SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
For many, many years, the Bulloch County Recreation and Parks Department has provided this community with recreational activities, sports programs, special events and much more that has brought the department and this community statewide acclaim. The quality of service that we provide is unrivaled. We care about our customers and we care about our community. However, we cannot provide many of our programs without the support of companies like you. You will find all of our sponsorship opportunities below. These opportunities are designed to benefit both our department as well as your company in regards to marketing. Please take these opportunities into consideration as your new budget year arises.
2024 complete sponsorship catalog (download)
Once you know what you want to sponsor, simply download the Commitment Form, complete and return by email, fax (912-764-2425) or mail (P O Box 408, Statesboro 30459)!
Thank you in advance for your support.
Please let us know of any questions you may have by calling (912) 764-5637 or by email.
Quicklinks to sponsorship types: Teams | Special Events | Splash in the Boro | Misc
Youth Baseball or Softball Team
Statesboro-Bulloch County youth make up more than 90 baseball/softball teams each season. By sponsoring a team, you are supporting our youth AND promoting your company!
Cost: $300 per team per season
Benefits: Major League replica jerseys with your company name on the jersey back
Team name listed on www.bullochrec.com
Recognition at the Spring Sports Season Opener
Team name included in all score reports in the Statesboro Herald
Youth Soccer Team
Recreational soccer leagues are available for sponsoring in the spring and the fall seasons.
Cost: $250 per team per season–OR $400 for both spring and fall seasons for one year
Benefits: Company name on jerseys
Team name listed on www.bullochrec.com
Recognition at the Spring Sports Season Opener and/or Fall Sports Season Opener
Team name included in all score reports in the Statesboro Herald
Youth Basketball Team
Over 50 basketball teams in the recreational leagues each year need your support!
Cost: $300 per team per season
Benefits: Company name on NBA replica jerseys
Team name listed on www.bullochrec.com
Team name included in all score reports in the Statesboro Herald
Youth Football Bowl Game
Each year, teams compete in bowl games to end out the recreational football season. Your company name could be the title of one of these bowl games!
Cost: $300 per bowl game
Benefits: Company name on the title of the Bowl Game
Company name on Bowl game tshirts given to each team in that bowl
Team name listed on www.bullochrec.com
Team name included in all score reports in the Statesboro Herald
***Preferences: For these teams and bowl games listed above, we ask that you choose a team location (area), and list the name(s) and birthdate(s) of your child(ren) playing baseball or softball that you wish to be on your company’s team (one team…one child—unless they are siblings and are playing in the same league). The child must be your child or grandchild (or one of the company’s employees child or grandchild) to be placed on your team.
ArtsFest
ArtFest is an annual event that provides a free and fun day for families to celebrate the importance of performance and visual arts by creating their own artwork, experiencing cultural performances and treating their taste buds to culinary delights. By becoming a sponsor, your company will demonstrate its investment in the local community and its youth.
For detailed sponsorship on this event, please click here
Firecracker Fest – July 4 Celebration
Firecracker Fest and 4th of July Celebration, held at Mill Creek Park, annually attracts more than 15,000 regional and local visitors. This celebration is known as having the biggest fireworks display in southeast Georgia! With new events added each year, this venue continues to grow. With it’s longstanding tradition and free, family fun, sponsorship of this event is considered prestigious! There are five levels of sponsorship—Title, Fireworks, Flag, Stars, and Stripes.
There are five levels of sponsorship—Title, Fireworks, Flag, Stars, and Stripes.
Title Sponsorship: $7,000
Title Sponsor receives their company name/logo in ALL marketing collaterals including the title of the event. Sponsor also receives 5 VIP parking passes for the Firecracker Fest event, and 15 Event Tshirts. Title sponsor receives a Fall Soccer team sponsorship and a Banner Spot at Mill Creek Park for 1 year (company provides banner).
