Sponsor Challenge - Part 2

Here's another chance to play the Sponsor Challenge for a chance to win two (2) box seats to George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic on Thursday, June 17th. Email your answers to enter to andy@riverbendfestival.com. Good Luck!
1. You're in good hands with Allstate. We have eight agents who are sponsors of the Festival. Which agent has a Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University?
http://riverbendfestival.com/pages/Allstate-partners/

2. Toyota of Cleveland is part of the Toyota sponsorship, which also includes Capital Toyota. The staff at Toyota of Cleveland has many great people who help make you experience memorable. What is the name of their Service Manager? http://www.toyotaofcleveland.com

3. Airnet is a sponsor who has made the entire Festival site wireless. Airnet offers many services, including one that you might need if your business ever loses important data. What percentage of businesses close within two years after a major data loss? http://www.airnetgroup.com 

4. Unum is one of the world's leading benefits providers, specializing in short-term and long term disability coverage. What is the first condition listed as one that might require long term care? www.unum.com

5. Did you know that Cricket holds a world record? What month and year was the record certified by Guinness Book of World Records? http://www.mycricket.com/

6. Papercut Interactive designed our website, and has designed many distinguished sites you would recognize. Papercut has also designed one of our sponsor's website. Name that sponsor. http://www.papercutinteractive.com

7. Luther Masingill is a Chattanooga broadcasting legend. You can find Luther in the morning with James Howard. Luther likes antique cars and also owns one himself. What is that car? http://www.sunny923.com

8. Chattanoogahasfun.com is the official website of the 'Bend Unplugged and Artist of the Day series. On their website there is a slogan at the top of their website. Fill in the blank: People, Places, Events & ______
www.chattanoogahasfun.com

9. The Tennessee Lottery goes to several events each year. This year, while they are at our event, they will also have a team at another event. What event is the Tennessee Lottery attending that is being held at the same time our event is being held? www.tnlottery.com

10. Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union has a rewards program called the Winner's Circle. Name the four levels of that program. www.tvfcu.com

One entry per person. Multiple entries will result in all entries being disqualified. Contest runs on Thursday, June 10th until 8:00pm. Winner will be announced the night of June 10th via facebook and email. Prize MUST be picked up at Festival offices during normal business hours.

We have created daily chances to win during the Festival.
Here's the scoop:

Banner Patrol

Each night the Chattanooga Classic banner will be placed at a different location around the site, among our other sponsor banners. Simply look for the banner and then go to the facebook page designated for the night, and post the exact location. We will enter all of the fan names into a drawing for the nightly prize. You will need to be a fan of the page where the "Find the Banner" post is published. Pages will include, the Chattanooga Classic, Friends of the Festival, Riverfront Nights,  or the facebook page for all future Riverbend Festivals. Follow the links to become a fan.

About the Chattanooga Classic:

The Chattanooga Classic is managed by the Friends of the Festival and is one of the top three PGA Nationwide Tour events each year. This year, the Classic will be held October 4-10th. Your 2010 Riverbend Festival admission pin gets you into the Classic for free. 

Random Acts of Trivia

It may be summer, but you will have to do your homework! Every day before the Festival, a question will be posted on our facebook page that revolves around one of our sponsors. Go to that sponsor's website and find the answer and then be ready to answer the question when you come to the Festival. Each night, a team from Friends of the Festival will be out in a designated vicinity. The Trivia Patrol will randomly ask people if they know the answer. If a correct answer is given, then you will be given a numbered vintage Riverbend pin. Meet up with us later in the night at the designated sponsor's tent where we will draw for the night's prize. You can win box seats for the night, vintage posters, collector's pins, or other great prizes. Don't forget to check our facebook page each day before coming down!

Sponsors of the Riverbend Festival

More Chances Than Ever To Win!

We are ready for Riverbend 2010. The PR department has been busy thinking about how to engage fans of the Festival and we've come up with some very fun promotions. We have several events we produce at Friends of the Festival and we are incorporating the fan pages on facebook into the fun for Riverbend 2010. It's a year away, but we've already set up our page for all future Riverbend Festivals. Take a minute to become a fan of our pages and then let's have fun as we kick off the 2010 Riverbend Festival next Friday!

Pages:

Friends of the Festival

Riverfront Nights

Chattanooga Classic

Riverbend Festival - For 2011+ Riverbend Festival

Swag Code

- Get 100 FREE ENTRIES to win two tickets to the last night's show through Swagbucks.com, the web's largest free rewards community. 

- Register for Swagbucks at www.swagbucks.com 

- Get 30 Swag Bucks when you register, and an extra 10 Swag Bucks by entering " Riverbend2010 " in the SwagCode box.

