2012 Memphis In May DIPLOMAT PROGRAM
Memphis in May International Festival’s Diplomat Program allows you to support Memphis’ largest and most dynamic public event. Your contributions to the Memphis in May Diplomat Program insures Memphis in May can continue to offer quality cultural and educational programs for the city and its students. Further, your support helps Memphis in May’s goal of “Bringing the World to Memphis... and Memphis to the World!”
Each year, the award-winning Memphis in May International Festival greatly impacts our city through tourism, economic development and national media attention. Memphis in May encourages and promotes cultural exchange through education, business and community programs. Your contribution and involvement as a Diplomat helps Memphis in May continue a long tradition of celebrating Memphis and the world. Diplomats support international education programs that impact over 200,000 students through interactive contests, student exchanges, visiting artists and cultural exhibits.Our commercial programs encourage business growth for Memphis and the Mid-South through doors opened to the honored country.
For thirty-five years, Memphis in May International Festival has produced a celebration of Memphis’ culture, music, cuisine and history blended with the customs and cultures of faraway lands. The Memphis in May International Festival is internationally acclaimed, award-winning, and vital to the economic health and quality of life in the Memphis region.
Each year Memphis in May International Festival salutes a foreign country with a month long celebration including cultural events, artist programs, live music and international flavors mixed with Memphis hospitality and charm. The Diplomat Program allows members to share the great city of Memphis with the world. No other festival offers the excitement of Memphis in May International Festival. The descriptions that follow give you details of the Diplomatic opportunities. Whichever Diplomatic assignment you choose, you’ll be sure to be treated to World Class Fun with Memphis in May International Festival.
Diplomat Assignments
Take a moment to consider your choice of Memphis in May membership programs, and the benefits your diplomatic assignment offers:
Ambassador: $2,500
- 6 Month-Long Badges for admission to the Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and AutoZone Sunset Symphony
- 12 tickets to Beale Street Music Festival & World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (4 per day)
- 4 tickets to the AutoZone Sunset Symphony
- 4 tickets to the “Philippines! Live from the Islands” at the Orpheum
- 1 Beale Street Music Festival commemorative poster by George Hunt, 1
- Fine Art Poster depicting honored country The Philippines, by Pinkney Herbert, 1 BBQ Poster and 1 Children’s International Poster
- An invitation for 2 to the AutoZone Sunset Symphony VIP Party
- 2 tickets to the International Gala
- 1 Month Long VIP Parking Space
Minister of Culture: $1,000
- 2 Month-Long Badges for admission to the Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and AutoZone Sunset Symphony
- 6 tickets Beale Street Music Festival & World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (2 per day)
- 2 tickets to the AutoZone Sunset Symphony
- 2 tickets to the “Philippines! Live from the Islands” at the Orpheum
- 1 Beale Street Music Festival commemorative poster by George Hunt, 1
- Fine Art Poster depicting honored country The Philippines, by Pinkney Herbert. 1 BBQ Poster and 1 Children’s International Poster
- An invitation for 1 to the AutoZone Sunset Symphony VIP Party
Counselor: $500
- 2 tickets to the Beale Street Music Festival, (2 per day)
- 6 tickets to the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and AutoZone Sunset Symphony
- 2 tickets to the “Philippines! Live from the Islands” at the Orpheum,
- 1 Beale Street Music Festival commemorative poster by George Hunt, 1
- Fine Art Poster depicting honored country The Philippines, by Pinkney Herbert, 1 BBQ Poster and 1 Children’s International Poster
Attache: $250
- 2 tickets to the Beale Street Music Festival, (your choice of days)
- 2 tickets to the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest
- 2 tickets to the AutoZone Sunset Symphony
- 1 Fine Art Poster depicting honored country The Philippines, by Pinkney Herbert
Sign up for a Diplomatic Appointment:
SELECT A MEMBERSHIP LEVEL:
PREFER TO MAIL IN YOUR APPLICATION? To guarantee your diplomatic
privileges for the Memphis in May International Festival, simply fill
out this
FORM and mail it, along with your payment, to the following address:
Memphis in May International Festival
88 Union Avenue, Suite 301 Memphis, TN 38103
For additional information, call LaTorya Ceruti at the Memphis in May
office at (901) 525-4611 ext. 114. A portion of your donation is tax
deductible.Check with your tax advisor for additional information.