History of the Children's Clean Water Festival
Willamette Valley, Oregon

1994 - "First annual CCWF" (500 kids)
            DEQ Coordinator

1995 - "Dive Into The Wide World of Water" (750 kids)
            DEQ Coordinator

1996 - "Oregon Children's Clean Water Festival" (1,000 kids)
            PSU Coordinator

1997 - "A Little Water Paints A Big Picture" (2,000 kids)
            PSU Coordinator
            First year at PCC-Rock Creek.

1998 - "Soak Up Some Knowledge" (2,000 kids)
            PSU Coordinator for both
            First year of Educator Water Workshop Series for teachers,
            coordinated in conjunction with Children's Festival.

1999 - "All One Water" (1,800 kids)
            PSU Coordinator
            First year for formal organizing committee of multiple agencies and organizations.

2000 - "Clean Water: The Sign Of The Times" (1,600 kids)
            Organizing committee strengthening.

2001 - "Kids H2O Kids"
            (1,200 kids attend / 150 kids presenting activities)
            Coalition of Clean Water Festival Providers (CCWFP) formed and strengthening.

2002 - "Clean Water Festival: Where Youth Are Making Waves"
            (1,300 kids attend / 250 kids presenting in leadership roles)
            CCWFP coordinated (PSU drops out because of funding cuts).

2003 - "Clean Water Festival: Where Youth Are Making Waves"
            CCWFP coordinated.
            1,000 kids attend from 36 classes in 15 schools,
            4 stage show performers,
            48 exhibitors at 29 exhibits,
            70 presenters in 31 classrooms,
            42 volunteers from 2 groups.
            State budget cuts to schools result in shortened school year
            and withdrawal of Portland schools from festival for 2003.

2004 - "Clean Water Festival: Where Youth Are Making Waves"
            CCWFP coordinated.
            1,000 kids attend from 37 classes in 20 schools,
            3 stage show performers,
            62 exhibitors at 24 exhibits,
            64 presenters in 30 classrooms,
            44 organizations represented,
            45 volunteers from 7 groups.
            Festival held at PCC-Sylvania with smaller theater for stage shows on 4/16/2004
            because PCC-Rock Creek uses their campus to make up for snow days in January.

2005 - "Clean Water Festival: Where Youth Are Making Waves"
            CCWFP coordinated.
            1,100 kids attend from 40 classes in 22 schools,
            3 stage show performers,
            65 exhibitors at 30 exhibits,
            70 presenters in 32 classrooms,
            50 organizations represented,
            45 volunteers from 3 groups and many individuals.
            Festival held at PCC-Sylvania with large theater for stage shows on 4/14/2005.

2006 - "Clean Water Festival: Where Youth Are Making Waves"
            CCWFP coordinated.
            1,270 kids attend from 47 classes in 25 schools,
            3 stage show performers,
            65 exhibitors at 30 exhibits,
            85 presenters in 34 classrooms,
            52 organizations represented,
            55 volunteers from 4 groups and many individuals.
            Festival held at PCC-Sylvania with large theater for stage shows on 4/13/2006.

2007 - "Clean Water Festival: Where Youth Are Making Waves"
             CCWFP coordinated.
             1,265 kids attend from 50 classes in 29 schools,
             3 stage show performers,
             60 exhibitors at 25 exhibits,
             85 presenters in 33 classrooms,
             50 organizations represented,
             60 volunteers from 4 groups and many individuals.
             Festival held at PCC-Sylvania with large theater for stage shows on 4/13/2006.

2008 - "Clean Water Festival: Where Youth Are Making Waves"
             CCWFP coordinated.
             1,375 kids attend from 54 classes in 24 schools,
             4 stage show performers,
             40 exhibitors at 22 exhibits,
             64 presenters in 31 classrooms,
             45 organizations represented,
             70 volunteers from 5 groups and many individuals.
             Festival held at PCC-Sylvania with large and small theaters for stage shows on 4/24/2008.

2009 - "Clean Water Festival: Where Youth Are Making Waves"
             CCWFP coordinated.
             1,375 kids attend from 54 classes in 24 schools,
             4 stage show performers,
             52 exhibitors at 22 exhibits,
             68 presenters in 31 classrooms,
             45 organizations represented,
             77 volunteers from 6 groups and many individuals.
             Festival held at PCC-Sylvania with large and small theaters for stage shows on 4/30/2009.

2010 - "Clean Water Festival: Where Youth Are Making Waves"
             CCWFP coordinated.
             1,447 kids attend from 53 classes in 22 schools,
             4 stage show performers,
             38 exhibitors in 23 exhibits,
             65 presenters in 30 classrooms,
             42 organizations represented,
             78 volunteers
             Festival held at PCC-Sylvania with large and small theaters for stage shows on 4/30/2009.

Organization involvement: approximately 75 agencies, non-profits, private sector businesses, and watershed councils participate each year since 1997. (For the first 3 years there were about 25 organizations involved).

Total teacher participants to date:         781 teachers

Total youth participants to date:        21,378 children