- After you register, go to the prize page - http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sw-item&itemid=312 - and with your 40 Swag Bucks you can get 100 entries to win!

** The code " Riverbend2010 " is only good for new registrants and expires on June 14th, the same day the winner of the tix is chosen

Get to know our sponsors....and WIN!

It takes numerous sponsors to help produce the Riverbend Festival each year. Besides helping make the music happen, many also will be on site to showcase their companies or organizations to our patrons. Without the sponsors, Riverbend would not be able to happen.


We want to say thank you to our sponsors and also give you a chance to WIN box seats to Billy Currington on Friday, June 18th. From now until midnight on Sunday, June 6th, you can take the Sponsor Challenge and be entered into the drawing. Simply answer the ten questions on the Sponsor Challenge and email your ten answers to andy@riverbendfestival.com by midnight on Sunday, June 6th, and you could find yourself sitting up front with one of Country Music's hottest acts.


Visit the website of each sponsor in the contest and search for the answer to the Sponsor Challenge questions. Each sponsor's website has been included in the Sponsor Challenge. Good Luck!
ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. MULTIPLE ENTRIES WILL BE DISCARDED


2010 Riverbend Festival Sponsor Challenge
1. Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union has a lengthy history in our area. Over the course of their existence, several sites have been the headquarter location. What year did the headquarters move back to 715 Market Street?  www.tvfcu.com (Correct answer: 1989)


2. BI-LO is a household name in the Chattanooga area. Whether you are running in to pick up something quick for dinner or if you are buying your weekly groceries, you can rest assured with BI-LO’s commitment to quality. How many times does BI-LO’s produce get inspected? www.bi-lo.com (Correct answer: triple inspected)


3. Tennessee voters first approved a statewide referendum to permit a lottery on November 5, 2002. Since ticket sales first began on January 20, 2004, the Tennessee Education Lottery has raised over $1.6 billion for education programs. Today you can play numerous instant win games, including Spicy 7’s. What are the overall odds on the instant win game of Spicy 7’s? www.tnlottery.com (Correct answer: 1 in 4.96)


4. Reflections Gallery carries wall after wall of the largest local selection of high quality frames and mats in the area. They also carry a variety of home accessories and pre-framed artwork, as well as antiques and unexpected one-of-a-kind items. What is the price of the antique Singer sewing machine at Reflections Gallery? www.reflectionsgallerytn.com (Correct answer: $500)


5. Little Debbie has a fond place in our hearts. From the classic Oatmeal Cream Pie to the famous Swiss Cake Rolls, it’s hard to pick a favorite with so many options! Little Debbie has two commercials archived on their website. What type of car is featured on the Little Debbie commercial, Suburbs? www.littledebbie.com (Correct answer: Smart Car)


6. Chattem makes products we use everyday. One product is IcyHot Power Gel. Three selling points listed on the website are: 1- Powerful, fast acting formula. 2-Quick Drying. 3- and what? www.chattem.com (Correct answer: Stain Free)


7. Northwest Georgia Bank has many checking options including an account called Totally Free Checking. What is the required deposit amount to open this account? www.northwestgabank.com (Correct answer: $50)


8. Nature Films Network is a stock footage licensing company that specializes in the highest underwater motion content. What is their 1-800 number? www.naturefilmsnetwork.com (Correct answer: 1-877-NFN-CLIP)


9. Peace Communications is a technology solutions provider headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee that provides enterprise customers a single resource for telecommunications and IT resource management. Who is the Director of Operations? www.peace-communications.net (Correct answer: Jennifer Morrision)


10. Kangaroo Express is a publically traded company. What is their stock symbol and what market is the stock traded? http://www.kangarooexpress.com/ (Correct answer: PTRY / NASDAQ)




* One pair of box seats to be given away via a random drawing from all correct entries.

Win a Vintage Riverbend Poster

Win a vintage Riverbend Poster. Visit our sponsor page at www.riverbendfestival.com and follow the Allstate link and email the name of one of the Allstate Partners featured for your chance to win the poster. Send your entry to andy@riverbendfestival.com. This contest ends at 5:00pm on Thursday, June 3rd.

Say It Ain't So Willie!

After decades sporting long hair, 2009 Riverbend Festival headliner Willie Nelson, decided to cut his trademark hair. Say it ain't so Willie!!!

Win With Swag Bucks

One of our headliners this year turned us on to this group, so we checked them out. If you haven't ever heard of swagbucks.com, don't worry. Neither had we, but after learning more about them, we couldn't pass up the partnership opportunity.

