Having
celebrated the band's 30th anniversary in 2004, we'd like to extend
a heartfelt "Thank You!" to all our friends who have supported us. We hope that you are among the many who love to hear the band's stirring music at
the Grandfather Games, our concerts, or perhaps one
of our two recordings featuring traditional Scottish music. Since our inception
in 1974, the Grandfather Mountain Highlanders have set a high standard of
musical excellence, winning numerous titles and championships. With our victory in Montreal in 1996 we became the first southern US pipe band to win a major Canadian competition, repeating our victory in 1998. Further successes in Canada, New York, and Scotland came along in 2003, 2005 and 2007, showing the band's commitment to travel and performance.
It is a very expensive proposition
to run a pipe band from year to year. Outfitting one member of the band costs
well over a thousand dollars. In addition, we incur costs for reeds, drum
heads and other equipment continually. The band expends considerable funds
to travel to and support highland games throughout North America.
We are now offering a way for you
to share in the successes of the band, as well as to show your support for
the Scottish cultural tradition embodied in the band's music. We invite you
to become a member of the Friends of the Grandfather Mountain Highlanders
(FGMH). All sponsors will receive recognition in concert programs and in the liner notes of the band's next recording. We are offering
several levels of sponsorship, as you can see below, along with the premiums
associated with them:
Individual
Sponsorship:
- $25
Individual: GMH window decal
- $50
Family: St. Andrew's Cross license plate for your car and window decal
- $100
Patron: copy of the band's first or second recording, license plate and
window decal
- $250
Silver Patron: cap embroidered with the GMHPB logo, recording, license plate
and window decal
- $500
Gold Patron: silver tankard with GMHPB crest, cap, recording, license plate
and window decal
Clan
Sponsorship:
- $500
Clan Sponsor: band salute at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games (the
band will play in front of your clan's tent)
- $1000
Silver Clan Sponsor: salute plus one piper supplied for one event per year
*
- $2500
Gold Clan Sponsor: salute plus one mini-band supplied for one event per
year *
- $5000
Platinum Clan Sponsor: salute plus one pipe band supplied for one event
per year *
* NOTE:
event to be within 250 miles of Linville, NC
and subject to band schedule (negotiable).
As we are a 501(c)(3) organization,
all sponsorships are tax-deductible. If your business would like to become
a Friend of the Grandfather Mountain Highlanders, we also offer corporate
sponsorships.
In addition to helping us purchase
uniforms and musical supplies, your sponsorship of the band will allow us
to travel to major competitions each year to represent our proud heritage and piping in the South. We look forward to your membership
and your continued support for the Scottish arts! Please help us keep the
music which is our heritage alive!
To obtain a sponsorship form, contact
Nan E. Patton
Chairman, Friends of the Grandfather Mountain Highlanders
1648 Midbrook Drive
Rock Hill, SC
29732
or email a request to Nan
at npatton@ur.com
or download
a copy in PDF format.
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