Your contribution will help to bring awareness to a few businesses in the city that are in threat of closing.

Many of these businesses have been in existence for some time. With the rising cost of rent, gentrification
is taking on a very visible presence. Every time I drive into a different part of the city, a business is
closing and another is popping up that may not even be locally owned.
Bringing awareness to these African American and Latino owned businesses so that they thrive and stay
in existence is the key.
We wish to bring a 7 business tour that will span over the Summer. There will be 4-5 featured artists at
each business, visual, performance and vocal artists.

Sponsorship Funding will go toward:

A stipend for each artist
Marketing materials for advertising
Cover the organizing costs
Giveaways
Please consider joining Underground Tree Projects in supporting local brown business by becoming a
Fruit, Leaf, Branch, Rooted or Grounded Sponsor.

Be Rooted: The Brown Business Tour

May 2016-September | 7 businesses in the DC & Baltimore Area
Fruit Sponsor________________________Donated Goods
Honorable mention @ tour

Leaf Sponsor________________________ $50.00-$250

1 entry
logo on website

Branch Sponsor_______________________$250-$500
entry +1
logo on website

 logo on flier

Rooted Sponsor_______________________$500-$1000
entry +2
logo on all promotional material (website, banner, t-shirt,
flier, bag)
free t-shirt
all social media promotion

Grounded Sponsor______________________$1000-on up
entry +2
VIP section with artists
logo on all promotional material (website, banner, t-shirt,
flier)
3 minute pitch of your business at event
free t-shirt
radio shoutout

**The kickoff date is May 22nd, 2016

Thank you from underground tree projects for your contribution!