Corporate Sponsors

The Waterfowl Festival Corporate Sponsor program is designed to afford the small business owner an opportunity to:

• Promote Talbot County, the arts and our sporting heritage
• Reach over 15,000 potential customers
• Partner with an $8 million economic impact event
• Show your support for local wildlife conservation
• Enjoy a fun weekend

Contribute online or by mail or fax.

Corporate Sponsor Levels

$100 Directory Listing
Business Name listing in Waterfowl Festival Directory
Includes 2 multi-day tickets and one Festival Directory

$200 Directory Banner
Page banner featuring business name, address, telephone, web site, and 8-word description in Festival Directory
Includes 2 multi-day tickets and one Festival Directory

$300 Event Sponsor
Same benefits as Directory Banner above plus:
Business name listed in Decoy Auction Catalog, World Championship Calling Contests Program and VIP Newsletters
Business name on signage at all Festival After Hours Concerts (Avalon Theatre) and two concert tickets

$350 Ticket Booth Sponsor
Same benefits as Event Sponsor above plus:
Promote your products and creativity by decorating one of the Festival's seven ticket booths and your business name signage

$350 You-Are-Here Map Sponsor
Same benefits as Event Sponsor above plus:
8 1/2 x 11" print space below one of the Festival's seven You-Are-Here map kiosks. Everyone uses a map, so your placard will be exposed to thousands of eyes. For specific copy details, call or stop by the Festival office.

Additional $200 - Business Benefactor Option
In appreciation of your business support, sponsors at the $300 level and above have the option of receiving Benefactor benefits for 2 people from our VIP Donor Program for only $200 (normally $350). As Benefactors, you are invited to Preview Night, which begins with Opening Ceremonies followed by cocktail parties at five galleries and includes the Cocktail Decoy Auction. You may also enjoy the VIP Hospitality Suite throughout the weekend, Sunday brunch, and a Waterfowl Festival memento. Remember, all funds donated to the Donor Program go directly to conservation.

All Sponsors at the $300 level or above will receive a 5x7 free-standing acrylic desk calendar with colorful Waterfowl Festival images as a free gift

Sponsors who have contributed in 2008:

Celeste Industries Corp.
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage
Country School
Crab Claw, Inc.
Crackerjacks, Inc.
Eastern Shore Title Company
First Oxford Corporation
Fisherman's Inn, Inc.
Fountain, Firth & Holt Realty LLC
Frank E. Daffin, Inc.
Interiors by Decorating Den
Irish Traditions
Izaak Walton League of America
John R. Crocker Co., Inc.
John S. McDaniel House
NAI The Michael Companies
O.T. Hall & Son, Inc.
Ruffled Duck Inn
South Street Art Gallery
Spring & Associates
The Appliance Source