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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. Bailey's General Store Billy's Rentals Blind Pass Condominium Vacation Rentals Chip and Sheryl Lesch Dan Hahn Custom Builders Jenson's Twin Palms Resort & Marina Lily & Co. Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club Sandalfoot Condominiums The Werner Family 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. Queenie's Real Homemade Ice Cream Sanibel Arms West Schnapper's Hots Soon Come Landscaping Thank You for the Dance Entertainment Kevin & Birgie Vertesch Vortex Optics 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 International Realty) Kids photography contest (Bank of the Islands) Dudley Edmondson Wildlife Photographer Presentations (Mike & Terry Baldwin) Mote Marine Laboratory Exhibit/ Touch tank (Dan Hahn Custom Builders/Sanibel Island Fishing Club) Family Fun Day Butterfly Tent (Sanibel Captiva Community Bank) Black and Brown Faces Youth Program (Our Captiva Premier Rental Properties) Black and Brown Faces Books for Youth Program (Our Captiva Premier Rental Properties) Adult photography contest (West Wind Inn) Family Fun Day Live Animal Presentation “Exotic Reptiles, Keep them Out of the Wild” (Sandalfoot Condominiums) Family Fun Day Live Animal Presentation “Fabulous Florida Native Reptiles” (Sanibel Captiva Rotary Club) Family Fun Day Live Bald Eagle Presentation (Sanibel Captiva Trust Company) Youth Fishing Event- (Bank of the Islands) Youth Fishing Event Prizes-Fishing Poles (Sanibel Island Fishing Club) Manatee Stuffed Toy Crafts Tent (The Werner Family) Sea Turtle Fans Crafts Tent (Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club) (Sanibel Arms West) Snakes Nature Crafts Tent (Bailey's General Store) Bald Eagle Craft Tent (Jenson's Twin Palms Resort & Marina) Face Painting Tent (Lily & Co.) *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