Ways to Help!
Your support is vital in making our events successful and keeping them FREE to attend
and low-cost for vendors.
You can contribute in three main ways:
We are 100% staffed by dedicated volunteers! We are looking for reliable individuals to help us with various roles.
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Volunteer Benefit: Receive a $25 food voucher to use with participating food vendors during the event.
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Special to our 10th Anniversary - "Let It Rain!" Commemorative T-shirt
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Roles Include:
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Venue Make Ready: Assist with yard maintenance the weekend before the event.
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General Gophers: Run errands, help vendors, and direct parking.
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Guest Services: Answer general information questions and assist with raffle sales (once vetted).
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Sponsoring an event helps cover essential operational costs. All sponsorship levels include one booth space that you can use for your business's retail/service promotion or gift to a local nonprofit for fundraising.
Tier Name Amount Impact Sponsor Benefits
Friend of the Guilds $25 Supplies for Venue Make Ready (yard maintenance equipment).
Mention in a general "Thank You" post.
Homestead Helper $50 Covers food vouchers for two event volunteers.
Name listed on the event's "Supporters" digital graphic and 1 booth space.
Community Builder $100 Funds essentials for the event, such as insurance and advertisement..
2 social media posts, name on promotional materials, 1 post-event thank you, and 1 booth space.
Preparedness Baton $250 Supplies and staffing Volunteer Pavilion.
3 social media posts, small logo on materials, 1 post-event thank you, and 1 booth space.
Heritage Hero $500 Directly offsets vendor fees for Food Vendors, or other vendor category of their choice.
Merchant's Monday post, trackable hashtag, medium logo, business banner displayed (1 week pre/during event), and 1 booth space.
Sustainability Steward $1,500 Full operational funding for one event day.
Premium Merchant's Monday posts, large logo, banner displayed (1 week pre to 1 week post-event), and 1 booth space.
Conversator Master $2,500 Permanent venue and infrastructure improvements for all future guilds events and projects.
Top-tier recognition: "Presented by" status for one event, permanent recognition at the venue, extra-large logo on all materials, and 1 booth space.
Guardian Master $5,000 Endowment and Expansion Fund: Secures the long-term future of the guilds through permanent structures and general operational funds.
Ultimate Recognition: "Season Presented by" status (all annual events), naming rights for a specific venue area (e.g., a pavilion or event area), permanent plaque, and 1 booth space.
We greatly appreciate donations of items suitable for raffles or giveaways at our Preparedness Event. These items help us raise funds and engage attendees.
Suggested Donation Items:
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Tools
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Non-perishable food storage items
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Homesteading books
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Gardening supplies
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Preparedness gear
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Survival kits
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Gift certificates/discount coupons for related services.