The Annual Fun Fourth Festival is recognized as a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism society and an Outstanding Event by Celebration NC Foundation. The Fun Fourth Festival is produced by Grassroots Productions Limited. This local non-profit corporation focuses on charitable and educational activities which foster interest in local history and events in Guilford County. An advisory board of local business and civic leaders oversees the planning of each event for this 501(c)3 organization. The Fun Fourth Festival has been presented annually since 1975 as a community celebration of Independence Day for Guilford County and the Piedmont Triad. The festival is held in the Cultural District of Downtown Greensboro and at Grimsley High School.

Fun Fourth Festival Salutes the 2011 Sponsors

Benefactor Sponsors

City of Greensboro News & Record

Major Sponsors

Fairway Outdoor Advertising of the Triad Old Greensborough Gateway Center

Piedmont Natural Gas WFMY News 2

Media Sponsors

Go Triad News & Record WFMY News 2 88.5 WFDD National Public Radio

WNAA 90.1 FM 98.7 Simon

Grants

The Cemala Foundation Downtown Greensboro, Inc. United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro

Patron Sponsors

Action Greensboro/Center City Park R.H. Barringer Distributing Company Cone Health

Grand IMAX WInston-Salem 18 Greensboro Coliseum Guilford Merchants Association

Natty Greene's Brewing Company United Guaranty Corporation

Sustainer Sponsors

Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Greensboro Marriott Downtown VF Jeanswear

Patriot Sponsors

Deal Printing The Fresh Market Libby Hill Seafood Restaurants SunTrust Bank

Gold Star Sponsors

Bank of America Costco Duke Energy Krispy Kreme The Painted Plate

Renaissance Plaza/Irving Partners C. E. Smith Company

Silver & Bronze Star Sponsors

Bill Black Chevrolet Cadillac Brady Trane Services Brown Investment Properties Center Pointe Costello, Hill & Co., LLP

Gate City Transportation Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Services Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston

Friends of the 2011 Fun Fourth Festival Donated Services

ArtQuest Bank of America Volunteers Harry Blair, Illustrator Bruegger's Bagels Carolina Theatre Carousel Cinema Center for Visual Artists Chakras Salon Cheesecakes by Alex Chick-fil-A City of Greensboro Clara Marie’s Authentic Southern Bakery Clemmons Florist DevCon Resources DGI Clean & Green Team Duke Energy Fincastle’s Restaurant The Fresh Market Ganache Bakery Great Harvest Bread Company The Green Bean Greenhill Center for NC Art Greensboro City Arts, Music Center Greensboro Children’s Museum Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro Cultural Center Greensboro Field Operations Greensboro Fire Department Greensboro Historical Museum Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department

Greensboro Police Department Greensboro Public Library Greensboro Race Series Greensboro Symphony Greensboro Youth Council Guilford County Guilford Co. Public Health Dept. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Hardee's HBD Screenprints HoneyBaked Hams Libby Hill Seafood Restaurants Lincoln Financial Group Johnston Properties J.P. Looney's Krispy Kreme Lox, Stock and Bagel Lucky 32 Restaurant M33 Integrated Solutions Mack and Mack Mahi Mahi Maria’s Gourmet Catering Maxie B’s Off ‘n Running Omega Sports On the Mark Sports The Painted Plate Panera Bread Proximity Hotel

Quaintance-Weaver Rent-a-Center Riva’s Trattoria C. E. Smith Company Starr Electric Summit Station Eatery WTSuttonJr Design Systel Triad Medical Reserve Corps Tracey Marshall Undercurrent Restaurant U. S. Trust Company Units Mobile Storage VF Jeanswear Village Tavern Well-Spring YWCA Downtown   Sales & Sampling Sponsors:   Bath Fitter Buck's Satellite Champion WIndow, Siding & Patio Cricket Wireless Dixie Homecrafters High Point Clinical Trial Center Leaf Filter of NC Security Force Southern Foods at Home US Home Exteriors Vacation Village