SPONSORSHIP

New Edinburgh Park, Stanley Avenue, August 20th
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES: JOIN OUR CHARMED CIRCLE!

I decided to sponsor the Lumière festival. My company logo and link were put on the Lumière Festival website for over a year. I was given beautiful lanterns which we used in our store window and received many compliments about them. At the event, there was a large board that had sponsor's logos and names. After the event, I was also happy to see our company thanked in local newspapers. -Sheila Whyte, Thyme & Again

Last year's ground-breaking Lumière Festival by the shores of the Rideau River was an unforgettable evening of pure enchantment for 3500 participants of all ages and from all parts of the region. This year's event promises to attract an even larger crowd as well as excellent press and television coverage. Sponsoring businesses have a wonderful opportunity to link their name and logo to a unique event combining natural beauty, artistry, sense of community and a serene, magical aura which is long remembered by the participants. We would warmly welcome your business as part of the "charmed circle" of Lumière 2005.

In the month leading up to the Festival, lantern making workshops will focus public attention on the event and build a sense of participation and excitement. Families, groups, couples, and individuals of all ages will arrive to find Lumière alive with the sights and sounds of musicians, performers, and enchanting lantern sculptures. As the sun sets, festival goers will be captivated by the beauty of the lantern light, the artistry of the performers and the aura of magic permeating the park.

Your support will make a real difference to the success of this special evening. As a non-profit organization, the Crichton Cultural Community Centre needs Lumière sponsorship funds for Festival visual artists and performers, posters, and supplies.

Your sponsorship will ensure that Lumière 2005 is a great success. All contributions to the Festival are gratefully welcomed. We would start by suggesting the following 4 levels of sponsorship:

SHOOTING STAR ($1500 +): Make a major contribution to the festival, to Ottawa performers, artists and community members. Your logo will be seen at least 50,000 times.

• Top logo placement in festival program, poster, and brochures
• Name/logo placed on large festival banner
• Name/logo/link featured prominently on the Festival website home page
• Logo printed on back or side of Lumière T-shirts
• Company lantern workshop (max. 20 employees)
• Lumière Festival T-shirts & lanterns

STAR ($500 +): Make a contribution to the Festival and the community. Your logo will be seen at least 40,000 times.

• Name/logo/link featured on the Festival website home page
• Logo placement in festival program and on poster
• Logo placement on site recognition board
• Lumière Festival lantern

CANDLE ($50 +): Make a contribution to the Festival. Your logo will be seen at least 15,000 times.

• Name/logo/link featured on the Festival website sponsorship page
• Logo placement on site recognition board
• Lumière Festival lantern

In addition to the 4 Sponsorship levels, we might also suggest some specific items for sponsorship:

LUMIÈRE PATRON $400

Support an artist or performer from your discipline of choice and your company will be named as a Lumière patron!

Depending on what best fits with the nature of your business, you can choose from: visual art, dance, vocal, music, spoken word, theatre, installation art, trapeze, fire performer, storytelling, face painting or other disciplines.

LUMIÈRE FESTIVAL POSTER: $2500

The 2005 posters have been designed by well known illustrator Julia Brekenreid. Have your company acknowledged as the poster sponsor with your name and logo placed most prominently on the 2500 posters which will be distributed in Ottawa and Hull.

LUMIÈRE FESTIVAL BANNER: $1500

Help promote the Lumière festival with a large banner. This banner would be used every year to promote the festival near the high traffic Vanier Parkway. Your logo will have the top logo placement on the banner

LUMIÈRE FESTIVAL CHILDREN'S LANTERN MAKING TABLE: $1000

If your company is kid-friendly, think about supporting this free event where youngsters get to make their own LANTERN! Your company's logo will appear on special signage at the venue and on all material promoting the event.

LUMIÈRE FESTIVAL PROGRAM: $1000

Help highlight the sponsors and artists & performers who make Lumière a success. This brochure will be distributed to all festival goes and your company name and logo will appear in a prominent location.

We welcome any amount of donation; every contribution will help Ottawa shine!

To sponsor the Lumière Festival, please contact the office at (613)745-2742, or send an email to cccc@bellnet.ca.