Slide the City

Slide the City is a Slip 'N Slide water party event series. This event has taken place in more than 200 cities around the world including, Salt Lake City,Hong Kong,Vancouver,Arizona,Cape Town etc. The main attraction of the event is a 1,000-foot (300 m) long water slide, made of vinyl material. Other than the slide, “live music, food and drinks” are provided to participants.

According to CNN, Slide the City was founded by T.R. Gourley, John Malfatto and David Wulf in 2013, who claim that they were “inspired by their own childhood memories” to create the event.

Slide the City is owned by Sack Lunch Productions, a Utah-based for-profit company.

The company promotes Slide the City as an event which provides an opportunity for the sliders to go back to the old days of the 1980s, when backyard water slides were generally in demand among children. However, it features a larger community water slide of 1,000 feet (300 m).

The event is promoted as a “family friendly slip-and-slide water party event” in the summertime. “The main goal is just to bring communities together. We want people to have something to come and do, something that’s fun, something that builds a community up,” said Kurt Jackson, the slide manager. As stated on the official website, apart from the entertaining value that the event offers, Slide the City is also aiming at raising water conservation awareness, and providing clean water around the world. T R Gourley, the cofounder of Slide the City, claims to minimize water usage at their event, making minimization of environmental impact on the communities a priority concern

Slide the City is described as an event that couples fun with fundraising. Part of the proceeds from each event will be contributed to a cause local to the venue. Slide the City is held in various locations and there are different forms of charity, including donation, fund-raising and free tickets giveaway. It supports nonprofit organization or charities with different nature and aspiration.

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