Aikman Wildlife Adventure – Summer of 2016 My name is James Aikman and my wife, Kelsey, and I would like to let you know about the newest tourist attraction being developed in central Illinois – Aikman Wildlife Adventure. We are working on purchasing at least 40 acres of farm ground in the heart of central Illinois, and we will be building our home on the land. More importantly though we are beginning the steps needed to open Aikman Wildlife Adventure to the public. This is a wildlife drive-through park where you can get up close and personal with animals that can only be seen behind fencing at zoos or on television. You can feed the animals right out of your vehicle while driving the 1-mile long path through the 25-acre Sanctuary. Once you’ve gone through the Sanctuary you will be able to see other animals at the Park; fox of different colors, raccoons, kangaroos, and flying squirrels, all in their own large habitats. You will be able to walk around inside the 7,000 square foot Aviary to see, feed and interact with birds of all kinds. Kids will love going into the petting zoo with goats, sheep, bunnies and baby animals. We will be located in the Arthur area, and less than 12 miles from Interstate 57. We are reaching out to our local businesses to give them the opportunity to partner with us as an annual sponsor or as a “Naming

Rights” sponsor. Our season will run March 15 – November 22 & by appointment-only after that. We are estimating the following annual attendance from our research, but feel that these are very conservative numbers:

Year 1 – 25,000 Year 5 – 51,840 Year 9 – 75,900 Year 13 – 96,650 Year 17 – 117,477 Year 2 – 30,000 Year 6 – 57,024 Year 10 – 83,490 Year 14 – 101,481 Year 18 – 123,351 Year 3 – 36,000 Year 7 – 62,727 Year 11 – 87,663 Year 15 – 106,555 Year 19 – 129,520 Year 4 – 43,200 Year 8 – 69,000 Year 12 – 92,046 Year 16 – 111,883 Year 20 – 135,995

~ 1 Year Sponsor commitment: $50,000 - $25,000 - $10,000 - $5,000 - $1,000 - $500 ~ As a former president of the Arthur Area Association of Commerce, a Village Board member and a businessman myself, I fully understand the importance and impact that tourism and successful businesses have on our local economy. Our area already has so much to offer and we feel that this will be another huge attraction to further support and compliment everything already here. We have no doubt that this will help bring more people to our area, which means more people staying in our hotels, eating at our restaurants and shopping at our businesses. On behalf of Aikman Wildlife Adventure, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read and consider this. I understand you are very busy and I also understand that the decision to spend money is not something to be taken lightly. I would encourage you to please contact me with any questions, concerns or ideas you might have in regards to the tourism attraction we are working to establish for the area. I would love to sit down with you face-to-face to discuss your support at your earliest convenience. We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, James and Kelsey Aikman Owners of Aikman Wildlife Adventure 418 E. Columbia St. Arthur, IL 61911 217-259-9603 james@aikmanwildlife.com

Drive-through Adventure & Walk-through Adventure

$10.00 ~ 13 years and up $7.00 ~ 4 – 12 years old

Free ~ 3 years and younger

Drive your vehicle on our mile long path through the sanctuary and feed animals of all kinds right out of your car.

Afterward, stroll through the rest of the park to see many other animals as well as visit our Petting Zoo.

Wagon Tour Adventure

$15.00 ~ 13 years and up $12.00 ~ 4 – 12 years old

Free ~ 3 years and younger

Don’t want to drive through the sanctuary? Hop on board our Wagon Tour driven and narrated by one of our

knowledgeable guides to see and learn about the animals in the Drive-through Adventure. This includes your admission

for the Walk-through Adventure as well.

Behind-the-Scenes Adventure

$45.00 ~ 13 years and up $36.00 ~ 4 – 12 years old

For the ultimate up close and personal animal experience, take a ride with our guide as we go off the beaten path and

make our own trail through the sanctuary. You are then escorted by our guide in and through the kangaroo habitat.

After that, you will get to help feed some of the animals just like you work here. This includes your admission for the

Walk-through Adventure as well.

   

**Season Pass** (includes unlimited Wagon Tours): $50 ~ 13 years and up / $40 ~ 4 – 12 years old

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Naming Rights” (each with own list of benefits) to be seen by customers/residents/tourists:

Picnic Tables (8 needed) ~ $500 each African Porcupine Habitat ~ $2,500 Flying Squirrel Habitat ~ $2,500 Tour Wagons (2 needed) ~ $3,000 each Horse Run-ins (4 needed) $3,500 each Raccoon Habitat ~ $5,000 Coatimundi Habitat ~ $5,000 Genet Habitat ~ $5,000 N. American Porcupine Habitat ~ $5,000 Red Fox Habitat ~ $5,000 Silver Fox Habitat ~ $5,000 Arctic Fox Habitat ~ $5,000

Bobcat Habitat ~ $8,000 Serval (African cat) Habitat ~ $8,000 Kangaroo Habitat ~ $10,000 Aviary ~ $20,000 25+hp Tractor w/ loader/mower ~ $25,000 Petting Zoo - $25,000 Mt. Lion Habitat - $25,000 Pavilion w/ Restrooms ~ $45,000 Barn ~ $100,000

~ ~ ~ Business name and/or logo with contact info will appear size-appropriate on each item ~ ~ ~

~ ~ Naming Rights will last the life of the item/animal ~ ~

~ 1 Year Sponsor commitment and benefits: $50,000 - $25,000 - $10,000 - $5,000 - $1,000 - $500 ~

