HFI Sponsorships

Become a Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) sponsor and promote your company, while helping to preserve helicopter history! In addition to the HFI sponsorship opportunities listed below, you can also review all sponsorships by investment amount or by alphabetical list.

New this year, HAI and HFI offer Sponsorship and Recognition Bundles: your recognition level will be based on your total sponsorship investment, whether you select HELI-EXPO Show Sponsorships, HFI Sponsorships, or Professional Education Sponsorships.

   
Heritage of Helicopters Display – Sponsors Include Bell Helicopter
     Investment: contact HAI for details
This display is immensely popular with industry professionals and rotorcraft enthusiasts,  and serves as the backdrop for a photo opportunity featuring veteran and active-duty military on the show’s final day. 
  • Your name and logo will be positioned alongside each HFI Heritage of Helicopters rotorcraft on display at HELI-EXPO
Mentoring Panels Snacks
     Investment: $2,500
Sponsor snacks at HFI's annual HELI-EXPO mentoring panels for young students and those new to the industry about career opportunities and ways to advance. Your company's name and logo will be displayed at the mentoring panels.

HFI Golf Tournament 
 
The HFI Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament has become the unofficial kickoff to HELI-EXPO and is attended by many industry VIPs. Consider one or more of the high-profile opportunities described below.
   
Golf Tournament Presenting Sponsor – SOLD! – Sponsored by Sikorsky
     Investment: $9,000
This sponsorship opportunity provides significant visibility throughout the tournament. Two foursomes from your company will compete, and there will be special recognition on HFI’s website and on the tournament banner.
   
Golf Tournament After-Play Dinner Sponsor – SOLD! – Sponsored by Bell Helicopter
     Investment: $6,000
Field a foursome to compete. You will receive special recognition at the awards dinner.
   
Golf Tournament Golf Cart Sponsor – SOLD! – Sponsored by AgustaWestland

     Investment: $5,000
Your company will field a foursome, and your company logo will be featured on every golf cart.
   
Golf Tournament Beverage Cart Sponsor – SOLD! – Sponsored by American Eurocopter
     Investment: $4,500
Two beverage carts that circle the course will feature your company’s logo. Additionally, one foursome will get to play.
   
Golf Tournament Welcome Gift Sponsor
     Investment: $4,500
Each year, HFI provides players with unique welcome gifts. With this sponsorship, your company can field a foursome and your company logo will be featured.
   
Golf Tournament Bus 
     Investment: $3,500
Your company will field a foursome and will have a sign on the awards dinner banner and the bus transportation from the course to the hotels after dinner.
   
Golf Tournament Lunch – SOLD! – Sponsored by Hillcrest Aircraft Company
     Investment: $3,000
Players will be able to enjoy a great buffet lunch before play starts. Your company will field a foursome in the tournament and will receive recognition on the banner.
   
Golf Tournament Accurate Drive – Sponsors Include Eastern Region Helicopter Council
     Investment: $2,000
There will be an accurate drive on one hole. The sponsor will have their name on the accurate drive hole and on the sign-in and awards dinner banners.
   
Golf Tournament Grand Prize Hole-In-One Sponsor
     Investment: $2,000
Your company will sponsor a hole-in-one contest on one of the par three holes on the course. Your company name and logo will be featured on the sign at the hole and on the banner.
   
Golf Tournament Eagle Sponsor Sponsors Include LORD Corporation, SPX Precision Components and Columbia  Helicopters, Pratt & Whitney Canada, and ITT Enidine
     Investment: $1,500
Your company logo will be featured on signage at a hole on the course and on the tournament banner. You can also field four players in the tournament.
   
Golf Tournament Photography Sponsor  Sponsors Include Pratt & Whitney Canada
     Investment: $1,500
Every player in the tournament will receive a complimentary photograph of their team, and your company’s logo will be included on the frame. Your company will provide the frame.
   
Golf Tournament Birdie Sponsor Sponsors Include Isolair and Hillsboro Aviation, Inc 
     Investment: $1,200
Your company logo will be featured on signage at a hole on the course and on the tournament banner. You can also field two players in the tournament.
   
Golf Tournament Driving Range Sponsor
     Investment: $1,200
Your company’s logo will be featured on signage at the driving range.
   
Golf Tournament Putting Contest Sponsor
     Investment: $1,200
Your logo will be displayed on the putting green, and you will present the prize to the putting contest winner.
   
Golf Tournament Closest to the Pin Sponsor  – Sponsors Include Morgan Stanley
     Investment: $1,000
Your name and company logo will be featured on a sign at one of the par three holes on the course. There will be four opportunities for this sponsorship.
   
Golf Tournament Par Sponsor Sponsors Include Aero Products Component Services
     Investment: $1,000
Your company logo will be featured on signage at a hole on the course and on the tournament banner.