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SIMA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND PRESENTS
25
YEARS
25th Annual
WATERMAN’S
BALL
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014
THE RITZ-CARLTON, LAGUNA NIGUEL
HONORING:
TOM CARROLL
TED DANSON
WATERMAN
OF THE YEAR
ENVIRONMENTALIST
OF THE YEAR
RUSTY
PREISENDORFER
LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
HOBIE ALTER
SPECIAL
RECOGNITION
AWARD
Celebrating 25 Years of Protecting Our Oceans
C R E D I T S L E F T T O R I G H T: © T I M O J A R V I N E N / Q U I K S I LV E R ; C O U R T E S Y O F W K T P R ; J O H N D U R A N T; C O U R T E S Y O F H O B I E
PROTECTING
PRESERVING
OUR PLAYGROUND AND
OUR LIVELIHOOD FOR 25 YEARS
ON AUGUST 9, 2014, the SIMA Environmental
Fund will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the
Waterman’s Ball. Over the past 24 years, the SIMA
Environmental Fund has raised more than $6.5 million
for organizations dedicated to protecting and preserving
our oceans, beaches and surf breaks. This effort is as
important today as it was 25 years ago, and the SIMA
Environmental Fund needs your help.
As individual businesses, we each face unique concerns
and obstacles. As an industry, we face one common
issue that threatens our continued success as a whole:
ocean pollution. Poor water quality, watershed runoff and
irresponsible coastal development are negative trends
that threaten the entire surf industry. For every week
that a beach is closed due to unsafe bacteria levels, for
every surf break that is destroyed by development, for
every child that doesn’t have beach access, surf industry
companies see a direct correlation in lost sales. And for
many of us, these trends affect not only our work, but
also our play. It is incumbent upon every surf company
to support this ongoing effort to ensure that our ocean
playground remains healthy and accessible for our
customers—and ourselves.
WHAT CAN I DO?
Each year Waterman’s Weekend serves as the primary
fundraiser for the SIMA Environmental Fund, through
Friday’s Waterman’s Classic Golf Tournament and
Saturday’s Waterman’s Ball and Auction. By signing on
as a 2014 Waterman’s Ball sponsor, your company can
contribute to a vital effort to protect and preserve our
ocean environment.
With so many worthwhile causes seeking support, it’s
often difficult to assess where your company’s donation
can make the greatest impact. By sponsoring and
attending Waterman’s Weekend you can be assured that
your contribution will go toward solving specific oceanrelated environmental issues and thereby help ensure that
the surf industry and your business continue to thrive.
WHY SHOULD I BE A SPONSOR?
Waterman’s Ball sponsor packages offer a number of
valuable benefits, as well as recognition for your company
as a major donor to the more than 650 Waterman’s Ball
attendees which include surf industry executives, Southern
California business leaders and friends of the environment.
In addition, the 25th annual Waterman’s Ball is certain
to attract local and regional attention due to the appeal
of this year’s honorees. This year’s event will honor surf
legend and two-time world champion Tom Carroll as
Waterman of the Year, Golden Globe Award Winner and
environmental activist Ted Danson as Environmentalist of
the Year, and legendary shaper Rusty Preisendorfer with
the Lifetime Achievement Award. A Special Recognition
Award will also be presented to the family of influential
surf industry figure, Hobie Alter, in memory of SIMA’s
first-ever Waterman of the Year.
Depending on the level of commitment, sponsors can
expect benefits such as a table of 10 at the Waterman’s
Ball, guest rooms at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel during
Waterman’s Weekend, and a color spread in the special
edition 25th Anniversary Waterman’s Ball coffee table book.
However, the biggest benefit of being a Waterman’s Ball
sponsor is the return on your investment in the ocean
environment. Your contribution will directly contribute to the
protection and preservation of our oceans, beaches and surf
breaks that are the industry’s playground and livelihood.
YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPACT!
