Uptown Hoedown……A Country Style Gala

Leave your black ties and ball gowns at the cleaners, grab your dancing boots and join us for a wild and exotic Country Style Gala to benefit the Blank Park Zoo. Funds from the Gala support the educational programs at the Blank Park Zoo as well as the training, veterinary care and general operations related to the care and protection of supporting an exotic animal collection. Please help make the Uptown Hoedown…A Country Style Gala an outstanding success by purchasing your tickets or through a sponsorship.

When:             September 27, 2008
Where:            Blank Park Zoo
Time:              5:30 PM - until your boots wear out
Price:              $125 per ticket or 10 tickets for $1,000

Your ticket treats you to: festive food, down home drinks and “exZOOberant” entertainment. Additional cocktails will be available for purchase.

Sponsorships are extremely beneficial to the success of our events and a great marketing strategy for a company or business. Please consider becoming a sponsor of the Uptown Hoedown…A Country Style Gala.

$5,000 – Musical Macaw Entertainment Sponsor

• Signage with your name or company name and logo at entertainment stage
• Your name or company name and logo in the program booklet
• Recognition during program
• Recognition in Zoo Tracks, the Zoo newsletter with distribution to 8000 households
• Recognition on the Zoo website for one year with link to your company website
• 6 tickets to the Uptown Hoedown

$2,500 – Benevolent Bongo Beverage Sponsor OR Fabulous Flamingo Food Sponsor

• Your name or company name and logo in the program booklet
• Your name or company name and logo on signage at beverage stations or at tasting tents
• Recognition in Zoo Tracks, the Zoo newsletter with distribution to 8000 households
• Recognition on the Zoo website for one year
• 4 tickets to the Uptown Hoedown

$1,000 – Gracious Giraffe Hospitality Sponsor

• Your name or company name and logo in the program booklet
• Your name or company name and logo on signage on hospitality carts
• Recognition in Zoo Tracks, the Zoo newsletter with distribution to 8000 households
• 2 tickets to the Uptown Hoedown

$500 – River Otter Rafflers

• Your name or company name and logo in the program booklet
• Your name or company name and logo on signage at raffle tables
• 2 tickets to the Uptown Hoedown