Many Montana businesses have helped the Montana Folk Festival meet the challenge made by the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and Montana Resources for the Montana Folk Festival. We are grateful for the support demonstrated by Montana businesses who have helped us to reach our goal to take full advantage of the generous support from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and Montana Resources, said George Everett of the Montana Folk Festival Executive Committee. The response has been tremendous to help us reach our goal to match this challenge, Everett added. This year the Foundation and Montana Resources have provided invaluable momentum when, for the third year they pledged $100,000 with a $50,000 grant and up to $50,000 additional dollars in support of the Festival each year provided that festival organizers match the award with donations from Montana businesses. As of May 12, with the festival fast approaching, Montana business sponsors who see the many benefits of the festival have responded to the matching grant challenge and to help sustain the event. Several businesses large and small have contributed to ensure the success of the Montana Folk Festival in Montana. This year’s event is set in Butte for July 11-13. Sponsors who have risen to the Foundation challenge and had their sponsorships matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000 include Steeles Furniture ($2,500), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway ($5,000), Pioneer Technical Services ($2,500), Glacier Bank ($2,500), D.A. Davidson & Co. & employee Bill Newman ($2,250), Northwestern Energy ($20,000), and the Union Pacific Railroad ($15,000). The tipping point came with a pledge by Headframe Spirits Microdistillery -- headframespirirts -- at 21 S. Montana for $10,000 that ensured that we would meet this critical challenge, said Everett. The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and Montana Resources have been a major supporter of the Montana celebration of traditional arts, dance and culture from its inception as the National Folk Festival in 2008 when it was a major sponsor of the Family Area of the festival. In 2009, the Foundation increased its support to $100,000. “In 2008 and again in 2009, we saw the amazing success of the festival to help build a large repeat tourism base for Western Montana,” said Mike Halligan, Executive Director of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation. “We would like to see the festival continue to grow and prosper into an annual summer event for all of Montana and the Northwest.” For more details about the many charitable works of The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, visit dpwfoundation.org. For more information about Montana Resources, visit montanaresources/. On site sponsorship opportunities are still available for businesses to showcase their products and services to thousands of attendees at the festival. These benefits are described at montanafolkfestival, or for more details about remaining sponsorship opportunities, call 406-565-2249. For details about the Montana Folk Festival coming to Butte July 11-13, including the upcoming schedules of performances, visit montanafolkfestival.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 11:45:04 +0000
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