Are you a race event organiser looking for environmentally friendly race swag?
Waste is a growing problem in the sports industry and race events are no exception. It’s not only about water bottle waste, race finisher tees and goodie bags are also part of the issue. Often the race swag offered to participants, like medals and t-shirts, end up in landfill or in the back of a wardrobe, never to be worn.
Trees not Tees is on a mission to help race directors to offer participants the option of planting a tree instead of (or often on top of) receiving the traditional finisher shirt and medal. Whether your event offers t-shirts, medals, or no merchandise at all, Trees not Tees can help you make a positive environmental impact.
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How does the Trees not Tees sign up process work?
As race event organiser you can simply add a tick box next to the t-shirt sizing selection on their entry form which says, “I don’t need another t-shirt – please plant a tree for me instead”
In your race event registration flow, simply add an option that allows participants to choose a tree, either in place of their t-shirt, a medal, or as an optional extra. Many 3rd party platforms such as SIEntries already have an option for Trees not Tees. If not, feel free to put them in touch with us: hello@treesnottees.com
What happens after the race event?
After your race event, you send us a list of all race event participants who chose to plant a tree. We then allocate each race event participant a freshly planted sapling from our sustainable reforestation project in the UK. We then send out personalised e-certificates to each race event participant, including a photo of their tree, the species, the what3words geolocation, alongside your race and sponsor logos, ready to share on social media!
We’ve got tight budgets. How much does it cost us?
We will match the cost you pay for your race event t-shirt (or other item of merchandise) down to £3.50 per participant. It costs us £6 to plant and maintain a tree for 10 years, after which the trees are of an age where it doesn’t require care from our team, so if you give race event participants the chance to add a tree on top, this will be at the full £5 per tree cost price.
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