UKI CANADIAN
OPEN
August 26 – 28, 2016
Held at the Ponoka Ag-Event Centre in Ponoka, Alberta
Event Sponsorship Package
About the event
The UKI Canadian Open is a national agility competition that allows all breeds, regardless of pedigree.
Competitors will range from beginner handlers, rising up to the very best in Canada. Besides individual
competition results, scores from this event will provide two “win-on” spots per height for the Canadian
National Team going to the World Agility Open in 2017, an international world event held annually in
Europe.
The UKI Canadian Open will have three rings and will be hosted at a large, indoor venue in Ponoka,
Alberta (www.paecs.com). BLAST Agility—an Edmonton and area agility club—will be hosting the UKI
Canadian Open. BLAST has hosted this event three times in previous years. More information about the
club can be found on the BLAST Agility website at www.blastagility.org.
Opportunities for Sponsors
We would like to offer you the opportunity to be a part of this exceptional event. Sponsorship of the 2016
UKI Canadian Open provides a great marketing prospect for your company. A large number of national
competitors will be attending this event. We expect over 200 dogs to be competing! The agility community
is very active on social media and are considered experts in their respected dog communities. Products
received as prizes and gifts will reach a larger audience than just the handlers attending the event.
TYPES OF SPONSORSHIP
Ring Sponsor (Total of 3 opportunities)
There are a total of three indoor rings at the UKI Canadian Open. Each competitor will rotate through the
rings multiple times a day. A Ring Sponsor will have the ring named after their company and have the
predominate banner/signage in the ring. Hundreds of videos will be posted online with thousands of views
helping spread your companies name to the dog agility community across Canada and around the world. A
minimum monetary donation of $2,000 is required plus appropriate signage for at 100 x 100 ft ring
(provided by sponsor two week before event). The funds will be used to dress up the rings and
purchase/rent required equipment for the event.
As a Ring Sponsor:
 Your company’s logo would be prominently displayed on the event advertisements and promotional
materials.
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Your company’s logo will be displayed on the website as a Ring Sponsor of the UKI Canadian
Open.
Your company’s name will be included in public announcements during the event.
You may provide unlimited banners to be displayed in the competition ring and award area.
You can provide information such as pamphlets and samples to be placed into check-in bags.
You would receive a discount on a vendor booth and only be required to pay $100 directly to the
Calnash Ag Event Centre.
Event Sponsor (Total of 9 opportunities)
There are nine different events held throughout the nationals weekend. They include: Warm-up, Last
Chance Master Heat, Speedstakes Final, UKI Canadian National, Games Biathlon, Agility Biathlon, Master
Heat Final, Challenger Round and Team Final (three-dog relay). The Event Sponsor of each event will
have their company name added to the event name. (Example: If Blast Agility was the sponsor of the
Warm-up, it would be presented as “Blast Agility Warm-up” on the premium, announcements, running
orders and results)
An Event Sponsor will provide prizes for the winners of their event: 11x – 1st place prizes, 11x – 2nd place
prizes and 11x – 3rd place prizes. The prizes could be monetary or your company’s products. The total
value of prizes should be at least $500 to meet the sponsorship requirement in this category.
As an Event Sponsor:
 Your company’s logo would be prominently displayed on the event advertisements and promotional
materials.
 Your company’s logo will be displayed on the website as an Event Sponsor of the UKI Canadian
Open.
 Your company’s name will be included in public announcements during the event.
 You may provide up to two banners to be displayed in the competition ring and award area.
 You can provide information such as pamphlets and samples to be placed into check-in bags.
 You would receive a discount on a vendor booth and only be required to pay $100 directly to the
Calnash Ag Event Centre.
Other Sponsorship Opportunities
We can work together to create a custom sponsorship package based on your company’s preferences. We
are asking for donation, of any amount, of monetary funds, products, gift certificates and/or promotional
items that reflect your company. We will use these donations for the competitor and volunteer prizes or to
offset the cost of travel/accommodations for volunteers. Every sponsor will have their company’s logo
displayed on our website and banners/signs posted up around the venue. Some examples of custom
sponsorships are:
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Individual round placement ribbons
Supplier of competitor event bags
Volunteer food or snacks
Equipment for the ring and electronic timing
Eight prizes for competitors who win their spot onto the WAO 2017 Canadian Team
Volunteer/raffle prizes
Please contact Rebecca McKay with Blast Agility at blastagility@yahoo.ca or by phone: 780-497-8731.
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