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Maple Syrup Festival
Saturday, March 3 & Sunday, March 4, 2012
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Catch your pancakes in the air with the famous flapjack flipping talents of Chris Cakes! The first weekend of March is the time to come and get a taste of spring – real maple syrup, of course. As always, Maple Syrup Festival promises to fill you up with all-you-can-eat pancakes topped with maple syrup. Breakfast also includes sausage, Starbucks coffee and Hansen's milk & dairy!
Guests are invited to park at Cedar Heights Elementary School and ride the shuttle to Hartman Reserve Nature Center. Doors open at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4. The pancakes will keep stacking and syrup bottles will be flowing until 1 p.m. each day.
The two day festival will feature a raffle for great prizes, (like a kayak from CrawDaddy Outdoors & bike from Bike Tech & CVAST!), a chance to purchase real maple syrup, and live maple syrup processing demonstrations in our very own Sugar Shack. Join a syrup expert in collecting sap from a maple tree, pouring it into the boiling pans, and through the cooking process. Witness the change from sap to syrup as you hear an explanation of the entire process. Sample the results for yourself atop your pancakes.
Tickets will be sold at the door for $8/adult, $5/youth (ages 3-12), and ages 2 and under are free. Purchase tickets in advance beginning February 1 through March 2 and save $1 per ticket! Advanced tickets may be purchased at Hartman Reserve or by calling (319) 277-2187. (Sorry, no refunds.) Funds raised will be used to support our mission: “Hartman Reserve Nature Center is dedicated to understanding our environment through education, recreation and community involvement and to the stewardship of a unique natural area.”
We proudly served over 2,100 guests at the 2011 Maple Syrup Festival! If you would like additional information or are interested in sponsoring this event , please contact Laura at (319) 277-2187 or laura.hrnc@gmail.com. For volunteer information, please contact Katie at katie.hrnc@gmail.com.
2012 Sponsor Opportunities
Exclusive Maple Syrup ($1,000+)
- 8 complimentary tickets to event
- Name/logo on tickets, press release and print advertising
- Name on event banner, at each table, on website, and in quarterly newsletter
Fancy Grade ($500-$999)
- 6 complimentary tickets
- Name on event banner, at each table, on website, and in quarterly newsletter
Sugar Shack ($300-$499)
- 4 complimentary tickets
- Name at each table, on website, and in quarterly newsletter
Sugar Bush ($100-$299)
- 2 complimentary tickets
- Name at each table, on website, and in quarterly newsletter
Sap Tapper ($25-$99)
- Name at each table and on website
All sponsorship benefits are subject to the time of commitment of sponsorship. In-kind gifts will be recognized at the level of the item's fair market value.
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Thank you to our 2012 Sponsors!
EXCLUSIVE MAPLE SYRUP
Cedar Valley Podiatry/Foot & Ankle Center
Hansen's Farm Fresh Dairy*
Greg & Susan Lantz
Starbucks in Waterloo & Cedar Falls*
FANCY GRADE
CrawDaddy Outdoor Adventure*
Oakridge Realtors
Taylor Veterinary Hospital
Western Home Communities*
SUGAR SHACK
Bike Tech*
CVAST*
Greenhill Family Dental, Douglas A. Hansen DDS PC
SUGAR BUSH
Black Hawk Hotel*
Vern Fish
Joel & Linda Haack
Loy & Associates LLP
Dave & Mary McCalley
Scheel's All Sports
Chuck & Alice Shirey
US Bank
Kevin Wall & Kathleen Sallee
Roger & Maureen White
SAP TAPPER
BMC Aggregates L.C.
KT's Indoor Inflatable Park*
*In Kind
The 2012 MSF Raffle will feature a bike package from Bike Tech & CVAST and a kayak package from CrawDaddy Outdoors, along with other great prizes!
Congratulations to our 2011 raffle winners!
 
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