Gujrati Mandal of Central Ohio
Sponsorship Kit –Year 2016
Kit Includes:
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Why Sponsor Gujarati Mandal?
Event Facts & Demographics
Sponsorship Levels
Holi Event Highlights
Kite Flying Festival Highlights
Navratri Event Highlights
Diwali Event Highlights
• Sponsorship Pledge & Contact Information
A Non Profit 501(c) Organization, Established 1967, Tax Id # 31-1251472
Why Sponsor Gujarati Mandal?
Event Facts
Gujarati Community Demographics:
• Gujarati Mandal hosts annual Holi, Navratri & Diwali
programs for Indian community in Central Ohio.
• It attracts the largest gathering of the Gujarati
community in each event in Columbus & the
surrounding area from Ohio.
• Branding opportunities to advance strategic
marketplace position through a high-end cultural
event.
• Event promotes cultural entertainment with music, folk
dances, fashion shows, a Talent and Dance
competition, and a variety of stage performances from
local artists.
• 65% between the ages of 18 and 49.
• 90% of participants come from within a 40 mile
range of Columbus, OH.
• 10% are coming from as far as Dayton, Akron,
Zanesville, Marysville, Cincinnati & surrounding
suburbs.
• Average annual household income ~ $80 K
• Educated with minimum of college degree; 81%
have college degrees.
• Membership increases by 20% each year.
• 60% are business professionals, 40% are in IT,
Medical, Accounting business.
Key Points:
Age Category:
• Gujarati Indians have the highest per capita income
amongst minority groups & Indian community.
• Market your products and services to Gujarati Indians
from all over Ohio from each event.
• Gujarati Mandal is a non-profit 501 (c) Organization.
• Several ways to sponsor including four sponsorship
levels.
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Younger than 18 – 6%
18-29 - 16%
30-39 – 25%
40-49 – 24%
50-59 – 16%
60-69 – 10%
• 70 or older – 3%
A Non Profit 501(c) Organization, Established 1967, Tax Id # 31-1251472
Sponsorship Levels
GMOCO 2016 Sponsorship Levels Details
2016 Major Events
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Each Event
Donation Amount
Exclusive event naming right
Stage time and recognition
Memento of contribution
Company logo on printed flyers of our events
Company logo on website’s sponsor page
Company banners in events
Company Ad in Event, Facebook and Ticket
Booth in the events
VIP tickets
Gurjari advertisement Souvenir
$2500+
All Events
All Event
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
10
Full Page
Color
$2000
One Event
One Event
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
8
Full Page
Color
$1000
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
4
Half Page
Color
$500
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
2
Quarter
Page B/W
Varies
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$250
$150
$150
$250
N/A
Cost varies
Notes:
1. Exclusive event naming right - Your company logo on website and all printed material. We will say this event is sponsored by your company.
2. We will give you 3 to 5 minutes stage time in event to introduce your product and services. GMOCO will recognize you few time during event.
A Non Profit 501(c) Organization, Established 1967, Tax Id # 31-1251472
Holi Event Highlights
Holi - A Festival of Color:
• Holi in Gujarat is a festival that celebrates the vibrant spirit of the Gujarati people.
• Holi is a festival of color and happiness. On this day, it is a custom to resolve all differences
with everybody, including your enemies.
• “Dhuleti” is reserved for playing colors. Young boys and girls form small groups called “Tolis”
and roam about in search of people who are still left to be smeared.
Holi Event – 2017
What:
Holi Mela
Expected Attendance:
650+
Event Webpage:
www.gmoco.org
A Non Profit 501(c) Organization, Established 1967, Tax Id # 31-1251472
Navratri Event Highlights
Navratri - A Festival of Dance:
• Navratri, meaning “nine nights,” is one of the most popular and widely
celebrated Hindu festivals in India.
• Gujarat, however, is the only state that erupts into a nine-night dance
festival, perhaps the longest in the world.
• Each night, all over the state, people in traditional dress gather in open
spaces play ras garb using dandiya (which uses small wooden sticks).
• People begin to dance in a circle, whirling away late into the night.
• The traditional dance steps are simple, though over the years people have
been inventing more complex steps.
Navratri Event – 2015
What:
Navratri Ramzat
When:
4 Days
(Friday and Saturday from 7pm to 2am)
Expected Attendance:
1000+
Event Webpage:
www.GMOCO.org
A Non Profit 501(c) Organization, Established 1967, Tax Id # 31-1251472
Diwali Event Highlights
Diwali – A Festival of Light:
• Diwali is one of the most important festivals celebrated in India.
• Diwali is a festival of joy, prosperity, and good luck, and a celebration of the victory of
good over evil.
• All over India, homes are decorated with lights and earthenware lamps filled with oil.
These lamps are called diyas. The name 'Diwali' is from the Sanskrit. 'Dipavali', which
means 'row of lamps'. Diyas are lit in every house to banish the dark and welcome in good
luck and good fortune.
Diwali Event – 2015 (Last Year)
What:
Diwali / Year end program
Expected Attendance:
750+
Event Webpage:
www.GMOCO.Org
A Non Profit 501(c) Organization, Established 1967, Tax Id # 31-1251472
Sponsorship Pledge Form
Company Name:
Contact Name:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Sponsorship Level:
Platinum
Gold
Rakesh Patel (President)
Ketan Patel (Vice President)
Kamal Panchal (Fundraising Chair)
Sanjay Patel
Jinesh Patel
Dr Bipin Desai
Ajay Pandya
Sponsorship Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 614 285-GUJU(4858)
Silver
Bronze
Single Event Sponsor
(614) 370-4036 [email protected]
(847) 630-6439
(614) 323-1003
(614) 288-5087
(614) 678-2428
(614)946-7002
(614)209-2261
Website: www.gmoco.org
Send Checks To : 3278 Autumn Applause Dr, Lewis Center, OH 43035
A Non Profit 501(c) Organization, Established 1967, Tax Id # 31-1251472