Supporters

Accommodation & Festival Site Hosting

Our Host – Silver Star Mountain Resort – the Schumann Family, Michael Sherwood, Ian Galbraith, Brad Baker, Tim Boal, Bill Sudo, & all the Silver Star Mountain Office & Construction Staff

Property Owners – Paul Plocktis, Creekside & Firelight Strata Councils, the Pinnacles, Lord Aberdeen, the Snowbird Lodge & SameSun Backpacker Lodges

Bulldog’s Pub – Jason Truscott, Operations Manager, ‘Musician’s Green Room’ Sponsors - Peller Estates, Granville Island Brewing Co.

Food Vendors & Artisans

Cotton’s Chocolates, Eastern Meals, Gregor’s Gourmet, Okanagan Delight,  Ogopogo Donuts, Rocky Mountain Dessert Co., Sierra Coffee, Spuds B’ Us, Twisted Lemon, Wannawafel, Astalabastala, Back to Earth Enviro Products, BC Winter Games Booth, Beneath the Boddhi Tree, Bolli Imports, Grasshopper Lane, Kiki the Eco Elf, Mountain Spirits Clothing, Pizazz Accessories, Run for the Cure, Silver Star’s Bouncy Castle, Sookinakin Art.

Media & Promo

Really Small Vernon Press, 107.5 Kiss FM and all sister stations, Social A-List, NightMair  Creative, Kevin Kienlein  -  Looking at You  Photography, Lindsay  Forslund Photographer,  Photographers & Videographers by Invitation, Sun FM, Wayside Printers Nathan Weathington, Alan Tomiak, Kristin  Froneman – Black  Press & the Morning  Star and sister outlets throughout  the Okanagan,  Power Point  Presentation – Joni Anderson – Crantara Office Assistance, Sun  Cruiser Media, Okanagan Vacation Guide, Tourism BC, Vernon Chamber of Commerce, Vernon Events, Hello BC, Vernon Central.ca, CHBC, Dave Bosomworth – wonderCafe’-live!, Vida  Promotions, Kelowna Events, BC Musician’s Magazine, Vernon Night Out, The Link, Robin  Baycroft – Silver Star Magazine – ‘the mountain meets the music’, Salmon Arm Observer,  Thompson Rivers University Hiway61-The Blues Hiway, Vernon Computers, The Penticton Herald, plus thousands of links through Facebook & Twitter thanks to Donna Mair of NightMair Creative, thousands of links through LinkedIn, My Space, Kijiji, Castanet, YouTube, & Posterous  thanks to Heather Martens (Vollan) of SocialAList, and Jacob Chatterton (30 Second Promo Ad  DVD), Chuck  Nelson  - 2nd Thought, & Free Your Geek Web Services & CBC Okanagan.

Musicians

Thank you for being a part of our festival this year;  you were hand-chosen and your performances were exactly as you promised.  Amazing!

Rareath Leaders

Thank you thank you!!! you’re the glue that keeps it altogether

Administrative – Coleen Leblanc & Mara Pavan
Electrician – Harry Priest
First Aid & Safety - Roy Chatham, Tom Tull & the Canadian Ski Patrol System
Gates – Joni Anderson
Green Room – Clyde McCallum & Dawn Tyndall
Green Team – Mike Rusak & the Canadian Mental Health Team
MCs – Clyde McCallum & Dawn Tyndall – What a Fantastic Duo!
Media – Donna Mair
Merchandise Booth – Sue Clarke
Musician’s Escorts & Drivers – Mary Jo O’Keefe (MJO Wine Tours), Dave Facey, Barry Baptist, Cher Connor, Jocelyn ‘Jo’ Rivey
Musician’s Liaisons – Nina Kaufman & Shelly Vida
Onsite Guitar Works – Keith Hustler - Hustler Guitars
Parking Boss – Tom Wilde
Security & Safety – Steve Anderson
Sherriffs & Watch Dogs – Dora Groves, Ryan Connolly & Elicia Hadley
Shuttle Bus – A1 Trevor Cairns
Site Bosses – Andy Raeber, Scott Ross, Barry McDermid, Pip Stairs
Stage Right – Betty Chan-Klepp, Sharon Gurr-Koop, Debley Ross & Cynthia Manderstrom
Vendor’s Liaison – Jeff & Kiley Routley
Volunteer Central – Darlene Wolsey & Shirley McGee

Staging, Sound & Production

Main Stage Sound & Production Crew – Killer Sound - John Keith, Jeff Hook & Rob Arden
Main Stage Manager – Paul May & Jacob Chatterton
Main Stage Lighting & Laser – Erik Dodds & His Crew at SPL Sound
Stage Right Production & Lighting  – Evolution Audio Visual - Greg Miller & Rudy Strauss
20 x 30 Power Point Presentation Screen – Evolution Audio Visual – Greg Miller

Big Thank You To Past & Present Supporters & Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors: Canadian Heritage, Century 21, Andy Raeber @ Century 21

Gold Sponsors: 107.5 Kiss, Bulldog’s @ Silver Star Mountain, Evolution Audio & Visual, Brian Armstrong of Really Small Vernon Press (creator of THIS website!)

