Support year-round operations, the basho and/or our activities at Powell Street Festival through in cash or in-kind sponsorship!

• Financial support to off-set operational costs (i.e. venue rentals, costs to maintain equipment, etc.)
• Goods (i.e. donations for prizes, food, merch, etc.)
• Services

As a volunteer-run initiative, we organize monthly sumo training for all bodies, experiences and genders in Vancouver, BC. We also organize the annual sumo tournament and exhibition at Powell Street Festival. Beyond this, we offer occasional workshops with local organizations and we are currently organizing our first indoor sumo exhibition!

Donations will allow us to:

• Facilitate low-cost, low-barrier workshops and/or subsidized drop-in tickets for community members who may not typically have access to sumo in North America, including:
  • Queer, trans, non-binary and/or gender-diverse folks
  • Black and/or Indigenous folks
  • People of the global majority
  • Japanese Canadian and Nikkei descendants
  • Women
• Purchase materials + hire local talent to sew additional mawashi (sumo belts) for participant use
• Maintain the care of our dohyo (sumo ring)
• Offer honoraria for our training and support team as we grow, offering more drop-in sessions and opportunities for sumo in Vancouver

Please note, we cannot offer tax receipts at this time.

At a minimum, all sponsorship is recognized through:

• Social media and newsletter acknowledgement
• Logo recognition on the appropriate webpage
• Logo on print materials — if relevant
• Verbal recognition at event

Depending on the level of sponsorship, there is also opportunity for:

• Original photo(s) acknowledging sponsorship
• Written profile/interview on the donor to be shared on our digital platforms (plus photos)

Additional recognition opportunities can be discussed.

For sponsorship inquiries, contact kayla [at] sumosundays [dot] ca.