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KEEN Ambassador on the Playground: Tay and Val Take on ‘I Believe That Dreams Can Come True’ Project

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

“I BELIEVE THAT DREAMS CAN COME TRUE” is a community project, taken on by Tay and Val, with the intentions to: Spread the belief that dreams can come true, share stories of people’s personal dreams and inspire dreams.  As film-makers, their dream is to tell stories of love, life and hope; stories that inspire. This dream got lost amongst deadlines, budgets and expectations when we were working as full-time TV Producers/Directors.

“We made a decision to abandon our traditional TV business, sell everything we own and go collect people’s dreams all over the world, on our bicycles. Using our skills in story-telling, we want to document stories of people taking that first step towards their dreams, people en route chasing their dreams, and people already living their dreams,” comment Tay and Val.

Val (Left) Tay (Right) - Tiawan, March 2010

What is your playground of choice? “Our Playground of choice is every possible footprint on Mother Earth.”

What is one thing you can do to preserve your playground? “With Reverence and Gratitude – respect the land we trade on, respect the mountains we climb, respect the seas that we swim in.  With footprint tread on this Earth, we give thanks and say ‘Thank You’ for that one more step taken on this journey.”

Favorite KEEN Shoe: “We wanted a pair of comfortable sandals that could bring us anywhere on this journey.  From better push off support riding on our bicycles up the challenging slopes, to hiking up dirt trails for the next adventure, to jumping from one rock to another on the river, to maneuvering through wet and slippery local markets around the world, etc. And we found them with KEEN’s Newport H2 (Dark Citron for Tay and Living Coral f0r Val). They are our first pairs of KEEN shoes and they have helped us conquer our first mountain hike, here in Guatemala!”

Pedal Power

Meet the girls and follow their journey here.

KEEN Ambassador Program: At KEEN we are always looking for people in every community who are stewards of the outdoors and bring a new perspective to the idea of living a Hybrid.Life.  At KEEN we strive to bring you closer to the outdoors by empowering our ambassadors to do the same for us!

Leave No Trace: Get Involved In Your Community

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

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Get involved with Leave No Trace (LNT), it’s free!

> Find new ways to get involved with LNT

> Contact catherine@LNT.org  to become a guest blogger

> Contact a LNT State Advocate

> Find State-by-State listings of events, workshops and trainings

> Join LNT’s online communities: Blogger, Facebook and MySpace

About LNT

The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics (LNT) is an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the responsible enjoyment and active stewardship of the outdoors by all people, worldwide.

LNT Core Values

  1. Is committed to the enjoyment, health and protection of recreational resources on natural lands for all people;
    Believes that education is the best means to protect natural lands from recreational impacts while helping maintain access for recreation and enjoyment;
  2. Is founded on outdoor ethics whereby a sense of stewardship is gained through understanding and connecting with the natural world;
  3. Believes that practicing the Leave No Trace principles is the most relevant and effective long-term solution to maintaining the beauty, health of, and access to natural lands;
  4. Is science-based and builds ethical, pragmatic approaches to resource protection for varying types of outdoor recreation and enjoyment;
  5. Strives to build key partnerships that support education programs, training and communities of volunteers, educators, land managers, organizations and corporations committed to teaching and instilling the values of Leave No Trace;
  6. Is inclusive, for all people, and focused on all non-motorized recreation activities occurring on natural lands;
  7. Is apolitical and dedicated to education;
  8. Does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, marital status, military status or disability in the administration of its education, outreach, employment, and other Center administered programs and activities;
  9. Remains committed to its mission, core values, projects and programs without deviation.

Online KEEN Communty almost to 500 members!

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Oh my! When we launched the new KEEN Community on our site 2 weeks ago we had no idea it would grow so fast! THANK YOU for getting involved, sharing your stories and your interests – it is truly inspiring to see all the ways you are living the HybridLife.

Help us spread the word and see if we can get 1000 people connected over the next few weeks in April!  We’ll be selecting one HybridLife Story this month to feature on the homepage of the KEEN site in our scrolling landscape – we’d love for it to be you!  If you have feedback/ideas/comments please leave a note below.

Read more about the new KEEN Community in the Outdoor Industry Association News and SNEWS.

Create, Play, and Care.  It’s a way of life.  We call it HybridLife.

1000 is the friendliest number

Monday, March 16th, 2009

This past week marked a big milestone for KEEN… Thousands of people are now getting involved in the KEEN Community and we couldn’t be more excited! Nothing feels better than connecting with other people that share our values of caring for the world around us, creating new possibilities, and playing outdoors.  Here’s our Community by the numbers:

KEEN facebook page:  1,037 fans

KEEN twitterverse: 1,059 followers

KEEN flickr: 1,544 photos

Also, be sure to check out our very own online social network where you can connect directly with other people living a HybridLife: www.KEENfootwear.com/Community

Let me be the first to welcome you to the KEEN Community!