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Help Celebrate Smokey's 65th Birthday!

Smokey Bear turns 65 this year. Since 1944, Smokey has educated generations of Americans about their critical role in wildfire prevention through his enduring message, "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires." You can join to help celebrate Smokey's birthday and further the reach of his messages. We have developed a special toolkit, which features 65th Birthday PSAs, a birthday card and poster, a historical retrospective of ads, as well as customizable press materials and suggestions for events and activities. There are many ways you can celebrate Smokey Bear's birthday in your communities. For more information and ideas start by downloading the toolkit document below.

Toolkit Documents

Toolkit PDF: Download PDF

Press Release: Download Word Document

Media Alert: Download Word Document

National Symbols Cache Order Form: Download Excel Document

Smokey's 65th Birthday Logos

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Smokey's 65th Birthday e-Card

View Customizable E-mail

Directions to send out via email:
1. Select all the content on the page to the left by clicking the link and hitting "Ctrl + a" on your keyboard.
2. While the content of the entire email is selected, Copy the selection to the click board by hitting "Ctrl + c" on your keyboard.
3. Using your email software (i.e. outlook, lotus notes, other), open a new email message (make sure you have HTML format selected)
4. Paste the content into the body of the new email message by placing your cursor in the body section of the email and hitting "Ctrl + v" on your keyboard.
5. Edit the message to include your organization information, event dates and details, etc.
6. Before sending, make sure to format the copy so that the font is consistent throughout: font is Verdana, font size is 10.5

Smokey's 65th Birthday Printable Card