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TOMFOOLERY

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ADVENTURES

 

Local or long-distance, let Tomfoolery help you find adventure.

GUIDE SERVICES

 

We offer a variety of custom guided adventures and lessons for all interests and ability levels.

INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKING

 

Tom is eager to schedule speaking engagements that promote his life and company mantra to Live Active, Laugh More and Inspire All.

CONSULTING

 

Let Tom help you grow your brand or organization with his personality and technical expertise.

TEAM BUILDING

 

Tom uses time in the outdoors to encourage teams, businesses, organizations and groups to work together in a more positive way. 

EVENT SUPPORT

 

Tom can help take your event to the next level or provide leadership to create a new event for your community, cause, company or organization.

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Adventures

 

 

Tom has a passion for adventure whether it is a local microadventure or long distance destination trip. His goal is to showcase local outdoor recreation amenities, non-profit organizations and raise money for charity through adventure travel. Biking, SUP, fly fishing, canoeing and kayak are just a few of the human powered activities showcased on his trips.

 

View a complete list of adventures. Contact Tom if you would like to have your company, recreation amenity, charity or organization considered as a beneficiary of an upcoming adventure. Have an idea for an epic adventure? He is all ears no matter how big or small the trip.

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Consulting

 

Tom has over 20 years of professional experience in sports, adaptive recreation and outdoor adventure. He is passionate about promoting an active lifestyle and living life with no regrets. Mix in his playful personality with his technical expertise and you have a great resource to grow a brand, develop an event, organize an adventure and make recreation and sport accessible to all. Tom worked as a recreation coordinator for people with disabilities for nine years at Miami County Board of Developmental Disabilities and as an outdoor recreation events coordinator with Five Rivers MetroParks. Tom is well respected in the outdoor industry, adaptive recreation field and amongst his family and friends. His uncanny ability to grow positive relationships and no limits thinking creates an environment for success in any situation.

 

Event Producer Resume:

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Professional Coordinator Role

 

  • Midwest Outdoor Experience

  • The Adventure Summit

  • Bike to Work Pancake Breakfast

  • Berry Special Olympics Soccer Invitational

  • Troy Strawberry Festival Partnership Events

  • Special Olympics Ohio State Softball Tournament

  • Special Olympics Ohio Basketball Skills Invitational

  • Twin Valley Backpacking Trail Grand Opening

  • Let's Play a Game sports series

  • Paddle in the Park

  • MetroParks Mountain Bike Area Grand Opening

 

Tomfoolery Outdoors Productions

  • Canoegrass

  • River Rampage

  • Reel Paddling Film Festival - Dayton

  • B(H)ikesgiving

  • Tomfoolery Talks

  • Spooky Brew Bike Tour

  • Santafoolery Bike Tour

  • Tomfoolery Dayton Beer Miler

  • Urban Yoga Movement

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Clients Include:

 

  • Ohio's Great Corridor Association

  • Special Olympics

  • City of Troy, Ohio

  • True Heights Outfitters

  • Green Earth Outdoors

  • Adventures on the Great Miami

  • Hairless Hare Brewery

  • Roads to Recovery

  • Global Water Consortium

  • Dayton Beer Company

  • Bonbright Distributors

  • Heritage Ohio Winding Roads Project

  • Bike Virginia Tour

  • Project Believe

  • Buckeye Trail Association

  • Tonic Dayton

  • Asheville Van Life Rally

  • Industrial Heartland Trail Coalition

  • Mother Stewarts Brewing Company

  • Mudlick TapHouse

  • Foodbank Dayton

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Event Support

 

Tom can help take your event to the next level or provide leadership to create a new event for your community, cause, company or organization. He is comfortable in any leadership role or can provide that extra labor needed to offer a successful event. With over 40 events under his belt as the lead coordinator, Tom has the ability to design events, lead strategic discussions, develop marketing plans, manage social media, recruit and train volunteers, solicit sponsor partnerships, work with media and create staffing roles. Contact Tom to support or help develop an event today!

 

Contract support roles:

 

  • Avon 39 Breast Cancer Walks in Boston, Houston, Washington D.C. and San Francisco - 2015

  • Des Moines Arts Festival - 2014 and 2015

  • Adventures on the Great Miami - Fall Colors Fall Beers Paddle, Sunny Saturdays, Treasure Island River Fest, Doggie Paddle Days, Customer Appreciation Festival, Full Moon Floats, social media campaigns

  • Bonbright Distributors - Sweetwater Brewing Company and New Belgium Brewing Company brand launch events in Dayton, OH.

