Events such as the Dragon Boat Festival are primarily to raise money to support our Rotary charities. Not everybody can get a team together, but would still like to contribute to Rotary's fine works. Here is your chance. Be a sponsor. Below is a chart that outlines the benefits offered in exchange for your sponsor dollars.
Please contact Bill Koopman (905) 822-0738 to make arrangements and your committment to the festival.
| benefits | title | gold | silver | bronze | lane / Boat | heat |
| Company name will precede the event name, e.g. TigerTel Oakville Dragon Boat Festival | √ | |||||
| Company logo incorporated beside event logo | √ | |||||
| Prominent identification in event brochures | √ | |||||
| Industry/category exclusivity | √ | √ | ||||
| Complimentary registration fee for your company's dragon boat team, use of dragon boat, life vests and paddles - (value of $250) | √ | √ | √ | |||
| 2 free coached practices at the Burloak Canoe club ( value of $250) | √ | √ | √ | |||
| 1 additional free coached practice (value of $125) | √ | √ | ||||
| 1 hour motivational session conducted by Olympic Gold Medalist Larry Cain | √ | √ | ||||
| On site coaching available | √ | |||||
| Ad in the Oakville Beaver, distributed to 48,600 households and to the participants and spectators on the day of the race (approx. 3000 people) | 1 page | 1/2 page | 1/4 page | 1/8 page | ||
| Pre and post event publicity in the Local Media, Oakville Today, Snap Oakville, Snap Burlington, Cogeco and Oakville Beaver | √ | √ | ||||
| Prominent signage and logo display at festival | √ | √ | √ | √ | on 1 boat or lane | |
| Complimentary corporate tent at the festival and the option for your company to set up an additional one of your own | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Opportunity for on-site promotion including product display and/or sampling | √ | √ | ||||
| Display of your own company signage (subject to apporval by the festival organizing committee) | √ | √ | ||||
| 30 second public address announcements acknowledging your sponsorship during the festival | 5 spots | 4 spots | 3 spots | 2 spots | 1 spot | 1 spot |
| Recognition at the main stage during the opening and closing ceremonies | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Opportunity for your company's CEO to deliver a brief speech prior to the awards ceremony | √ | √ | ||||
| Presentation of a memento recognizing your sponsorship | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Donation on your company's behalf to the Rotary's Water for Humanity project | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Recognition on our festival website (www.oakvilledragon.com) and on the Rotary Club of Oakville Trafalgar's web site (www.rcot.ca) | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Link from these 2 websites back to your own | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Opportunity to use our festival name and associate it with your company's marketing efforts | √ | √ | ||||
| Recognition at major community events including the Oakville Waterfront Fstival, the Oakville Sports Hall of Fame's gala dinner and induction ceremony | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Recognition at all related marketing efforts by the festival committee e.g. Cogeco interview and Rotary events | √ | √ |