Sima Environmental Fund Presents

SIMA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND PRESENTS

25th Annual WATERMAN’S

25YEARS SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014 BALL THE RITZ-CARLTON, LAGUNA NIGUEL

HONORING:

TOM CARROLL TED DANSON RUSTY HOBIE ALTER WATERMAN ENVIRONMENTALIST PREISENDORFER SPECIAL OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR LIFETIME RECOGNITION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AWARD

Celebrating 25 Years of Protecting Our Oceans

CREDITS LEFT TO RIGHT: ©TIMO JARVINEN / QUIKSILVER; COURTESY OF WKT PR; JOHN DURANT; COURTESY OF HOBIE PROTECTING OUR PLAYGROUND AND PRESERVING OUR LIVELIHOOD FOR 25 YEARS

ON AUGUST 9, 2014, the SIMA Environmental to support this ongoing effort to ensure that our ocean Fund will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the playground remains healthy and accessible for our Waterman’s Ball. Over the past 24 years, the SIMA customers—and ourselves. Environmental Fund has raised more than $6.5 million for organizations dedicated to protecting and preserving WHAT CAN I DO? our oceans, beaches and surf breaks. This effort is as Each year Waterman’s Weekend serves as the primary important today as it was 25 years ago, and the SIMA fundraiser for the SIMA Environmental Fund, through Environmental Fund needs your help. Friday’s Waterman’s Classic Golf Tournament and Saturday’s Waterman’s Ball and Auction. By signing on As individual businesses, we each face unique concerns as a 2014 Waterman’s Ball sponsor, your company can and obstacles. As an industry, we face one common contribute to a vital effort to protect and preserve our issue that threatens our continued success as a whole: ocean environment. ocean pollution. Poor water quality, watershed runoff and irresponsible coastal development are negative trends With so many worthwhile causes seeking support, it’s that threaten the entire surf industry. For every week often difficult to assess where your company’s donation that a beach is closed due to unsafe bacteria levels, for can make the greatest impact. By sponsoring and every surf break that is destroyed by development, for attending Waterman’s Weekend you can be assured that every child that doesn’t have beach access, surf industry your contribution will go toward solving specific ocean- companies see a direct correlation in lost sales. And for related environmental issues and thereby help ensure that many of us, these trends affect not only our work, but the surf industry and your business continue to thrive. also our play. It is incumbent upon every surf company WHY SHOULD I BE A SPONSOR? Ball, guest rooms at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel during Waterman’s Ball sponsor packages offer a number of Waterman’s Weekend, and a color spread in the special valuable benefits, as well as recognition for your company edition 25th Anniversary Waterman’s Ball coffee table book. as a major donor to the more than 650 Waterman’s Ball attendees which include surf industry executives, Southern However, the biggest benefit of being a Waterman’s Ball California business leaders and friends of the environment. sponsor is the return on your investment in the ocean environment. Your contribution will directly contribute to the In addition, the 25th annual Waterman’s Ball is certain protection and preservation of our oceans, beaches and surf to attract local and regional attention due to the appeal breaks that are the industry’s playground and livelihood. of this year’s honorees. This year’s event will honor surf legend and two-time world champion Tom Carroll as YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPACT! Waterman of the Year, Golden Globe Award Winner and On behalf of SIMA and the SIMA Environmental Fund, environmental activist Ted Danson as Environmentalist of we urge you to take part in the critical effort to help the Year, and legendary shaper Rusty Preisendorfer with conserve our ocean environment. We have included all the Lifetime Achievement Award. A Special Recognition the information you’ll need to participate in this year’s Award will also be presented to the family of influential fundraising efforts. The 25th Anniversary Waterman’s surf industry figure, Hobie Alter, in memory of SIMA’s Weekend events are expected to sell out early so we first-ever Waterman of the Year. encourage you to complete the attached sponsorship reservation form and return it with your payment as soon Depending on the level of commitment, sponsors can as possible. Thank you in advance for your support. expect benefits such as a table of 10 at the Waterman’s 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 REEF CHECK: Funds will be used for the continued expansion with advocating for a comprehensive federal, science-based of the Reef Check California program and its goal to improve planning process and to pursue actions to protect Arctic marine marine management in California through education, training ecosystems and subsistence resources from further harm from and community engagement. industrial activities. SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER: Funds will assist their ALGALITA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Funds will be Clean Water Advocacy and Enforcement Program which will used towards an ocean conservation education program. This protect and restore water quality and aquatic habitats in the program will be used to educate, motivate, and empower youth Santa Barbara Channel and its beaches, creeks, and ocean through activities and projects designed to promote science- waters, and to