LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

 
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LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
       2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
WHO WE ARE
                                                    Lake Champlain International (LCI), founded in 1998, is a
                                                    federally recognized 501c3.

                                                    Lake Champlain is a premier fishery, economic engine,
                                                    and recreational resource, and our mission is to keep it
                                                    swimmable, drinkable, and fishable.

                                                    Through events, advocacy, educational programs, and
                                                    grass-roots campaigns, LCI works to connect people with
                                                    our water resources, carry on the angling heritage, and
                                                    build stewardship.

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LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
OUR EVENTS
LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
41st Annual
     LCI Father's Day Derby
     presented by Yamaha
     June 18 - 20, 2022

     More than 5,000 participants from over 300
     states join us for this 3-day New England
     tradition on Lake Champlain. Hundreds of
     prizes, including 80 places in the species
     categories, plus 35 junior places, team
     division, women's division, and hundreds of
     raffles!

     Eligible species include: bowfin, brown trout,
     carp, channel catfish, lake trout, landlocked
     salmon, largemouth bass, northern pike,
     rainbow trout, sheepshead, smallmouth bass,
     walleye, and yellow perch.

2021 Sponsors:
LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
LCI Little Anglers Derby
    presented by Ray’s Seafood

    June 18, 2022

    Free fishing fun for children 14 and under.
    Little anglers will try their hand at landing a
    big catch and weighing the fish with our
    official derby staff.

    Plus each participant leaves with a new fishing
    pole.

2021 Sponsors:
LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
LCI Bass Open
September 4, 2022
Lake Champlain is consistently ranked as one
of the best bass fisheries in the country by
national publications and professional
anglers alike.
LCI brings competitive bass fishing to Lake
Champlain, as 2-person teams head out of
Malletts Bay after their best six bass.
LCI Champlain Basin Derby
April 10, 2021 - March 31, 2022
April 9, 2022 – March 31, 2023
The Champlain Basin Derby offers year-round
fishing in any public lake, pond, and stream in
the Champlain basin.
Eligible species include: bowfin, brook trout,
brown trout, carp, channel catfish, lake trout,
landlocked salmon, largemouth bass,
northern pike, rainbow trout, sheepshead,
smallmouth bass, walleye, white perch, and
yellow perch.
LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Participant Demographics

   Age                  Gender

  Income       Crossover Outdoor Activities
LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Here's What Our Participants Say:
 I would like to extend a great big thank you to the folks of LCI for all their     After attending the awards ceremony last night I felt the need to let you folks
hard work and their fantastic derbies. Lake Champlain is a unique fishery that     know what a great job you do for us tournament anglers. The ceremony was
reels my family in year after year. I always come to the derbies for the           very well run and I especially liked the involvement that the LCI has with the
opportunity to compete for prizes but that's just a bonus because the lake         kids which is the future of our sport. I also would like to thank all of the LCI
and the whole area are very inviting on their own. The Father's Day Derby is       sponsors that donated such great prizes and gifts and who without them this
an event my father and I talk about all year. We have fished it together for at    tournament wouldn't be possible. I am looking forward to next year’s derby
least 10 years now and wouldn't dream of skipping it. It is a special event that   in hopes that maybe I will be taking home the top prize, but know if I don't I
really bonds our family together more than any other day of fishing.               will still have a great time thanks to you folks and your sponsors!
Memories we have created together on Lake Champlain will live forever,
maybe longer. Thanks LCI!                                                          - Ron Wood, Proctor, VT

- Adrien Lavoie, Hollis, NH                                                         It's a privilege to fish the LCI Derby. Lake Champlain has some of the best
                                                                                   fishing in the northeast in a beautiful setting. It's great to see all the families
Thank you for your time and effort that you and your staff have put in to
                                                                                   out fishing having a great time. We look forward to it every year! Thank you.
create a tournament for everyone. I fish these derbies because I love to fish
and what better than to have a chance at getting paid to do what you love to
do. This is a great chance for people to share quality time with their family      – Randy Gagne, Hillsboro, NH
and friends. It’'s just all around a great thing for everyone. Thanks again for
all your time and efforts to make it better every season.                           It's about spending time with friends and family and having a great time
                                                                                   telling stories. LCI is the best tournament.
- James Meacham and family, Ferrisburgh, VT
                                                                                   - Austin Reed, Glens Falls, NY
My father and I have been doing this derby every year since I was 6 ... I'm 32
now ... for the last 3 years my wife and father in-law have joined us on the        This derby truly does great things for people. I have witnessed lots of
boat. It'’s something we look forward to every year. Whether we catch the big      children having the times of their lives, adults seemingly relaxed and
one or not we still cherish the time together. Thank you LCI for all the           genuinely having a great time. Aside from the prizes, and all the hoopla, what
memories made and those yet to come.                                               you all do for the many thousands that show up for this event every year,
                                                                                   well I just can’t put that into a few sentences.
- Nick Arnold, Peru, NY

Thank you for all you do! Best kick off to summer is the LCI derby.                - Ron Lacoste, West Pawlet, VT

- Ron Boucher, Colchester, VT                                                       My fiance has done the derby for years this year will be the first year our
                                                                                   children are old enough to join him they are all looking forward to this
It's one of my favorite things to do every year. I start planning for the next     weekend.
year minutes after the current ends.

