Yamaha Motor Corp., USAmark the 14th anniversary of the day Yamaha’s Outdoor Outreach Initiative (OAI) with a staff volunteer event at Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, helping The Great Outdoors Fund complete an OAI-funded project on the Oakey Mountain OHV trail system. In a fitting celebration of OAI’s program awarding more than $5 million in grants to date, a team of staff and volunteers joined the effort north of the sports car headquarters and factory. of Yamaha in Georgia to clean up and restore a decommissioned public motor zone.
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“It is with great joy to help communities and improve rider accessibility across the country through the Initiative,” said Mike Martinez, President of the Motor Vehicle Division at Yamaha, who led the program. Yamaha’s Outdoor Outreach, the company’s attendance at the event on April 30, 2022. “As our sponsors are local and our staff can assist with the practice, such as on the Mount Oakey trail in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, it only reinforces the vital need to keep our nation’s public lands open for all to enjoy through the Morning. Yamaha’s Outdoor Accessibility. ”
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The Yamaha OAI 2022 program is underway and equestrian clubs, land management associations and public land managers are encouraged to work together with Yamaha dealers to identify projects and register support.
“With demand for these spaces at an all-time high, resources and energy are needed to protect, maintain and improve capabilities,” said Steve Nessl, Marketing Manager for Motorsports at Yamaha. Access to public land has never been greater.” “As a result, we strive to make it an easy process to obtain the necessary assets through the Yamaha OAI program to complete projects and keep the roads open; From our perspective, we get the money as soon as possible, impacting what matters most quickly. “
To help those thinking about applying for a grant, Yamaha OAI answered the most common questions about the program at YamahaOAI.com and provided a summary of some featured projects as inspiration.
The first quarter grants for 2022 were awarded to five applicants, including:
• FireFrost ATV Club, Halstad, Minnesota
• Friends of the Flathead Avalanche Center, Whitefish, Montana
• San Juan Mountains Association, Durango, Colorado
• Turin Ridge Riders, Constable, New York
The Southern California Mountains Foundation also received a grant for the first quarter of 2022, extending a decade-long partnership that includes regular Yamaha employee volunteer events at the National Forest San Bernardino, provides hands-on support for trail clearing, erosion control, and facility improvements in one of the country’s most popular areas for outdoor and motorized recreation.
The application deadline for consideration in the second quarter of the 2022 funding cycle is June 30, 2022. Application instructions and application for the Yamaha OAI grant are available at YamahaOAI.com. Connect with Yamaha on social media via @YamahaOutdoors or search for any of the following hashtags on all platforms: #Yamaha #YamahaOAI #REALizeYourAdventure #ProvenOffRoad #AssembledInUSA
About Yamaha’s Outdoor Outreach Initiative
Since 2008, Yamaha’s Outdoor Access Initiative has led the Powersports industry in supporting responsible access to our nation’s public lands for outdoor enthusiasts. With more than $5 million in contributions to 400 projects across the country, Yamaha has directly and indirectly supported thousands of miles of motorized recreation trails, maintaining and rehabilitating riding and hunting areas. , improve staging areas, provide agricultural organizations with essential OHV safety education, build bridges across fish-farming streams, and partner with local outdoor-loving communities across the country. country to improve access to public lands. Each quarter, Yamaha accepts applications from nonprofit or tax-exempt organizations including OHV equestrian clubs and associations, national, state, and local public land use agencies, associations of outdoor enthusiasts and land conservation groups with the desire to protect, improve, expand and/or maintain access for safe, responsible and sustainable public use .
Up-to-date instructions, applications, information and news about the Outdoor Outreach Initiative are available at YamahaOAI.com. For specific questions about Yamaha’s Outdoor Access Initiative, call the dedicated hotline at 1-877-OHV-TRAIL (877-648-8724), email OHVAccess@Yamaha- Motor.com or write to:
Yamaha’s Outdoor Outreach Initiative
Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
3065 Chastain Meadows Parkway, Bldg. 100
Marietta, GA 30066
About Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (YMUS), is a recognized leader in the outdoor recreation industry. The company’s ever-expanding product offerings include Motorcycles and Scooters, ATVs and Sidecars, Snowmobiles, WaveRunner Personal Watercraft, Boats, Outdoor Motors, External Power Equipment Sky, Power-assisted bicycles, Golf cars, Electric wheelchair assist systems, Surface Technology (SMT) and Robotic machines, Helicopter drones, Accessories, Costumes, Yamalube products, etc. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of distributors and agents in the United States.
YMUS has corporate offices in California, two corporate offices in Georgia, facilities in Wisconsin and Alabama, and plant operations in Tennessee and Georgia. Other US-based subsidiaries include Yamaha Marine Systems Company (YMSC) with divisions Bennett Marine (Florida), Kracor Systems (Wisconsin) and Siren Marine, Inc. (Rhode Island), Skeeter Boats (Texas), with G3 Boats (Missouri) and Yamaha Precision Propeller (Indiana) divisions.
