1. Celebrating Chicagoland’s Current and Growing Vegetarian and Health Conscious Consumers Saturday/Sunday, August 2-3, 2008

2. VeggieFest’s Mission Sponsorship Opportunities
To promote the advantages of a vegetarian lifestyle as healthy, compassionate and ecologically sustainable
To profile top brand vegetarian consumer products, grocers, global vegetarian cuisines, vegetarian chefs and local dining
To facilitate consumer knowledge and comfort with the ease of the modern vegetarian lifestyle
To deliver innovative vegetarian and health oriented programming that connects, informs, and inspires as well as entertains the health conscious Chicago area community in a safe, family friendly and festive environment

3. What we do Sponsorship Opportunities
VeggieFest’s annual ‘fairground’ weekend event in Chicago’s Western suburbs
Free to the public
VeggieFest programming exposes a broad spectrum consumer population from multiethnic communities in a family friendly and fun atmosphere to healthy living concepts and national brand leaders
VeggieFest partners with industry and community stakeholders to create a collaborative circle that helps one another succeed
Audience: 5000 Chicagoland residents interested in a Healthy Lifestyle
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4. VeggieFest Highlights
Sponsorship
Opportunities
VeggieFest Highlights
Third annual event
50 Vendors, 7500 people, Speakers, Food Sampling & Sales, Kids, Education & Entertainment
25 Healthy Living and Informational booths
All day music, children’s face painting and roving clowns and magicians create festival atmosphere
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5. Benefits of Sponsorship
Opportunities
Benefits of Sponsorship
VeggieFest seeks to provide value to its sponsors through advertising & promotion, corporate recognition, event impression via brand presence, preferred product placement, sampling and media coverage in both the Hispanic, East Asian and mainstream print media, regional radio and television news coverage
Each level of sponsorship is customizable to the goals of your organization; we will work closely with you to maximize your financial investment
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6. Sponsorship Opportunities
Ways to Sponsor
There are many ways to provide support to VeggieFest :
Corporate Sponsorship
Food Demo Sponsorship
In Kind Donations
Banner Brand Presence
Combination Plans
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7. Program Sponsorship Opportunities VeggieFest 2008
BENEFITS
Exhibitor
$250
Bronze
Sponsor
$500
Silver
$1,000
Gold Sponsor
$2,500
Platinum Sponsor
$5,000
Platinum Presenter
$10,000
In Kind
Donation
*Charitable tax receipt granted
Information table/space at event √
Sponsor mention PR
(Website & print materials)
Logo on event program & website
Logo in all pre/post event advertising
Recognition on all event signage
*Sampling Staff
Provided
Ad or profile in program
Distribution of communication materials and/or gifts
*If donation-in-kind exceeds $1000 value:
Benefits of Silver Sponsor, etc.
Logo on Welcome Bag

8. Program Sponsorship Opportunities VeggieFest 2008 (cont’d)
BENEFITS
Attendee
$250
Bronze
Sponsor
$500
Silver
$1,000
Gold Sponsor
$2,500
Platinum Sponsor
$5,000
Presenter
$10,000
Preferred Entranceway / Main Aisle Display √
Presentation opportunity
Welcome message in program
Banner on main performance stage
Other Sponsorship
Opportunities
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Banner Sponsor
(*exclusive of Info booth)
Food Demo Sponsor
(*Includes Banner in Demo Tent & Verbal appreciation mention after each demo by staff)
*Food cost per demo covered by Demo sponsor

9. Past Partners, Sponsors & Supporters
VeggieFest Current &
Past Partners, Sponsors
& Supporters
EXHIBITORS
HolisticRainforest.com
Juice Plus+
Nature’s Path Foods Inc.
Network for Wellness
The Olive Tap
The World's 1st Health Coffee
Vemma-Complete Liquid Nutrition Drink
Xango
Young Living
and Young Living Essential Oils
FOOD SAMPLING/SPECIAL SPONSOR
Steaz Teas
Apple Valley
Veggie Brothers
Shree Indian Cuisine

10. Sponsorship Opportunities
How to get involved
We invite you to help us provide the support needed to deliver VeggieFest programming and we would like to work with you directly to develop a sponsorship plan that fits your organizational goals and budget
To discuss sponsorship opportunities with VeggieFest 2008, please contact Phil Vedova, VeggieFest 2008 Sponsorship Program Coordinator
Tel: (630)
Web site:
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