Makingtrax Mongolia Challenge

ABOUT US Makingtrax is a non-profit company that brings infrastructure to outdoor companies providing education, information, and adaption for everybody, focusing on people with physical or mental limitations. We work with some of New Zealand's leading outdoor adventure companies who are excited and willing to tailor our trips to any adventurer's needs. Jezza Williams, the company director, started Makingtrax following a life-changing canyoning accident in the Swiss Alps in 2010. After a life spend in the great outdoors, he was now faced with another extreme challenge. During his 12 month rehabilitation period, Jezza conjured up a way to get back into the industry that he loves so he could bring the joy of adventure to others in similar situations. Now a C5 tetraplegic, Jezza believes that if he can do it, anybody can. At Makingtrax we believe that everybody, no matter what ability, should be able to experience the true feeling of freedom through adventure. A disability should be no excuse to hold back. Life is precious and you only have one, so live it to the max and donft hold back. We are focused on bringing these adventures and experiences to those individuals who may have previously believed it impossible. THE MONGOL RALLY EVENT DETAILS MakingTrax and team are undertaking a trip of a lifetime to prove that life is an adventure and bring our mission into the limelight. We are aiming to complete the Mongol Rally, a 10,000 mile journey from London, England to Ulan Ude, Russia. The rally begins July 11, 2015 and will take approximately two months, depending on our route and problems we encounter along the way. There are only three rules: The car we will be driving must be ridiculous and small (engine no bigger than 1.2 litres), we must complete the journey entirely on our own and we have to help save the world through fundraising and awareness. We will have to find a suitable car, choose our own route, and navigate Europe throughout the 10,000 mile journey. There is nobody to hold our hand if anything goes wrong, no organisation to fix our car, and no one to bail us out of any sticky situations. To make it even more exciting, Jezza and the rest of the crew is determined to throw themselves out of planes, down rapids, off cliffs, and whatever else they can find to do along the way. Why would we go on a mission risking health, life, and sanity? The truth is there are many good reasons, least of which is that we enjoy a challenge and know it can be done. Our biggest motivation is to prove the ideas that have led to the creation of Makingtrax. We want to show the world the possibilities of what can be done, regardless of the special needs or requirements of an individual, and provide a shining example for those who wish to do something similar. It is important for society to see that with the right mindset and support anything is possible. A wheelchair should not be a limitation to achievements in life. MEDIA SUPPORT Makingtrax and the team have worked hard to generate interest in/and awareness of the Mongol Rally and Makingtrax. This includes television and radio interviews, an event website with member access for sponsors, and pages on social media websites. In order to share this event with the world, Zoe McIntosh and her team will be joining us on the trip and make a full feature documentary of the planning stages, all events during the rally and events that occur after our return. A brief biography of Zoe and Hamish is shown below, although more can be found on their website www.zoemcintosh.com. Zoe McIntosh - Director Zoe McIntosh first won attention for a documentary on mail order brides, made while she studying at Ilam. In 2010 Lost in Wonderland, her doco about idiosyncratic barrister Rob Moodie, won the Qantas award for Best Popular Documentary. Currently developing a feature and directing adverts, McIntosh has also helmed award-winning gangster-on-holiday short Day Trip and bogan buddy romp The Deadly Ponies Gang. Hamish Mortland ? Producer Hamish is a graduate of Canterbury Universityfs Ilam School of Fine Arts, where he majored in film (BFA) in 2003. After studying he began working within the camera-line before branching out into producing, directing and editing across various TVCfs, documentaries, films and music videos between his time both in New Zealand and the UK. He holds a strong interest with projects that not only entertain, but also actively engage the audience and reinforce, challenge or shift their original perception, belief or values. He is currently producing TV Commercials, short films and is in the early stages of producing his first feature. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY We have sent you this proposal as a unique sponsorship opportunity for your company. Every year approximately 250 to 300 teams participate in the Mongol Rally, traveling thousands of miles across every reach of Europe and Asia. Videos from the Mongol Rally are posted all over the internet from various individuals and companies. We will be creating our own professionally filmed and distributed documentary. In addition to that we will be visiting unique places and hold events for the disabled in a variety of places and we will be driving a vehicle that can be a moving billboard for company logos. We hope that our project might be of interest to you as an opportunity to promote your products and company through a sponsorship arrangement. We can offer a variety of sponsorship methods to suit your budget, for example: Equipment and Apparel Our event would use only your companies equipment for the given purpose, which you supply and replace as necessary. We would give prominent publicity to this fact in all our promotional material such as brochures, publicity leaflets, advertising and within the documentary. Advertising Your name or logo featured on our Mongol Rally vehicle; The logo will be seen by every individual we pass by while driving the 10,000 miles from London, England to Ulan Ude, Russia as well as appearing multiple times in the media coverage of our event and social media Travel Arrangements Sponsorship of our flights to and from London, England for the event; We would give prominent publicity to this fact in all our promotional material such as brochures, publicity leaflets, advertising, social media and within the documentary. It may be that you have other ideas that you would like to discuss with us. One of the great advantages of partnering with a local company is being able to be flexible. If there is a possibility we would like to arrange a meeting to talk through some ideas. We would also love to give you a tour of the project so you might see for yourself the great steps forwards that we have already made.