On behalf of SIMA and the SIMA Environmental Fund,
we urge you to take part in the critical effort to help
conserve our ocean environment. We have included all
the information you’ll need to participate in this year’s
fundraising efforts. The 25th Anniversary Waterman’s
Weekend events are expected to sell out early so we
encourage you to complete the attached sponsorship
reservation form and return it with your payment as soon
as possible. Thank you in advance for your support.
BENEFICIARIES
2014 SIMA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND GRANT RECIPIENTS
The following environmental organizations have been carefully selected as recipients of the proceeds from
the 2014 Waterman’s Weekend fundraising efforts in the form of a SIMA Environmental Fund Grant. The
organizations were chosen based on their commitment of those funds to specific projects that will address
water quality issues, defend beaches and surf breaks, or provide education about ocean conservation.
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE: Dedicated funds will assist
with advocating for a comprehensive federal, science-based
planning process and to pursue actions to protect Arctic marine
ecosystems and subsistence resources from further harm from
industrial activities.
ALGALITA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Funds will be
used towards an ocean conservation education program. This
program will be used to educate, motivate, and empower youth
through activities and projects designed to promote sciencebased environmental education, strengthen youth leadership
skills, and promote awareness and appreciation for the value and
vulnerabilities of our ocean resources.
ASSATEAGUE COASTAL TRUST: Dedicated funds will assist
with watershed patrols, water quality monitoring, advocacy
on priority water quality protection issues and educational
activities to inform and engage citizens in clean water promotion
efforts. The funds will also benefit Coast Kids, a family-focused
environmental education program.
CLEAN OCEAN ACTION: Funds dedicated will support a
multi-year campaign to protect water quality. The goals of this
campaign are to increase monitoring of sites, locations, and
frequency; restore and increase funding for testing at the local,
state and national levels; protect and enhance our right to know
when sewage is found in waterways; and expand testing during
rain events.
HEAL THE BAY: Funds will support efforts to enhance bea ch
water quality, develop and implement pollution abatement
strategies, and better protect human health along the western
U.S. Coastline thought Heal the Bay’s Beach Report Card.
KAHEA: Funds will be used to support three programs seeking
to broaden the already successful network of ocean advocates
to better protect Hawaii’s cherished natural and cultural ocean
resources from new as well as long established threats.
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST (NSCLT): Funds will
be used to permanently protect Pupukea Paumalu and the local
waters, community stewardship of public beach access, and
other efforts to preserve Oahu’s North Shore.
OCEAN INSTITUTE: Funds will support the Watershed Education
Program designed for students for hands-on education about
the environmental impact of their behaviors. The program
addresses the urgent need for ocean conservation through said
hands-on educational activities.
ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER: Funds will support efforts
to reduce the health threats caused by urban runoff pollution
in Orange County, Calif., through advocacy, enforcement,
education, collaboration, and water monitoring efforts.
PASO PACIFICO: Funds will be dedicated to protecting the
marine environment through reducing the organic and inorganic
pollutants entering rivers and marine environments, increasing
the awareness surrounding mangrove wetlands, and building
knowledge of coastal access laws. Efforts will also aim to
strengthen the Nicaraguan surfing community’s commitment to
ocean conservation.
REEF CHECK: Funds will be used for the continued expansion
of the Reef Check California program and its goal to improve
marine management in California through education, training
and community engagement.
SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER: Funds will assist their
Clean Water Advocacy and Enforcement Program which will
protect and restore water quality and aquatic habitats in the
Santa Barbara Channel and its beaches, creeks, and ocean
waters, and to defend the community’s right to clean water.
SAVE THE WAVES COALITION: Funds will assist their World
Surfing Reserves program to preserve outstanding waves and
surf zones around the world; Endangered Waves program that
encourages communities worldwide to address threats to the
surfing coastline; and also their Chile Program that is designed
to reduce industrial pollution in several coastal areas with worldclass surf.
SEYMOUR MARINE DISCOVERY CENTER: Funds will be
used towards their school programs aiming to broaden the
participation of girls and young women in marine science,
education, and conservation programs. This education initiative
focuses on providing enrichment, volunteer and work skill
programs for girls from aging from kindergarten through
college.
