Information for Vendors and Sponsors

The Weston Whirlwinds Flyball Team (www.wwflyball.org) will be hosting its Sixth Annual Flyball Tournament on Saturday and Sunday February 13-14, 2010 at the Marriott Courtyard Hotel and Trade Center in Fitchburg, MA. The theme for this year’s event will be Mardi Gras Madness!

This tournament is sanctioned by the North American Flyball Association (NAFA®). NAFA currently has over 700 registered clubs with more than 16,000 registered dogs.

Flyball is the only true team sport for dogs and their owners and has been referred to as a dog relay race or “drag racing for dogs”. Flyball races match two teams of four dogs each, racing side-by-side over a 51 foot long course. Each dog must run in relay fashion down the jumps, trigger a flyball box, releasing the ball, retrieve the ball, and return over the jumps. The next dog is released to run the course but can't cross the start/finish line until the previous dog has returned over all 4 jumps and reached the start/finish line. The first team to have all 4 dogs finish the course without error wins the heat.    Read More »

We estimate there will be between 40 and 50 teams at the event which will mean approximately 200 to 300 competitors. We will also heavily advertise the event to bring in the public. Entry to the tournament site will be free to the public.

Various sponsorship levels are available; see below, then download and review the Mardi Gras Madness 2010 Sponsor form for more information on how to become a sponsor.

As usual we will be producing a catalog for the event which will include listings of our sponsors and vendors. In addition, we will be listing high-level sponsors on our home page and lower-level sponsors on a separate page.

Sponsorship levels

Sponsorship can be achieved either via a cash payment or equivalent monetary value of your company’s product. Product may be used in the raffle or as awards to competitors (if enough received) at the discretion of the Weston Whirlwinds. Vendor Space and location of ad in the catalog will be assigned based upon level of sponsorship and on a first come first serve basis.