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	2008 "DING" DARLING DAYS October 19-26, 2008
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Sponsorship Opportunities for Ding Days The second most visited Wildlife Refuge in the system, "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is hosting “Ding” Darling Days. "Ding" Darling Days is Sanibel Island’s premier birding festival and ecoevent. Be a part of something special and become a sponsor of “Ding” Darlings Days today, supporting the “crown jewel” of Sanibel Island and major driving force of the tourism market in Southwest Florida. This event draws 1000's of visitors and local families each year. *For more information, please contact Birgie Vertesch at 239-292-0566, maverick21150@aol.com -or- Bruce Neill 239-472-8585, bruce@sanibelseaschool.org* Sponsorship Levels Roseate Spoonbill *($5,000 or more in-kind or cash donation)* What you receive: Logo with hot link on the www.dingdarlingdays.com home page, prominent logo in all print and broadcast advertising (statewide and nationwide), 5,000 full-color brochures, FREE ¼ page ad in newspaper-distributed supplement, mention in the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society newsletter and a philanthropic tax deduction. Great Egret ($2,500- $4,999 or more in-kind or cash donation) What you receive: Event presentation status and on-site recognition; business logo with link on www.dingdarlingdays.com Sponsors Page, logo in all print and broadcast advertising, preferential advertising rates in newspaper-distributed supplement, mention in the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society newsletter and a philanthropic tax deduction. Great Blue Heron ($1,000- $2,499 or more in-kind or cash donation) What you receive: Event presentation status and on-site recognition; business logo with link on www.dingdarlingdays.com Sponsors Page, logo in all print and broadcast advertising, preferential advertising rates in newspaper-distributed supplement, mention in the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society newsletter and a philanthropic tax deduction. Mike & Terry Baldwin Reddish Egret Sponsor ($500- $999 or more in-kind or cash donation) What you receive: Name with link on www.dingdarlingdays.com Sponsors Page, name in all print and broadcast advertising, mention in the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society newsletter and a philanthropic tax deduction. Blind Pass Condominium Clem Warner Fund Chip and Sheryl Lesch Dan Hahn Custom Builders Jensen's SanCap Rotary Sandalfoot Condominiums Snowy Egret ($200- $499 or more in-kind or cash donation) What you receive: Name with link on www.dingdarlingdays.com Sponsors Page, mention in the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society newsletter and a philanthropic tax deduction. Best of Sanibel Queenie's Real Homemade Ice Cream Sanibel Arms West Schnapper's Hots Soon Come Landscaping Thank You for the Dance Entertainment Kevin & Birgie Vertesch Special Program Support – In addition to the benefits described in the levels above, sponsors for special programs will be verbally recognized during the program and given the opportunity to display a company poster, provided by the sponsor. Teddy Roosevelt Program (Sotheby's) Bring Teddy Roosevelt to Sanibel and make history a reality. Kids photography contest (Bank of the Islands) Dudley Edmondson Wildlife Photographer Presentations (Mike & Terry Baldwin) Help support this world renowned photographer's trip to Sanibel to present, educate and inspire people about nature. Mote Marine Laboratory Exhibit/ Touch tank (Soon Come Landscaping/Sanibel Island Fishing Club) Sponsor this event and get your business's banner hanging by this interactive display at our Family Fun Day. Family Fun Day Butterfly Tent (Sanibel Captiva Community Bank) Sponsor this event and get your business's banner hanging by this interactive display at our Family Fun Day. Black and Brown Faces Youth Program $1000 Wildlife Photographer and conservationist, Dudley Edmondson, will be speaking to Dunbar High School students about the importance of their role in conserving the environment through wildlife photography. Two schools will participate in a Youth Photograhy workshop at the Refuge with Dudley Edmondson. Black and Brown Faces Books for Youth Program $1000 The students participating in the above Youth Programs will receive the youth version of Dudley Edmondson's book Black and Brown Faces in America's Wild Places. Adult photography contest $1000 Help sponsor prizes for the twelve winners of the yearly photography contest held at the Refuge. The photos must be taken on the Refuge. Family Fun Day Live Animal Presentation “Exotic Reptiles, Keep the m Ot of the Wild” (Sandalfoot Condominiums) Sponsor this event and your company will be verbally recognized during the program and given the opportunity to display a company poster or banner (Provided by the sponsor). Family Fun Day Live Animal Presentation “Fabulous Florida Native Reptiles” (Sanibel Captiva Rotary) Sponsor this event and your company will be verbally recognized during the program and given the opportunity to display a company poster or banner (Provided by the sponsor). Family Fun Day Live Bald Eagle Presentation (Sanibel Captiva Trust Company) Sponsor this event and your company will be verbally recognized during the program and given the opportunity to display a company poster or banner (Provided by the sponsor). Youth Fishing Event- (Bank of the Islands) Youth Fishing Event Prizes-Fishing Poles (Sanibel Island Fishing Club) Your donation will help 25 Students from Brightest Horizons Day Care learn fishing skills, testing them out on the water, and celebrating their accomplishments. Manatee Stuffed Toy Crafts Tent (Clem Warner Memorial Fund) Sea Turtle Fans Crafts Tent (Sanibel Arms West & TBA) Snakes Nature Crafts Tent $500 Bald Eagle Craft Tent (Jenson's) Face Painting Tent $500 Sponsor the above craft tents and your company will be given the opportunity to display a company poster or banner (Provided by the sponsor). *For more information, please contact Birgie Vertesch at 239-292-0566 or Bruce Neill at 239-472-8585* "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society One Wildlife Dr. Sanibel, FL 33957