Donating Swag

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What is swag?


Swag is the term used for those wonderful gifts given to award nominees by generous businesses who want to keep their name in front of these rising stars.  It can be promotional items with your company name or logo, or it can be more upscale gifts that remind the nominees of how much you appreciate the music they make.

How do I donate swag?

Simply decide how many items you want to donate and deliver them to our Swag Chief.  This year, our Swag Chief is Geraldine Mauthe of the Marshall Convention and Visitors Bureau. 
You can contact her at cvb@visitmarshalltexas.org 

What do I get if I donate?
That depends.  Regardless of how much you donate, you will be listed in the souvenir program as a swag donor.  If you use the chart below, and meet or exceed the suggested value for each item donated, you will be eligible for sponsorship benefits.  A dollar value of your donation will be determined and you can receive sponsorship benefits equal to 50% of the value of the donated items.  Remember to use retail value, not what you paid for the item.

How many pieces do I donate?
That depends on who you want to receive your donation.  Refer to the following chart to help you decide how many pieces to donate:

Number of
items donated
Who gets it?  Here's who will
get your donation

Suggested value
of each item

You can get:
*based on value

1 The host $75 and up Listed in program
2 The host, the archives $50 and up Listed in program
5 The host, producer, director,
1 volunteer, archives
$25 and up Listed in program
17 The host and all award
recipients, archives
$17 and up Listed, 2 tickets
75 The host, all award recipients,
and all nominees, archives
$10 and up Listed, 2 tickets,
$250 sponsorship
100 The host, all award recipients,
nominees, and Crew Chiefs
$7 and up Listed, 4 tickets,
$250 sponsorship
175 The host, all recipients, nominees,
Crew Chiefs, and volunteers
$5 and up Listed, 4 tickets,
$500 sponsorship
675 All the above, and the
first 500 ticket holders to arrive
$4 and up Listed, 4 tickets,
$1000 sponsorship
1700 All the above, and every ticket holder $3 and up Listed, 6 tickets,
$2,500 sponsorship

SWAG EXAMPLES