Pig Pickin' and Dancin' for OVFD
On Saturday, May 23rd of Memorial Day weekend this year, we will be holding our tenth annual Ocracoke Volunteer Firemen’s Ball at the community center on Ocracoke Island! Thanks to the continued support of sponsors, donors and volunteers, last year’s ball was again very successful. Together we raised over $72,000 for the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department!
To all our friends of Ocracoke,
The Volunteer Fire Department’s main source of funding for operating expenses such as mortgage, insurance, equipment and utilities, etc. is from fundraising efforts, and the Firemen’s Ball is the largest event of the year for this need. Ocracoke Island is in a rare situation due to the fact that we have no guaranteed source of income support (such as a fire tax) for our Volunteer Fire Department.
This year’s Firemen’s Ball will be much the same as in previous years… we will start off the day with a pig pickin’ (last year we served over 600 people!), followed by a silent and a live auction, finishing off with a musical extravaganza involving three great local favorites providing live music: The Ocracoke Rockers, The Aaron Caswell Band, and The Dune Dogs.
For those of you who have helped in the past, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you from the Ocracoke Fire Protection Association and all those involved with the Firemen’s Ball. We continue to be humbled by the generosity of so many local businesses and individuals. Please consider a sponsorship this year - it’s a wonderful opportunity to have your business or family name associated as a part of this great cause, while supporting the local community. In addition to sponsorship opportunities, please consider donating goods or services for the live and silent auctions; we always make sure that you or your business is well recognized by having your name, business card and information on the donated product. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.
We sincerely thank you in advance for your support and look forward to hearing from you!
Larry and Stephanie Ihle
(252) 928-8074/928-7001
Ocracoke Firemen’s Ball 2015 Sponsorship Opportunities
$5000 Double Diamond Sponsorship Level
• Highest Level Sponsor recognition for the annual event to appear on all promotional materials,
T-Shirts, advertising and signage. Exclusive banner advertising name/company.
• Commemorative plaque honoring top level sponsorship of the Firemen’s Ball.
• Special recognition at the auction and dance.
• Twenty complimentary dinner and dance tickets.
• Fifteen complimentary festive OCRACOKE FIREMEN’S BALL commemorative t-shirts.
$ 2500 Diamond Sponsorship Level
• Top Level sponsor recognition for the annual event to appear on all promotional
materials, T-shirts, advertising and signage.
• Commemorative plaque honoring top level sponsorship of the Firemen’s Ball.
• Special recognition at the auction and dance.
• Fifteen complimentary dinner and dance tickets.
• Ten complimentary festive OCRACOKE FIREMEN’S BALL commemorative t-shirts.
$1500 Platinum Sponsorship Level
• Special Major Sponsor recognition for the annual event to appear on all promotional
materials, T-shirts, advertising and signage.
• Special recognition at the auction and dance.
• Ten complimentary dinner and dance tickets.
• Five complimentary festive OCRACOKE FIREMEN’S BALL commemorative t-shirts.
$1000 Gold Sponsorship Level
• Premium positioning and recognition to appear on all promotional items, t-shirts,
advertising and signage.
• Ten complimentary dinner and dance tickets.
• Five complimentary festive OCRACOKE FIREMEN’S BALL commemorative t-shirts.
$500 Silver Sponsorship Level
• Special recognition to appear on promotional materials, advertising and signage.
• Five complimentary dinner and dance tickets.
• Five complimentary festive OCRACOKE FIREMEN’S BALL commemorative t-shirts.
$250 Partner Sponsorship Level
• Special partner recognition on promotional materials, advertising and signage at the
Community Center.
• Three complimentary dinner and dance tickets.
• Three complimentary festive OCRACOKE FIREMEN’S BALL commemorative t-shirts.
Please make all sponsorship checks payable to the OFPA.
Mail to: OFPA, PO Box 332, Ocracoke, NC 27960
All donations are tax deductible. Our federal ID# 56-6076898
Please make a note on your check in the memo area that this is for the 2015 Firemen’s Ball. Thank you!
www.ocracokefiremensball.com www.ocracokevfd.org
If you're not sure about how much fun the Firemen's Ball is gonna be, just read this story from last year.
