2012 Sponsors ...

Thank you to our many sponsors who have donated their time, talents, and resources to make this festival possible.  Without their generous support, we would not be able to provide this free, family fun winter wonderland event.

Special thanks to Randy Finch and the talented team at  Ice Sculptures Ltd for designing and creating the spectacular ice sculptures and interactive ice games.  Randy’s team is internationally known for their amazing work, and they star on the Food Network’s Ice Brigade series.

               
2012 Sponsors include:

Show Stopper Sculptures:

• The City of Rockford | Rockford Welcome Center
• Reds on the River | 4 hour carving demonstration – Reds deck | 8 E. Bridge St. | downtown Rockford
• Trendwell Energy | Promenade Parking Lot

World Record Ice Cream Sundae Sponsor:

• Spartan Stores & Rockford D&W Fresh Market | Rockford Welcome Center parking lot | Squire Square

Special thanks to Chef Robb White, Course Restaurant Manager Dave Spicher, and their students from the Culinary Institute of Michigan for their assistance in preparing and serving the 250’ long ice cream sundae bar.

Ice Miniature Golf  | Garden Park | Just east of Rockford dam Sponsors:

• Cannonsburg Wood Products
• High Point Electric
• Katerberg VerHage & Greenleaf Supply
• Lipe Industrial Services
• Rockford Downtown Development Authority
• Rowland Excavating
• Valley City Linen
• Wee Folk Child Care Center

 Interactive Sports Games:

• The Gremel Group
• Glenn Morris & Associates
• West Michigan Sports Commission

Music, Art, Entertainment, and Rockford Ice Festival Ball:

• Rockford Area Arts Commission

Street Carving Demonstration Sponsors (included in Scavenger Hunt):

• The Corner Bar
• HEART of Rockford Business Association
• Herman’s Boy
• Rockford Chamber of Commerce
• Wolverine World Wide / Rockford Footwear Depot

Scavenger Hunt and Street Sculptures:

• A Charmed Life Nail Salon
• Cedar Springs Tire
• Creative Concepts
• Epic Coffee House
• Great Northern Trading Co
• grill ONEeleven
• Jade
• JT Stitchery & Frame Shop
• Kimberly’s Boutique
• Maghielse and Company Realty
• MCU Body Shop
• Mercantile Bank
• Meijer
• Riverview Products
• Sage & Roses
• Turfs Are Us
• Vitale's Pizza of Rockford
• Wolverine World Wide Family YMCA
• WT International

Website and Technology:

• Peninsular Technologies

Music Sponsor: – Sunday, Jan. 15

• Gremel Communications, Inc.

Event Management:

• Gremel Communications, Inc.

 

 Support Services:

• Festival Apparel: Mark Bivins | Creative Concepts
• Graphic Design: Rachel Kurta | Rachel Kurta Design
• Photography: Jeff Hage | Green Frog Photo
• Printing – Matrix Printing
• Parking – area streets and church parking lots
• Ice Festival Ball
• Blythefield Country Club
• Wolverine World Wide Family YMCA

 

Special thanks to …

• The City of Rockford for use of the Pavilion and assistance with trash, snow removal, security, installation, electricity, and parking.
• Norm Noordeloos of Pride Builders Group, Trish Spaulding of Integrated Architecture, Emily and Rick of Nugent Builders for their assistance with snow sculpture frames.  Our plan was to have 12 snow sculptures representing Rockford’s 12 public schools.  Hopefully Mother Nature will show some support for this next year!
• Brian Maroney of Maroney Roofing for assistance with the planning for a temporary ice rink (unfortunately Mother Nature put a damper on this).
• Cannonsburg Wood Products for the Sculpture Pallets and installation assistance
• Valley City Linen for Linens
• The Culinary Institute of Michigan and their students for helping prepare and serve our attempt at the world’s largest ice cream sundae bar.

 

We appreciate our sponsors' support and encourage your patronage at these fine establishments.