Join in a celebration of community as Fernwood marks its 60th anniversary as one of the region's leading public gardens and cultural centers.
Heralding the start of the summer season in southwest Michigan and a keystone of Fernwood’s 60th anniversary celebration as a public garden, this popular and much-lauded party will welcome more than three hundred guests and garden luminaries to experience samplings of the region’s bounty from area farms, fields, and vineyards.
Guests will enjoy great food and drink from some of the area’s best chefs and restaurants, including:
Bentwood Tavern
Gather
Granor Farm
Ray & Al’s
Whistle Stop
and several surprises to be announced…
Unique items, objects, experiences, and opportunities will be offered in live and silent auctions, including:
Travel packages with private botanical and cultural experiences
A private dinner prepared by renowned Chefs Jean Joho and Cheyenne Galbraith
Performances and behind-the-scenes tours at the Joffrey Ballet, Shedd Aquarium, and The Field Museum, to name a few
Rare botanical offerings, including specially designed garden containers
and so much more…
All to BENEFIT education programs, internships at Fernwood, and the cultivation and sustainability of Fernwood’s gardens and natural areas.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Garden Party Sponsors receive recognition and visibility associated with the event, including the following acknowledgments:
Fernwood’s website with more than 100,000 annual visitors
Monthly emails to more than 19,000 subscribers
Social media including 13,000 followers on Facebook and 4,000 on Instagram
More than 6,000 Printed Newsletters with quarterly publication
The Garden Party program (April 24 print deadline)
Onsite Event banners - print and electronic video screens
Press Releases to approximately 100 media sources
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
$5,000 Boydston Sponsor
Includes complimentary, reserved table for 8 with wines and service
Recognition during the Garden Party
A specially designed commemorative gift for each member of the table
Special recognition in the summer edition of Fernwood’s newsletter, Fernwood Notes
All donor benefits associated with the Benefactor level of the annual Fernwood Fund
$2,500 Plym Sponsor
Includes 8 complimentary tickets to the Garden Party
Recognition during the Garden Party
Special recognition in the summer edition of Fernwood’s newsletter, Fernwood Notes
All donor benefits associated with the Patron level of the annual Fernwood Fund
$1,000 Gardener
Includes 2 complimentary tickets to the Garden Party
Recognition during the Garden Party
Special recognition in the summer edition of Fernwood’s newsletter, Fernwood Notes
All donor benefits associated with the Founder level of the annual Fernwood Fund
$500 Cultivator
Special recognition in the summer edition of Fernwood’s newsletter, Fernwood Notes
All donor benefits associated with the Friend level of the annual Fernwood Fund
$250 Caretaker
Special recognition in the summer edition of Fernwood’s newsletter, Fernwood Notes
All the benefits associated with the Donor level of the annual Fernwood Fund
Please contact our Executive Director, Carol Line, if you are interested in becoming a Garden Party 2024 sponsor. She can be reached at 269.695.6491, ext. 210, or by email at cline@fernwoodbotanical.org.
Unable to join us? Please consider a donation to the garden.
Garden Party is supported in part by Fernwood’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Sponsors: 1st Source Bank Foundation, Anonymous Friend, The Lou Gast Charitable Lead Trust, Logistick, Inc., The Low Family Foundation, The McManus and McGreevy Family, and The Sims Family.
Additional support is provided by Garden Party Plym Sponsors (to date); Copperrock Executive Homes, Cynthia and Jean Joho, Mary Keefe and Bob Scales, Sandra Schneider, and Marge Spears.