Fireworks Sponsorship: $5,000
Fireworks Sponsors receive their company name/logo: on the www.bullochrec.com website; in event emails; sponsor signage during event; in news releases; booth space at the event; in radio and television and print advertisements; logo on posters of event; and mentioned during introduction of Fireworks Display. Sponsors receive 5 VIP parking passes for the Firecracker Fest event and 10 Event tshirts. Fireworks sponsors also receive a Basketball team sponsorship.
Flag Sponsorship: $1500
Flag Sponsors receive their company name/logo: on the www.bullochrec.com website; in event emails; sponsor signage during event; in news releases; booth space at the event; and in radio, television and print advertisements. Flag Sponsors receive 4 VIP Parking passes and 8 Event Tshirts.
Stars Sponsorship: $500
Stars Sponsors receive their company name/logo: on the www.bullochrec.com website; in event emails; sponsor signage during event; in news releases; booth space at the event; and in radio advertisements. Stars Sponsors receive 3 VIP Parking passes and 4 Event Tshirts.
Stripes Sponsorship: $100
Stripes Sponsors receive their company name/logo: on the www.bullochrec.com website; in event emails; sponsor signage during event. Stripes Sponsors receive 2 VIP parking passes and 2 Event Tshirts.
Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat is a free, fun family event filled with games, activities, inflatables and a candy trail. The event has been moved from Mill Creek Park to the new Agricultural Complex across from the Langston Chapel Schools. There are four levels of sponsorship—Title Sponsor, Mummy Sponsor, Casper Sponsor and Candy Trail Sponsor.
Title Sponsor: $1000
Title Sponsor receives their company name/logo in ALL marketing collaterals including the title of the event. Company may also provide a banner to be hung at the entrance of the Trick or Treat trail during the event. Sponsor also receives 4 VIP parking passes for the event and 4 Event Tshirts.
Mummy Level Sponsor: $500
Mummy Level Sponsors receive their company name/logo: on the event website; in event emails; sponsor signage during event; in news releases; in radio and television and print advertisements and logo on posters of event. Sponsors, if they wish, can have a premium booth space, located at entrance of candy trail, to offer treats or an activity (company must providecandy and/or activity). Sponsors also receive 2 VIP parking passes for the event and 2 Event Tshirts.
Casper Level Sponsor: $100
Casper Level Sponsors receive their company name/logo: on the www.bullochrec.com website; in event emails; sponsor signage during event; in news releases; booth space at the event; and in radio advertisements and logo on poster for event. Sponsors receive 1 VIP parking pass and 1 Event Tshirt.
Candy Trail Sponsorship:
Company provides their own staff to man a table in the Candy Trail and must provide the candy that is given to participants. This is a great chance for you to promote your business while having a great time! No selling is allowed, but business cards/flyers may be given with candy to participants.
Local Track Meet
The Local Track Meet is held in the Spring each year for boys and girls ages 7 to 14 who wish to participate in track and field events. It is a one day event where competition is fierce for the first or second place for advancement to the district track meet. Being a Track Meet sponsor is great exposure…especially if you are marketing to young families. It is a very diverse group of individuals who participate in Track and, since the event is only one day, it becomes a very targeted group.
Cost: $800 for Title Sponsorship
Benefits: Title Sponsor receives their company name/logo in ALL marketing collaterals including the title of the event (print,
television, radio, website, social media, etc).
Title sponsor logo will be on the back of the participant tshirts.
Sponsor is allowed to hang company banner(s) at the track on the day of the event.
SPLASH IN THE BORO AD SPOTS
Splash in the Boro is pleased to present a unique advertising opportunity to your
business for one summer season. The summer season is shaping up to be our
biggest and best yet at Splash in the Boro, and we believe your business can benefit
greatly by advertising on our exciting Splash Radio!
Your business will be able to gain valuable exposure to the 150,000+ area residents
who will spend time at Splash in the Boro this summer. Splash Radio is an in-park
entertainment system that sounds just like a real radio station – with DJ’s, great music
and commercials for businesses like yours. Splash Radio has a great mix of upbeat,
family-friendly music and can be clearly heard throughout our park. Best of all, our
visitors are guaranteed to hear your commercials because they can’t change the channel!
