Contact: Beth Higdon
August 29, 2008
321-455-7013
Beth@AstronautScholarship.org
Community-Wide Art Program Sponsorship Deadline Near!
Kennedy Space Center, FL — Sponsorship opportunities for Brevard County's first statue art program, Shuttles Orbiting the Space Coast, are coming to a close on September 12, 2008. This community-wide art exhibit, hosted by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a local nonprofit organization, will launch uniquely painted, eight-foot, fiberglass Space Shuttle statues across the Space Coast!
In partnership with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism and Florida Today, the program will showcase shuttle statues at sponsored businesses and public venues while celebrating Brevard County's heritage and NASA's 50th Anniversary.
Sponsorships are now available to corporations and individuals throughout Brevard County starting at just $2,800 with payment options available. Sponsors will have the opportunity to choose one of ninety pre-approved designs submitted by local artists to showcase their place in the community. Sponsors and artists will be recognized on a plaque which will be mounted on the statue for its public display.
The completed statues will debut at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex during its November 7, 2008 Space and Air Show weekend, and for one month thereafter, before being placed in front of sponsoring businesses or along major pedestrian corridors for the duration of the program. At the program's end, some of the shuttles will be auctioned, while others will be donated to local schools and public venues.
Leading sponsors include: ATK, Aqua Pools, Brevard Business News, The Boeing Company, Communications Concepts Inc, Courtyard by Marriott Cocoa Beach, Florida Today, Florida Space Coast Office of Tourism, ITT Corporation, Kennedy Space Center Federal Credit Union, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Kloiber's Cobbler & Eatery, Lockheed Martin, MANTECH, Miracle City Mall, Precision Auto Body Shop, Space Coast Credit Union, Spherion and Sunward Tours.
All sponsored shuttles will have their landing sites tracked using a location map, creating national attention for Brevard County and driving new clientele to these establishments.
To join the elite group of sponsors or for additional information, visit www.astronautscholarship.org/sosc/ or call 321-455-7012. All proceeds benefit the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization, who offers scholarships to exceptional college students pursuing degrees in science and technology. Sponsorships over fair market value are tax deductible.