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Kwanzaa: The Village It Takes Community Celebration returns to North County St. Louis for an evening of culture, art, community, and celebration. This beloved event features: 1. A locally-sourced community dinner featuring ingredients grown in our own gardens, regional farms, and dishes from local restaurants. 2. A vibrant vendor market highlighting Black-owned and minority-led small businesses. 3. An original stage production, Kwanzaa: The Village It Takes, written by Community Arts Director Jessica Johnson, exploring the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa through storytelling, music, and performance. This celebration engages residents in healthy food access, economic empowerment, cultural education, and community-strengthening traditions.
1. Support Healthy Food Access Our dinner demonstrates “healthy food in action.” Guests discover delicious ways to use fresh produce, making nutritious eating more accessible and appealing. 2. Advance Economic Development in North County Your sponsorship gives exposure and income opportunities to dozens of small, minority-owned businesses during the holiday season. 3. Elevate Local Artists & Performers You help fund stipends, production materials, costumes, and staging for our cast and crew, ensuring high-quality cultural arts are accessible to the community. 4. Strengthen a Meaningful Community Tradition Your support keeps this powerful annual Kwanzaa celebration alive, inspiring residents to embrace unity, self-determination, collective work, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.
A Red Circle Community Arts Director Email: [email protected] Phone: 314-405-1033
A Red Circle Director of Development and StrategyEmail: [email protected]Phone: 314-750-8378
A Red Circle Executive DirectorEmail: [email protected] Phone: 314-598-1939
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Payments may be made by check, online, or through corporate giving portals.● Checks: Make payable to A Red Circle● Paypal: @aredcircle (include “Kwanzaa Sponsor” in note) ● Cashapp: #REDCIRCLE (include “Kwanzaa Sponsor” in note) Invoices and tax-deductible receipts (as applicable) are available upon request. By sponsoring Kwanzaa: The Village It Takes, you are investing in healthy families, thriving small businesses, vibrant arts, and a stronger North County St. Louis. Together, we can keep this cultural tradition growing & rooted in the Seven Principles and powered by community. #BeTheVillage
Funding Goal: $10,000. Funds support venue, production, technical cost. artist and performer stipends, vendor support and setup, locally sourced meal preparation, marketing, outreach & community tickets, youth participation, and educational materials. #BeTheVillage
Visibility: Event presented by sponsor + logo on all materials Recognition: On-stage speaking moment & press acknowledgment Access: 8 tickets + vendor table Impact: Supports artists, youth participation & community meals
Visibility: Logo on select marketing Recognition: Program acknowledgment Access: 4 tickets + vendor table option Impact: Supports technical costs & performers
Visibility: Name listed in program & signage Recognition: Community supporter acknowledgment Access: 2 complimentary tickets Impact: Supports locally sourced meals & vendors
Visibility: Name listed in program as Arts Patron Recognition: Arts supporter acknowledgment Access: 2 complimentary tickets Impact: Supports artist supplies or costume needs
Visibility: Name listed in program Recognition: Community village supporter acknowledgment Access: 1 complimentary ticket Impact: Supports community access & youth participation