  • Bike Virginia Tour - Facilities Manager

  • Asheville Van Life Rally - Welcome Team Superhero

  • Mother Stewarts Brewing Company - Weekend Warrior Campaign

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Guide Services

 

 

We offer a variety of custom guided adventures and lessons in fly fishing, biking, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking and canoeing for all interests and ability levels. A high percentage of guide trips or lessons are offered in the Dayton area but custom destination options are in development. Book your trip or lesson today by calling Tom Helbig at 937-417-2228

 

Fly Fishing 

Tomfoolery Outdoors offers guided fly fishing adventures and casting instruction on local rivers and lakes in the Dayton, Ohio area. These rivers offer smallmouth bass, carp and brown trout fly fishing opportunities. Trips have four hour or eight hour options. All gear is provided! Casting lessons are offered in one or two hour sessions. In addition, we offer custom regional destination trips upon request. Tom has over 17 years of fly fishing experience chasing freshwater and saltwater experience. He is thrilled to showcase our local waterways and has experience with several fly fishing destinations including Great Lakes Steelhead, Florida Keys, Smoky Mountains National Park, Colorado, Arkansas, England, North Carolina tailwaters, Tennessee tailwaters,  

 

Paddling

Tomfoolery Outdoors offers guided paddling adventures and instruction on local rivers and lakes in the Dayton, Ohio area in stand up paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeing. Our local rivers and lakes are perfect for beginners and those looking to give overnight paddling adventures a try. Tom has several paddling adventures that provide the knowledge to offer a quality experience. He is the first person to stand up paddleboard the entire 156 miles of the Great Miami River, lived on a kayak for 30 days circumnavigating the Florida Keys and thru paddled the Little Miami River, Mad River and Greeneville Creek in Southwest Ohio.  His most recent adventure was SUP the Exumas. A 35 day journey island hopping, camping, sunset chasing over 300 miles of the breathtaking Bahamian island chain. Day and overnight trips are offered. All gear can be provided by special request! Individual or groups lessons are offered in two or four hour sessions. In addition, we offer custom regional destination trips upon request.

 

Bicycling

Southwest Ohio is home to the largest connected bikeway network in country providing an amazing opportunity to explore our region via bicycle. Over 330 miles of paved trail are available to host group rides, overnight tours and private lessons. Tom has several cycling adventures that provide the knowledge to offer a quality experience including a cross country ride along from San Diego to Key West and Atlantic Coast ride from Key West to Canada.

He has completed several smaller self supported tours on the Ohio to Erie Trail and the Alleghany Passage and C&O Canal Trail. In addition, Tom is a regular commuter and has countless over night bicycle micro adventures on his resume. Tours, group/individual lessons and leisure rides are offered through the year. In addition, we offer custom regional destination trips upon request. 

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Inspirational Speaking

 

Tom is eager to schedule speaking engagements that celebrate his life and company mantra to Live Active, Laugh More and Inspire All. Through tales of adventure, overcoming personal challenges and living simply, Tom will lead audiences through a transformation that will spur an enthusiasm for making things bold things happen in life. Presentations, workshops or seminars can feature a specific adventure, outdoor skill or keynote discussion all while maintaining a sense of humor and positive energy to create a high quality experience for the audience.  

 

Keynote Presentations

  • Finding Happiness through Adventure

  • The Power of Being Present

  • Vanlife and minimalism

  • Buidling an Outdoor Lifestyle Brand

  • Adventure Advocacy and Community Building

 

Adventure Presentations

  • Kayak the Keys

  • SUP the Exumas

  • Buckeye Trail Thru-Hike

  • Tomfoolery Good Vibes Tour Bicycle Around America - Atlantic Coast, South, Pacific Coast, North, 

  • SUP 156: Indian Lake to the Ohio River

  • 40x40 for 40 Challenges

  • Alleghany Passage and C&O Bike Packing

  • Ohio to Erie Trail Bike Packing

  • SUP the Little Miami River

  • SUP Twin Creek

  • Mad River Canoe Camping

  • Erie Canal Bike Tour - Buffalo to Albany, NY

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Outdoor Skill Presentations

  • Fly Fishing

  • Touring - bicycle, canoe, SUP, fat bike and kayak

  • Finding adventure on a budget

  • Secure a job in the outdoor industry

  • Adventure Planning Workshop

  • Social Media and the Outdoors

  • Vanlife and Minimalism

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Team Building

 

Tom uses time in the outdoors to encourage teams, businesses, organizations and groups to work together in a more positive way. Friendly challenges, quirky outdoor activities and campfire chats are used to develop trust, leadership, creativity and team unity that only the outdoors can help foster. A variety of formats and activities are used to push boundaries, cause reflection and challenge norms.

 

Format

  • Hourly workshop or activity

  • 1/2 day workshop or activity

  • Full day retreat

  • Multi-day retreat with day camp or overnight options

  • Custom adventure with educational sessions

 

Activities

  • Adventure Talk or Workshop

  • Community Service Project

  • Bike Rides

  • Tomfoolery Outdoors Wheelie Fun Zone

  • Paddling Activities - 

  • Tomfooleryasaurus Search Parties

  • Campfire Big Talk Conversations

  • Multi Day Excursions

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CONTACT

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Email: tom@tomfooleryoutdoors.com

Tel:  937-417-2228

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