, Master Composter and Recycler, National Wildlife Federation, Next Adventure, Pacific Crest Trail Association, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service (multiple units), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The North Face, and many, many more!
Exp. Date ________________________________ CVC#: _______________
Please return registration form and payment to
Parks Foundation P.O. Box 61424 Vancouver WA 98666
For more information, please call Cheri Martin at 360-487-8370.
Sample of Promotional Materials from 2014 (USDA Forest Service Press Release) Free Family Fun on National Get Outdoors Day in Vancouver, WA May 19, 2014 – Experience free outdoor activities and family fun at the sixth annual National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day) in Vancouver, Washington. The event will take place Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site located at 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, Washington. National Get Outdoors Day encourages local residents, especially youth, to pursue healthy, active outdoor lifestyles by embracing our parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands and waters. Activities at this event will include climbing, archery, fishing, a historic fur trader encampment, and more! Smokey Bear, Ranger Rick, Woodsy Owl, and their friends will greet kids and families. This year we’re celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, so come on out and test your wilderness skills at Get Outdoors Day’s wilderness challenge! “We are very excited that so many great agencies, businesses, partners and friends have come together to share the message of going outdoors for healthy family fun,” states Janine Clayton, Forest Supervisor for Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Entrance fees for the Fort have been waived for this great day, so check out the historic site during your visit. National Get Outdoors Day is brought to you by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, City of Vancouver, U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service, and Parks Foundation of Clark County. Media is supported by The Columbian. (Your businesses name will be included here if you are a platinum level sponsor.) For more information go to http://go.usa.gov/KzPk, or to volunteer: www.tinyurl.com/GODay2014. Learn more about National Get Outdoors Day at http://go.usa.gov/Rts or www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org.
Sample of Promotional Materials from GO Day 2014 (Posters hung throughout the community and on websites).
Platinum level sponsors will have their logos added to posters.
Organization Key Contact Name
Archery World Johnny Case/Joe MalacoBad Monkey Bikes Wade
Former Biggest Loser Ken ColemanCamas Bikes Ed
Friends of Columbia Gorge
Friends of Timberline Jenny Bedell-Stiles
the Discovery Center Linda TurnerGirl Scouts of SWWA&OR Juliet Zimmer
Hoodoo Recreation Leif Williams
Leave No Trace Georgia Bosse
Metro Mountain Climbing Wall
Multnomah Ed SD - Outdoor School Daniel Prince
Friends of Outdoor School Kim SilvaNext Adventure AndrewThe North Face want to be in
NAACP Dolly EnglandNational Parks Conservation Ass'n Mariely Lemagne
National Wildlife FederationNautilisOMSI
Oregon Parks and Rec Dept Kevin Price, Vicki Sink
Oregon Zoo ask again in 2015 Pam McElwee
Friends of Trees
Intertwine Alliance David Cohen, Mike Wetter
Green Trails Maps Alan Coburn Michael Fagin
Great Old Broads for Wilderness Laurie Kerr
REI Janet SchmidtSon Rise Ranch, SW WA Jr.
Backcountry HorsemenPam (Pamela) Cronkhite Gary Cooper BCH WA
Backcountry Horsemen OR (TRBCHO)
Tim and Sara Lagasse
Soul River productions and fly fishing clothing
Chad Brown
SW Washington Allergy Clinic
Zoller’s Outdoor Odysseys Mark Zoller
New Ideas…American Recreation Coalition Derrick Crandall
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