Saiwai Shimoina Wadaiko Festival



Volunteering and Sponsorship

The Saiwai Shimoina Wadaiko Festival is on track to becoming one of the largest festivals in Nagano Prefecture. However, we could not make this event a success without the generous help of all volunteer staff.  We hope that you will consider becoming a volunteer for the Saiwai Shimoina Wadaiko Festival.
Some volunteer positions will require Japanese language ability.
Here is a list of volunteer jobs available for the Saiwai Shimoina Wadaiko Festival.

Ticket Sellers
A percentage of the seating for performances are donated to groups belonging to care centers for mentally and physically challenged. Also, although a small amount of support comes from the city, we mostly depend upon ticket sales to fund this event. Tickets for the 2012 Saiwai Shimoina Wadaiko Festival Super Show are scheduled to go on sale from March 10th. We very much hope that you will consider helping us to sell tickets for this event.

Fringe Festival Performance
Well, not necessarily a job. Yes, the morning to noon festival is actually a fringe performance. If your taiko group would like to perform in this fringe event, please contact us at the TOKARA Office by June 1st.

Drum Club
This voluteer position includes helping to load drums and instruments in and out of theaters, helping with set changes backstage at the Festival, etc.

Parking Attendant
This volunteer job will include helping Festival audience to find parking smoothly and evenly throughout the parking lots of the Iida Bunka Kaikan.

Concert Front of House Staff
There are a number of volunteer jobs for Front of House Staff which will include ushers, tickets takers, selling merchandise, etc.

Photographer
This volunteer job will include photographing workshops, concerts, and other aspects of the celebration. It is preferred that photographer has own camera and some experience of event photography.

Videographer
This volunteer job will include video recording of workshops, concerts, and other aspects of the celebration. It is preferred that videographer has own camera and some experience of event video recording.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES


Donations
Donations are very welcome. Your donation will help the Saiwai Shimoina Wadaiko Festival to grow and continue to be an event for all ages to look forward to each year.

Corporate Sponsorship
Although we wish it were possible, ticket sales alone will not be enough to cover expenses for this amazing event. Therefore, we are looking for anyone willing to help sponsor this event to make it a complete success year-after-year.  Any of the following levels of sponsorship would be great appreciated, and if you are a business, your company's name would be spread throughout Shimoina County through advertisement of the 2012 Saiwai Shimoina Wadaiko Festival.
Possible levels of sponsorship are:
* 50,000yen - 1/8 page space in program (Black and White)
* 100,000yen - 1/4 page space in program (Black and White)
* 200,000yen - 1/2 page space in program (Black and White)
* 500,000yen - Full page in program (Full Color)

Sponsorship at these levels will guarantee a space in the program open to promote your company, as well as your company's name on all flyers, posters and other media associated with the presentation and promotion of the 7th Annual Saiwai Shimoina Wadaiko Festival.