2023 Discover Nature Festival - Activity Application Form
The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon is hosting Discover Nature Festival on Saturday, September 23 from 11am-3pm, and we invite your organization to participate! Discover Nature Festival is a free community event for families that began in 2015.  We are excited to be hosting the event at the amazing Alpenglow Park in SE Bend this year! The event will provide kids and families a day to connect with nature, do fun outdoor activities, challenge themselves, learn about the natural world, and spend time together.

We are seeking community organizations and non-profits to participate in this event and provide fun and engaging activities that highlight the diversity of ways that we connect with nature and spend time outside.  Focus areas can include:
-Nature or environmental education
-Recreation or outdoor skills
-Arts, crafts, and history
-Physical and mental health and well-being
Organizations are not limited to these categories and we invite all organizations who are interested in promoting a connection to the outdoors to participate.  

Please complete and submit the following application by August 11, 2023 to participate in the event.
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Organization/Business *
Contact Person *
Phone Number *
Email *
Category *
Name of proposed activity *
Description of proposed activity *
Specific space/location requirements
Inclusion
The Children's Forest is committed to making this event welcoming and inclusive for all families.  Read more about our commitment to equity and inclusion here:  https://childrensforestco.org/equity-inclusion/.

We ask that our partners and vendors commit to helping to build a welcoming and inclusive environment.  In addition to supporting these values, we ask that partners:
-create a supportive learning environment for those who are new to your activity
-recognize and respect the diversity of ways that people connect with the outdoors
-provide staff or volunteers who speak Spanish, when possible
-provide program information or fliers in Spanish, when possible
-provide information about free activities or scholarships to your programs, if they are available
-provide activities that appeal to different learning styles and abilities
Our Organization/Business agrees to support an welcoming and inclusive event.  (Please sign your name) *
Do you have ideas about how the Children's Forest can create a more welcoming and inclusive event?  Please share them here.
Indemnification
To the Fullest extent permitted by law, you (the vendor) shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon and their respective employees, directors, volunteers, and other persons acting on their behalf from and against any and all claims, actions, suit causes of action, or demands which arise or are in any way connected with the acts or omissions of you, your employees, directors, volunteers, or persons acting on your behalf.

I agree to send a Certificate of Liability insurance listing the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon as additional insured, no later than September 1, 2023.
Signature *
Title *
Date *
Make checks payable to “Children’s Forest of Central Oregon”. Mail checks and Certificates of Insurance to:

Children’s Forest of Central Oregon
63095 Deschutes Market Road
Bend, OR 97701

Questions? Contact Katie Chipko, Children’s Forest Executive Director, 541-383-5592, katie@childrensforestco.org or visit our website childrensforestco.org.
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