Sponsors

You can help save the Hemlocks, receive recognition for your organization, and feel some well-deserved satisfaction by becoming a Supporting Sponsor for HemlockFest. Donations and festival proceeds will be used to help us to continue to raise public awareness of the Hemlock problem and promote action; provide ongoing support for the efforts of all three labs in Georgia that raise predatory beetles to combat the HWA on public land; assist private land owners and public agencies in managing the health of their Hemlock trees; and facilitate other projects that benefit north Georgia, Lumpkin County, its residents and visitors.

2009 Sponsorship Levels & Benefits

Level	Amount	Benefit
Seed	< $100	Seed and Root level sponsors will be listed on this Sponsors page of our website and receive a tax deduction along with our thanks.
Root	= or > $ 100
Trunk	= or > $ 250	Canopy, Cambium, and Trunk level sponsors will be listed in the HemlockFest program in distinguishing fonts according to level. Canopy and Cambium level sponsors will be included on a banner in distinguishing fonts according to level and will include one-color logo. The banner will be exhibited at the festival.
Cambium	= or > $ 500
Canopy	= or > $1,000
Hemlock	= or > $5,000	Hemlock level sponsors will get one half of a page in the HemlockFest program and a prominent place on the banner for name and logo (one color but different color from the other sponsors for stand-out purposes).
Hemlock Forest	= or > $10,000	Hemlock Forest level sponsors will get one full page devoted to them in the HemlockFest program and will be listed on a separate banner from the other sponsors. The banner will include name and logo in original full color. Website can be included if desired.

2009 Donations Sought for Silent Auction

Another way you can be a HemlockFest Sponsor is the Silent Auction. If you are interested in donating an item, please contact Neville Harris at (540) 921-3444 or nevilleharris@ymail.com.

Examples of great goodies for the Silent Auction range from dinners at wonderful restaurants, weekend getaways, and the royal treatment at day-spas to one-of-a kind artwork, hand-made quilts, and unique gifts. Festival-goers can see or read about the items all during the event and record their bids. The winner of each item is announced at the end of the festival (but need not be present to win).

Materials Needed

Contributions don't always have to be in the form of money. If you'd care to donate or lend materials, here are some of the things we typically need.

Thanks to Our Supporting Sponsors

Below is a partial list of the many businesses, organizations, and individual contributors who are supporting our efforts this year and/or have supported us through donations of funds, materials, silent auction items, and services in years past. We thank you so much, and the Hemlocks thank you too!

We'd love to add more Sponsors' names and links here to recognize your value to us and the entire community, so if you would like to become a sponsor, or are already a sponsor and would like your name to be shown here, please Contact Us and let us know.