From their website:
"Swagbucks.com is an online portal dedicated to helping you earn digital dollars called "Swag Bucks", which can be redeemed for exclusive Swagbucks.com merchandise."


Stuff for free...that's good math. Take the time to visit Swag Bucks and while you are there, enter to win 2 VIP passes to the final night of Riverbend 2010!

http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sw-item&itemid=312

Meet the 2010 Riverbend Festival Interns

The Riverbend Festival is proud to have a great crew of interns to help us produce the Festival this year. The staff of Friends of the Festival works year round to create the best festival experience for the nearly 600,000 people attending each year. We offer the opportunity for college juniors and seniors to fulfill their internship hours with us. We have openings for (but no limited to) Communications/Marketing/PR majors, Business majors and Advertising Arts majors. Interns are needed year-round and the hours are flexible.

Many of our past interns have moved on to career positions through contacts made during their internships with Friends of the Festival. The best description of the Friends of the Festival Intern Experience is “interning at Friends of the Festival is the hardest work you will ever love”.

Here's a little about our intern staff, in their own words.

2010 Riverbend Festival Interns:

Casey

I am currently a senior Communications student at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. I couldn’t be more excited to be graduating in August and starting a career in Public Relations or Marketing.Naturally, I chose Friends of the Festival’s Public Relations department to intern with because I have been an avid Riverbend goer for the past 15 years and I love to interact with people. In my free time, I can be found boating with my friends or supporting Chattanooga’s local music scene. I’m so excited about what Riverbend has in store for Chattanooga this summer!

Megan

I am a senior at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, majoring in Communication and minoring in Spanish. I am from Chickamauga, GA. I want to complete this internship in order to gain experience in the field of Public Relations, and I feel that interning with Friends of the Festival is a great way to incorporate public relations with event planning.

Whitney

My interest in Riverbend for the past 11 years drew me to become an intern for the Festival. I only have one semester left at Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY where I play volleyball. I am a Business Administration major with a focus on Marketing and I minor in Sociology. Photography is one of my biggest passions, as well as animals since I have about eight, and boating on the Tennessee River. I was born in NC but now reside in Ooltewah, TN where I have lived with my parents and brother for the past 12 years. I’m really looking forward to the Riverbend Festival beginning this year!

Jama

As a recent graduate from the DeVos Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida, I am blessed to be back in the Volunteer State with the opportunity to intern at Friends of the Festival. Participating in the behind the scenes planning of one of the Southeast’s biggest events has been such a great learning experience already. My education and past internships have given me a love for event planning and marketing. However, the staff at Friends of the Festival, ensure that I continue to grow my knowledge in this area everyday to prepare me for a healthy career in the future. Like many, Riverbend has been a part of my summertime fun for many years, but I am excited to see it in a new light this June!

When you think of the music industry, you think of Nashville. Now when you think of Nashville, you think of the devastation left behind by the historic floods. The Riverbend Festival is deeply connected with the musicians, songwriters, and all involved in our festival each year. As we are putting the finishing touches on the 2010 Riverbend Festival, you can show your appreciation for the music, songwriters, and artists that you enjoy daily by making a donation to the flood relief.

Donate

Volunteer Orientation

Patti Meadows - Volunteer Coordinator

Mickey McCamish - Chattanooga Classic Director

Dixie Fuller - Entertainment Director

Karen Shostak - Director of Sales

Tammy Sitton - Director of Marketing

Donica Branum - Finance Director

Volunteer Orientation was held this past week for all of our 2010 Volunteers. Volunteers heard from Festival staff who outlined new features of this year's festival, as well as a breakdown of the entertainment lineup. Each year, over 1000 volunteers help us produce the award winning festival, which has grown into one of the top music festivals in the country. Many thanks to our volunteers for all of their dedication and contributions!

Riverbend 2010 - Less than a month away...

Now that the mercury is floating towards the 90's, it means only one thing...summer! For most of three decades, the official start to summer in the Tennessee Valley is the Riverbend Festival. Great music, great food, and great fun is what you have come to expect during the 9 days of Riverbend. Musical legends have graced our stage and many legends in the making have played the Festival since its inception in 1981.

We've got a great lineup to help us celebrate our 30th year of making music. Our Coca-Cola Stage headliners have a total of 42 Grammy® Awards between them, as well as many other industry awards. Don't miss out on the party of the summer. Get your 2010 Riverbend Festival admission pins now at area Kangaroo Express outlets. $30 gets you 9 Days * 6 Stages * 100+ Bands! See you down by the river.

Follow our blog to get behind the scenes info and pictures, and see what all goes into producing one of the top music festivals in the country...and don't forget you can always find us on facebook, twitter, and at our website.

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