(971)235-3693
Illinois River Clean Up Apr 27 & 28, 2024
" illyfest "
A Fundraiser for The Dome School
in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Fundraiser
DONATIONS of GOODS
illyfest is soliciting donations from outdoor recreation retailers and the boating community as a fundraiser for the Dome School, a local non profit. All donations are tax deductible. In the interest of complete transparency and for accounting purposes, all donations are inventoried including Item, Donor, Fair Market or Retail Value, and Date Pledged. Each donor will receive a receipt. Profits from the event will be announced publicly and gifted to the Dome School no later than 10 business days after the event.
Donations will be used:
1) To be raffled off at the Celebration on Saturday evening to raise funds.
2) Awarded as prizes to verified 1st place race winners at the Celebration.
It is the donor’s income tax responsibility to determine deductibility and/or obtain valuation, the dollar figure provided on the receipt is for donor recognition and accounting purposes only.
Contact Nicole Smedegaard (971) 235-3693
Celebration at 6 Mile
illyfest celebration will be from 4 pm to 10 pm at Six Mile
Saturday April 27
4 pm FOOD TRUCK open
5 pm AWARDS CEREMONY Race winners announced
6 pm RAFFLE begins
7 pm LIVE MUSIC
9 pm AFTERPARTY DJ
10 pm QUIET HOURS
Contact Travis Garnier (541) 415 -4820
Yummy food!
illyfest is partnered with Grip N Grub Food Cart to offer Taco bar dinner Saturday night, to go sack BLT lunches Sat & Sun, and breakfast Sunday morning. Food tickets are for sale on site in $5 cash increments and sack lunches can be reserved/ purchased ahead of time.
Raffle 6pm Saturday
$1 each or 25 tickets for $20
illyfest raffle rules:
1) Participants must be present to win and have their winning ticket in hand
2) Event Organizers are not eligible to enter the raffle
3) Winning tickets will be announced up to 3 times orally before re-draw
4) Winning ticket numbers will be available in written format
5) Red carded individuals may not win raffle prizes, see event rules
Registered Land Based Volunteers, Boat Based Volunteers & Race Safety Team Volunteers
receive 20 free raffle tickets per person
Contact Mariah Dee (541) 291 -6633
Race Schedule
illyfest WHITEWATER RACES Sat Apr 27, 11:00 - 12:30
There must be a minimum of 3 watercraft per category to compete
Event Organizers reserve the right to alter categories based on turn out
AIRE Rapid Grand Prix Rules & Classes
8:00 AM: Registration Opens (Location: Six Mile Day Use Area)
10:00 AM: Registration Closes
Mandatory Safety Meeting at put in 15 minutes before each launch
MASS START
11:00 Hard boats
11:30 R2 Round Boat, R2 Paddle Cat
12:00 IK, Pack raft, SUP, Tube, River Board
12:30 Oar Rafts Round Boat, Oar Rafts Cat Boat
1:00 R4 Rafts, round boat only
Contact Josh Isengale (541) 287 -0027
Clean Up Schedule
illyfest River Clean Up
Sun Apr 28, 10:00 - 3:00
Boat Based teams:
8 Dollar Put in to 6 Mile (Team 8 Dollar)
6 Mile to Ring Beach (Team 6 Mile)
Low Water Bridge to Miami Bar (Team Low Bridge)
Land & Vehicle based volunteer teams:
6 Mile (Team Sixes)
Ring Beach (Team Ringers)
Miami Bar (Team Miamis)
Contact Angie Furhmann (480) 818 -3649
Sign Up Forms
illyfest Registered Volunteers receive 20 free raffle tickets!
1st Place Winners of Races will receive Prizes at the Awards Ceremony
Boat Based Clean Up -Volunteer
Shore Based Clean Up - Volunteer
About illyfest
THE RIVER
The Illinois River in southern Oregon is a world-class whitewater paddling destination for both private boaters and commercial outfitters. A tributary of the Rogue, Illinois River conservation efforts are focussed locally through the Kalmiopsis Guides Association and Rogue Riverkeeper, a program of KS Wild. Protection under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 1984 and designation of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness in 1964 allows paddle sports enthusiasts to enjoy an overnight whitewater wilderness trip through spectacular scenery, including rare endemic plants and otherworldly Serpentine soils. Upstream of this overnight Wilderness gem, the Scenic stretch through the Rogue Siskiyou National Forest along the Illinois River Road sees an annual accumulation of garbage that volunteers and boaters at illyfest aim to prevent from entering the Wilderness.
THE LITTER
It is heartbreaking for locals and paddlers to see the quantity of garbage that piles up in this outstanding stretch of river annually. Josephine county has issues with abandoned trailers and tires being dumped along forest roads, perched along banks of streams such as Rough and Ready Creek and Deer Creek. These tributaries feed into the Illinois River and the garbage runoff travels downstream during high water events. In addition to the dumping problem, Illinois River Road is a wildly popular recreation area during summer months. Emerald swimming holes attract bumper to bumper parking along the roadway and the river banks are loved to death, leaving behind trash.
THE CLEAN UP EVENT
illyfest, a small annual river clean up event put on by local boaters, is growing this year to include a fundraiser for the Dome School, a local non profit school that “works hand-in-hand with families to ignite a lifelong love of learning and a deep caring for the diversity of humanity and the natural world.” Funding will aid programming that gets kids outside.
BOATERS
This year, illyfest is an event for boaters by boaters, who are volunteering to collect and carry the garbage on whitewater rafts from the riparian zone and river bed. The community is invited to volunteer with us for land based or boat based clean up efforts. Local boat builder SOTAR Whitewater Manufacturing will have demo boats available for volunteers to use during the event. Volunteers can enjoy an after party at Six Mile Campground, where a raffle will raise funds for the Dome School. Before the raffle, prizes will be awarded for the largest diameter tire collected and to first place winners of the whitewater races.
Date: April 27 & 28, 2024
Cause: Fundraiser for the Dome School
Itinerary: Raft based litter clean up, whitewater races, celebration
illyfest EVENT RULES in place 8am Saturday until 5 pm Sunday along the Illinois River Road and waterway between 6 Mile and Miami Bar Access. Siskiyou Field Institute and "Boy scout Camp" properties are also included.
In addition to all local, state, and federal regulations and repercussions, you will be red carded by event organizers for the following:
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Discharging firearms or fireworks during the event
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Physical, sexual, or verbal assault
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Dogs off leash, dog fights
RED CARDS include the following consequences to your actions:
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No Raffle Prizes Awarded, forfeiture of any money spent on tickets
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No Race Prizes or placement
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No participation in future illyfest events