Fundraising & Donations
Please consider getting involved financially by:
Joining the Maestro Circle at a level of $1000 and above. You will be invited to special events and receptions designed just for our Maestro Circle donors. At levels of $5000 and above you will be entitled to guest soloists coming into your home for private events, and the ability to put your name on the podium or concertmaster’s chair!
Purchase raffle tickets in our Annual Raffle. Tickets are $100 each for a chance to win, or SIX chances for $500 with only 1000 chances sold. There are a total of 8 prizes so your odds are great of having a winning ticket. There are 5 Early Bird drawing at concerts between July-December 2008, each worth $500 and the good news is that those winning tickets will be put back in the drawing for the final 5 prizes drawn on Dec. 14, 2008 at the intermission of the Handel’s Messiah Concert. The Grand prize is a 12 day cruise down the Danube River for 2 valued at $10,000. Second prize is a weekend for two in New York City, and third prize is a weekend for two in Seattle. Each of the top three prizes has an option to take travel credits of a lesser value or a cash prize of a lesser value. See the raffle ticket order form for a full listing of raffle rules. Call the GSC office today at 257-3241 to purchase a ticket.
Become a Corporate Sponsor by getting your business involved in the GSC by sponsoring a youth concert or the “Symphony Express” from Bigfork ($500), the Summer Pops Concert ($1,500), or a season concert ($2,500). Or consider being a season benefactor in the range of $5,000 to $10,000 which has a variety of benefits including season tickets, concert tickets, promotion in GSC materials, and recognition at special events and on printed materials associated with the GSC.
Advertise with the GSC in our Program Book by taking advantage of a variety of advertising opportunities in our program book which is handed to patrons at nearly all of our concerts during the season. Over 9000 of the programs are printed and ads run of prices and sizes. If you missed out on advertising in our Program Book, there are often one-concert advertising slots available in our Program Inserts…...give us a call at 257-3241 to ask for details and prices.
Make a charitable, tax-deductible contribution to the GSC. Your donation will be recognized in a variety of ways depending on the size of the gift, and you will be helping support our organization which provides northwestern Montana with the highest quality of symphonic and chorale music. Call us and ask for our “Friends of the GSC” brochure which describes our charitable giving program.
Make a gift to the Endowment of the GSC. Build a legacy of great symphonic music by contributing to the permanant endowment fund. This fund will build through the years to provide permanant operating support for the GSC. Your gift will be preserved forever in this fund, leaving a lasting memory of music.
