Winnebago, Melanated Campout Form Strategic Partnership

The co-founders of Melanated Campout set out on a mission to extinguish misconceptions about people of color and their interest in outdoor adventures. Each summer, the organization welcomes hundreds of campers to a designated campground for their annual event. Perfect for both novice campers looking to explore the outdoors, or experienced nature lovers searching for their next adventure, Melanated Campout has rewritten the script on a traditional camping experience. The event itinerary is packed with activities from yoga, to guided fishing, to lip sync battles. The team behind Melanated Campout has mastered creating a schedule that embraces curiosity about camping while building community. In the four years since its inception, the group has hosted more than 1000 campers.

“Partnering with Melanated Campout allows us to support an organization with an incredible history of conceptualizing and executing large-scale events that center on inclusion,” said Jil Littlejohn Bostick, Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Winnebago Industries. “We recognized an immediate synergy between our goals for All In, Outdoors, our initiative to drive DEI in the outdoors, and the work their team is doing. After a successful collaboration for this year’s event, we look forward to continuing our partnership and identifying more opportunities to create meaningful change in the outdoors.”

“We are so grateful for Winnebago Industries’ support as we continue to grow the Melanated Campout community. To be recognized by a leading company in the outdoor space marks a significant milestone for our growth as an organization, and we’re excited to build on this partnership to benefit our campers,” said Jocelyn McCants, Melanated Campout co-founder.

For more information on Melanated Campout, please visit https://melanatedcampout.com/. To learn more about Winnebago Industries’ All In, Outdoors initiative, please visit https://www.winnebagoind.com/responsibility/inclusion.