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Yamaha Contributes
More Than $300,000 in First Half of 2009
Towards Safe, Responsible OHV Riding and Access
Yamaha OHV
Access Initiative Grants $110,000 in Q2 2009 bringing
Program Total to $985,000; Continues Grassroots
Effort To Make Critical Resources Available to
the OHV Community Nationwide
Cypress, CA (7/23/2009)
- The Yamaha OHV (Off-Highway Vehicle) Access
Initiative GRANTed more than $110,000 in cash
and equipment to ATV riding clubs, national
forests, local land managers, recreational conservancy
advocates and other members of the greater OHV
community in the second quarter of this year.
These GRANTs bring Yamaha’s total contributions
for 2009 to $300,000, and the total contributions
to date to more than $985,000, in support of
the Access Initiative’s mission to promote
safe, responsible riding and open, sustainable
riding areas.
In addition to the financial support provided,
Yamaha corporate employees, field staff and
dealer partners have been directly involved
in projects in their own respective areas this
year. Yamaha corporate employees cleaned trails
and planted more than 1,200 seedlings in the
San Bernardino National Forest as part of important
OHV trail and reforestation projects, and Yamaha’s
regional and district managers nationwide have
stepped in to help potential GRANT applicants
identify appropriate projects and funding opportunities.
In this second quarter funding cycle, 12 Yamaha
GRANTs (Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our
Nation’s Trails) were awarded to fund
projects that directly impact the access, safety
and sustainability of OHV riding areas across
the country. GRANT recipients for Q2 2009 include:
“Yamaha’s commitment to the OHV
community, demonstrated by the continued, aggressive
GRANT funding and hands-on support, remains
strong,” said Mike Martinez, Yamaha’s
general manager of ATV and Side-by-Side Operations.
“Yamaha considers it our duty as a leading
OHV manufacturer to help support these efforts
and ensure that OHV enthusiasts have open access
to safe and sustainable riding areas.”
The Yamaha OHV Access Initiative funds OHV
access-related projects that include, but are
not limited to:
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Trail development, restoration
and maintenance
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Trail signage, mapping and
map production
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Staging area construction,
renovation and maintenance
- Responsible OHV riding education and outreach
- Land stewardship and education
- Legislative lobbying efforts
About the Yamaha
OHV Access Initiative:
Each quarter, Yamaha accepts applications
from non-profit or tax-exempt organizations
including OHV riding clubs, national forests
and associations, and national, state and local
government agencies. A committee then reviews
each application and awards GRANTs to deserving
projects. Applications for the first quarter
of 2009 will be accepted through February 28,
2009.
About Yamaha:
Yamaha ATVs and SxS vehicles are designed, engineered
and built tough! Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
headquarters are located in Cypress, California.
For more information on Yamaha, visit yamaha-motor.com.
www.yamaha-motor.com
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