sponsorship letter

Jeramiah Morgan                                              While on tour:

General Delivery                                               Jeramiah Morgan

Kapaau, HI 96755                                           P.O. Box 74

                                                                        Middlebury, IN 46540

Cell: 808-769-0598

Work: 808-896-3956

Fb: https://www.facebook.com/jeramiah.morgan

Blog: dajungleblog.blogspot.com

Cover photo: Patrick Orton. Crystal Mill Highline: Fall of 2010.

This spring I will embark on a journey that is unparallel to anything I have ever done. I have lived on the big island of Hawaii for the last three years, the most remote island chain in the world.  While traveling still makes up a large portion of my time, it has been in favor of covering a lot of ground at a time, a quick unsustainable fashion. This time, the plan is to do it a little different, while not sacrificing the sports I love. 

The reasons for this trip include a lot of people I haven’t seen in years, events that I have missed in the past, and also to shed the stagnant, lazy island lifestyle for higher education and certifications that are unobtainable this far in the middle of the ocean.

I currently am employed as the course technician at Kohala Zipline. This affords me enough to get by, but no where near enough to pay for the equipment that I would like to keep me comfortable and happy while I am touring. Rather than suffer the entire trip with worn out mildew covered equipment (that’s what happens when you live in a rainforest garden for a year) I am seeking the help of sponsors. In return for products that will be used for 200+ days this summer I will be writing a blog dajungleblog.blogspot.com; taking video and photos; writing product reviews; doing a documentary at the end of the trip and pushing my self and equipment to its fullest capacity.

With a great concern for the environment and sustainability I will strive to show others that a minimal lifestyle is a happy one.  I will minimize my fossil fuel consumption by riding a bicycle and for the longer flat stretches, seeking alternative transportation like hitchhiking, ridesharing, busses and trains. Minimize my food purchases by foraging, living off of leftovers such as expired goods and the not so glamorous dumpster diving. I have spent more than five years working in kitchens so I can make ugly food look good. I am also stockpiling dehydrated fruit from the land so that I won’t have to sacrifice the majority of my diet when I can’t pick coconut and bananas.

I am specifically asking for donations from companies that share my values. Whether it be recycled clothing, alternative transportation, commitment to the environment, or just making quality equipment that will stand up to some good abuse. There has been a lot of thought about the companies I am contacting, and I will not go to great lengths just to get some free swag; I honestly don’t need that crap weighing me down. Thank you for your time and consideration. 

 For anyone willing to make donations I will post a list of things I will be requiring for the trip.  Suggestions are much needed and appreciated for an undertaking of this sort. As always cash and food during the trip will be gladly accepted. Also Please let me know what I can do for you, your company, family, friends, communities, schools, youth groups, etc.

May the path be smooth and the wind push forward. 

Aloha nui loa.