Be a Sponsor!
Be A Sponsor ---
We invite you to be a Sponsor of a unique event -- GermanFest!
You are invited to sponsor the 2nd annual GermanFest, being held on September 24, 2011 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Featuring German food, live music, educational events, and an arts and crafts fair, GermanFest will be an OktoberFest-like event celebrating the Germanic heritage of the Shenandoah Valley, held on our historic 390-acre property near Mt. Olive (2 miles from I81 Exit 291, Toms Brook). A detailed description is attached.
Our marketing for the festival will focus on Shenandoah, Frederick and neighboring counties and will also reach Northern Virginia. In April we’ll start marketing through Facebook and the Internet. Initial numbers show that we can easily reach - via Facebook social ads - more than 45,000 people within a 50 mile radius of our event. Closer to the festival we’ll promote it with newspaper ad buys. GermanFest will also be listed on the calendar of events of every major print and electronic publication in the area. Last year we earned media coverage in every major newspaper, as well as several TV and radio stations. Despite the 90+ degree heat, our inaugural event drew in more than 1,700 people and they are still raving about it! We expect 2011 crowds to be even bigger.
Sponsoring GermanFest makes sense for your business if your customers include local families and adults who have an interest in history and/or outdoor events. Your name or logo can be part of our festival advertising depending on the sponsorship level you select, as shown in the Sponsorship table.
If you’ve been curious about social media advertising but haven’t had the time or budget to invest in your own campaign, this is a great opportunity to get your company’s name in front of potential customers you may never reach through traditional advertising. With our Internet advertising starting in April, the sooner you decide on sponsorship, the sooner you can participate in these campaigns.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Our contact information is given below.
Sincerely,
Shelly Good-Cook Chester Ramey
ShellyGood@hotmail.com ceramey3@comcast.net
Planning Committee
GermanFest 2011
Sponsorship Packages
The Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum has designed sponsorship packages so your business will have a variety of opportunities to be seen by attendees before, during and after the festival, with levels suitable for any budget.
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Gold
$1,000 |
Silver
$500 |
Bronze
$250 |
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Recognition in press releases (within deadline) |
yes |
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Company verbally recognized as Gold sponsor from the stage |
yes |
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Company recognized as sponsor in newspaper ads (within deadlines) |
yes |
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Free 10 x 10 Booth |
yes |
yes |
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Logo on Festival T-Shirt |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Number of Free Commemorative Festival T-Shirts |
2 |
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Logo on Brochure (day-of handout) |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Number of Sponsor Signs in Main Areas |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Additional Signs in Stage Area |
1 |
1 |
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Business Name & Description Listed on
GermanFest Website |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Logo on GermanFest Website |
yes |
yes |
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Logo on GermanFest Website is hotlinked to your Website |
yes |
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Listing in Facebook Event Description |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Number of Free Parking Passes |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Number of Sponsorships Available at this Level |
7 |
9 |
11 |
2011 Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum
GermanFest Commitment Form
Yes! My company commits to participate as a sponsor in the 2010 Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum GermanFest at the following level:
____ $1000 Gold
____ $ 500 Silver
____ $ 250 Bronze
________ I’m interested in volunteering time/products/services, please contact me.
Company _____________________________________________________________________________
Contact ______________________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip _________________________________________________________________________
Phone ________________________________________________________________________________
Email _________________________________________________________________________________
Contact Name for Logo __________________________________________________________________
Please return this form as soon as possible so we can begin recognizing you as a sponsor in our advertising.
Checks should be made payable to SGHM and mailed with this form to:
Chester Ramey
947 Franklin St.
Winchester, VA 22601
Logos should be submitted as soon as possible so we can promote you as a sponsor on our Website! Please email high-resolution file to our webmaster Mitzi Price at mitziprice@systeka.com.
Know someone else at another company we should contact about sponsorship? Please help us out by filling in their contact information here:
Company _____________________________________________________________________________
Contact ______________________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip _________________________________________________________________________
Phone _______________________________________________________________________________
Email ________________________________________________________________________________
"This event was more successful for us than the Fair!"
-2010 Vendor
Festival attendees in front of a Bronze Sponsor sign.
A Silver Sponsor sign.
A thank-you sign to all our vendors with font size increasing with sponsorship level.
