Taste of St Croix sponsorship package 2017

TASTE OF ST. CROIX

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

APRIL 6 , 2017

2017 Taste of St. Croix

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Established in 2001, Taste of St. Croix began as a way to celebrate the diversity of our island's culinary industry. Now, over 15 years later, this sell out event is wildly popular and nationally recognized. With more than 50 restaurants, chefs, caterers, and farmers on the island participating annually, this is a perfect opportunity to see, taste, and connect with the newest culinary trends and who’s creating them.

More than just the best party on island, Taste of St. Croix is a 501(c)3 organization and has donated more than $350,000 to community programs and local organizations since its inception. In 2016, Taste of St. Croix gave $10,000 to The Lighthouse Mission, granted two full time scholarships to the UVI Hospitality program, and established a travel fund for high school culinary competitions We invite you to be a sponsor and take advantage of a top-notch audience of more than 1500 guests, including residents, visitors, and local businesses. Join the fun by helping us raise funds for local programs.

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2017 Taste of St. Croix Where: Divi Carina Bay Resort When: Thursday, April 6, 2017 6 - 9 p.m.

After Party 9-12 a.m.

Taste of St. Croix highlights the diverse cuisine and culture of our island Event Features: • wine, beer & spirits tasting • sampling of over 50 restaurants, chefs, caterers and farms • press conference • VIP lounge • live music w/ 2 bands • Moet Chandon & Hennessey After Party until midnight

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Taste of St. Croix 365 Programs: More than a one night event, Taste of St. Croix partners with organizations to fund and administer many local programs . These 365 Projects are designed to support, educate, and promote the hospitality industry year-round.

Farmer Meet & Greet - A social event aimed at connecting farmers with local government feeding agencies, wholesale and retail food markets, restaurants and other special interest groups.

St. Croix Culinary Juniors - Committed to supporting future generations, the St. Croix Culinary Juniors program exposes St. Croix youth to the opportunities and possibilities within the culinary industry. Taste put together a team of 7th and 8th graders, who receive weekly training with local and nationally known executive chefs. They then present their new skills and honed talents working with professional chef talent at Taste and other events.

Reef Responsible - Working closely with the Nature Conservancy and its partners, Taste of St. Croix coordinates workshops to promote sustainable fishing within the Virgin Islands hospitality industry in a manner that can also be marketed to consumers.

Farm-to-Table – Through a partnership with the VI Department of Agriculture, Taste of St. Croix supports and builds the network between restaurants and St. Croix’s local farms. From farmers markets that showcase featured locally grown products to vouchers for participating restaurants to use with local farms, Taste supports the hospitality industry from farm to table.

Farmer Coupon Program - To support restaurants and strengthen relationships between farmers and our chefs, the Taste & the VI Department of Agriculture provides vouchers to all of our participants that are redeemable at the farms. This program provides incentives to the restaurants to use locally grown ingredients—an economic and healthy benefit for both parties and the public.

Youth Hospitality Training Program – Working with the St. Croix Educational Complex, Taste recognizes the importance of youth training and assist students in the finding summer internships, including sending St. Croix students to work at Facebook's corporate headquarters.

Social Media & Marketing - Taste offers seminars to teach restaurants and business about the ever changing social media and marketing world, including what trends work, low cost and effective ways to market.

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Public Relations & Social Media We invest in a relationship with our Sponsors to deliver the best results for your sponsorship dollars.

Our analytics reports show that website traffic doubled over last year, with almost 35,000 visitors to our website in the month of August alone. Sponsors who are listed on our website, particularly those at levels which allow us to hyperlink to their sites, can expect their own audiences to grow as a result of their involvement with our event.

Our Strategy includes: • daily posts to Facebook and Twitter pages • Facebook contest • press releases leading up to the event • distribution of press releases to a targeted media who cover wine, food, beer, tourism, and travel • distribution of press releases over newswire service • ongoing media relations and blogger outreach • radio interviews • keyword-rich blogs to ramp up SEO results • ongoing cross-promotion of our sponsors on social media • email marketing • partnerships with off-island target markets and in-house promotions to win a trip to St. Croix

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Sponsorship Opportunities Be recognized for your commitment to St. Croix with a sponsorship that benefits multiple programs on the island benefiting our youth in the hospitality industry, farmers, fisherman local restaurants and you! All donations are tax deductible!

Platinum Sponsor Level $10,000 commitment level • Inclusion in all media print, radio, TV, website, social • Logo in the Taste Program • Logo and link back on TasteofStCroix.com website • Tagline on radio as top sponsor • Eight (8) VIP tickets to Taste of St. Croix • Live mentions during the event • Product placement in gift bags for Taste judges • Eight (8) signed Taste posters • Ability to purchase additional Taste tickets in advance • Two (2) tickets to satellite Taste events Executive Chef Sponsor Level $5,000 commitment level • Inclusion in all media print, radio, TV, website, social.

• Logo in the Taste Program • Logo and link back on TasteofStCroix.com website • Five (5) VIP tickets to Taste of St. Croix • Live mentions during the event • Product placement in gift bags for Taste judges • Five (5) signed Taste posters Chef de Partie Sponsor Level $1,000 commitment level • Logo on TasteofStCroix.com website • Mention in the Taste Program • Two (2) VIP tickets to Taste of St. Croix • Live mentions during the event • Product placement in gift bags • Two (2) signed Taste posters

We can create sponsorship package at any donation level for your organization

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Chef de Cuisine Sponsor Level $2,500 commitment level • Inclusion in media • Link on TasteofStCroix.com website • Three (3) VIP tickets to Taste of St. Croix • Live mentions during the event • Product placement in gift bags • Three (3) signed Taste posters Chef de Partie Sponsor Level $500 commitment level • Logo on TasteofStCroix.com website • Mention in the Taste Program • Two (2) VIP tickets to A Taste of St. Croix • Product placement in gift bags • One (1) signed Taste poster

For more information please call Katherine Pugliese 340-690-0805 or email stxpugliese@gmail.com

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365: Not Just One Day, Every day!

Our mission every day is to promote, educate and connect people within the hospitality, fishing, and farming industries with consumers. Throughout the year we support initiates that help cultivate our youth within the hospitality profession and efforts that ensure a more sustainable St. Croix The Taste Team

Sponsorships/Founder Logistics/Founder Event Director Executive Administrator Social Media Media Relations

Katherine Pugliese Kelly Odom Collin Hodge Lilli Cox Sara Zuckerman Jane Watkins

Photographer

Kelly Greer

Event Coordinator

Kevin Ferris

Event Coordinator

Jessica Cuyler

Event Coordinator

Kimberly Follman

Taste of St. Croix is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

CONTACT US P.O. Box 25122 St. Croix, US Virgin Islands 00822 340-719-9999 x 3 | taste@atasteofstcroix.com Social Media: @tasteofstcroix

www.TasteOfStcroix.com