- Harvest Dinner (March 8, 2012)
- Celebrity chefs here in Yuma!
- Ice carving
- Vegetable carving
- Interactive salad bar featuring your favorite toppings!
- Local restaurant tasting event (Saturday, March 10th 1-5 p.m.)
- Wine and Microbrew Beer Tasting
- Culinary displays and classes
- Chef challenges
- Cooking demonstrations
- Live entertainment
- Local agriculture tours
- Marketplace featuring arts, food related products and services
- Children's Ag-tivities Arena- an interactive, learning place for children
- Toddler Town- even the little ones can enjoy learning about ag with fun, colorful displays, tractor trikes and games
COMMUNITY FESTIVITIES
- Yuma Fine Arts Association will host an agriculturally inspired art show March 10th-11th (Yuma Art Center)
Sponsorship Opportunities
Yuma Lettuce Days is a culinary festival celebrating our regional agriculture community. Our event will be an authentic venue where guests will learn the impact our agricultural industry has on the country, not to mention a great place to taste locally grown delights! As the winter vegetable capital of the world, we are excited to share what we are growing as well as how very talented chefs will incorporate our crops into culinary masterpieces! Please visit www.yumalettucedays.com for up to date information.
PRESENTING SPONSOR $15,000
- Your company in partnership with YVB presents Yuma Lettuce Days
- Celebrity chef cooking demo sponsored by your company including taste tests
- Company reception at Quartermaster Depot during YLD (100 people- appetizers and drinks included)
- 10'x10' exhibit space
- Full page ad in YLD program
- 500 welcome bags with your logo distributed to visitors
- Ag tours presented by your company (logo on tickets)
- Logo on all printed material
- 1 table to the Harvest Dinner, March 8, 2012
- Large Banner with your company logo
- 30 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
"TOSS IT UP" SPONSOR $5,000
This interactive salad station will be a fun way for guests to create an ideal salad...Yuma lettuce, croutons, veggies, toppings, dressing and more! Guests pay $2 admission fee.
- Toss It Up sponsored by your company (a portion of the proceeds benefit Yuma County FFA)
- 10'x10' exhibit space
- 1/2 page advertisement in YLD program
- Logo on all printed material
- 1 table to the Harvest Dinner, March 8, 2012
- Large Banner with your company logo
- 20 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
YUMA'S RECIPE BOX TASTING EVENT SPONSOR $5,000
his event sold out quickly last year. Amazing food brought in by local restaurants!
- Yuma's Recipe Box sponsored by your company (a portion of the proceeds benefit the Yuma Area Ag Producers Scholarship Fund)
- 10'x10' exhibit space
- 1/2 page advertisement in YLD program
- Logo on all printed materials
- 1 table to the Harvest Dinner, March 8, 2012 * 20 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
- Large Banner with your company logo
KITCHEN SPONSOR $3,500
- Outdoor cooking kitchen sponsored by your company (used for the Harvest Dinner, Cooking Demos and Celebrity Chefs)
- 10'x10' exhibit space
- 1/2 page advertisement in YLD program * Logo on all printed materials
- 2 tickets to the Harvest Dinner
- Large Banner with your company logo * 15 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
TASTING PLATE SPONSOR $3,500
- Your color logo will be imprinted on the tasting plates used at the cooking demonstration, Yuma's Recipe Box tasting event, and contests throughout the festival.
- 10'x10' exhibit space
- 1/2 page advertisement in YLD program
- Logo on all printed materials
- Large Banner with your company logo
- 2 tickets to the Harvest Dinner
- 15 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
COOKING CONTEST SPONSOR $2500
Comeptitions include dates, lettuce, citrus, salsa, families and children.
- Cooking demonstration/contest sponsored by your company
- 10'x10' exhibit space
- 1/4 page advertisement in YLD program
- Logo on all printed materials
- Banner with your company logo
- 10 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
CHILDREN'S AG-TIVITIES SPONSOR $2,500
- Children's Ag-Tivities area sponsored by your company
- 10'x10' exhibit space
- 1/4 page advertisement in YLD program
- Logo on all printed materials
- Banner with your company logo
- 10 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
FESTIVAL NAPKIN SPONSOR $2,500
- Your color logo will be imprinted on the napkins used at the cooking demonstration, Yuma's Recipe Box tasting event and contests throughout the festival.
- 10'x10' exhibit space
- 1/4 page advertisement in YLD program
- Logo on all printed materials
- Banner with your company logo
- 10 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
RECYCLING SPONSOR $1,500
- In an effort to remain environmentally conscious, we will strategically place recycling bins throughout the festival. A sign with your company logo will be placed with each bin.
- Logo in YLD Program
- Logo on all printed materials
- 5 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
"TOSS IT UP" TOPPING SPONSOR $1,000
Must have product for 2,000 visitors. First come, first served (no competitive products.)
- 10'x10' exhibit space in the "Toss It Up" tent (see front side for tent info.)
- Logo in YLD Program
- Logo on all printed materials
- Sign with company logo
- 5 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
GENERAL EVENT SPONSOR $1,000
- 10'x10' exhibit space
- Logo in YLD Program
- Logo on all printed materials
- Sign with company logo
- 5 tickets to Yuma Lettuce Days
LARGE BANNER SPONSOR $500
- Large Banner Sponsor
SMALL BANNER SPONSOR $250
- Small Banner Sponsor
"THANK YOU YUMA AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY!" SPONSOR $100
- Listing in a full page advertisement dedicated to thanking our Yuma agriculture community
- Donation made in your name to Yuma County Ag Producers Scholarship Fund
Click here to download the Sponsor Application