VIP Donor Program
Preview Night Festivities
Join the Waterfowl Festival VIP Donor Program
Online or by mail or fax.
Waterfowl Festival Donor Levels and Benefits
Friend $10 to $74
Donor listing in Waterfowl Festival DirectoryFestival "Tidings" Newsletter subscription
Patron $75 to $199
Friend benefits plusONE Multi-Day Festival ticket
Waterfowl Festival Directory
Conservationist $200 to $349
Patron benefits plusTWO Multi-Day Festival Tickets and
Opening Ceremonies & Preview Parties 4 PM - 9:00 PM
Preview Night VIP Vans
Preview Night Cocktail Decoy Auction
Benefactor $350 to $649
Conservationist benefits plusTWO Benefactor Priority Entry Badges & Lapel Pins
VIP Hospitality Room
Sunday Brunch
Exclusive Viewing Hours at Selected Exhibits
Waterfowl Festival memento
Masters Circle $650 to $999
Benefactor benefits for four andFOUR Masters Circle Priority Entry Badges & Lapel Pins
Presidents Circle $1,000 to $2,499
Benefactor benefits for six andSIX Presidents Circle Priority Entry Badges & Lapel Pins
Directors Circle $2,500 to $4,999
Benefactor benefits for eight andEIGHT Directors Circle Priority Entry Badges & Lapel Pins
Founders Circle $5,000 to $9,999
Benefactor benefits for ten andTEN Founders Circle Priority Entry Badges & Lapel Pins
Premiere Circle $10,000 and up
Benefactor benefits for twelve andTWELVE Premiere Circle Priority Entry Badges & Lapel Pins
The Waterfowl Festival has invested over $4.6 million in wildlife conservation. All proceeds from the Waterfowl Festival VIP Donor Program are designated to fund habitat, education and research projects related to waterfowl and wildlife conservation.
Your $$$ make it possible for the Waterfowl Festival to:
- Restore valuable habitat for waterfowl and wildlife
- Preserve rivers and streams in the Chesapeake watershed
- Protect ever shrinking undeveloped lands
- Promote kids' awareness of the natural world around them
The show begins Thursday for our VIP Guests...
VIP Hospitality Room opens Thursday morning for registration and is a welcome spot to relax throughout the weekend.Festival Opening at the Historic Avalon Theatre celebrates the official launch of the 37th annual Waterfowl Festival and honors Hall of Fame inductees; the 2007-2008 Federal Duck Stamp winner; Masterpiece Carver, and Masters Gallery artists.
Preview Night festivities at the painting, sculpture and carving galleries provide a "before the show" opportunity to view and purchase from a prime collection of wildlife art. Guests enjoy cocktails and Eastern Shore hors d'oeuvres while socializing with internationally recognized artists and renewing old friendships.
Cocktail Decoy Auction is the place to bid on miniature carvings created by the country's finest wood sculptors.
VIP Vans provide a care-free visit to all galleries.
And the White Glove Treatment continues throughout the weekend...
Priority Entry Badges to all Festival galleries, shops, pavilions and events and the use of special entrances at the most popular ones
An Exclusive View at selected galleries and shops each day before the doors open to the general public gives VIPs another chance to view and purchase privately:
Tidewater and Elks Painting Galleries
Thursday 1 to 3 p.m.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9 to 10 a.m.
Buy, Sell, Swap
Friday only 9 to 10 a.m.
Sunday Brunch is an excellent start to the day's activities or the trip home.
