Sponsor and Expand your Audience

2016 Partnership Package
Summer Festival & Hike-a-Thon
5th Annual Event
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Hike-a-Thon: noon – 2 p.m.
Festival: noon – 5 p.m.
For information, please contact Lea Montalto-Rook, Development Director
lea@mohawkhudson.org or 518-436-6346 x102
2016 Summer Festival & Hike-a-thon
Brought to you by the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Hosted by Indian Ladder Farms
Sunday, July 17, 2016
What is the Summer Festival?
Organized by the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy and hosted by Indian Ladder Farms, the Summer Festival is the 5th annual community fair to celebrate summer. In previous years, this fun-filled event had been
held on the Albany County Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail. This year, with the continuation of paving work
along the trail, the festival has been moved to Indian Ladder Farms. Last year’s Summer Festival was a huge
success with more than 100 exhibitors, over 1,000 attendees, and more than 200 hikers.
About the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy (MHLC).
MHLC is your local land trust, working day after day to improve the quality of life for all residents of the Capital Region. The work that we do to preserve the natural spaces in Albany, Montgomery, and Schenectady
counties, directly impacts the health of the region. We have protected close to 4,000 acres of land including
over 1,300 acres open to the public in the form of preserves – for hiking, cross-country skiing and other educational and recreational opportunities.
About Indian Ladder Farms.
If you live in or near the Town of New Scotland, there is a good chance that you have experienced the joy of
picking and eating apples while walking through row after row of tempting, ripe fruit on a cool autumn day at
Indian Ladder Farms, tucked into a perfect spot beneath the Helderbergs. In 2016, we can all celebrate this
family-run gem that has been supplying us with milk, beef, dairy products, apples, pears, berries and much
more for one hundred years.
Where is the Summer Festival & Hike-a-thon?
The celebration will begin with an Opening Ceremony at Indian Ladder Farms at noon to celebrate the 100th
Anniversary of Indian Ladder Farms and the Grand Opening of the Indian Ladder Farmstead Brewery. The
celebration will continue with an afternoon of fun for the young and the young at heart at the farm. The guided
Hike-a-thon will be held simultaneously at the farm and MHLC preserves, and a wheelchair accessible hike
will be taking place on the rail trail.
What will there be to do at the Summer Festival?
There will be activities for people of all ages including hay rides, pony rides, farm animals, musicians, arts,
crafts, food vendors, and much more.
What will Solstice sponsorship funding be used for?
The festival is FREE to the public. Funding will help pay for the event, promotional materials, volunteer support, traffic control, equipment and more.
For more details about par tner oppor tunities please contact Lea Montalto-Rook, MHLC Development
Director, at lea@mohawkhudson.org or 518-436-6346 x102.
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2016 Partner Opportunities
LEVELS
& BENEFITS
Trail Blazer
Sponsor
($4,000)
Trail Runner
Sponsor
($2,000)
Trail Hiker
Sponsor
($1,000)
Trail
Clearing
Sponsor
($500)
Trail
Pruning
Sponsor
($250)
Path Sponsor
($100)
Logo on
MHLCsummerfest.org
website
Name Listing
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Logo & Name included on
Sponsor Sign at
Info Tables
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Speaking opportunity
during Opening Ceremony
Podium mention and logo
on stage signage
Sponsor listing in 2016
MHLC Newsletters
(4,500 pieces)
Name included in
media outreach
Logo & Name featured on
event posters
Promotion on all social
media platforms with
Sponsor Message
Posting Only
Name Listing
Only
Logo on promotional items
Booth at Summer Festival
Name listing in 2016
MHLC Annual Report
(1,800 pieces)
Logo on
1,500 MHLC member
E-blast
Business name and
material in hike-a-thon
gift bag
CHECK BOX AT
RIGHT TO SELECT
SPONSOR LEVEL
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2016 Partner Payment Options
Summer Festival & Hike-a-thon
Sunday, July 17, 2016
__________ Yes, I/We have indicated our partner choices on Page 3.
__________ I/We cannot join the Summer Festival this year as a sponsor.
Enclosed is a donation of $__________ in support of the Summer Festival.
Company Name___________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip____________________________________________________________________
Primary Contact Person____________________________________________________________
Title_____________________________________________________________________________
Phone___________________________________________________________________________
Email____________________________________________________________________________
Special Instructions
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Please reply by May 16, 2016
to ensure receipt of all sponsor benefits.
For more information, please contact
Lea Montalto-Rook, Development Director
lea@mohawkhudson.org
518-436-6346 x102
Payment Options:
1. Check payable to MHLC is enclosed.
2. Visa, MC, DISC, AMEX
Number_______________________________________________
Expiration_________________________ CVV______________
Signature______________________________________________
MHLC is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. All
contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
3 Easy Ways to Sponsor
1. Please return payment with pages 3 & 4 to:
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
ATTN: 2016 Summer Festival
425 Kenwood Ave, Delmar, NY 12054
2. Scan forms and email to:
lea@mohawkhudson.org
3. Use the online sponsor signup form at:
www.mhlcsummerfest.org
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