Thank you for considering hosting an event during the 9th annual White River Festival September 14-29!  Established in 2011 by the White River Alliance, the Festival is intended to inspire and excite central Indiana residents about the White River and the issues surrounding our waterways. The Festival and its partners (you!) have helped elevate the conversation about the White River, and we are pleased to see so many new and re-imagined collaborations underway, including the White River Partners, White River Plan, and Reconnecting to our Waterways. Submitting an event to the Festival calendar helps the river, and also helps your own organization by capitalizing on the increased attention to the river-related initiatives.   

Once you've entered your event information below, we will verify that events meet the criteria, proofread and edit descriptions as necessary, and then post to our Festival events page.  You will need to send an image to accompany your event description. This can be a logo or even a stock shot. Please send your image to lisa@thewhiteriveralliance.org. 

We look forward to working together to build a terrific event calendar and ensure that your event and organization receive a boost from being involved in the Festival!

As a reminder, these are the core Festival messages:
  • Our rivers and streams connect our communities and our lives.
  • Our rivers are dynamic systems – they change and we change them with our actions.
  • Our rivers and streams are invaluable to our economy, our health, our wildlife, and our rejuvenation.
Event hosts are asked to create events that reflect core Alliance and Festival values. Events should...
  • Celebrate the river
  • Inspire participants
  • Foster collaboration and build community
  • Create positive energy
  • Encourage reflection
  • Seek solutions
  • Offer fair and balanced viewpoints and provide opportunities for fair and balanced discussions
  • Honor the principles of civil discourse
Events should align with the vision of the Alliance by 'creating positive change through projects and educational initiatives that improve the White River Watershed for all users'.

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* 1. Event Title:

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* 2. Sponsoring Organization(s):

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* 3. Name of primary contact for this event:

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* 4. Primary contact's email address:

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* 5. Event Date (You may include a range of dates.)

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* 6. Event start time:

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* 7. Event end time:

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* 8. Location - Be as specific as possible (for example, 'Ornithology Center at Eagle Creek Park').

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* 9. Street address - This will be mapped, so please be specific.

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* 10. City

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* 11. Zip code

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* 12. Details about the location (optional) - For example, 'Follow signs to entrance' or 'First building on your right', etc.)

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* 13. Event description -
Make sure your description includes a link to your own site, cost, registration information if necessary, etc. This description is where we have our chance to highlight the 'so what' of the event and how it connects to the White River, watersheds, water quality, Festival key messages, etc. Conveying the 'so what' somewhere in your description helps knit the Festival together across events.

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* 14. Event description - 120 characters (includes spaces and punctuation)
We will use this description on social media.

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* 15. Call to Action: The Clear Choices Clean Water Program is the official call-to-action element of the Festival, and you will receive materials to distribute to guests at your event. Clear Choices encourages small behavior changes that improve the water quality in our rivers and streams. If your organization has an additional call-to-action for this event, please share it here. This might be something as simple as encouraging attendees to pick up litter at the river or challenging them to become involved in local watershed efforts. We want your attendees to leave inspired to take some action to improve the watershed!

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* 16. Target audience: Please identify the groups, ages, etc. of the audience you hope to attract to your event.

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* 17. Promotional strategies: List three ways you plan to promote your event to your target audience.

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