SUPPORT THE MATHER HOMESTEAD
BY SPONSORING ONE OF OUR EVENTS!
The Mather Homestead Foundation offers many opportunities for sponsorship and appreciates the support of our businesses who have contributed with financial and in kind donations. Donors are recognized in various ways - through our events, social media and publicity, and signage at the Homestead.
SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY
FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL 2025
Our seventh annual Fall Harvest Festival on October 25th will feature fun for the entire family including hay rides, pony rides, face painting, the red fire truck, crafts, games and more! Funds raised will support restoration projects at the Mather Homestead. In the past, over 500 people have attended the event over three hours. These include families with young children from Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk and surrounding towns.
We are also looking for in-kind donations to our raffle and food for the event,
e.g., donuts, cider, apples, and more. In-kind donors will be recognized at check in.
Sponsorship offers a great marketing opportunity with the 500+ attendees!
We are seeking financial sponsors for our various activities and look forward to recognizing businesses through the following:
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Lead sponsor $10,000:
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Branded Logo Banner (3' x 8') on Brookside/Stephen Mather Roads intersection for weeks leading up to event
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Lawn signs throughout town with brand logo as lead.
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Prominent table and presence at event check-in. Product display.
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Other benefits below - signage at event, logo on website and event communications, recognition in 'boosted" social media, PR through local magazines and papers, email promotion to 2,000+ list.
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Signature sponsor $5,000:
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Logo included on branded logo banner on Brookside/Stephen Mather Roads intersection for weeks leading up to event.
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Lawn signs throughout town with brand logo
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Table and presence at event check-in. Product display.
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Other benefits below - signage at event, logo on website and event communications, recognition in 'boosted" social media, PR through local magazines and papers, email promotion to 2,000+ list.
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Ponies sponsors $2,500:
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Prominent table and presence at event with product display.
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Other benefits below - signage at event, logo on website and event communications, recognition in 'boosted" social media, PR through local magazines and papers, email promotion
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Hayride sponsors $1,000:
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Presence at event with product display.
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Signage at the event (e.g., “hay ride sponsored by …”)
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Logo prominently displayed on website and event communications according to giving level
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Recognition in “boosted” social media - instagram and facebook
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Thank you recognition in MH email to 2,000+ list.
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PR through magazines (e.g., Bedford New Canaan Magazine), local newspapers, Darien patch and others.
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Face Painting/Crafts in the Barn/Candy Land/Firetruck/Pumpkin Patch/Apple Bobbing/Colonial Photo Booth sponsors $500:
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Signage at the event (e.g., “face painting sponsored by …”)
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Logo prominently displayed on website and event communications according to giving level
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Recognition in “boosted” social media - instagram and facebook
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Thank you recognition in MH email to 2,000+ list.
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Note: firetruck sponsor - we will make donation directly to the Noroton Fire Department.
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In-kind donations
We are also looking for in-kind donations to our raffle and food for the event,
e.g., donuts, cider, apples, and more. In-kind donors will be recognized at check in.
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THANK YOU TO OUR PAST SPONSORS!
SUMMER SOIRÉE 2025
The MH Summer Soirée on May 31, 2025 raised over $22,000 for Mather Homestead preservation projects thanks to Junior Board Chair Sally Houlihan, Event Chair Jessica Merrill, and the entire junior board! Plus, our generous sponsors!
GARDEN TEA 2025
Our fifth annual Garden Tea featured Fred Landman, visionary for the remarkable Sleepy Cat Farm. Despite rain and cold, the event was a remarkable success and raised over $30,000 for beautification projects at the Homestead! Thank you to our sponsors and raffle donors, plus all that attended, for your generous support
WOMEN + ARCHITECTURE SERIES 2025
Thank you to the many donors who supported our Women + Architecture series in honor of Bertha Mather McPherson, one of Connecticut's earliest female architects and a visionary preservationist. The series included lectures, book discussions, field trips, and an exhibit featuring the life and legacy of Bertha Mather McPherson.
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JUNIOR BOARD SUMMER SOLSTICE 2024
The Junior Board welcomed 140 guests for cocktails on the patio followed by dinner in the field prepared by Ardens. A magical night!
FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL 2024
Our sixth annual Fall Harvest Festival welcomed families (~500 people) from Darien, New Canaan and surrounding towns to the Homestead for good old fashioned fun including a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating, face painting, crafts, hay rides and more!
GARDEN TEA 2024
The May 30, 2024 Garden Tea welcomed 150 women for tea, lunch and a conversation with Pieter Estersohn, author of Back to the Land, and local book PR guru Nancy Sheed.
FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL 2023
Our fifth annual Fall Harvest Festival welcomed families (~500 people) from Darien, New Canaan and surrounding towns to the Homestead for good old fashioned fun including a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating, face painting, crafts, fire truck rides and more!
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GARDEN TEA 2023
The June 1, 2023 Garden Tea welcomed over 130 women for tea, lunch and a presentation by Calvert Crary of NY/LA Flower School.
APRÈS SKI 2023
Our second annual Après Ski event welcomed nearly 150 people for fun and fundraising.
PLAYHOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT 2023
Our historic playhouse was enjoyed by generations of Mathers but was sadly in disrepair. Thanks to Dan Lamontagne of Creative Builders, Rings End and many other donors, the playhouse has been restored future generations of children who will come to learn and play.
FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 22, 2022
We appreciate the financial support of Harbor Point Dental Group at our fourth Fall Harvest Festival. We also appreciate our in kind sponsors including Palmers Market, Stop & Shop, Stew Leonards and Cabana.
Over 600 people from Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk and other surrounding towns joined us for hay rides, a petting zoo, crafts, face painting, games, tours of the Homestead, pumpkin decorating, live music and more!
To inquire about 2023, please email info@matherhomestead.org or call 203-202-7602. Thank you!
STEPHEN MATHER AND THE NATIONAL PARKS EXHIBIT
Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Our first exhibit welcomed hundreds of people to learn more about the life and legacy of Stephen Tyng Mather, the first Director of the National Park Service and owner of the Mather Homestead from 1906 to 1930.
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS!
Many thanks to the businesses who provide services pro bono in order to maintain the beautiful Mather Homestead buildings & grounds:
