Bar Tour Sponsors
The 2009 Ghent Winter Bar Tour will take place the evening of February 28th from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM, journeying to various establishments located on or near Colley Avenue and 21st Street in Norfolk. Each participant receives a shirt, souvenir cup, map, magnet, keychain, koozie, and wristband good for discounts on drinks and food at participating locations as well as other promotional items. All proceeds from this event benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Eastern Virginia (local Hampton Roads chapter). As a bar tour sponsor you will be helping grant wishes for children who are struggling with life-threatening medical conditions in the local Hampton Roads area.
Should you have any questions about the information on this page and/or if you are interested in some of our special sponsorship opportunities (presenting sponsor, beverage sponsor, transportation sponsor, etc.) please contact us directly and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Own a bar and/or restaurant near Colley Avenue and 21st Street? Click here for more information on becoming a bar tour location.
If you ever need to download any of our bar tour logos for use in promoting our events, they are available here.
Basic Sponsorship Package
All sponsors of this bar tour will receive the following in addition to the items listed below for their particular giving level. For more details on specific giving levels, please refer to our official sponsorship information package.
Your business logo on the back of 1000+ screen-printed T-shirts- Your business logo advertised as an official sponsor on GhentBarTour.com and on the Ghent Bar Tour map given to all participants
- Opportunity to place additional advertisements, flyers, brochures, coupons, trinkets or other items promoting your business inside every participant's registration bag
- Several standard-size flyers to post at your business or elsewhere
What We Need From You
- Completed commitment form (signed copy due by January 16th)
- Tax-deductible donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation® (deposit due by January 30th - check will not be cashed until after the event)
- Your business logo (digital EPS file due by January 30th)
Supported Charity
All proceeds from this event will go directly to the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Eastern Virginia. This local Make-A-Wish chapter serves all of Hampton Roads, the Peninsula, Williamsburg, Emporia, Franklin, York, James City, Sussex, Isle of Wight, Surry, Greensville & Southampton counties and the Eastern Shore. The mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® is to grant wishes to children between the ages of 2˝ and 18 who have life threatening medical conditions. The organization provides a bright moment of hope, strength, and joy for a child in what can sometimes be a dark routine of treatments, doctors and hospital visits. Many thanks to the Make-A-Wish staff for their support in planning this event as well as previous events.
