Your generous cash contribution or gift-in-kind enables us to provide this event for FREE to VIP kids (kids with special needs) and their families. Our expenses include all of the items below. If you have an item that you would like to donate and you do not see it listed, please click here to email us regarding your donation.
Food & Drinks *
- Water!!!
- Hot dogs & buns
- Ketchup, mustard, relish
- Hot dog sleeves & napkins
- Snacks (chips, crackers, granola bars, cookies)
- Sports drinks
- Juice boxes
- Ice
- Sno cones
- Ice cream
- Cotton candy
- Popcorn
- Fruit (apples, bananas, grapes)
- Coffee, creamer, etc.
- Donuts/breakfast items
Signage, Printing, & Publicity
- Radio / TV air time
- Billboards
- Event banners & signs
- Flyers (5 ½ x 8 ½, 4-color) – approx: 6,000
- Flyers (8 ½ x 11, 4-color) – approx: 10,000
- Flyers (8 ½ x 11, B & W, 2 sided, color paper) – approx: 40,000
- Registration Forms (8 ½ x 11, B & W, color paper) – approx: 4,000
- Posters (11 x 17, 4-color, gloss text) – approx: 2,000
- Tickets (2 ½ x 5 ½, 4-color, 2 sided, cover stock) – approx: 3,000
- Maps/Directions (5 ½ x 8 ½, 4-color) – approx: 3,500
- Programs (11 x 14, 4-color, 2 sided, folded) – approx: 3,000
- Photo Sleeves (gluing & finishing) – approx: 2,000
- Highlight Sheets (8 ½ x 11, 4-color) – approx: 1,000
T-Shirts
- Colored shirts – approx. 400
- White shirts – approx. 4,000
- Screening for shirts (ALL with 4-color on front and black on back)
Sun/Heat Protection
- Batteries (size & quantity to be determined – for hand-held fans)
- Umbrellas
- Fans
- Sunscreen
- Cool neck wraps
- Misters
Equipment
- Ice/Beverage Cart (s)
- Ice cream cart(s)
- Hot dog cart(s)
- Trucks
- Refrigerated/Freezer trucks
- Golf cars
- Dumpsters (plus haul away)
- Trash cans
Event Logistics & Supplies
- Tents
- Tables
- Chairs
- Parking spaces
- Valet services
- Trash bags
Entertainers *
- Characters
- Face Painters
- Clowns
Other Entertainment *
- Mylar Smiley balloons – approx. 1,500
- Helium & strings for balloons
- Petting zoo
- Monster Mural
- Bouncy house & other inflatable entertainment
- Dunk tank
- Train
- Toys
- Bags
- Craft supplies
Photography & Videography *
- Photography services
- Videography services
- DVD duplication
- Film development
- Polaroid film & cameras OR Digital camera system (with way to print at event)
Office/Volunteer Supplies
- Paper (regular & cardstock)
- Highlighters
- Pens
- Notebooks
- Lanyards
- Clipboards
Event Decoration
- Tablecloths (plastic or paper)
- Balloon sculptures for stage
* Exhibit Space: If the nature of your gift-in-kind requires a display area (i.e. a bouncy house, petting zoo, sno-cones, clown doing face painting, etc.), please fill in the exhibitor information on the Sponsor Registration Form and you will be contacted by our office. click here to download a PDF of the Sponsorship Registration Form.