Commercial on Splash Radio: Will be played 3 times a day during waterpark operation. All commercials must be pre-produced and a 30 second ad.
Total Cost to you: ONLY $250 for the entire Summer Season!
SPLASH IN THE BORO BANNER SPOTS
Splash in the Boro offers sponsors the ability to produce banners (max size 4’x8’) to display at our facility year-round. Get your business message out to over 150,000 customers during our Summer season by choosing a Wave Pool banner location or an outer front gate banner location (mesh banner only). Also your banner could be displayed year round under the dome at our Aquatics Facility.
$500 per banner placement – Year round banner at Aquatic Center in the off season and inside the wave pool area during the waterpark season.
$250 – banner placed inside the waterpark perimeter
*Banner not included – company must provide.
SPLASH IN THE BORO FLOWRIDER FLAGS
Splash in the Boro is home to the only double FlowRider in South Georgia! This makes this attraction home to many children and adults each season! We have guests who spend their entire day at the park on this ride alone! On each side of the FlowRider, Splash in the Boro has feather flags waving park guests towards the attraction. Your logo can be on this flag as sponsor of the FlowRider attraction.
Cost: $1000 for one season
SPLASH IN THE BORO LAZY RIVER EXPERIENCE
Over 150,000 guests each year enjoy cruising around the Lazy River at Splash in the Boro! What if your company logo/name were on all three of our bridges? Can you imagine the type of marketing exposure you would receive!? Each sign will state “This Lazy River Experience brought to you by: ______ “
Cost: $1500 for one season
SPLASH IN THE BORO LIFEGUARD STANDS
Let’s face it, our guards need a safe place to sit up above the pools. We want to make sure that our guards have the best view to keep our patrons safe. Wouldn’t it be a great opportunity to see your business logo on that lifeguard stand? Each stand will have a sign that says your safety is brought to you by: _________.
Cost: $50 a stand per season (approximately 18 total stands)
SPLASH IN THE BORO LIFEJACKET STATIONS
We have three lifejacket stations available for signage. We provide lifejackets free of charge to any patron that needs them. Your business could help support the safety of our guests.
Signage would read: Thank you to _______ for sponsoring the safety of our patrons.
Cost: $500 per stand for one season.
Banner Spot
The banner spot provides visibility for your business throughout the year. Only one banner per field provides exclusive exposure. There are many baseball/softball fields to choose from throughout the county.
Cost: $500 (banner not included—company must provide banner)
Benefits: Banner spots provide an incredible amount of exposure for sponsors. The banner remains in the park during the entire year, which includes park special events, youth and adult practices/games seven days a week and tournaments during the weekends.
Scoreboard Ad
Cost: $1000 (includes artwork made for scoreboard)
Benefits: Only one scoreboard per field provides exclusive exposure.
10 fields available at Mill Creek Park and many others throughout Bulloch County including Portal, Stilson, Nevils and Brooklet.
DISC GOLF COURSE
Disc Golf has quickly become one of the most popular sports in this area and across the nation. Disc Golf is a lot like regular golf, but instead of clubs, you use flying disc (like frisbees) and instead of a hole, you throw the frisbee into a basket on the hole. BCRP has a new Disc Golf 18-hole intermediate/advanced course, as well as, a 9-hole beginner course. Free play and tournaments will utilize this facility. Because this is a new facility, we look to get great media exposure. Be one of the first sponsors to put your name on our course!
Cost: $500 for Tee Sponsorship – 6”x9” rectangle sign with company logo/name on tee box sign
$500 for Hole Sponsorship – 6”x9” oval sign with company logo/name on basket
Benefits: Tee and Hole Sponsors will be included on the Information Kiosk at the entry of the course for one year.
Sponsors will be included on the Disc Golf webpage on www.bullochrec.com for one year.