Silver Sponsors: Aldon Waste Management, Back to Earth Enviro Products, Crantara Office Assistance, Baron Insurance the Regional District of North Okanagan, Wentworth Music, Valley First, Super Save Group, SPL Sound, Vantage One, Granville Island Brewing Co., Peller Estates, Sun FM, Watkin Motors, Hi-Pro Sports, Patricia Cheyne – Dancin Barefoot Music Festival

Bronze Sponsors: Okanagan Spring Brewery, Gonzo Magazine, Electric Paper Company, Okanagan Life, The City of Vernon, Interior Provincial Exhibition (IPE), Nor-Val Rentals Ltd., Hear the Music (Jon Buller), Arrowleaf Wineries, Aspenware Cutlery, North of 50, Home for Dinner, Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen, RTOWN Thompson Okanagan, Van Kam, Kal Tire, Heliski Holiday, 1st Video Band, KRFC, Interior Communications, David & Ann Powter, Kelly Megyesi, Henry Piovesan – Piano Jam Studios, Betty-Anne Northup – Vernon Recording Studios, Banner Recreational Products

Service Providers: Blues Underground Network, Compass Law, Davidson Lawyers, Downtown Vernon Association, Lindsay Personal Chef Services, The Tent Guys, Ticket Seller, the Bean Scene, MJO Communications, Get-a-Grip Audio Solutions, Michael Poznanski (Davidson Lawyers), MJO Wine Tours, Wiggle Waggle Pet Hotel, St. James School, A-1 Bus Ltd., MKM Management Corp., ….and again all those that just gave of their time and energy

Volunteers

Gaye Agnew, Stephen Anderson, Tim Andrews, Tony Ard, Jill Ard, Pablo Arsenault, Shirley Babcock, Rob Babcock, Greg Babcock, Rikki-Lee Babcock, Lorrie Bauer, Terry Black, Debbie Breitkreutz, Tara Bremmner, Iris Brooke, Peter Brynaiwski, Olivia Burns, Leda Rose Cedar, Clare Chen, Penny Clayton, Brad Clements, Bruce Collis, Shelia Connor, Elke Crosson, Katie Daughtry, Nonie Davies, Brian Davies, Reta Derkson, Natalie Dickey, Carl Doige, Marg Duncan, Terry Dyck, Susan Empey, Parry Evans, Dave Facey, Robert Farris, Janine Fisher, Clive Gates, Judith Garth, Susan Ghatts, Bonny Boble, Monica Goodchild, Joel Gorman, Natalie Gray, Bill Greene,  Sandy Herbert, Freya Housden, Gerry Humphrey, Lynne Hyatt, Brian Jones, Noreen Keats, Panadda Kosakarn, Judy Lapierre, Celina Leon, Sue Lighthall, Irene Lortie, Donna Mace, Jackson Mace, Robert Maron, Kathleen McGee, Gavin McGregor, Kevin Makeiv, Randy, Kelly & Jay Megyesi, Chelsea Moeller, Anne Montgomery, Sue Myhre, Leslie Nuyens, Sheila Odney, Steve Oaks, Donna Payette, Jason Parchumchuk, Ben Pownall, Mike & Christine Poznanski, John Raikes, Michelle Regnier, Jocelyn Rivey, Judy Rose, Margaret Scott, Marina Smidesang, Phil Southward, Tara Steck, Bunny Stoik, Elaine Strang, Bob Tait, John Turner, Sharon VanBuuren, Roseanne Van Ee, Colleen Vollan, Jack Ware, Irma Hill-Ware, Sandy Whitty, Ryan Wilkie, Rosalind Williams, Clay Wolsey, Renah Woods, Val Woods, Taylor Wright … and all those that were last minute helpers and our apologies in advance to any that we may have inadvertently missed.

THANK YOU

Your hard work, your generous in-kind and cash donations will always go toward making the festival a ‘greener’, environmentally aware event, promote family, support local business first, local talent, invite the world, and will provide opportunity through singer-songwriting, self-esteem building workshops and events like ‘Stage Right’ to uplift all children as they enter their musical journeys. 

Thank you again, to each and every one of you from all of us at the Rarearth Music Fest – we appreciate and are humbled by your generosity.