SINADES: Funds will be used for their Young Environmental
Ambassadors program, which empowers a group of local youth
to conserve and protect the community’s most important
resources - the beaches and surf breaks of Todos Santos and
Pescadero, B.C. S., Mexico.
SURFERS AGAINST SEWAGE: Funds will be used to support
The Sewage Alert Service which will provide surfers, recreational
water and beach users with vital real time water quality alerts
via SMS, smart phones and the Surfers Against Sewage website
when untreated human sewage is discharged at surf spots,
designated bathing waters, and beaches.
SURFING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Dedicated funds will be
used towards the Waikiki Beach Sand Replenishment Project,
which will monitor tidal current pattern flow change and sand
movement due to replenishment.
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION: Funds will enable efforts to save,
improve and protect surf locations, protect the quality of water
in the surf zone, ocean environmental education. Initiatives will
address clean water, surf enhancement, ocean conservation
education, surf break protection and other coastal issues
through increasing public awareness of the existing threats to
our water resources.
WILDCOAST: Dedicated funds will support coastal ecosystem
conservation projects that will protect critical wildlife habitat,
ecosystem services and coastal public access in San Diego
County and Baja California.
2014 WATERMAN’S BALL
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
SILVER ANNIVERSARY SPONSOR (limited number available) | $25,000
Lead the pack in celebrating 25 years of protecting our oceans by signing on as an exclusive Silver
Anniversary Sponsor. Receive all of the Triple Crown benefits below, plus receive a color spread with
priority placement in the special edition, hard cover book celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the
Waterman’s Ball. This beautiful coffee table book will commemorate the Waterman’s Ball, its legacy
of influential honorees, and the accomplishments of the event beneficiaries working to protect our
oceans for the past 25 years. Your company will be one of the few given the opportunity to have
a sponsor spread in this one-of-a-kind book to show your support of this long-running event and
express gratitude to the environmental groups working to protect our ocean playgrounds.
THE TRIPLE CROWN | $18,500
• VIP table of 10 at the Waterman’s Ball
• Ability to reserve up to four additional tables of 10
• Two-night stay in a suite at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel during Waterman’s Weekend
• Two additional standard rooms at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel the night of August 9, 2014
• Spread advertisement in the 2014 Waterman’s Ball Program
• Four tickets to the Waterman’s Ball VIP reception
THE DUKE | $12,500
• Preferred table of 10 at the Waterman’s Ball
• Ability to reserve up to three additional tables of 10
• Two standard rooms at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel the night of August 9, 2014
• Full-page advertisement in the 2014 Waterman’s Ball Program
• Two tickets to the Waterman’s Ball VIP reception
THE BIG KAHUNA | $8,500
• Reserved table of 10 at the Waterman’s Ball
• Ability to reserve up to two additional tables of 10
• Full-page advertisement in the 2014 Waterman’s Ball Program
DEADLINE: Sponsorship registration and payment must be received by June 2 to hold your
reservation. If payment is not received by that date, you may forfeit your reservation.
Tickets
Each paid SIMA member company will have the ability to purchase two tickets at the special members-only rate of
$300 per ticket starting June 3. SIMA cannot guarantee that additional individual tickets will be available. The best way
to secure more than the two allotted member tickets is to purchase a sponsorship package. Due to high demand for
sponsorships, no full tables of 10 are available for purchase without a sponsorship.
If available, individual tickets are $400 for non-SIMA members and will go on sale beginning June 24. To be added to
the waiting list, contact Kelly Keenan at kelly@sima.com.
2014 WATERMAN’S BALL
SPONSORSHIP RESERVATION FORM
DEADLINE: JUNE 2, 2014
COMPANY
CONTACT NAME TITLE
E-MAIL
ADDRESS
CITYSTATEZIP
PHONEFAX
I’d like to help protect our beaches and waves by sponsoring the 25th annual Waterman’s Ball.