defend the community’s right to clean water. based environmental education, strengthen youth leadership skills, and promote awareness and appreciation for the value and SAVE THE WAVES COALITION: Funds will assist their World vulnerabilities of our ocean resources. Surfing Reserves program to preserve outstanding waves and surf zones around the world; Endangered Waves program that ASSATEAGUE COASTAL TRUST: Dedicated funds will assist encourages communities worldwide to address threats to the with watershed patrols, water quality monitoring, advocacy surfing coastline; and also their Chile Program that is designed on priority water quality protection issues and educational to reduce industrial pollution in several coastal areas with world- activities to inform and engage citizens in clean water promotion class surf. efforts. The funds will also benefit Coast Kids, a family-focused environmental education program. SEYMOUR MARINE DISCOVERY CENTER: Funds will be used towards their school programs aiming to broaden the CLEAN OCEAN ACTION: Funds dedicated will support a participation of girls and young women in marine science, multi-year campaign to protect water quality. The goals of this education, and conservation programs. This education initiative campaign are to increase monitoring of sites, locations, and focuses on providing enrichment, volunteer and work skill frequency; restore and increase funding for testing at the local, programs for girls from aging from kindergarten through state and national levels; protect and enhance our right to know college. when sewage is found in waterways; and expand testing during rain events. SINADES: Funds will be used for their Young Environmental Ambassadors program, which empowers a group of local youth HEAL THE BAY: Funds will support efforts to enhance bea ch to conserve and protect the community’s most important water quality, develop and implement pollution abatement resources - the beaches and surf breaks of Todos Santos and strategies, and better protect human health along the western Pescadero, B.C. S., Mexico. U.S. Coastline thought Heal the Bay’s Beach Report Card. SURFERS AGAINST SEWAGE: Funds will be used to support KAHEA: Funds will be used to support three programs seeking The Sewage Alert Service which will provide surfers, recreational to broaden the already successful network of ocean advocates water and beach users with vital real time water quality alerts to better protect Hawaii’s cherished natural and cultural ocean via SMS, smart phones and the Surfers Against Sewage website resources from new as well as long established threats. when untreated human sewage is discharged at surf spots, designated bathing waters, and beaches. NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST (NSCLT): Funds will be used to permanently protect Pupukea Paumalu and the local SURFING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Dedicated funds will be waters, community stewardship of public beach access, and used towards the Waikiki Beach Sand Replenishment Project, other efforts to preserve Oahu’s North Shore. which will monitor tidal current pattern flow change and sand movement due to replenishment. OCEAN INSTITUTE: Funds will support the Watershed Education Program designed for students for hands-on education about SURFRIDER FOUNDATION: Funds will enable efforts to save, the environmental impact of their behaviors. The program improve and protect surf locations, protect the quality of water addresses the urgent need for ocean conservation through said in the surf zone, ocean environmental education. Initiatives will hands-on educational activities. address clean water, surf enhancement, ocean conservation education, surf break protection and other coastal issues ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER: Funds will support efforts through increasing public awareness of the existing threats to to reduce the health threats caused by urban runoff pollution our water resources. in Orange County, Calif., through advocacy, enforcement, education, collaboration, and water monitoring efforts. WILDCOAST: Dedicated funds will support coastal ecosystem conservation projects that will protect critical wildlife habitat, PASO PACIFICO: Funds will be dedicated to protecting the ecosystem services and coastal public access in San Diego marine environment through reducing the organic and inorganic County and Baja California. 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. 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 [email protected]. 2014 WATERMAN’S BALL SPONSORSHIP RESERVATION FORM DEADLINE: JUNE 2, 2014

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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:

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CITY: STATE: ZIP:

CARDHOLDER NAME:

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PLEASE FAX, EMAIL OR MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION FORM: Registration and payment must be received by June 2, 2014 SIMA Environmental Fund Attn: Waterman’s Ball For more information, please contact 27831 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Kelly Keenan, Event Manager, E-mail: [email protected] at 949.366.1164 x3 or [email protected] Fax: 949.454.1406 2014 SIMA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND SIMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Taylor Whisenand / Quiksilver Board of Directors Officers Doug Palladini / Vans – President Joel Cooper / Lost International – Treasurer President John Wilson / Stance – Secretary Paul Naude / Vissla Guiding Light – Dick Baker

