Sponsors

Believers in StarryTelling! Our first sponsors....

Giraffe 'n' Ant Productions logo Giraffe 'n' Ant Productions: $ 110,000

BIG BANG SPONSOR: Giraffe 'n' Ant Productions donated a full year of production and administration of the festival which included concept, talent search, logistics coordination, filming, marketing, and fundraising. Their donation includes over $40K of production expenses in order to make the event free and open to the public.

International Year of Astronomy 2009
www.astronomy2009.org

Giraffe 'n' Ant Productions attended workshops made available through the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference in June 2008 which focused on the preparation of outreach coordinators to bring the IYA2009 to the public.

The Town of Kensington, Maryland
http://www.tok.org/

SUPER NOVA SPONSOR: Mayor Fosselman supported the festival through the donation of theatre space at the Town Hall, set up and clean up assistance, facilities management and networking. Special thanks to City Councilemember Sean McMullen (emcee), Shirley Watson and Claudia Donnelly for their advice and moral support.

Whole Foods
www.wholefoodsmarket.com

GALACTIC FOODS SPONSOR: Whole Foods Silver Spring sprang to support the festival with a donation of star and moon cookies, milk, and gluten free chocolate earth balls. What better way to watch the festivities than with comfort food!

Montgomery County Arts and Humanities
www.creativemoco.com

Shooting Star Sponsor: In September 2008 AHCMC awarded a $1,500 seed money grant to Elizabeth Wallace as an individual artist to produce a festival in a Montgomery County community. Thank you AHCMC! You got the ball rolling and it hasn't stopped!

Auras Design logo Auras Design
http://www.auras.com/

Hours and hours of graphic design inspiration and hard work resulted in our logo and first poster. Special kudos to Tanya Nuchols and her boss, Rob Sugar, who has supported Elizabeth Wallace's first business for 2 decades and now this new entrepreneurial venture.

GJD Logo Grand Junction Design
www.grandjunctiondesign.com

Catherine Huerta Logo Catherine Huerta
www.catherinehuerta-officialwebsite.com/gallery.html

Wasserman Design Logo Wasserman Design
www.wassermandesign.com

Cogno Cogno
www.discoverthis.com/cogno.html

Barnes and Noble Logo Barnes & Noble, Rockville, MD
www.barnesandnoble.com

Esther Simmonds, Community Relations Manager at Barnes and Noble in Rockville, proves by her outreach that B&N wants to play an integral part in the education of Montgomery County children. Browse the selection of astronomy, space and fiction books from K-Adult at the festival. Find some of our staff picks along with those recommended by a NASA/Goddard librarian and libraries nationwide.

Contact Esther to help fundraising for your school through an astronomical bookfair at the Rockville store. (301) 881-0237

Golf Galaxy Logo Golf Galaxy
www.golfgalaxylessons.com

Is there a water trap on Mars? There are a galactic number of products available to assist those of you to whom golf is the universe at Golf Galaxy in Rockville. Perhaps you will win their donation of a complimentary lesson with a PGA Professional at the indoor instruction facility on Rockville Pike.

Savory Logo Savory Cafe, Takoma Park
http://www.savorycafe.com/Infos.htm

SUNflower Sponsor: Savory Cafe was the first restaurant to post our flyer in a prestigious spot on the front window. Make sure you stop by for one of their delicious weekend brunches. Spread multiple laptops on their big wooden tables for a business conference. Or check out a live music event some weekend night.

International Dark Sky Assoc Logo International Dark Sky Assoc
www.darksky.org