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Carnevale

Come celebrate Carnevale fundraiser for Meals on Wheels!

When: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 5:30 pm
Where: Port 'N Starboard at Ocean Beach, New London, CT
What: An evening of dinner, dancing, and entertainment!

Join us for an evening festival featuring food, theatrics, dance, exciting drawings donated by local businesses, and a cash bar. 

There will be a 24 foot-long Antipasto buffet, carving stations, design your own pasta stations, salads, Italian Ices and delicious desserts (View a detailed menu here) prepared by Joseph Tate, Executive Chef - Ocean Beach Port 'N Starboard; Timothy Grills - Director Nutrition Services TVCCA and Former Owner of Timothy's "The Place To  Dine"; Jeff Gordon - TVCCA Assistant Food Service Director and formerly Executive Sous Chef, Mohegan Sun; Anna Lathrop - Owner Gourmet Galley Catering; Sean Coleman - General Manager Beachside Catering, a Division of Grossman's Seafood; and Dave Vacca from the Bridge Restaurant, Westerly. Entertainment will be provided by the Mystic Paper Beasts Theater Company, masked theatre for all ages, and live dance music with Mind, Body and Soul featuring a variety of upbeat classic music including Motown, rhythm and blues, soul and swing dance music. Attire for this event is elegant casual.

So step into the mystical magical time, enjoy old friends, make new acquaintances, and wipe away the winter cobwebs! All proceeds will go to the Meals on Wheels program for seniors who in their lifetimes have contributed so much to our communities.

Carnevale Thanks its Sponsors

See a list of our 2012 Carnevale sponsors.

See a list of our 2012 Carnevale advertisers.

Take a look at the Carnevale 2011 Gallery. Thank you so much!

Sponsorship Opportunities and Benefits

Major Sponsor — $5,000
Provides lunch and supper for a homebound senior citizen 7 days a week for an entire year.

  • Logo and listing in all promotional materials
  • Sign recognition in the Port 'N Starboard Ballroom
  • Full page ad in premium location of Program Book as available.
  • Logo recognition on TVCCA website
  • Table of 10 with premium seating

Platinum Sponsor — $3,500
Provides lunch for a homebound senior citizen 7 days a week for an entire year.

  • Name recognition in all promotional materials
  • Sign recognition in the Port 'N Starboard Ballroom
  • 1/2 page ad in Program Book
  • Recognition on TVCCA website
  • 6 complimentary tickets

Gold Sponsor — $2,500
Provides lunch and supper for a homebound senior citizen 5 days a week for an entire year.

  • 1/2 page ad in Program Book
  • 4 complimentary tickets

Silver Sponsor — $2,100
Provides lunch for a homebound senior citizen 5 days a week for an entire year.

  • 1/4 page ad in Program Book
  • 2 complimentary tickets

Bronze Sponsor — $1,000
Provides lunch for a homebound senior citizen 5 days a week for 4 months.

  • Name recognition in Program Book
  • 2 complimentary tickets

Steward — $500

  • Name on Steward Recognition page in Program Book
  • 1 complimentary ticket

Benefactor — $100

  • Name recognition in Program Book

Individual Ticket — $45

  • Dinner, Dance, Cash Bar

Program Book Advertising

  • Full Page $250 - Provides lunch and supper for 1 month, 7 days a week.
  • Half Page $150 - Provides lunch 5 days a week for 1 month.
  • Quarter Page $60 - Provides lunch for 1 week.
  • Eighth Page $40 Provides supper for 1 week.

*Program Book Advertising information:

  • Full Page — 5” wide x 8” high
  • Half Page — 5” wide x 3.75” high
  • Quarter Page — 2.5” wide x 3.75” high OR 5” wide x 1.5” high
  • Eighth Page — 2.25” wide x 1.67”

Art Guidelines
Camera-ready art is preferred. In the event that ad development is needed, it will be provided
at no charge, but without proofs prior to printing. Camera-ready is defined as clean,
black/white art, or electronic files (PDF, ILLUSTRATOR, EPS, TIF, or JPEG) art. Please
contact Sue Masse at 860-887-6882 ext. 504 for technical questions about ad require ments.
Deadline for submission of art is March 29, 2012.

Submit art by mail to: Sue Masse, Miranda Creative, 18 Elm Ave. Norwich, CT 06360 or by email: smasse@mirandacreative.com. Phone: 860.887.6882 ext.504.

Buy Tickets or Become a Sponsor of Carnevale

To buy tickets or become a sponsor for this event, please choose from the options below to register and pay online.

Seating for the Carnevale is open seating. If you would like to reserve a table of ten, please contact Marylou Underwood at munderwood@tvcca.org. Please provide all of the names at one time.

Advertise in Program Book

Mail Your Payment

If you would like to mail in your payment to us, please download the registration form below.

pdf Carnevale Registration Form

Send in your payment and registration form to:

TVCCA Carnevale
Meals on Wheels
att. Marylou Underwood
81 StockHouse Road
Bozrah, CT 06334