Salt Lake City, Utah: The Subaru/ Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers had the pleasure of handing out free gear to people at the Winter Outdoor Retailer show. The Great Gear Giveaway happened on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of the Outdoor Retailer show and included 6 boxes of gear each day filled with an assortment of gear from 20 of our Partners.
The Partners and their gear.
The winners of the Great Gear Giveaway.
Thanks to the generous support of our Partners we were able to pass out gear to some very lucky people. Here is a list of the Partners that contributed gear for the Great Gear Giveaway.
Subaru Backpacker Magazine
Big Agnes Adventure Medical Kits
Birkenstock Camelback
Columbia High Sierra
Deuter Falcon Guides
Honey Stinger Leatherman
Led Lenser Mountainsmith
Ortovox Sherpa
Smartwool Sunski
Thorlos Treksta
Tilley Wigwam
The Winter Outdoor Retailer show was very productive for Leave No Trace. We signed on new members and partners whose support goes to help fund our education programs. Thanks to the support of our partners we can provide Leave No Trace education in the form of our Subaru/ Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers, our curriculum, and the PEAK program.
Here is some information on how a Partnership with Leave No Trace aligns your organization with:
Our brand - The Leave No Trace logo, recognized worldwide as the symbol of responsible enjoyment of the outdoors.
Our reputation - Leave No Trace is the most widely accepted outdoor ethics program in the world.
Our history - The worldwide Leave No Trace program is now being taught to the third generation of outdoor enthusiasts.
Our position - Leave No Trace is the ONLY outdoor ethics program used on public lands and waterways; from national parks and state parks, to all federal lands and local recreation sites.
Our volunteers - In the last year itself, our volunteers taught more than 98,500 people, crucial Leave No Trace skills and ethics.
Our constituents - Through members, partners and social media alone, the Center has over 85,000 active followers.
Our programs - The Center’s extensive curriculum of Leave No Trace skills and ethics is tailored towards children as well as adults, and encompasses nearly every type of outdoor recreation and ecosystem.
Our partners - More than 500 businesses, organizations, schools and youth serving groups, all of whom deeply care about conservation, have forged active partnerships with the Leave No Trace Center.
Our future - With the number of outdoor visits in the billions each year, the Center needs your voice to equip more outdoor enthusiasts with Leave No Trace skills and ethics. As a partner, your business or organization will help Leave No Trace protect our precious outdoor places.
As a Partner you:
Have exclusive use of the Leave No Trace logo, which is recognized worldwide as the symbol of responsible enjoyment of the outdoors.
Demonstrate and solidify your business or organization's role as an active steward of the outdoors.
Provide your constituents and customers with relevant Leave No Trace education and tools for enjoying the outdoors responsibly.
Support your education and marketing goals by leveraging your partnership with the country’s only organization providing comprehensive, environmentally-based education to millions who enjoy our finite outdoor resources each year.
Pat and TJ