Business Sponsors

An opportunity for businesses to show special support

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

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

Business Sponsor Levels

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

$200 Directory Page Banner
Page banner featuring business name, address, telephone, web site, years of Festival sponsorship 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 World Championship Calling Contests Program and VIP Newsletters

$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

$400 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.

$1,500 Corporate Partner
Call the Festival office at 410-822-4567 for the many exciting ways to promote your business and also enjoy Festival weekend VIP benefits through our Corporate Partner program!

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 the Thursday night Premiere Party (cocktail parties at six galleries featuring "an artful feast"). For the entire four days of the Festival you may also enjoy the new VIP Hospitality Suite where you can relax with a drink and lite fare. Become a Benefactor and see the Festival in a unique way. 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 2009:

American Waste Enterprises
BB&T
C.H. Gannon & Sons, Inc.
Calvert Marina
Chesapeake Country House
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage
Computers on the Go
Crab Claw, Inc. - All 39 years!
Crackerjacks, Inc.
Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc.
Deco Recovery Management
Delmarva Power
Delmarva Warehouses
Donald F. Kingsbury
Eastern Shore Services
Eastern Shore Title Company
Easton Cigar & Smokeshop
Ewing Dietz Fountain & Kehoe
Fisherman's Inn, Inc. - All 39 years!
Fountain, Firth & Holt Realty LLC
Frank E. Daffin, Inc.
Hill's Drug Store, Inc.
Infinity Recycling, Inc.
Izaak Walton League
John S. McDaniel House
Kenneth D. Brown, Inc.
Scossa
South Street Art Gallery
Spring & Associates
Tharpe Antiques & Decorative Arts
Town & Country Liquor
Venture Title Company
William Hill Manor