Three simple ways for a charity to get involved:
1.Work with the Boating Community to secure a parade entry
- Asking a friend/associate to host your charity on their boat
- Working with inexpensive charter companies / Boat Clubs to secure a parade entry: Water Taxi, Carefree boat clubs
2.Submit a request with Winterfest to ask existing parade entries to host a sign promoting their charity.
- Winterfest is currently encouraging the non-profit to reach out to the boating community to develop a parade entry – since Winterfest reducing the entry fee to $35.
- Sign will be limited in size and there is NO GUARANTEE a parade entry will agree to host your charity name on their boat
3. Showboats – showing a non-profit how to make revenue with a WOW entry
Example: Non-Profit Vessel working with a Charter. Fort Lauderdale Children's Theatre worked with lighting and sound companies to decorate with parent volunteers
Example:
Non-Profit Vessel "Noah's Ark" working on a private boat. First year cost for lights, costumes $4.800. Now they reuse everything...cost is $100 for food and gas/Example:
Non-Profit Vessel "Shake A Leg" working on a private boat. Many items are donated along with their volunteer donating their time to decorate – below is the expenses Shake a Leg paid to enter the parade
Expenses:
Supplies $1,270
Fuel 200
Food/Travel 500
Prof. Fee (mermaid) 300
Total 2,270
Example: Non Profit Vessel: "Wounded Warrior" on donated boat. Many items were donated. https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Expenses:
Signs $1,000
Smoke 4,000
Misc. 1,000
Total 6,000
Grandstand Viewing Area/Family Fun Day. Winterfest allows a limited number of charities to promote themselves along this area. Contact Winterfest for details.
