Sponsorship Levels

5th Annual St. Joseph Sound Flats Classic Fishing Tournament and Gala Dinner & Auction - A Fundraiser for Local Charities

The Rotary Club of Dunedin is proud to announce our 5th Annual St. Joseph Sound Flats Classic Fishing Tournament and pre-tournament Gala Dinner & Auction.
These events are designed to bring the community together and raise funds for local charities.

  • Flats Classic Gala Dinner & Auction
    • When: Thursday, October 29, 2026, 6 PM – 10 PM
    • Event Location: Lucky Lobster, 941 Huntley Ave., Dunedin, FL
  • Flats Classic Fishing Tournament
    • When: Friday, October 30, 2026, 8 AM – 1 PM
    • Meeting Location: 941 Huntley Ave., Dunedin, FL

Thanks to the amazing support from our community, we have proudly raised over $82,000 for local charities. With your help, we can make this year’s fundraiser the best one yet!

Review the different levels here, then click the button below to sign up for sponsorship!  You can also download the Sponsorship Form here.
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PRESENTING SPONSOR - $7500 - 16 Anglers

As a Presenting Sponsor, you will receive premier visibility and recognition, ensuring your brand is front and center throughout the entire event. This sponsorship level offers the ultimate opportunity to showcase your commitment to our local community, all while enjoying unparalleled exposure at one of
the year’s most anticipated local fishing events.

Presenting Sponsors Receive:

• Top Billing: Your brand will receive the highest level of recognition across all event marketing
materials, including event shirts*, media releases, social media promotions, and on our website
for one full year.
• Exclusive Fishing Experience: Four professionally guided fishing boats, each hosting four anglers
(16 anglers total), ensuring maximum engagement with participants and guests.
• Branded Event Apparel: 16 event shirts featuring your logo, worn by anglers and volunteers
alike, providing continued brand exposure.
• VIP Gala Access: 32 reserved guest tickets for the Flats Classic Gala Dinner & Auction, offering
you and your guests an exclusive, memorable evening.
• Premium Sponsor Recognition: Prominent acknowledgment at both the Flats Classic Gala Dinner
& Auction and the Flats Classic Award Ceremony.
• Brand Visibility: Opportunity to place promotional merchandise in angler gift bags, putting your
brand directly in the hands of participants.

This high-profile sponsorship level is perfect for businesses, corporate sponsors, and organizations that want to make a significant impact and align their brand with a meaningful cause. Stand out as a leader in supporting our local community while enjoying an unforgettable event experience.

As a Slam Sponsor, you have you an unparalleled opportunity for prime brand exposure and an elite experience. You will get maximum visibility and engagement while enjoying the exclusive benefits of the events!

• Prime Branding: Your brand will receive recognition across all event marketing materials,
including event shirts*, media releases, social media promotions, and on our website for one full
year.
• Event-Day Recognition: Be a spotlight sponsor for either the Flats Classic Fishing Tournament or
the Flats Classic Gala Dinner & Auction—your choice!
• Exclusive Fishing Experience: Three professionally guided fishing boats, each hosting three
anglers (9 anglers total), ensuring maximum engagement with participants and guests.
• Branded Event Apparel: 9 event shirts featuring your logo, worn by anglers and volunteers alike,
providing continued brand exposure.
• VIP Gala Access: 18 reserved guest tickets for the Flats Classic Gala Dinner & Auction, offering
you and your guests an exclusive, memorable evening.
• Prime Sponsor Recognition: Prominent acknowledgment at both the Flats Classic Gala Dinner &
Auction and the Flats Classic Award Ceremony.
• Brand Visibility: Opportunity to place promotional merchandise in angler gift bags, putting your
brand directly in the hands of participants.

As a Snook Sponsor, you get to make waves with this mid-tier sponsorship package designed for brand exposure and an unforgettable event experience!

• Prominent Branding: Your brand will receive recognition across all event marketing materials,
including event shirts*, media releases, social media promotions, and on our website for one full
year.
• Exclusive Fishing Experience: Two professionally guided fishing boats, each hosting three
anglers (6 anglers total), for an exciting day of competition and comraderie.
• Branded Event Apparel: 6 exclusive event shirts showcasing your logo, perfect for your team or guests to wear with pride.
• VIP Gala Access: 12 tickets with reserved seating at the prestigious Flats Classic Gala Dinner & Auction, offering
an evening of elegance and networking.
• Special Sponsor Recognition: Recognition at the Flats Classic Gala Dinner, Auction and Award Ceremony, shining a spotlight on your generous support.
• Brand Visibility: Opportunity to include your branded merchandise in angler gift bags for enhanced visibility.

As a Redfish Sponsor, you get to step into the spotlight with this highly accessible sponsorship tier, designed to amplify your brand while enjoying an unforgettable event.

