Sponsorship Opportunities
Become a Meerkerk Gardens Business Partner or Business Event Sponsor
Business Partnership
Reap the reward of association with one of the island’s most cherished nonprofits. Each year, thousands of guests come to enjoy nature’s beauty and participate in events, tours, and classes that offer enrichment for all ages.
Become a Rhododendron Partner $4,000
Benefits include:
Business logo included on website and in four monthly eNews sent to 6,000+ individuals with 63+% open rate
One business sponsor dedicated email blast to all Friends of Meerkerk members
Social media posts four times a year to be coordinated with seasonal events that mutually benefit each organization
Year-long Business Membership, including 10 guest passes & 10 event tickets
30% Nursery discount
Become an Evergreen Partner $2,500
Benefits include:
Business logo included on website and in three monthly eNews sent to 6,000+ individuals with 63+% open rate
Social media posts three times a year to be coordinated with seasonal events that mutually benefit each organization
Year-long Business Membership, including seven guest passes & seven event tickets
20% Nursery discount
Become a Cedar Partner $1,850
Business logo included on website and in two monthly eNews sent to 6,000+ individuals with 63+% open rate
Social media posts two times a year to be coordinated with seasonal events that mutually benefit each organization
Year-long Business Membership, including five guest passes & five event tickets
15% Nursery discount
For more information, contact Rachel Cook, Development Manager, Meerkerk Gardens, 360-678-1912 or rcook@meerkerkgardens.org
Business Event Sponsorship
Meerkerk Gardens hosts two annual events during the year, Mother’s Day Concert and Bluegrass Festival, each attracting hundreds of guests. Your generous support will help secure entertainment, food, beverages, and more.
Sponsor Benefits
Your logo is featured:
In our social media event promotion
On Facebook Events
On our website Events page
In all event promotional printed materials
In our eNews (sent to 6,000+ emails with 63+% open rate)
You also receive:
A discount on one ad in our eNews
Your banner is displayed at each event
Your sponsorship is announced at each event
Sponsorship Levels:
Dynamic Tempo Sponsor $1,500 Includes ten tickets to each event
Soothing Melody Sponsor $1,000 Includes six tickets to each event
Our Events
MOTHER’S DAY CONCERT (MAY)
The Meerkerk Gardens' Mother's Day Concert draws 300-400 visitors from across Whidbey Island for a concert and walk during the peak bloom season in our rhododendron gardens. This four-hour event features multiple performers, food, and beverages, on our gazebo lawn, against the spectacular backdrop of the Salish Sea. Our specialty rhododendron nursery, will also be open during the concert drawing gardeners who come for the music and leave with a plant.
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL (AUGUST)
The Meerkerk Gardens' Bluegrass Festival is an established part of Whidbey Island's history, having offered great bluegrass bands, food, beverages, and dancing for over 25 years. Attendance is between 300-400 people who come for four hours of music on the gazebo stage in our beautiful garden setting. Our specialty garden nursery will also be open to serve those who wish to stroll among our many rhododendrons and companion plants and take one home.
For more information, contact Rachel Cook, Development Manager, Meerkerk Gardens, 360-678-1912 or rcook@meerkerkgardens.org