Dear Potential Sponsor,

The American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA),with over 10,000 members, is the largest dairy goat registry in the United States. Each year the association holds its Annual Meeting and Convention at various locations throughout the U.S. The annual week long event usually hosts between 300 and 500 dairy goat breeders and enthusiasts from across the U.S., Canada and a number of other countries. The conventions focus on a wide variety of educational programming, with daily speakers, seminars and clinics along with an extensive vendor area and hospitality room.

The ADGA Annual Meeting and Convention has always been an excellent venue for businesses to showcase their products and each year we offer those businesses the opportunity to be sponsors at this great event. Outlined below are the various levels of sponsorship for your consideration.

Our Sponsorship Program has several goals, first is to introduce and showcase your products and services to our attending membership, who have historically continued to support those goat related businesses that have chosen to be a sponsor of the ADGA Annual Meeting and Convention. As well, sponsorships help to lower the cost of attendance for members and bring in upscale educational seminars and programming.

Founding Sponsors are featured as the centerpiece of each Convention. Founding Sponsors may fund the Youth Banquet, Welcome Dinner, Products Reception, Banquet and Ball, the Spotlight Sale Champagne Brunch or a specialized event suggested by the sponsor.

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Event Sponsors funds will be used to pay for programming and event costs. Event Sponsors may share sponsorship with another Event Sponsor. Some events that can be covered are the Youth Banquet, Welcome Dinner, Products Reception, Banquet and Ball or the Spotlight Sale Champagne Brunch.

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The Premier Sponsor's donation is used to pay overall costs of the convention unless otherwise specified.

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This donation is used to pay for general convention costs unless otherwise specified.

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In the past, we have been able to feature all sponsors on our Convention website as well as link to the sponsor's website. Sponsors are responsible for ensuring that the links are enabled to their site.

Contact Name: __________________________________________

Company:_______________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________

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Phone: __________________ Cell Phone: _____________________

E-Mail: __________________________________________________

Number of Vendor Tables Desired: ________________

Number of Vendor Tables Desired: ______________ (limit 2)

Youth Program (Sat through Mon) General Welcome Dinner (Tues Night)

Youth Welcome Dinner (Sat Night) Youth Banquet (Mon Night)

Youth Fun Event (Craig's Cruisers; Sun Night) Youth Agricultural Tour (Mon)

Linear Appraisal (Sat and Sun) AASRP Program (Sun and Mon)

Pre Judges Training (Sun) Judges Training (Mon and Tues)

Cheese Workshops Professional and Amateur Soap Making Workshops

Wine and Cheese Reception (Thurs Night) Banquet and Ball (Fri Night)

Goat Artificial Insemination Workshop Advanced Goat Reproduction Workshop

Shuttle Buses (per day; Monday through Friday) Child Sitting Services

Do you desire a Vendor Table? _____yes _____no

Specify Spotlight Sale Pen (Breed) ________________ or Table at a Meal Event ________

Please return your completed form and make checks payable to:

ADGA

Attn: Shirley McKenzie

PO Box 865

Spindale, NC 28160

828-286-3801

If you'd like to become a Sponsor, please print out the above application, fill it out, and send it to Shirley McKenzie, ADGA.

Thanks!