Earth Day Tree Planting Festival Sponsorship Package About Earth Day Hamilton-Burlington We re an incorporated non-profit organization delivering excellent environmental programming since 1996. Our signature events are: Tim Hortons Earth Day Educational Eco-Festival and The Earth Day Community Tree Planting Festival. As Hamilton s premiere tree planting organization, we organize large-scale plantings across the region for the community, for businesses and institutions, and for students. We have planted more than 20,000 trees. Our incorporated name is Hamilton Eco-Action Network. Where and when does your Planting Festival take place? Our Earth Day Tree Planting Festival takes place every spring. Multi and single year planting planting projects have been completed at Bayfront Park, Princess Point, Churchill Park, Fifty Point, and Royal Botanical Gardens Arboretum.
Other Planting Events For the past two years we have coordinated Hamilton s TD Tree Days plantings, beachfront at Confederation Park as well as orchestrated a large planting for Mohawk College Alumni. For multiple years we ve run a large multi-year planting with local high and elementary school students at various locales. Who attends the Earth Day Tree Planting Festival? The Festival attracted up to 1,000 people weather dependant. Businesses, clubs, and people of all ages from the community attend. It is a free event with free shuttles provided. What happens at the Festival? Citizens join together to help enhance and protect the environment by planting trees, doing cleanups and removing invasive species. They also enjoy excellent live entertainment, live wildlife, workshops, exhibits, food, tours, and a variety of fun family activities. What are the goals of the planting festival? To bring citizens of all generations together to work, learn, and have fun as they work toward the common goal of a healthier environment, all of which helps foster a sense of well-being, community spirit and a love of nature. It also gives local environmental organizations as well as green business initiatives a chance to exchange information and ideas with the public, Providing a platform for their messaging.
Ongoing Partnerships Hamilton Conservation Authority, City of Hamilton, Royal Botanical Gardens, ACER, and Bay Area Restoration Council. Our Supporters Sunoco/Suncor, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, Hamilton Halton Watershed Stewardship Program, Tim Hortons Children s Foundation, and various businesses, foundations, service clubs and institutions. Great event for family: educational & inexpensive -attendee We loved the ambience, live music, drum circle and planting trees -attendee Benefits of Trees * Improved air quality and smog reduction, absorption of breathable particulates Reduction of the Urban Heat Island effect Reduce flooding and low flow events Reduced erosion plus introduction aids soil recuperation/enhancement Storm water control Greenhouse gas reduction Absorption of breathable particulates Noise abatement Improved health of citizens Improved water AND groundwater quality Aesthetically enhanced landscapes Increase biodiversity Encourage healthy open-air activities Provide opportunity for healthy community action and involvement Reconnect people with the outdoors for increased mental well-being * City of Hamilton https://www.hamilton.ca/citydepartments/publicworks/parks/forestry/streettreeplantingprogram * Grand River Conservation Authority www.grandriver.ca/forestry/forestplan_benefits.pdf
Tree Planting Festival Sponsorship Levels Title Sponsorship $13,500 (exclusive sponsorship) A respected community leader that will get $40,000 in local media coverage plus these benefits: Event henceforth declared Your Name Earth Day Hamilton Tree Planting Festival Your banner at entrance to site day on day of event* Special recognition from stage on Planting Day with the opportunity to speak Top billing on Sponsor Boards (2) at Festival (at Entertainment tent and at Food tent* Light lunch for Sponsor and Earth Day t-shirt Signature tree to plant and sign with photo taken and put on our website and Facebook page Recognition in media releases Recognition plaque Sponsor recognition and logo on our website with link to your website Recognition and signage at any press conferences and other events Your logo and name on*: o full colour Event Posters (1,000), postcards (1000) circulated to businesses, schools, and the community o all e-flyers o on all print, online and television paid advertisements Forest Sponsorship $7,500 (only 1) Your community spirit results in thousands of dollars in media exposure with the following benefits: Official media sponsors in radio TV and print to announce "sponsored in part by your name" Special recognition from stage on Planting Day with the opportunity to say a few words Second billing on Sponsor Boards (2) at Festival at registration desk and at food/bbq tent Signature tree to plant and sign. Photo on our website Light lunch and Earth Day t-shirt for sponsor Recognition in media releases Recognition plaque Sponsor recognition on website with link to your website Recognition and signage at press conferences and other events Your logo on: o all full colour Event Posters (1000), postcards (1000) and other promotions circulated city-wide businesses, schools, community, all Tim Hortons o all e-flyers o on all print, online and television paid advertisements
Nature Sponsorship $5000 Allows extra infrastructure to develop area s potential for eco education. Sponsor benefits: 1. Third billing on our Sponsor Boards* (2) at Festival 2. Signature tree to plant and sign signature wrap. Photo on our website 3. Earth Day t-shirt and light lunch 4. Reserved tree to plant with photo and signature wrap 5. Logo will appear on our website (live link to your website) 6. Logo* on our full colour Event Poster (1,000), postcards (1000) circulated to businesses, schools community) 7. Logo on all other 8. Press Conference recognition 9. Commemorative plaque Steward of the Environment Sponsorship $3,000 Allows addition of infrastructure to run educational eco exhibits, workshops, and hikes. Benefits: Billing on our Sponsor Boards (2) at Festival Name will appear on our website with a live link to your website Name* listed on our full colour Event Poster (1,000) Reserved tree to plant with photo on our website Earth Day t-shirt and light lunch Commemorative plaque Wildlife Sponsorship $1000 Allows live wildlife presentations. Benefits: Billing on our Sponsor Boards (2) at Festival Name listed on our website (no link) Reserved tree to plant Earth Day t-shirt and light lunch Commemorative plaque Green Music Scene Sponsor $500.00 Allows free enjoyment of region s top musicians Benefits: Billing on our Sponsor Boards (2) at Festival Name listed on our website (no link) Reserved tree to plant Commemorative plaque Sustaining/Activities Sponsor $250.00+ In-kind or monetary support for food or family-friendly activities. Benefits: Billing on our Sponsor Board (1) at Food Tent (where patrons line up) at Festival Name listed on our website (no link)
* Logos are appropriately sized and located to reflect sponsorship level. Date of receipt may limit our ability to include logos on distributed material. Logo should be forwarded at first opportunity. Contact: Laurel Harrison, Coordinator 905 973-3064 laurel@earthdayhamilton.ca www.earthdayhamilton.ca Photos by Jesse Paduaar Photography, Drake White Photography, Micah Browerbank Photography, and Peter Self