du Sucre d’Erable de Nanaimo such a huge success! MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL OPprpoOoRTUNITIES SPONSOR IDENTIFICATION : CORPORATE PARTICIPATION SPONSOR HOsPITALITY On-JSITE BENEFITS ener rer 1 OPPORTUNITY srpOTLIGHT PARTNER EACH CATEGORY OF SPONSORSHIP STARTS WITH Seeiaasii toads THE BASIC BENEFITS WHICH INCLUDE: 4 OPPORTUNITIES - Sponsorship acknowledgment in provincial and regional media prior to, during and following our festival - Listing in our Festival Program with distribution to more than 37,000 households 20 OPPORTUNITIES ON - Official sponsorship certificate, letter of acknowledgment and summary SY description of exposure outcomes following the event - raed ok peel ' - Sponsorship acknowledgment in AFN press releases - Invitation to our official program unveiling - Additional marketing opportunities open to negotiation ~UNLIAITED | OPPORTUNITIES See category outlines for details over and above the basic benefit package. PS Ar 62 G FRIEND ox THE FESTIVAL VISION-INNOVATIVE IDEAS-STRATEGIC Ce TOURISM DEVELOPMENT-COMMUNITY FOCUS L’ Association des 430-1925 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, francophones de N anaimo BC V9S 1H] Tél (Ph) : 250-729-2776 A VOTRE SERVICE DEPUIS 1978 SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1978 ani d in 1978, is a registered non-profit organization that relies heavily upon i onsors in helping to sustain our commitment to the community. Our long-term goal is to r the benefit of all members of our community. As one of western Canada’s ili s | Maple Sugar Festival's success is largely due to our business commun L’Association des francophones de Nanaimo is also working with a number of municipal, provincial, and federal organizations to make our tenth anniversary edition of the Maple Sugar Festival truly memorable, as we invite francophone and First Nations Communities from across Canada to participate in the Festival. The AFN is developing the tenth edition of the Festival with a view to positioning Nanaimo as an internationally renowned cultural, economic, and tourist destination for years to come. Ongoing strategic _.development focuses on bringing international tourists to Nanaimo before, during, and after the 2010 cThe sticcess of our annual cultural event is made possible with the ongoing support of corporate : enterprises, community organizations, o overnment agencies, the media, and a dedicated tean bot