Much time and effort is expended to keep a non-profit scenic railroad operational. However, the Zanesville and Western Scenic Railroad has the volunteers, enthusiasm, and leadership to keep us successful. Your organization or business can be part of our winning team by becoming a business sponsor. Below are the various ways we have thought of to get your business involved. Contact the president at president@zwsr.org for information or to suggest other ways you feel you can assist the railroad. As a reminder, we are a 501(c)3 organization.
| General Sponsors | $75/year | General sponsors are typically smaller organizations who wish to
provide some financial assistance to the railroad. The organizations name and contact information will be on all newsletters and in literature provided to the general public in the station house. When contracted work is needed, the railroad will look to sponsoring organizations before soliciting bids from non-affiliated organizations. General Sponsors will be provided 1 vote at general meetings. A maximum of 100 general sponsors will be allowed. |
| Newsletter Sponsor | $250/year | A single organization will be solicited as the newsletter sponsor. In addition to the benefits of General Sponsors, the Newsletter Sponsor's name will appear on the front page of every newsletter. The Newsletter Sponsor will be provided 1 vote at general meetings. |
| Associate Rolling Stock Sponsor | $350/year | Each piece of rolling stock (also known as a railroad car) and each locomotive will have up to 5 Associate Rolling Stock Sponsors. In addition to the benefits provided to General Sponsors, your organization's name will appear on a plaque on the outside and inside of the car you sponsor. Associate Rolling Stock Sponsors will be provided 1 vote at general meetings. |
| Website Sponsor | $300 - $800 / year | A single sponsor will be solicited for assisting with the creation, maintenance, and upkeep in regards to the website. It is our hope that a local web development company steps forth to fill this role, however, any company may be the website sponsor by contributing the full cost of the website updates each year. In return, the website sponsor will be provided 1 vote at general meetings and have their information on the bottom of each webpage. |
| Building Sponsor | $350-$3,000/year | A single sponsor will be solicited for each building on the railroad. In addition to the benefits of a General Sponsor, the organizations name will be placed on a plaque on the site of the building. The building will be named similar to "The Organization's Name Scale House". The cost of being a Building Sponsor is based on the square footage of the building. A Building Sponsor will be provided 2 votes at general meetings. |
| MOW Car Sponsor | $500/year | Maintenance equipment (such as brush cutters, hyrail trucks, trailers, and ballast cars) are needed to keep the railroad operating. A single sponsor for each piece of maintenance equipment will be solicited each year. In addition to the benefits of a General Sponsor, you will have your organizations name placed on the side of the MOW equipment for all to see. The equipment will be named similar to "The Organization's Name Brush Cutter". MOW Car Sponsors will receive 2 votes at all general meetings. |
| Volunteer Sponsor | $1,000 - $2,500 (see description) | The Volunteer Sponsor is typically a large local organization who relies on name recognition to increase their business. In return for the organization purchasing an embroidered shirt for each active volunteer of the railroad, the organization's name and website will be embroidered on a sleeve of the shirt. New shirts will be ordered as they wear out, thus your donation may easily be visible to customers for 5 or more years. A Volunteer Sponsor will be provided 2 votes at general meetings for such time as new shirts are not needed. In addition, they will receive the benefits of a General Sponsor for the same time period. |
| Primary Rolling Stock Sponsor | $3,000/year | A single Primary Rolling Stock Sponsor will be solicited each year for each railroad car in operation. In addition to the benefits provided to General Sponsors, your organization's name will be painted on the equipment you sponsor. You will be given the right to use the railroad's name and likeness in your own advertising (pending review and approval by the railroad's board). The car will be named similar to "The Organization's Name Caboose". Primary Rolling Stock Sponsors will receive 2 votes at general meetings and 1 free afternoon or evening charter. Up to 10 members of your organization will be given complementary Associate Member status. |
| Locomotive Sponsor | $6,000/year | A single sponsor will be solicited for each locomotive. In addition to the benefits provided to a Primary Rolling Stock Sponsor, your organization will receive an invitation for a full 1 day charter of the train. Up to 20 members of your organization will be given complementary Associate Member status. |