April 4, 1996 Cabot Celebrations Seeking Corporate Sponsorship Agreements Sandra Kelly, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation today invited interested businesses to submit corporate sponsorship proposals for any of the several large-, mid-, or small-scale activities planned for the 1997 John Cabot Celebrations. "A project with this type of international scope and participation, will generate international exposure and awareness for Newfoundland and Labrador," Ms. Kelly said. "What we are offering here are business opportunities for corporate sponsors to partner with us and benefit from that exposure. This partnership initiative is a common income supplement practice for any project of this magnitude and as such will provide an additional source of funding for the Celebrations themselves," Ms. Kelly said. Corporate sponsorship packages can be obtained by contacting: The Corporate Sponsorship Program "We expect that the corporate sponsorship program will be in place by the end of May of this year," Ms. Kelly said. "At that time, we will make additional announcements regarding our corporate partnerships." Contact: Laura Cochrane, Public Relations Director, Tourism, Culture and Recreation phone: (709) 729-0928; fax: (709) 729-0870. CALENDAR OF EVENTS AVALON Date/Location Event/Contact June 23-29 Festival 500 - Sharing the Voices St. John's Dena Simon: 579-1997 June 25-July 2 Sunsplash Windsurfing Championships Paradise /Transatlantic Windsurfing Race Doug Shallow: 782-1400 June 27 "Matthew" Grate's Cove Barbara Shaw: 579-1997 June 27-29 Grate's Cove Cabot Celebration Grate's Cove Barbara Shaw: 587-2321 June 28-29 "Matthew" Harbour Grace David Andrews: 786-7114 June 29-July 6 "Matthew" St. John's Andy Wells: 576-8600 July 8-10 "Matthew" Placentia Kevin Power: 579-1997 July 11-30 Festival of Flags Placentia & Cyril Bambrick: 227-2401 Surrounding Area July 25-27 Rampike Festival Mount Carmel Mary McCarthy: 521-2170 July 26-27 Southern Shore Shamrock Festival Ferryland Keith Mooney: 729-6699 or 432-2172 August 1-3 Squid Jigging Festival Holyrood Ellen Quinlan: 229-4300 August 2 Festival of Flags - Closing Ceremony Ship Harbour Cyril Bambrick: 227-2401 August 7-10 Brigus Blueberry Festival Brigus Byron Rodway: 538-3201 September 1-19 Summit of the Sea St. John's Dave Finn: 579-1997 EASTERN Date/Location Event/Contact February Wintertainment Clarenville Gary Gosse: 466-7731 June 24-26 "Matthew" Bonavista George Clements: 468-1997 Summer-long Trinity Pageant & Summer in the Bight Trinity Donna Butt: 738-3256 or 464-3232 July 4-7 Festival of Folk Song & Dance Burin Ruth Matthews: 891-1546 July 11-13 "Matthew" Arrival Grand Bank Brent Meade: 466-1997 July 27-August 3 Canadian Midget Boys Softball Championships Clarenville Fred Denty: 466-7461 July 25-August 10 Grand Bank Summer Festival Grand Bank Sadie Parsons: 832-2427 August 2 Southwest Arm Seafood Festival Southwest Arm Marjorie Robbins: 546-2314 August 8-9 "Matthew" Departure Trinity August 8-10 King's Cove Lighthouse Festival King's Cove Mary Batterton: 447-3533 August 9-11 Burin Heritage Days Burin Evelyn Grondon: 832-2217 August 15-17 Port Union Fish and Berry Festival Port Union Bonnie Brown: 469-3459 August 16 Farmers' Field Day Lethbridge Judy Peddle: 467-2439 Charlene Brown: 467-2184 CENTRAL Date/Location Event/Contact June 27-30 Lewisporte Mussel Bed Soiree Lewisporte Paula Hoffe: 