- Kersten Greene, Plymouth, NH                                                     - Crystal Peters, Witherbee, NY
LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Here's What Our Sponsors Say:
We are proud to return as the title sponsor of the Father’s Day Derby.                Williams and Mooselook lures have been an LCI sponsor for over
Both LCI and Yamaha share a passion for fishing and for supporting                    two decades and will continue to be. This high profile multi-tiered
causes that benefit family, friends, and protect our sport.                           and multi-species vent on the largest body of water in the
                                                                                      Northeast, Lake Champlain, attracts thousands of anglers from all
David Ittner Tournament Manager                                                       over the country and Canada as well. It is well run and well
Yamaha Marine Group                                                                   attended and we feel the sponsorship cost to us, as a
                                                                                      manufacturer is a well spent investment in promoting our brands.

WOKO and our family of radio stations have supported the LCI Derbies                  Mark Stiffel, V.P. Marketing
every year because they create revenue and excitement for our                         Brecks International
communities and give us a promotional opportunity to speak to our
listeners. It’s a win, win for all because it is such a well run event that all
involved walk away from the derbies with a great feeling. We look                     The LCI Derbies have been at the forefront in their steps to
forward to a long lasting relationship.                                               engage families in the sport of fishing. Eppinger Manufacturing
                                                                                      (The Eppinger family) has been a believer in getting youngsters
Dan Dubonnet, Senior Vice President                                                   and their families involved in the out of doors since the company
WOKO/WKOL/WJOY/WBTZ/WIZN                                                              was founded in 1906. With a hands on understanding, and
                                                                                      appreciation of our natural resources through fishing our next
Sponsoring the LCI Derby for the past few years has given Traxstech the               generation will be better prepared to manage and protect our
                                                                                      fisheries. We are proud to be affiliated with the LCI Derbies and
opportunity to introduce our quality fishing equipment and share our boat rigging
                                                                                      their efforts to educate, and promote sport fishing. We know our
knowledge with thousands of fellow anglers. This has opened the door of the
                                                                                      advertising dollars for the Derby are hitting our target markets
marine industry on the east coast for us. We thank the LCI Derby for inviting us to   and will generate future business, and promote our industry as a
help support this great fishing heritage!                                             whole.

Jeff Miller                                                                           John Cleveland, Marketing
Traxstech                                                                             Manager Eppinger Manufacturing

The LCI Derby weekend is by far our largest volume weekend for the year.              We at Jolley Associates sponsor the LCI Derby because we believe in
Bringing more customers to our business is what the LCI does for The Bay Store in     families, friends and fishing. We feel that many of our customers and LCI
St. Albans Bay. Weekends like this weekend are vital to our business.                 participants are extremely loyal to the derby, Lake Champlain, and us. It is
                                                                                      a pleasure to be associated with an event that is so positive for everyone
Mark Kresser                                                                          involved.
The Bay Store, St. Albans Bay, VT
                                                                                      Shawn Bartlett
                                                                                      Jolley Associates
LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - 2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Father's Day Derby Sponsorship Levels
                                                             Donor                 Pledge             Supporting               Official               Major
Weigh Stations*
 Product and Promotional Material Distribution                   √                    √                      √                     √                      √
 Banner Display                                                                       √                      √                     √                      √
 Company Display                                                                                             √                     √                      √
Awards Ceremony
 Product and Promotional Material Distribution                                        √                     √                     √                       √
 Banner Display                                                                       √                     √                     √                       √
 Audience Mentions                                                                                          √                     √                       √
 Company Display                                                                                                                  √                       √
Website, Email, Social Media
 Linked Logo on LCI Website                                                           √                     √                     √                       √
 Facebook Posts                                                                                             √                     √                       √
 Sponsor Thank You Email to Participants                                                                                          √                       √
 Logo on Online Registration                                                                                                      √                       √
 Advetorial in Email Newsletter                                                                                                                           √
 Linked Logo in All Email Blasts to Anglers                                                                                                               √
Print Material, Direct Mail
 Logo in LCI Derby Guide                                                                                    √                     √                       √
 Logo on Derby T-Shirt                                                                                                            √                       √
 Logo in Direct Mail Event Brochure                                                                                                                       √
Radio
 Radio Mention - WOKO, WIZN, WKOL                                                                                                 √                       √
Other
 Access to LCI Mailing List                                                                                                                               √
 Exclusive Partnership                                                                                                                                    √
 Press Releases to Media                                                                                                                                  √

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