PARTNERSHIP INFO

The Carolinas’ Carrousel Parade, also known as the Carolinas' Thanksgiving Day Parade, has been a regional tradition since 1947. In 2012, the parade celebrates its 65th anniversary! This important community event has been able to continue only through the continued, loyal support of our generous partners and benefactors.

There are many levels and types of partnerships – all are important to the production of the parade and the scholarship programs offered by the parade’s parent organization, the Carolinas’ Carrousel, Inc. If you would like to consider becoming a sponsor, please review our Partnership Package. We hope you'll join us in this important and time-honored event.

Here are some of the ways you can help:

Parade Floats
Showcase your company or organization on a professionally-built float. We can arrange to provide a float for your use in the parade and we also encourage you to enter a custom-built float in the parade. Contact Carrousel if you need a resource for designing and building your float, or work with your own designer/fabricators (design must be pre-approved by Carrousel prior to the parade). There are many partnership levels to fit your budget. The parade is viewed by hundreds of thousands of people in the area – a valuable audience for your marketing message.

In-Kind Partnerships
Do you have a product or service that would support the efforts of the Carolinas’ Carrousel Parade and/or the Carolinas’ Carrousel Scholarship Program and its Carrousel Scholarship Program? We need printing/copy services, signage, golf carts, two-way radios, audio-video support, catering, and many other products or services at the parade and pageant and throughout the months leading up to the events in November. Your generous support will be acknowledged in all of our printed materials and during the televised broadcast of the parade.

Donations to Carolinas’ Carrousel
Non-restricted contributions will always be the lifeblood of a non-profit charitable organization. As an individual and/or company interested in the quality of life in our community, you can join in helping ensure the continued success of the Carolinas’ Carrousel, Inc. and its activities, including the Carolinas’ Carrousel Parade and Carrousel Scholarship Program, by making a tax-deductible donation. Click on "Donate Now" (above) to make your contribution.

Carolinas' Carrousel has tax-exempt charitable status under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donors may therefore take a deduction as a charitable contribution as provided in Section 170 of the IRS Code.

For additional partnership information please contact the parade office.