535-2737 July 10-20 Exploits Experience Grand Falls-Windsor, Rod French: 489-4240 Botwood, Buchans, Bishop's Falls, Norris Arm, Northern Arm, Point Leamington, Peterview July 13-14 "Matthew" Harbour Breton Rose Daley: 579-1997 July 14-28 Harbour Breton Summerfest Harbour Breton Annette Lakey: 885-2425 July 21-August 6 Twillingate Fish Folk and Fun Festival Twillingate Audrey Dalley: 884-2678 July 25-August 3 Springdale Heritage Days Springdale Louise England: 673-4313 July 30-August 4 Gander International Festival of Flight Gander Gail Hoyles: 651-2656 July 31-August 1 Gambo Smallwood Days Festival Gambo Lloyd Noseworthy: 674-4476 August 1-2 "Matthew" LaScie Claude Ward: 675-2266 August 3-4 "Matthew" Botwood Ed Evans: 257-2839 August 5-6 "Matthew" Twillingate Wally Dalley: 884-2678 WESTERN Date/Location Event/Contact February 14-25 Corner Brook Winter Carnival Corner Brook Jeanette Christopher: 632-5934 March 29-April 5 Viking 1000 Challenge Great Northern Peninsula Greg Osmond: 785-2428 Late May- Early Sept. Our Lady of Mercy Festival Aquathuna Kathleen Lawlor: 648-9521 June 18-23 Festival 500 - Sharing the Voices Corner Brook Dena Simon: 579-1997 Stephenville, Aquathuna Mid-July - Stephenville Festival Early August Allison Currie: 643-4982 Stephenville July 24-27 Stephenville Musicfest Stephenville Fred Stagg: 643-5651 July 15-16 "Matthew" Burgeo Blaine Marks: 886-2250 July 17-18 "Matthew" Port aux Basques Melvin Keeping: 695-2114 July 19-21 "Matthew" Stephenville Cec Stein: 643-9123 July 20-26 Celebration of Summer Corner Brook Lloyd Butt: 637-7830 July 21-26 "Matthew" Corner Brook Boyd Noel: 454-3454 July 25-August 3 Humber Valley Strawberry Festival Deer Lake, Cormack Andrea Goosney: 635-4436 Steady Brook, Howley, Reidville, Pasadena July 29-31 "Matthew" St. Anthony Rose Daley: 579-1997 August 1-3 Une Longue Veilee Port au Port Israel Rouzes: 644-2050 August 1-15 Sand and Sea Festival Burgeo/Ramea /Rock Island Music Festival (Burgeo)Anne Parsons: 886-2544 (Ramea) George Rossiter: 625-2708 August 15-17 St. George's Blueberry Festival St. George's Karen White: 647-3658 August 15-24 Viking Days Northern Peninsula Randy Letto: 454-8888 LABRADOR Date/Location Event/Contact March 3-30 Northern Lights Celebration Labrador West Trevor Paine: 896-8480 /Labrador East June 7 Mud Lake Spring Festival Mud Lake Trevor Paine: 896-8480 June 14 Minor Soccer Festival Happy Valley-Goose Bay Trevor Paine: 896-8480 June 18-23 Festival 500 - Sharing the Voices TBA Dena Simon: 579-1997 July 1 weekend Art in the Park Happy Valley-Goose Bay Carol Best: 896-5255 July 18-19 North West River Beach Festival North West River Trevor Paine: 896-8480 July Makkovik Trout Festival Makkovik Trevor Paine: 896-8480 July Innu Beach Festival Sheshatshit Trevor Paine: 896-8480 July 25 Labrador West Regatta Wabush Jean Bishop: 896-8480 July 28-29 "Matthew" Red Bay Rose Daley: 579-1997 August 1-4 Labrador Canoe Regatta Happy Valley-Goose Bay Trevor Paine: 896-8480 August 7 Labrador Straits Bakeapple Folk Festival Forteau Reg Hancock: 931-2908 August 10 Mid-Summer Festival Labrador City Jean Bishop: 282-3011 August 23 German Hangar Fest Goose Bay Trevor Paine: 896-8480 August 30-September 1 Mary's Harbour Crab Festival Mary's Harbour/ Trevor Paine: 896-8480 Battle Harbour December 31 First Night Celebrations Labrador City Jean Bishop: 282-3011
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