PLEASE SIGN ME UP FOR:
l SILVER ANNIVERSARY SPONSOR (Limited Number Available)$25,000
l I’d like you to produce my spread for the 25th Anniversary Book. Deadline: June 9
l I will supply digital files, press-ready film or camera-ready art. Deadline: June 16
(see Waterman's Ball 25th Anniversary Book Silver Anniversary Sponsor Ad Spec Sheet for details)
l THE TRIPLE CROWN
$18,500
l THE DUKE
$12,500
l THE BIG KAHUNA
$8,500
l I’d like you to produce my Triple Crown, Duke, or Big Kahuna ad for the event program.
Deadline: June 9
l I will supply digital files, press-ready film or camera-ready art. Deadline: June 16
(see Waterman's Ball Sponsor Event Program Ad Spec Sheet for details)
l ADDITIONAL TABLE OF 10 [NON-SIMA MEMBER]
QUANTITY ________ X
$4,000
l ADDITIONAL TABLE OF 10 [SIMA MEMBER]
QUANTITY ________ X
$3,000
TOTAL DUE __________________
Payment Type: l Check Please make checks payable to SIMA Environmental Fund
l MasterCard l Visa l American Express l Discover
CREDIT CARD NO. EXP DATE
/
CVV: Billing Address: l Same as above or Address:
ADDRESS:
CITY:STATE:ZIP:
CARDHOLDER NAME:
SIGNATURE:DATE:
PLEASE FAX, EMAIL OR MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION FORM:
SIMA Environmental Fund
Attn: Waterman’s Ball
27831 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
E-mail: kelly@sima.com
Fax: 949.454.1406
Registration and payment must be received by June 2, 2014
For more information, please contact
Kelly Keenan, Event Manager,
at 949.366.1164 x3 or kelly@sima.com
2014 SIMA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND
Board of Directors
President
Paul Naude / Vissla
SIMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Doug Palladini / Vans – President
Joel Cooper / Lost International – Treasurer
John Wilson / Stance – Secretary
Taylor Whisenand / Quiksilver
Guiding Light – Dick Baker
Board of Directors
Beto Bedolfe / Marisla Foundation
Scott Daley / Body Glove
Chris Evans / Patagonia
Dave Gilovich / Surfline
DIRECTORS
Eric Crane / Electric
Johnny Gehris / Vestal
Kelly Gibson / Rip Curl
Enich Harris / Fox
Dan McInerny / Olukai
Kevin Meehan / Volcom
Steve Ward / O’Neill Clothing
Shea Weber / Dewey Weber
Bob Mignogna / ISA
ADMINISTRATION
Sean Smith / Executive Director
Jennifer Kelly / Associate Director
Kelly Keenan / Event Manager
Ty Smith / Brand Manager
Brittanie Arnett / Communications
Coordinator
SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD (non-elected)
Fernando Aguerre / Liquid Tribe
Scott Daley / Body Glove
Tom Holbrook
Bob Mignogna / ISA
Paul Naude / Vissla
Steve Pezman / The Surfer’s Journal
Peter Townend / The ActivEmpire
ADVISORY BOARD (non-elected)
Charlie Anderson / Otis Eyewear
Bruce Beach
Meg Bernardo / ASP
Chad DiNenna / Nixon
Kevin Flanagan / The People’s Movement
Ross Garrett / Surfline
Bob Graff / Graffy Inc.
Candy Harris / Stance
Justin Heit / RAEN
Rick Irons / Dragon
Tony Perez / Grind Media
Aaron Quigley
Tom Ruiz
Roy Turner / Surf Expo
Jonno Wells / Surfline
PAST PRESIDENTS
Dick Baker
Bonnie Crail
Tom Holbrook
Tom Knapp
Bob McKnight
Jimmy Olmes
Michael Tomson
Peter Townend
GENERAL COUNSEL
Chris Manderson
ACCOUNTING
Moss-Adams LLP
DESIGN
Joni Casimiro / Joni Design
WATERMAN’S BALL 25TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK
SILVER ANNIVERSARY SPONSOR AD SPECIFICATIONS
Lead the pack in celebrating 25 years of protecting our
oceans as an exclusive Silver Anniversary Sponsor. Receive
all of the Triple Crown sponsor benefits (listed in the
sponsorship brochure), plus receive a color spread with
priority placement in the special edition, hard cover book
celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Waterman’s Ball.
