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Author: Mary Beth Sutton
Beer for Gear
Consign Gear for Beer – or Donate Gear for Beer. Help us in our fundraising efforts to provide clean water in the Caribbean and here at home. 
Hippie Dance Party for Clean Water
Give back & get ~ groovy ~ at our Hippie Dance Party benefiting TenneSEA and Caribbean Student Environmental Alliance
Kids 4 Clean Water! Dance the night away with Live Music, Libations and DIY Tie-Dye scarves & bandannas for you and your furry friends. Hillbilly Philly is rolling in with groovy grub!
Peace loving dogs are welcome! $20 for PEACE LOVE & CLEAN WATER!
Kids 4 Clean Water Bass Tournament
Kids 4 Clean Water Bass Tournament to Support TenneSEA Kids 4 Clean Water
at Chester Frost Park – July 16, 2016 from Safe Light until 3:00 PM.
Hourly Big Fish Prize! Auction and Door Prizes!!
$2000 First Prize ( 50 Boat Minimum)
3 Fish Limit!
Kids under 12 have their own fishing tournament and get their own prizes!!!
Registration: $100 per boat. Bring your own partner.
Download the registration form here or register at local shops: Hamilton Sport Shop, Soddy Custom Tackle, Tri State Bait and Tackle, and Sportsman’s Warehouse.
Come support TenneSEA Kids For Clean Water and bring your used gear to donate to the Gear Closet to support our programs.
New Gear in from Bonnaroo 2016
We just got a whole truckload of donated and abandoned loot (or gear, as some may refer to it) from this year’s Bonnaroo music festival.
Come by and pick out the good stuff before it’s all gone.
Remember, your purchases here at The Gear Closet support clean water for all of us.
9th Annual Outdoor Expo & Gear Swap
Join us on April 23, 2016 10 am – 2 pm for our 9th Annual Outdoor Expo & Gear Swap!
Rock Creek, Roots Rated, & Outdoor Chattanooga have already confirmed a booth and will be open for business.
Come ready to trade, buy, sell, or promote your summer camp or outdoor program!
We’ll have something fun for the whole family — tie-dye & popsicles for the kiddos as they learn about our Kids 4 Clean Water Camp!
Want to request a booth or wish to have more info? Call (423) 413-3298
Map-A-Thon for St. Lucia – February 28 at the Gear Closet
Join us on February 28th from 12:00 pm on to participate in the OpenStreetMap Map-athon for St. Lucia.
So what does this have to do with The Gear Closet? The Gear Closet is a fundraising arm of Caribbean-SEA, which works to educate people about clean water, both here in Chattanooga and in the Caribbean.
What is the OpenStreetMap project?
OpenStreetMap is the project that creates and distributes free geographic data for the world. Many maps around the world are incomplete and/or proprietary. The OpenStreetMap project aims to provide free maps for anyone’s use. These can be for private citizens, government, and relief organizations. Continue reading “Map-A-Thon for St. Lucia – February 28 at the Gear Closet”
More about Drinking Wine, Not Water
Read more about saving our water and our Drink Wine, Not Water event in this Mountain Mirror article.
Save Water, Drink Wine – February 6, 2016
Come to our Save Water, Drink Wine Fundraiser on February 6, 2016, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm at The Barn Nursery and raise money for Kids 4 Clean Water. It’s only $40/person and includes wine tasting and tapas and fun!
Bring your friends!
The Barn Nursery is located at 1801 East 24th Street Place in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Welcome to Stephanie!!
Please stop by the shop and welcome Stephanie Bailey as our new Manager! She is an outdoor enthusiast with an eye for art! We are all very excited she has joined our friendly Gear Closet crew!