#AOE2021 Live on Location

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE!

We already know that the 2021 Awards of Excellence event will be as challenging to plan as 2020's was! Last year, we spent a lot of time in limbo when it came to this event and in attempts to avoid that, we have created a plan that while we hope is highly engaging is also quite resilient to changing restrictions (and not in danger of being rained out)! Our goal is, as always, to recognize our nominees, sponsors, and winners to the best of our ability, with a reach that extends to the far corners of the CW community and beyond.

We received 86 nominations for this year's Awards of Excellence, which after accounting for duplicates, means we will be recognizing over 65 businesses as nominees in June, when we bring you 2021's gala-substitute! These are record-breaking numbers for us and we can't wait to celebrate with you all!

From June 14-18, 2021, we will go Live on Location each day during the lunch hour. We will broadcast live from a sponsor’s location (different each day), and present three awards per day. These broadcasts will be aired on Facebook Live, and available to watch afterwards on our website and through other channels. Location sponsors will co-emcee the day's broadcast and diamond (award) sponsors will be invited to send one representative to announce the winner of their sponsored award.

This week long celebration would not be complete without a Celebration Box, made up of curated items from the local community. Sponsors and nominees will receive complimentary Celebration Boxes, and a very limited number of additional boxes will be available for purchase.

Opportunities to get involved:
  • We are looking for ONE more Location Sponsor
  • We are looking for THREE more Diamond (Award) Sponsors
  • We are actively seeking items for our Celebration Box. Have an idea?! Email us!
  • There are a number of Sapphire Sponsorship opportunities, which is a great way to reserve a Celebration Box and receive logo recognition in the program.

Please click here to see the sponsorship levels, or give Sally at call at (519) 496-1045 to chat about these or custom options.
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More details will be released in the coming weeks regarding the live broadcasts and how to tune in, but in the meantime, if you have questions about the gala-substitute event, email Sally at events@cwchamber.ca.
Community Supporters Banner
Only TWO spaces left, would you like to have your logo here?

Our Community Supporters Banner has continued to make appearances where possible, including making an appearance in print-form in the upcoming Coupon Book! In previous non-covid years, the banner would typically get approx. 1,200 views as we took it along to events such as networking breakfasts, business after hours, and signature events such as the golf tournament and our Awards of Excellence. This past year, it did only make it out of the office a couple of times, but has been making appearances on social media, in videos, and more, resulting in 1000s of digital views.
 
We have set a goal of getting our Community Supporters over 5,000 digital views in our 2021-22 year, based on a plan that includes:
  • 2-3 individual social media posts per business
  • a video featuring our community supporter logos (not just a video of the banner)
  • inclusion and website links in Member Monday emails
  • inclusion in event social media
  • PLUS any in person views that we are lucky enough to get; and
  • PLUS any peripheral views through videos and digital events.

The cost is $300+hst. If you have any questions or if you would like participate, please email Elaine