This book will be distributed to the 700 Waterman’s Ball
guests and other important SIMA supporters.
This beautiful coffee table book will commemorate the
Waterman’s Ball, its legacy of influential honorees, and the
accomplishments of the event beneficiaries working to
protect our oceans for the past 25 years. Your company
will be one of the few given the opportunity to have a
sponsor spread in this one-of-a-kind book to show your
support of this long-running event and express gratitude
to the environmental groups working to protect our ocean
playgrounds.
If you have not yet secured your Silver Anniversary
Sponsorship, please reference the sponsorship brochure
for details or contact Kelly Keenan, SIMA Event Manager,
at 949.366.1164 x3 or kelly@sima.com
SILVER ANNIVERSARY SPONSOR AD SPECIFICATIONS
As an elite Silver Anniversary Sponsor, please follow the specs listed here when designing your ad:
THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY SPONSORS: 4/COLOR SPREAD AD
Trim: 20" w x 10" h / Bleed: 20.25" w x 10.25" h
Trim
Bleed
Allow for gutter clearance
DEADLINES
June 2
Sponsorship deadline
PLEASE SEND AD MATERIALS TO:
SIMA Environmental Fund
27831 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
E-mail: kelly@sima.com
June 9 Materials for “produce it for me ads” due
FOR GRAPHIC SPECIFICATIONS
(logo, copy, photo/art, layout input)
AND QUESTIONS CONTACT:
June 16
Joni Casimiro
Digital art and proof due (Mac format only please);
Final ads submitted as hi-res PDFs
Tel: 949.632.8162
E-mail: joni@jonidesign.com
25TH ANNUAL WATERMAN’S BALL SPONSOR
EVENT PROGRAM AD SPECIFICATIONS
The event program for the Waterman’s Ball will be a
beautifully printed color piece celebrating the evening’s
honorees, beneficiaries, and the 25th anniversary of the
Waterman’s Ball. The program will be distributed to the
700 Waterman’s Ball guests.
As a Waterman’s Ball sponsor, you receive a color ad in this
special program. Sponsor ads are an ideal way for event
sponsors to extend their congratulations to any or all of
the 2014 Waterman’s Weekend honorees: Waterman of the
Year Tom Carroll, Environmentalist of the Year Ted Danson,
Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Rusty Preisendorfer,
and Special Recognition Award recipient Hobie Alter. It
is also a perfect opportunity to thank the Waterman’s
Weekend beneficiaries for their excellent work to protect
and preserve our ocean environment.
SPONSOR ADS
Waterman’s Weekend Triple Crown sponsors receive
a four-color spread, and Duke and Big Kahuna
sponsors receive full-page, four-color advertisement
in the Waterman’s Ball Event Program as part of their
sponsorship package.
IF YOUR COMPANY IS A TRIPLE CROWN, DUKE OR BIG KAHUNA SPONSOR,
PLEASE FOLLOW THE SPECS LISTED HERE WHEN DESIGNING YOUR AD:
THE TRIPLE CROWN SPONSORS
4/COLOR SPREAD AD:
Trim: 11" w x 8.5" h
Bleed: 11.25" w x 8.75" h
THE DUKE & BIG KAHUNA SPONSORS
4/COLOR FULL-PAGE AD:
Trim: 5.5" w x 8.5" h
Bleed: 5.75" w x 8.75" h
Trim
Trim
Bleed
Bleed
Allow for gutter clearance
DEADLINES
June 2
Sponsorship deadline
PLEASE SEND AD MATERIALS TO:
SIMA Environmental Fund
27831 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
E-mail: kelly@sima.com
June 9 Materials for “produce it for me ads” due
FOR GRAPHIC SPECIFICATIONS
(logo, copy, photo/art, layout input)
AND QUESTIONS CONTACT:
June 16
Joni Casimiro
Digital art and proof due (Mac format only please);
Final ads submitted as hi-res PDFs
Tel: 949.632.8162
E-mail: joni@jonidesign.com