RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• A Fall Festival at Legend Brewery Sunday, Sept.
  10
• Remembering and honoring our late, great musical
  friend Alvin Reynolds III and his surviving
  family
• Supporting area organizations committed to
  assistance of children and families in need
• Promoting community fellowship and the enjoyment
  of quality area roots and Americana music

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• Ten bands will provide music on two stages,
  rain or shine, Sunday, September 10, at Legend
  Pub and Brewery, from approximately 1PM to 10PM.
• Festival music represents traditional and
  contemporary Americana music genres, including
  bluegrass, country, rock-n-roll, rockabilly and
  other roots forms.

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• Now in its fourth year, The Rainmaker Festival
  is planned and operated by a committee of
  volunteers, who work collaboratively with a
  management team at Legend Brewery.
• Additionally, festival beneficiaries and
  numerous other volunteers assist before, during
  and after the event.

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A LITTLE ABOUT AL REYNOLDS

• Father, husband, friend, and mandolin player
  Alvin Reynolds III passed away in April 2001,
  several years after receiving a liver transplant.
• A Hanover area resident for most of his
  life, Al was known widely through the Richmond
  area bluegrass network as a knowledgeable and
  competent artist, as well as a devoted and
  charitable friend. He was good-humored,
  encouraging, and unhesitatingly supportive of
  playing benefits to support others in need.
  Musically, Al had an uncanny ability to balance
  tradition and originality.
• The first Rainmaker Festival in 2001 was
  organized to honor Als memory and to provide his
  family with financial relief in the wake of his
  passing.
• Alvins wife Mary Nelson and daughter Laura
  continue to be guests of honor at the festival,
  advising event organizers, and representing the
  Reynolds familys service-minded value system.

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• Beneficiaries are selected by a core
  committee, according to consensus, based on a
  core value system to support 501 (c) 3
  organizations whose missions
• support families with children in need of aid.
• enable art and/or music opportunities for young
  people.

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• Funds Generated From
• Advance Paper Ticket Sales
• Advance Electronic Ticket Sales
• Day of Event Ticket Sales
• Raffle Ticket Sales
• Silent Auction Bids
• Individual Donations
• Legend Contribution

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• Legend Provides
• www.legendbrewing.com
• Quality venue, accommodating indoor/outdoor
  stages / outdoor patio
• Event-specific menu, with quality festival meals
  including barbequed meats, vegetarian items, and
  superlative micro-brewed beer
• Assistance with festival planning, promotion,
  operation
• Support of artists, volunteers with food and
  beverages on festival day

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• Advance Tickets Sold by
• Rainmaker Website www.rainmakerfest.com
  (PayPal)
• Plan 9 Records www.plan9music.com
• Legend Brewing Co. www.legendbrewing.com
• Beneficiaries/Volunteers www.rainmakerfest.com

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RAINMAKER HISTORY

• PROGRESSIVE PROCEEDS
• Through improvements in organization year by
  year, The Rainmaker Festival has progressively
  increased its proceeds for beneficiaries, nearly
  doubling funds raised in 2005 as compared to 2001.

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RAINMAKER 2005 Slack Family Bluegrass Band
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RAINMAKER 2005 Organizers, Volunteers and Guests
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RAINMAKER 2005 Guests of All Ages
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RAINMAKER 2005 Hospice Assoc. Positive Vibe
Cafe
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RAINMAKER 2005 Big Boss Combo Bluegrass Band
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RAINMAKER 2005 Organizers Ellen and Deirdre
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RAINMAKER HISTORY

• Past Beneficiaries
• Art 180
• Camp Comfort Zone
• Camp Easter Seals
• Very Vocal Speech/Music Therapy Camp
• The Noonan Syndrome Support Group
• Safe Harbor Shelter for Women and Children
• The Reynolds Family Relief Fund
• The Ariane Fifer Relief Fund
• The Lisa Wilson Relief Fund

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RAINMAKER HISTORY

• Past Artists
• Page Wilson and Reckless Abandon
• Susan Greenbaum
• The Gary Gerloff Band
• The Slack Family Bluegrass Band
• The Evolutionary String Band
• Soy Hero
• Big Boss Combo
• The Squalor Hollow Boyz
• Cook County Bluegrass
• Lucky Bill and his Hired Hands
• The Taters
• Reedy Creek
• Tinkers Dam
• Cook County Bluegrass Band
• Brad Spivey and The Honky Tonk Experience

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• Beneficiaries for September 10, 2006
• The Bryan and Kathryn Harvey Memorial Family
  Endowment www.bryanandkathrynharvey.net
• The Positive Vibe Café www.positivevibecafe.com
• The Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc.,
  www.noonansyndrome.org
• Motherwise www.motherwisebirth.org
• A family in emergency need of relief (to be
  determined) www.rainmakerfest.org

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• Artists Scheduled for 2006
• (subject to change)
• Page Wilson and Reckless Abandon
• The Gary Gerloff Band
• Brad Spivey and the Honky Tonk Experience
• Big Boss Combo
• The Slack Family Bluegrass Band
• The Jackie Frost Trio
• Blue Line Highway
• The Squalor Hollow Boyz
• Tinkers Dam

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Rainmakers Overhead Costs Are Kept Low Due To

• Organization and Management Performed by Non-paid
  Volunteers
• Much of PA / Sound Donated
• Artists Performance Donated
• Silent Auction / Raffle Items Donated

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BUT IMPROVED FACILITIES ARE NEEDED FOR

• Outdoor PA / Lights / Stage
• Outdoor Tent for Shade / Shelter
• Food and Beverages for Artists and Volunteers
• Printing of Advance Tickets, Flyers, Posters

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BENEFITS OF SPONSORSHIP INCLUDE

• Exposure/advertising to hundreds of festival
  attendees
• An opportunity to support effective, grass-roots
  social welfare organizations
• Potential tax benefits

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FOUR LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP

• 1 Stage Sponsorship
• 750.00
• Stage named after sponsor
• Corporation logo and link posted on festival
  website
• Corporation acknowledged by emcee
• Sign posted on outdoor stage
• Corporation logo included on festival t-shirt
• Corporation name included on festival promotions,
  e.g. flyers, schedule

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FOUR LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP

• 2 Stage Sign Sponsorship
• 250.00
• Corporation link listed on festival website
• Corporation acknowledged by emcee
• 6/2 sign posted prominently on festival stage

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FOUR LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP

• 3 Perimeter Sign Sponsorship
• 200.00
• For signs over 6/2
• Corporations acknowledged by emcee
• Corporate representative can give input as to
  placement
• Corporations web-link posted on festival website
• 4 Smaller Perimeter Sign
• 150.00
• For signs up to 6/2
• Corporations acknowledged by emcee
• Corporate representative can give input as to
  placement
• Corporations web-link posted on festival website

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• CONTACT US
• Coordinator Ian Danielsen 398-8488
  Ian.Danielsen_at_gmail.com
• Publicity Deirdre Ownby 677-2835
  deirdre.hope_at_verizon.net
• Website Jon Walker 306-4106
  JLW61_at_yahoo.com
• Volunteers Sue Walker 519-3789
  MARYKAYFORYOU_at_usa.com
• Raffle/Auction Karen Gill 225-8275
  jung.one_at_juno.com
• Legend Dave Gott 232-3446
  pub_at_legendbrewing.com

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RAINMAKER FESTIVAL 2006

• A Cordial Invitation From the Organizational
  Committee
• Whether youd like to join us sponsors,
  volunteers, guests, or all of the above, we hope
  youll take part in making The Rainmaker Festival
  a successful and enjoyable event on September 10
  at Legend!