• Prominent Branding: Your brand will receive recognition across all event marketing materials,
including event shirts*, media releases, social media promotions, and on our website for one full
year.
• Exclusive Fishing Experience: One professionally guided fishing boats, hosting three
anglers (3 anglers total), for an exciting day of competition and comraderie.
• Branded Event Apparel: 3 exclusive event shirts showcasing your logo, perfect for your team or guests to wear with pride.
• VIP Gala Access: 6 tickets with reserved seating at the prestigious Flats Classic Gala Dinner & Auction, offering
an evening of elegance and networking.
• Special Sponsor Recognition: Recognition at the Flats Classic Gala Dinner, Auction and Award Ceremony, shining a spotlight on your generous support.
• Brand Visibility: Opportunity to include your branded merchandise in angler gift bags for enhanced visibility.

As a Trout Sponsor, you get to be a part of the excitement, get brand recognition, and support our local charities.

• Prominent Branding: Your brand will receive recognition across all event marketing materials,
including event shirts*, media releases, social media promotions, and on our website for one full
year.
• Exclusive Fishing Experience: One angler spot on a professionally guided fishing boats for an exciting day of competition and comraderie.
• Branded Event Apparel: 1 exclusive event shirt showcasing your logo, perfect to wear with pride.
• VIP Gala Access: 2 tickets with reserved seating at the prestigious Flats Classic Gala Dinner & Auction, offering
an evening of elegance and networking.
• Special Sponsor Recognition: Recognition at the Flats Classic Gala Dinner, Auction and Award Ceremony, shining a spotlight on your generous support.
• Brand Visibility: Opportunity to include your branded merchandise in angler gift bags for enhanced visibility.

As a Greenback Sponsor, you get a simple and impactful way to show your commitment to the local community and the event.

• Prominent Branding: Your brand will receive recognition across all event marketing materials, event programs,  social media promotions, and on our website for one full year.
• VIP Gala Access: 4 tickets with reserved seating at the prestigious Flats Classic Gala Dinner & Auction, offering
an evening of elegance and networking.
• Brand Visibility: Opportunity to include your branded merchandise in angler gift bags for enhanced visibility.

These special Honor a Veteran and Honor a Hero Sponsor levels offers a meaningful opportunity to honor and give back to our nation’s veterans and first responders (e.g. law enforcement, fire fighters, EMTs, nurses, teachers, former military, etc.) who have bravely served in the U.S. military or bravely serve our local community. The event will provide them with a day of enjoyment and camaraderie on the water. Your support helps make this unique experience possible, while also contributing to our mission of supporting our local charities.

• Prominent Branding: The sponsoring organization’s or the individual sponsor’s name will receive recognition across all event marketing materials,
including event shirts*, media releases, social media promotions, and on our website for one full year.
• Exclusive Fishing Experience: One angler spot on a professionally guided fishing boat for a Veteran or Hero.
• Branded Event Apparel: 1 exclusive event shirt showcasing your logo for a Veteran or Hero.
• VIP Gala Access: 2 tickets with reserved seating for the sponsor at the prestigious Flats Classic Gala Dinner & Auction, offering
an evening of elegance and networking.
• Special Sponsor Recognition: Recognition at the Flats Classic Gala Dinner, Auction and Award Ceremony, shining a spotlight on your generous support.
• Brand Visibility: Opportunity to include your branded merchandise in angler gift bags for enhanced visibility.

* The Veteran and Hero sponsorship levels are a powerful opportunity for book clubs, cigar clubs, boating groups, investment clubs, and similar community-minded organizations to give back, while showing gratitude to those who protect and serve.

Charities We Support

Your sponsorship will help with supporting projects of not-for-profits. The programs aid to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. Throughout the year they provide continuous assistance to individuals and families in need. The not-for-profit organizations maintain the belief that programs and services
should be available to everyone. These not-for-profits continue to be a place where families find a safe, positive environment for themselves, their family, and their needs.

With the help of individuals, businesses and groups who sponsor this event, we will be able to support not-for-profits for individuals and families in need. The poverty levels have reached an alarming number and people cannot afford the food, clothing, and health care necessary to sustain a healthy lifestyle. We
cannot do this without our sponsors of this event!

Communities thrive because neighbors support each other and give back to those less fortunate. From this we all build relationships that further our sense of belonging. Learn more about these not-for-profits at their websites.

Some of the not-for-profit organizations that have been supported by the Rotary Club of Dunedin are:

  • Camp Boggy Creek
  • Clothes To Kids
  • Dunedin Cares
  • Dunedin Fine Arts Center
  • Dunedin Friends of the Library
  • Dunedin High School Interact
  • Dunedin History Museum
  • Dunedin Pipe Band
  • Dunedin Public Theater
  • Dunedin ROTC
  • Dunedin Youth Sailing Associatio
  • Feeding Tampa Bay
  • Homeless Empowerment Program
  • Magic Yarn
  • Paint Dunedin Purple for Alzheimer’s
  • Pinellas Education Foundation
  • Random Acts of Flowers
  • Sailability
  • Sheriffs Youth Ranch Pinellas County
  • Sleep In Heavenly Peace Building Beds
  • Suncoast Voices For Children