Tinsel Trail 2025 sponsorships are now open for winter Holidays on the Plaza
For Holidays on the Plaza, the ice-skating rink is set up in Government Plaza downtown, at the end adjacent to the parking deck, while the rest of the 5-acre park glows with wildly differing trees and displays, sponsored and decorated by local organizations, businesses and individuals.
There's a charge for the ice-skating, which includes skate rental, but walking and enjoying the Tinsel Trail is always free.
Sponsorship levels are available through the Tinsel Trail site at www.ttowntinsel.com/services-3.
Prices range by size and amenities, from $500 for a six- to seven-foot spruce; $1,000 for a 10- to 11-foot Anchor Tree, with a premium location; $1,500 for a Holly Jolly Tree, the spruce in six- to seven-foot range with early check-in giving priority access to the tree selection; and $2,500 for a North Star Tree, the 10- to 11-foot tree, with early check-in to pick your tree and its location.
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Each sponsored tree includes signage along the plaza naming the group or individual, and recognition on the Tinsel Trail website.
There are also sponsorships available for the related Holiday Market, 10-foot by 10-foot vendor booths, for $150; and four $750 options to support extras Santa's Sleigh, Santa's Mailbox, and the Candy Cane Corner and Gingerbread House photo stops.
Tinsel Trail began in 2013 as a fund-raiser for Tuscaloosa's One Place, to support its work strengthening families, promoting self-sufficiency, and preventing child abuse and neglect in West Alabama. It's the nonprofit agency's single largest fund-raiser, drawing more than 200 sponsors in each of several recent years.
Money raised helps provide parent education, student support and advocacy, in-home family support, afterschool learning curriculums, career counseling, and teen intervention and support.
'Tinsel Trail has become a beloved Tuscaloosa tradition that brings our community together to celebrate the spirit of the holidays, while supporting vital programs that strengthen families and protect children across West Alabama,' said Kevin Besnoy, executive director of the agency, in a written release.
Tuscaloosa's One Place works with more than 300 community partners and has been addressing family needs for more than 25 years. Learn more at www.tuscaloosaoneplace.org/what-we-do.
Reach Mark Hughes Cobb at mark.cobb@tuscaloosanews.com. To support his work, please subscribe to The Tuscaloosa News.
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