As a Kingdom Sponsor - $50,000 your benefits include: • Your business name/logo (1”x 1”) would be on the following:

o the home page of our Website for the entire year (this would be 3” x 3”) o the main page of our Facebook account o all newspaper ads o flyers/brochures – posted in businesses/Welcome Centers within approx. a 300 mile radius of Arthur o on all television ads (when we run TV ads)

• Business name, address & directions from AWA listed on Sponsor Page on our New Website • 100% weighted ranking in our 4 spot “Featured Sponsor” section on the home page of the Website • Business name, address & directions from AWA on our Facebook page in our Sponsor Section • Spot for 60 second commercial on our Sponsor Page of the Website and Facebook • Option for a 30 second commercial on some of the videos we will post on YouTube/Facebook/Website • 36” x 48” sign provided by AWA with your business logo on the fence at Drive-through entrance • Sponsor name and Level mentioned at any speaking event, ex: Chamber, Rotary, School • Sponsor name and Level printed on all Park maps • 6 Free 10’ x 10’ booth spaces at any event held throughout the year at the Park • 20 Season Passes for either yourself, family or employees • 2 Lifetime Passes • The entire Park opened to just you and your management team for a retreat or meeting twice a year

As a Safari Sponsor - $25,000 your benefits include: • Your business name/logo (.5”x .5”) would be on the following:

o the home page of our Website for the entire year (this would be 1.5” x 1.5”) o the main page of our Facebook account o all newspaper ads o flyers/brochures – posted in businesses/Welcome Centers within approx. a 300 mile radius of Arthur o on all television ads (when we run TV ads)

• Business name, address & directions from AWA listed on Sponsor Page on our New Website • 75% weighted ranking in our 4 spot “Featured Sponsor” section on the home page of the Website • Business name, address & directions from AWA on our Facebook page in our Sponsor Section • Spot for 30 second commercial on our Sponsor Page of the Website and Facebook • Option for a 20 second commercial on some of the videos we will post on YouTube/Facebook/Website • 24” x 32” sign provided by AWA with your business logo on the fence at Drive-through entrance • Sponsor name and Level mentioned at any speaking event, ex: Chamber, Rotary, School • Sponsor name and Level printed on all Park maps • 4 Free 10’ x 10’ booth spaces at any event held throughout the year at the Park • 15 Season Passes for either yourself, family or employees • 1 Lifetime Pass • The entire Park opened to just you and your management team for a retreat or meeting twice a year

As a Pack Sponsor - $10,000 your benefits include:

• Your business name/logo (.35”x .35”) would be on the following: o medium-size and bigger newspaper ads o flyers/brochures – posted in businesses/Welcome Centers within approx. a 300 mile radius of Arthur o on all television ads (when we run TV ads)

• Business name, address & directions from AWA listed on Sponsor Page on our New Website • 50% weighted ranking in our 4 spot “Featured Sponsor” section on the home page of the Website • Business name, address & directions from AWA on our Facebook page in our Sponsor Section • Spot for 15 second commercial on our Sponsor Page of the Website and Facebook • Option for a 10 second commercial on some of the videos we will post on YouTube/Facebook/Website • 18” x 24” sign provided by AWA with your business logo on the fence at Drive-through entrance • Sponsor name and Level mentioned at any speaking event, ex: Chamber, Rotary, School • Sponsor name and Level printed on all Park maps • 4 Free 10’ x 10’ booth spaces at any event held throughout the year at the Park • 10 Season Passes for either yourself, family or employees • The entire Park opened to you and your management team for a retreat or meeting once a year

As a Wolf Sponsor - $5,000 your benefits include: • Your business name/logo (.2”x .2”) would be on the following:

o large-size and bigger newspaper ads o flyers/brochures – posted in businesses/Welcome Centers within approx. a 300 mile radius of Arthur o on all television ads (when we run TV ads)

• Business name & address listed on Sponsor Page on our New Website • 25% weighted ranking in our 4 spot “Featured Sponsor” section on the home page of the Website • Business name & address listed on our Facebook page in our Sponsor Section • Spot for 10 second commercial on our Sponsor Page of the Website and Facebook • 12” x 18” sign provided by AWA with your business logo on the fence at Drive-through entrance • Sponsor name and Level mentioned at any speaking event, ex: Chamber, Rotary, School • Sponsor name and Level printed on all Park maps • 2 Free 10’ x 10’ booth spaces at any event held throughout the year at the Park • 5 Season Passes for either yourself, family or employees

As a Coyote Sponsor - $1,000 your benefits include: • Your business name/logo (.1”x .1”) would be on the following:

o extra-large newspaper ads o flyers/brochures – posted in businesses/Welcome Centers within approx. a 300 mile radius of Arthur o on some television ads (when we run TV ads)

• Business name listed on Sponsor Page on our New Website • Business name listed on our Facebook page in our Sponsor Section • 9” x 12” sign provided by AWA with your business logo on the fence at Drive-through entrance • Sponsor name and Level mentioned at some speaking event, ex: Chamber, Rotary, School • Sponsor name and Level printed on all Park maps • 1 Free 10’ x 10’ booth space at any event held throughout the year at the Park • 2 Season Passes for either yourself, family or employees

As a Fox Sponsor - $500 your benefits include: • Business name listed on Sponsor Page on our New Website • Business name listed on our Facebook page in our Sponsor Section • 6” x 9” sign provided by AWA with your business logo on the fence at Drive-through entrance • 1 Free 10’ x 10’ booth space at any event held throughout the year at the Park • 1 Season Pass for either yourself, family or an employee

As a Pup Sponsor - $250 your benefits include (for individuals):

• Name listed on Sponsor Page on our New Website • 2 Free AWA t-shirts in your requested size • Season Passes for 4 individuals in your family