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Tidewater Winds survives by being fiscally responsible with grant funding and donations from everyday people. Help maintain the legacy of Tidewater Winds by clicking the button below and closing a meaningful contribution to support quality music in our schools and communities.
Volunteer!
There's much to do here at Tidewater Winds. It takes a small village to orchestrate our efforts. We would love to have your talents and skills to help embellish our projects! Join our efforts!
Host a Rehearsal!
Tidewater Winds cuts costs where we can to make free accessible concerts possible. Do you have a spacious place where we can rehearse? Why not open your doors and host a rehearsal? We'd love to practice in your house!
Sponsorship Options
Music Education Sponsors!
R.i.M.E. Sponsors
10 @ $5,000
R.i.M.E. is our "Reading in Music Education" initiative for 3rd-grade students available to all local school districts. Help 1,000 students receive the Tidewater Winds Pinocchio book for $5,000, sponsor the student matinee for $5,000... or sponsor the project for $10,000
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Junior Patrons
$100
Sign up your child / student to become a junior patron. A $100 donation allows your child backstage pre-concert access. They can meet the Maestro, guest artists and experience the warm-up before an event. paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1771421
Your donation of $250 supports an intern for the summer program. You'll provide their Master Classes, private lessons and mentorship. You'll also receive a closing letter from your student.
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Operations Sponsors!
Concert Hall Sponsor
8 @ $2500
Your donation of $2500 helps pay the rental fees for most of our venues. Sandler Center, Regent Chapel, Churches and Schools all have to charge to keep their doors open. With rising rental fees due to cleaning supplies, lights and air conditioning, we need your help to pay our hosts for their facilities.
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Truck Sponsor
2 @ $3,000
We have to move our equipment from storage to the concerts and bwe don't own a truck. The cost of truck rentals and gas has risen. Your gift of $3,000 will cover a portion of the summer truck rentals. Please help.
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Summer Crew Sponsor
$2500
Help compensate our professional crew. They load the trucks at storage, unload it at the concert hall, get the percussion on stage, set up chairs, music stands, podium, conductors stand, and check every detail onstage. They arrive first, and they leave last. Your donation supports this valuable, hard-working team.
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Concert Sponsors!
Your donation of $2500 helps provide our Cupid Swings, (our Valentine's Day Concert) with guest Vocalist, Annamarie Smith-Butz at Family Fun Xperience Theatre in Virginia Beach! Help us spread the love!
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Concert Band Sponsor
$8,000
Sponsor a full Concert Band Performance with 65 musicians and the great Maestro John Brewington. One of our biggest expenses is also the most beloved ensemble and the reason we exist in the first place. Make these professional concerts available.
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Put your name on a Little Big Band Concert and jazz it up with the Little Big Band Sponsorship. How do you fit Tidewater Winds in a brewery? Sponsor the Little Big Band and enjoy a fun night out with us!
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Corporate - Business Supporters
Small businesses are the backbone of our support. You can be a part of helping Tidewater Winds provide free concerts with financial support, or donations from unused office supplies, furniture, chairs etc..Offer a meeting space for our Board or donate an item for our Silent Auction or Golf Tournament. Any offer will be greatly appreciated! 757-480-0953
Do you or someone you know work for a major corporation? Ask them to donate through Benevity and see if their company will match your donation! Just look up Tidewater Winds in Benevity. 757-480-0953
Receive naming rights to one of the summer concert weeks, or sponsor the entire summer programming.. Your company receives VIP access to our pre-concert lectures, website banner and program acknowledgements. Reach over 6,000 audience members each summer.
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All Sponsors receive recognition on our website, social media pages, program guides, and from the stage.
Fundraisers and Legacy Gifts
Leave a Legacy
Talk to your family about planning the future. Continue to support Tidewater Winds long after your time. Join the few who leave a bequest to support our programming and education projects. Your gift can provide smiles and joy for others who can only experience free concerts. Talk to your financial advisor today. Contact us at 757-480-0953
Is your boat going unused? Is your vacation home in need of vacationers? Aren't going to use those plane tickets to New York? Donate almost any item to Tidewater Winds' Silent Auction! From jewelry to children's books, We will collect items year-round to provide quality pieces for our Silent Auction Holiday fundraiser. You can arrange for an item pick up at 757-480-0953
Participate in our annual golf tournament as a player or with a team. Golf for music education and free summer concerts. Many prizes and fun events throughout the day! Join us now! Play with us! 757-480-0953
Shop and Dine
Shop Kroger
Use your Kroger discount card as a fundraising tool. Sign up at kroger.com and every time you buy groceries, Kroger sends a percentage of your purchase back to the Winds. https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards
Shop GoodShop
Use your buying power and designate the Winds as your charity... a percentage of your purchase supports programming with the Winds. LINK TO COME SOON
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Purchase an Ad in our next Program Guide!
Summer ads due June 5th
Holiday ads due November 5th
Full Back Ad (4.5 x 7.5) (1 spot) $500
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Half Page Ad (4.5 x 3.75) $250
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Quarter Page Ad (2.25 x 3.75) $100
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Business Card Ad $50
Our Memorial Funds
Many local arts supporters remember Sid Berg as the founder of our organization. He built a legacy that continues to thrive and grow in the Hampton Roads Community. Make a memorial donation to support the work he began in 1985.
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The Hampton Roads arts community lost a champion when Marty Einhorn passed in 2021. A successful businessman and former President of our Board, he will forever be known as a just, honest and confident leader. Our student Mentor Program is rightfully named in his memory.
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We remember Marty Brown fondly as the Business Manager and bookkeeper for Tidewater Winds. Her absence has been felt by so many among us. Please remember her by making a donation to the Marty Brown Memorial Fund to continue the support she provided to our Tidewater Winds community. paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1771421
Honoring our Legacy Donors
Marty Einhorn
Mildred Lancaster
Mildred Lancaster
Mildred Lancaster
Mildred Lancaster
Mildred Lancaster
Alf Mapp
Mildred Lancaster
Stuart Cake
Stuart Cake
Alberto Aserción
Stuart Cake
Alberto Aserción
Alberto Aserción
Alberto Aserción
Sid Berg
Alberto Aserción
Alberto Aserción
Thank you to our Arts Commissions, Sponsors, and Foundations
"The Little Big Band" Portsmouth Art Center Courtyard, Oct 4
Enjoy the early fall evening with vocalist Danielle Roby and Tidewater Winds Little Big Band in the Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center's Courtyard at 6 PM on October 4th! This free concert requires no tickets, just come and relax!