Hydro Flask Garage Sale Raises Nearly $80,000 For The Conservation Alliance.

Hydro Flask is honored to award over $79,500 in charitable contributions to The Conservation Alliance as beneficiary of its annual garage sale event, held last month at the company’s Bend, Ore. headquarters.

Open to the surrounding Central Oregon community, the July 18 garage sale featured Hydro Flask overstock and discontinued items alongside lightly scratched and dented or unused return merchandise. The event drew upwards of 1,000 attendees between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., generating just over $79,500 in Hydro Flask sales. One hundred percent of proceeds were donated directly to The Conservation Alliance, named this year’s non-profit partner in a company-wide nomination and voting process by Hydro Flask employees. Hydro Flask has been a member of The Alliance since 2014 and shares its hometown with the national non-profit organization, also based in Bend.

“It’s a joy to support The Conservation Alliance and the great work they do to protect public lands locally, regionally and nationally with their powerhouse Bend-based team,” says Indigo Teiwes, senior corporate social responsibility manager at Hydro Flask. “This partnership was truly the Hydro Flask staff choice, reflecting our love for green spaces while perfectly aligning Hydro Flask’s mission to ensure they get the attention and protection they deserve as the singular focus of our Parks For All initiative.”

Hydro Flask launched its charitable grant and advocacy program Parks For All in January of 2017. Parks For All supports the development, maintenance and accessibility of public green spaces in the U.S. and beyond so people everywhere can live healthier, happier and more fulfilled lives. Through the program, Hydro Flask has committed to a series of product donations and cash grants totaling more than $245,000 to date for non-profit organizations whose missions align with working to build, restore and preserve parks.

“Hydro Flask went above-and-beyond in making The Conservation Alliance the beneficiary of their annual Garage Sale, raising nearly $80,000 in a mere five hours,” says John Sterling, executive director of The Conservation Alliance. “We will put those funds to good use in our efforts to protect and defend wild lands and waters throughout North America for their recreation and habitat values. We are lucky to share the Bend community with such a creative and generous company.”

The Hydro Flask July garage sale marked the fifth event of this magnitude for the company. Hydro Flask partnered with another Bend-based Alliance member, outdoor subscription box company Cairn, Inc., to organize the event.

An additional sale is being planned for late 2018 in Portland, Oregon, where Hydro Flask’s warehouse is located, in response to the program’s overwhelming success and popularity.