“Pass the Hard Hat” Campaign
Calling all Full and Emerging member organizations of The Corps Network!
In the lead up to America’s 250th birthday, we’re encouraging every Corps in The Corps Network’s membership to post a short video on Instagram that shows how you and your Corpsmembers strengthen your community and outdoor spaces. At the end of your video, we invite you to “pass the hard hat” to another Corps and challenge them to make a video, too!
When is this happening?
- May 12 – July 4, 2026
How will this work?
- The Corps Network will post a series of videos in May that will challenge three different Corps to create and publish videos on Instagram that demonstrate what they do to strengthen their communities and outdoor spaces.
- When those three Corps post their videos, we encourage them to each “pass the hard hat” and challenge a specific Corps to make and publish a similar video. The goal is to keep this chain of videos going, concluding with America’s semiquincentennial on July 4th.
What are the video requirements?
- Approximately 1 minute or less
- Post on Instagram. If you don’t have an Instagram, post on Facebook.
- At the end, you must challenge a specific Corps to also make a video.
- Your caption must include:
- @TheCorpsNetwork
- #serveoutdoors
- #passthehardhat
- #america250
- The handle for the Corps that you’re challenging to make a video next
How do I know if a Corps has already been challenged to make a video?
- Check the list below to see which Corps have already made a video and passed the hard hat.
Can I post a video if I haven’t been challenged by another Corps?
- Sure! We invite you to jump in the campaign.
Prize info
- In July, we will randomly select three participating Corps to each win $200.
- Participating Corps must follow each step in the video requirements listed above to be eligible to win.
Questions?
- Please contact Ed Kim from our Communications Team.
