Winterfest & Non-Profits

This year, a Winterfest initiative is to bring Non-Profits/Charities to the forefront of the Parade.  Winterfest is encouraging all parade entries to feature a charity of their choice (with signage).  We have a variety of ideas to implement this initiative.

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




OTHER WAYS CHARITIES ARE INVOLVED IN THE PARADE:

2009 Young Captain of the Parade  (saluting a child working to overcome a difficulty/illness or charity). Winterfest is currently working with the Wasie Foundation Regarding this year’s Young Captain.

Grandstand Viewing Area/Family Fun Day. Winterfest allows a limited number of charities to promote themselves along this area. Contact Winterfest for details.