Earlier this year, Tom Campion, Founder of Zumiez, donated $100,000 to the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) in support of Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell’s goal to raise $20 million in private funds to help further leverage federal funding for the initiative. The Partnership for the 21CSC sent him some interview questions by email, and he kindly responded with the answers below.
The Partnership for the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) is grateful to you for supporting the 21CSC with such a generous donation through your Campion Foundation. How did you become aware of the 21CSC initiative?
TC: I have known Secretary Jewell for many years. We both ran companies in Seattle that sold gear and apparel to customers actively engaged in outdoor recreation when Sally was at the helm of REI and myself at Zumiez. I was thrilled when she was selected to lead our largest federal land management agency, and have stayed in close touch all along. Continue reading