This was written on Facebook by Tara Palmer-Pop on behalf of the Emerald Isle Irish Feile Committee.
i there, me here with another post about the Emerald Isle Irish Feile.
There’s an old saying, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” I don’t know which of my elders tattooed that on my brain, but I don’t often have an excuse to use it. However, it applies here. When a large scale event, like the Feile, is planned, it doesn’t run on the luck of the Irish. There is a lot of planning, volunteering, research and most importantly, a large expense. From transportation, accommodations and advertising, things add up. But, it brings repeat visitors & new visitors. It creates word of mouth advertising for the island. This increases revenue in hotels, bars, restaurants, rentals, grocery stores and so on. This is an influx of tourism at a time when tourism comes to a lull. It is the kind of exposure that your business will benefit from for years to come.
All Island businesses were contacted via email weeks ago asking if they would be interested in sponsoring the Feile. To date these awesome businesses listed below have committed to be sponsors.
Gillespie Enterprises
Hodgson Enterprises
Island Airways
St. James Boat Shop
McDonough’s Market
Circle M/Island Energies
Fresh Air Aviation
The Blue Pearl
BIBCo
Schwartzfisher Stoneworks
Kirk & Judy McBride
Mike & Kitty Green
Bonnie Rice
Lisa Gillespie/Shipwreck Shirt
Beaver Island Historical Society
Munson Healthcare
Beaver Island Lumber Co.
KM Construction
Dan Nackerman
Traudt Family
Connaghan Construction
Mike & Christie Perdue
Greenwald Construction
Linda Gatliff
Sheri Richards
Northern Islander/Beaver Beacon
John and Jeanne Gillespie
Ronald Stith
Ed Wojan Realty
Powers Do It Best
Robert’s John Service
Olson Construction
News on the Net'
McDonough Construction
Emerald Isle Hotel
Shirley Cole/in memory of Corneil Gatliff
John Fiegen
Harbor View Motel
Pete & Sandy LoDico~L & L Carpet Cleaning
Beaver Island Retreat
Isle Haven
Vince & Marybeth Left in memory of Vince Rice
If you would like to see the tiers of sponsorship/advertising that are available, scroll to the bottom of www.irishfeile.com. If you would like to support this event and promote your business or if you are an independent donor, please mail your check to:
Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 5
Beaver Island. MI 49782
Or contact Paul Cole
Thanking you in advance,
The Emerald Isle Irish Feile Committee
Sponsorship for the Irish Feile
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Last edited by Marie LaFreniere on Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:12 pm, edited 14 times in total.
Re: Sponsorship for the Irish Feile
New sponsors have been listed with many thanks.
Re: Sponsorship for the Irish Feile
Thanks for the reminder Powers Hardware just donated, this will be a great event for the island!!