Board of Directors DIRECTORS Beto Bedolfe / Marisla Foundation Eric Crane / Electric PAST PRESIDENTS Johnny Gehris / Vestal Dick Baker Scott Daley / Body Glove Kelly Gibson / Rip Curl Bonnie Crail Enich Harris / Fox Tom Holbrook Chris Evans / Patagonia Dan McInerny / Olukai Tom Knapp Kevin Meehan / Volcom Bob McKnight Dave Gilovich / Surfline Steve Ward / O’Neill Clothing Jimmy Olmes Shea Weber / Dewey Weber Michael Tomson Bob Mignogna / ISA Peter Townend SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD (non-elected) Fernando Aguerre / Liquid Tribe GENERAL COUNSEL Scott Daley / Body Glove Chris Manderson Tom Holbrook ADMINISTRATION Bob Mignogna / ISA ACCOUNTING Sean Smith / Executive Director Paul Naude / Vissla Moss-Adams LLP Jennifer Kelly / Associate Director Steve Pezman / The Surfer’s Journal Kelly Keenan / Event Manager Peter Townend / The ActivEmpire DESIGN Ty Smith / Brand Manager Joni Casimiro / Joni Design Brittanie Arnett / Communications ADVISORY BOARD (non-elected) Coordinator 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 IF YOUR COMPANY IS A TRIPLE CROWN, DUKE OR BIG KAHUNA SPONSOR, PLEASE FOLLOW THE SPECS LISTED HERE WHEN DESIGNING YOUR AD:

WATERMAN’S BALL 25TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK SILVER ANNIVERSARY SPONSOR AD SPECIFICATIONS

Lead the pack in celebrating 25 years of protecting our protect our oceans for the past 25 years. Your company oceans as an exclusive Silver Anniversary Sponsor. Receive will be one of the few given the opportunity to have a all of the Triple Crown sponsor benefits (listed in the sponsor spread in this one-of-a-kind book to show your sponsorship brochure), plus receive a color spread with support of this long-running event and express gratitude priority placement in the special edition, hard cover book to the environmental groups working to protect our ocean celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Waterman’s Ball. playgrounds. This book will be distributed to the 700 Waterman’s Ball guests and other important SIMA supporters. If you have not yet secured your Silver Anniversary Sponsorship, please reference the sponsorship brochure This beautiful coffee table book will commemorate the for details or contact Kelly Keenan, SIMA Event Manager, Waterman’s Ball, its legacy of influential honorees, and the at 949.366.1164 x3 or [email protected] accomplishments of the event beneficiaries working to

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 PLEASE SEND AD MATERIALS TO: June 2 SIMA Environmental Fund 27831 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Sponsorship deadline E-mail: [email protected] June 9 Materials for “produce it for me ads” due FOR GRAPHIC SPECIFICATIONS (logo, copy, photo/art, layout input) AND QUESTIONS CONTACT: Joni Casimiro June 16 Tel: 949.632.8162 Digital art and proof due (Mac format only please); E-mail: [email protected] Final ads submitted as hi-res PDFs 25TH ANNUAL WATERMAN’S BALL SPONSOR EVENT PROGRAM AD SPECIFICATIONS

The event program for the Waterman’s Ball will be a and Special Recognition Award recipient Hobie Alter. It beautifully printed color piece celebrating the evening’s is also a perfect opportunity to thank the Waterman’s honorees, beneficiaries, and the 25th anniversary of the Weekend beneficiaries for their excellent work to protect Waterman’s Ball. The program will be distributed to the and preserve our ocean environment. 700 Waterman’s Ball guests. SPONSOR ADS As a Waterman’s Ball sponsor, you receive a color ad in this Waterman’s Weekend Triple Crown sponsors receive special program. Sponsor ads are an ideal way for event a four-color spread, and Duke and Big Kahuna sponsors to extend their congratulations to any or all of sponsors receive full-page, four-color advertisement the 2014 Waterman’s Weekend honorees: Waterman of the in the Waterman’s Ball Event Program as part of their Year Tom Carroll, Environmentalist of the Year Ted Danson, sponsorship package. Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Rusty Preisendorfer,

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 THE DUKE & BIG KAHUNA SPONSORS 4/COLOR SPREAD AD: 4/COLOR FULL-PAGE AD: Trim: 11" w x 8.5" h Trim: 5.5" w x 8.5" h Bleed: 11.25" w x 8.75" h Bleed: 5.75" w x 8.75" h

Trim Trim Bleed Bleed

Allow for gutter clearance