Personal History
My name is Jacob Cruz-Ratliff, and I am the Founder/Owner of Expeditionary Veterans Association (EVA), which is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempted veterans charity organization. I served in the U.S. Army from 2000-2004 and w/ a combat tour in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. I am not a 100% Disabled Combat-Veteran due to my military service. Well that enough about me, let talk about the real reason I am reaching out to you. EVA was started to assist Veterans that have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and to assist them in organized outdoor types of activities with other Veterans thatsuffer from PTSD. Two to Fourtimes a week, year-round, we host mountain bike trips in hopes to help these Veterans adjust back into society to include making new friendships as they once did while serving in the military.
Riding Goals
We hope that our organization can provide a better way of life for them. As for now the County of San Diego, CA and County of Riverside, CA is where EVA Headquarters is currently located, in hopes to spread to other regions in California within the coming years. In January 2023, weopened our newest location inLas Vegas, Nevada andhopefully in 2024, we will hopefully be opening our Tennessee/Kentucky locations.
With our recent business expansion into Las Vegas, Nevada we are hoping to find a local bike shops and bike industry companies that will be willing to establish a business a relationship, where EVA and your shop will benefit from each other’s collaborations. This would mean we would work directly with you with event planning, donations for events, discounts, and referrals from all our veteran clientele to include, but not limited to social-media platforms, friends, and family as well. If you so desire to establish this business relationship with our organization, I will make myself readily available for open communications to discuss a cooperative business plan.
Funding is strictly by donation, and therefore this Proposal for Sponsorship request was developed. Whatever product is donated, discounts provided, services, or funding is provided, will be used to the purchase of recreational equipment required to successfully host events that will provide treatment therapy to those Veterans suffering from PTSD.
Competitive Highlights
Most of our therapy ridesare exploring XC, All-Mountain,and Enduro/DH type trails, but we also have members that have become EVA ambassadors and racing many times a year in SoCal Enduro Races, Big Bear-Snow Summit DH Races, and Mammoth Mountain DH Races and of course local races; to include races that are held in Las Vegas, NV. All of which we are proud of backing them and many of them never use to mountain bike before joining Team EVA and now are amateur racing.
In April 2021, we made progress by purchasing a 2019 Ram 1500, which will help stack-up more Vets to transport with their gear and take to rides with us to our recreational therapeutic activities. This truck picks up EVA members and is loaded with bikes to be taken out to EVA recreational therapy treatment sessions all over Southern California. We are hoping that soon we could trade-in this truck and/or purchase a Mercedes Sprinter Van or Ford Transport Van within the coming year(s), which will give us the max ability for transportation of treatment requirement for our Veterans.
We hope maybe by sending you this proposal, not only will we get to promote your brand in a broader social setting as we already do with our current sponsors, but also give more of our clientele the abilityto conquer more trails with lesspain and bigger smiles. We hope by the submission of this proposal, you can assist in our goals. Thank you for your time and support you already give our Active-Duty Service-Members and Veterans.
V/r,
JacobCruz-Ratliff Founder/Owner
Expeditionary VeteransAssociation
SanDiegoCounty,CA / RiversideCounty,CA / Las Vegas, NV
#: 619-548-5678
501(c)(3) EIN# 93-2102389
CDTFA Seller’s Permit #235099072
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