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Join our community and support the
Coastal Dance Festival (CDF)

Join our community and support the
Coastal Dance Festival (CDF)

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The CDF includes a range of performances, including school performances, weekend day-time performances, and ticketed evening performances. The Festival presents a range of Indigenous artists, including youth, emerging and established artists. We greatly appreciate all the generous support from our community, we could not do this on our own!

You can support the Coastal Dance Festival by attending a performance, volunteering, donating, or becoming a corporate sponsor.

The CDF includes a range of performances, including school performances, weekend day-time performances, and ticketed evening performances. The Festival presents a range of Indigenous artists, including youth, emerging and established artists. We greatly appreciate all the generous support from our community, we could not do this on our own!

You can support the Coastal Dance Festival by attending a performance, volunteering, donating, or becoming a corporate sponsor.

Attend a performance

Supporting the artists as an audience member and witnessing our songs and dances strengthens our community. Festival Stage Performances are entrance by donation.

Attend a performance

Supporting the artists as an audience member and witnessing our songs and dances strengthens our community. Festival Stage Performances are entrance by donation.

Volunteer:

We are very grateful to all those that volunteer to make the festival happen. There are various positions with a range of expertise and schedules that can fit your availability. If you would like to volunteer during the festival, please call 604-922-5277 or e-mail rebecca@damelahamid.ca. Please pass along information to anyone you know that may be interested. 

Volunteer:

We are very grateful to all those that volunteer to make the festival happen. There are various positions with a range of expertise and schedules that can fit your availability. If you would like to volunteer during the festival, please call 604-922-5277 or e-mail rebecca@damelahamid.ca. Please pass along information to anyone you know that may be interested. 

Donate

As a charitable non-profit organization, the Dancers of Damelahamid appreciates your generous support to carry out its mandate to increase cross-cultural understanding of Indigenous performance arts. The Coastal Dance Festival is truly grateful for all donations and we invite you to consider becoming a part of one of the following donation categories:

As a charitable non-profit organization, the Dancers of Damelahamid appreciates your generous support to carry out its mandate to increase cross-cultural understanding of Indigenous performance arts. The Coastal Dance Festival is truly grateful for all donations and we invite you to consider becoming a part of one of the following donation categories:

Cedar Individual
Cedar Individual
$100 +

Cedar is an essential resource that is used in all aspects of cultural life and ceremonial art.

Cedar Partner
$1,000 +
Abalone Individual
Abalone Individual
$250 +

Abalone is a precious shell with brilliant blue-green hues, used to adorn carvings and regalia.

Abalone Partner
$2,500 +
Copper Individual
Copper Individual
$500 +

Copper is used to make esteemed cultural belongings.

Copper Partner
$5,000 +

To make a donation or to learn more, please contact Margaret Grenier, Festival Director, at 604-922-5277 or margaret@damelahamid.ca.

If you’d like to make a credit card donation visit Canada Helps, a secure website for donations.

A charitable tax receipt will be issued for all donations over $50.

To make a donation or to learn more, please contact Margaret Grenier, Festival Director, at 604-922-5277 or margaret@damelahamid.ca.

If you’d like to make a credit card donation visit Canada Helps, a secure website for donations.

A charitable tax receipt will be issued for all donations over $50.

Corporate Sponsor

The Coastal Dance Festival needs the generous support of businesses and corporations to offer a dynamic festival featuring dance artists from a wide cross-section of Indigenous communities.

The Coastal Dance Festival needs the generous support of businesses and corporations to offer a dynamic festival featuring dance artists from a wide cross-section of Indigenous communities.

Cedar Festival Sponsor
Cedar Festival Sponsor
$1,000 +

Cedar is an essential resource that is used in all aspects of cultural life and ceremonial art.

Supports regional dance artists

Total of 4 tickets to any performance(s)

 VIP seating

1/2 page B&W ad in program ($250 value)

Logo recognition in Festival program

Abalone Festival Sponsor
Abalone Festival Sponsor
$2,500 +

Abalone is a precious shell with brilliant blue-green hues, used to adorn carvings and regalia.

Supports national dance artists

Total of 6 tickets to any performance(s)

VIP seating

Full page B&W ad in program ($400 value)

Logo recognition in Festival program

Copper Festival Sponsor
Copper Festival Sponsor
$5,000 +

Copper is highly valued and used to make esteemed cultural belongings.

Supports international dance artists

Total of 8 tickets to any performance(s)

VIP seating

Full page colour ad on outside back cover of program ($1000 value)

Logo recognition in Festival program


To become a corporate sponsor or to learn more, please contact Margaret Grenier, Festival Director, at
margaret@damelahamid.ca or 604-922-5277.


 


To become a corporate sponsor or to learn more, please contact Margaret Grenier, Festival Director, at
margaret@damelahamid.ca or 604-922-5277.