3rd Annual Turtlefest
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3rd Annual Turtlefest
rd 3 Annual Turtlefest The Turtles are coming…. The Turtles are coming…. The Turtles are coming…. June 14 AND 15, 2013!!! Outline • • • • Overview Committee Members 2012 Review What’s new – Downtown – Lake Lisgar • • • • • Volunteer Opportunities Budget Sponsorship Partners Summary Overview • Based on a legendary promise by Tillsonburg’s founder to come back as a turtle… • Everything and anything that has to do with turtles!!! Committee Members • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Les Anderson, Southern Ontario Printing Virginia Armstrong, Downtown BIA Deb Beard, Station Arts Centre Emy Brubacher, Happening Events Jason Collins, Southern Ontario Printing Julie Dawley, Community Centre Mike Dean, Advanced Auto Suzanne Fleet, Station Arts Centre Patty Phelps, Museum (ANHS) Floyd Marshall, 3rd Tillsonburg Sea Scouts Cephas Panschow, Town Colleen Pepper, Town/BIA Suzanne Renken, Chamber of Commerce Marcel Rosehart, Chrissy’s Catering Gereld Sandham, Cruise Tillsonburg Carrie Smith, Community Volunteer (NEW!) Joan Weston, Lake Lisgar Revitalization Project Committee 2012 Review • Goals were: – – – – Increasing animation/activities in each core area Increasing community involvement Adding vendor area on Brock St E Adding water events • Results: – Increased sponsorship, community involvement and attendance (4,500 versus 3,500 in 2011)!!! 2012 Review - Events • • • • • • • • • • Lake Lisgar Sailors Scuba Divers Turtle Canoe Race Tillsonburg Rowing Club Tillsonburg Fire Department Display Otter Valley Naturalists All day entertainment Downtown Sidewalk Specials Downtown In Store Specials Outdoor movie 2012 Review - Events • Make & Paint Your Own Pet Rock Turtle • Wildlife Guardians • “TurtleHaven” Rehab & Rescue Center Live Turtle Display - Meet "Peek-a-Boo" the 50 lb Tortoise • Turtlefest Tea • Turtle Find • Turtle Green Flowers for George Tillson’s tombstone • Creative Imaginations Festival • Reptile Show • Education Centres (LPRCA) • Turtle Alley Vendors 2012 Review What’s New • Expanded to two days! • Downtown Block Party (Friday) – Broadway Closure • Expanded (again) Lake Lisgar Venue • Relocation of Creative Imaginations Festival, car show and Turtle Alley Vendors • Signature Entertainment What’s New – Downtown Block Party WHAT IS A BLOCK PARTY??? Take this idea…downtown What’s Involved? • Food & Drink • Live Entertainment • Turning Broadway into a park/block party How can businesses be involved? MERCHANT OPTIONS Play to win or just have fun HOST AN ACTIVITY Places to relax and eat HOST A ZONE Things to watch HOST A PERFORMER What can you do on the street? OFFER A SERVICE What’s required? LOGISTICS What’s New – Lake Lisgar Volunteer Opportunies • Opportunities include: – Join the Committee – Become a coordinator – Volunteer during the event – Set up and take down Budget 2013 - Revenue 2013 Turtlefest Budget Revenues Town of Tillsonburg Sponsorship Downtown BIA Promotional Items Fundraising Village Vendor Alley Car Show Registratrion Miscellaneous (draw?) 2012 Actual 2013 Budget $2,000 $3,000 $3,350 $9,000 $1,550 500 $128 $150 $1,172 $1,000 $210 $0 $176 $200 $0 $1,250 Total Revenue $8,585 $15,100 Budget 2013 - Expenditures 2012 Actual $1,764 $3,316 $1,500 $1,525 $983 $429 $715 $2,241 $450 $1,506 $0 $830 0 $210 Budget $2,050 $250 $0 $500 $1,000 $500 $1,000 $5,000 $1,000 $2,000 $900 $900 Total Costs $15,467.65 $15,100 Costs Advertising Fundraising Village Outdoor Movie Rental Promotional Items Printing - Brochures/Posters Signage Sponsor Recognition (Signs, etc) Stage Entertainment (Bands, C Mochrie, etc) Stage Rental Tent Turtle Author Washrooms Miscellaneous Turtle Costume $0 Sponsorship • • • • • • “Snapping Turtle” Event Sponsor “Spotting Turtle” Media Sponsor “Painted Turtle” Platinum Sponsor “Spiny Soft Shell” Diamond Sponsor “Blanding’s Turtle” Gold Sponsor “Stinkpot” Turtle (Silver) Sponsor $2,000 $2,000 $1,000 $ 500 $ 250 $ 100 Sponsors to Date • Event Sponsors: – Southern Ontario Printing – Bamford Homes Inc • Media Sponsors – Tillsonburg News – Easy 101/Country 107 • Bossy Nagy Geoffrey Group Professional Corporation, JADE Engineers Inc, Tillsonburg Hydro Inc (In-kind) Partners • • • • • • • • • • • Cruise Tillsonburg Chrissy’s Catering Downtown Business Improvement Association Easy 101/Country 107 Happening Events Lake Lisgar Revitalization Project Committee & 3rd Tillsonburg Sea Scouts Station Arts Centre Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Tillsonburg Tri County Agricultural Society Town of Tillsonburg - Annandale National Historic Site Town of Tillsonburg (DCS, Parks & Rec) More Information • www.turtlefest.ca • facebook.com/TillsonburgTurtlefest • twitter.com/tillsonturtle or #TillsonburgTurtlefest) • [email protected] THANKS!!!