May 20, 2012

Membership/Sponsorship

Levels of Support

All Supporters will be listed on this website, invited to the Annual Meeting, provided access to the Annual Report, and will receive our newsletter and a window cling.

If you would like to be a Sustainer, just let us know how much per month you would like to have charged to your credit card, and we will make that transaction monthly until you discontinue.  Your support will be continuous and uninterrupted.  Minimum $10 / month.

View a List of Our Current Members


Basic Level – $25 per year


Branham Level  – $50/year 

Thomas Branham was the first Mayor of Greenfield as an incorporated town.  Reuben Riley, father of James Whitcomb Riley, was the first elected mayor in 1852.

  • Link to your business website from the GMSI website

Gooding Level – $100/year 

Asa Gooding was an early Greenfield tavern-keeper.

  • Link to your business website from the GMSI website
  • Your logo on Christmas Festival give-away
  • Discount on one GMSI festival sponsorship for your business

Knox Level – $250/year ($21/month)

George Knox was a business owner and author

  • Link to your business website from the GMSI website
  • Your logo on our sponsor lists
  • Discount on Christmas Festival sponsorship
  • Four tickets to our Annual Breakfast with Santa

Nelson Bradley Level – $500/year ($42/month)

Nelson Bradley was an influential Greenfield businessman

  • Link to your business website from the GMSI website
  • Your logo on our sponsor lists
  • GMSI polo shirt
  • Newsletter sponsorship space
  • Lunch for two at one of our downtown eateries

Vawter Level – $1000/year ($84/month)

Will Vawter was an artist and illustrator for James Whitcomb Riley.

  • Link to your business website from the GMSI website
  • Your logo on our sponsor lists
  • Newsletter sponsorship space
  • Banner space on GMSI website
  • Dinner for two at one of our downtown eateries

Riley Level – $5000/year ($420/month)

James Whitcomb Riley, Greenfield’s favorite son, was a nationally-known poet and speaker

  • Link to your business website from the GMSI website
  • Your logo on our sponsor lists
  • Newsletter sponsorship space
  • Banner space on GMSI website
  • Sponsorship listed at all major GMSI events
  • Free booth at Christmas Festival
  • Dinner for four at one of our downtown eateries and tickets to any event at the Ricks Centre for the Arts
  • This level will bear the name of the initial donor
  • GMSI will donate two trees to the city of Greenfield in your honor with permanent commemorative markers
  • GMSI will name a future project in your honor.
  • Consultation with the Hancock County Community Foundation regarding the creation of an endowment

Legendary Lifetime Level – $50,000

Contact us to become a member at this level.

We welcome any level of support.
If you would like to participate at a level that is not indicated, please contact Jean Howell at 317-586-8166.