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A huge thank you to Chocolaterie Stam who continues as our 2017 in-kind vendor stall logistics partner. Not many people understand the logistics behind this process, so let me explain.

Materials are purchased from Lowes and Gilcrest/Jewett and delivered to either Waukee High School or Johnston High School.

After each stall is built, it is torn down, palletized and transported from WHS or JHS to Centennial Warehousing Corporation for storage until Christkindlmarket Des Moines. Chocolaterie Stam is donating the use of their dock-height delivery truck so we can transport each individual stall to Centennial Warehousing Corporation! Prior to this partnership, we were renting UHaul trucks. Thank you so much for your continued support!

Des Moines European Heritage Association connects Iowans with European traditions, language education and cultural experiences; and it provides resources and tools to other cultural heritage organizations.

We are pleased to announce that Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. is a Vendor Stall Sponsor of Christkindlmarket Des Moines 2016! Their generous donation will help fund wooden vendor stalls—a must-have for a traditional European-style Christmas market.

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Des Moines European Heritage Association connects Iowans with European traditions, language education and cultural experiences; and it provides resources and tools to other cultural heritage organizations.

We’ve spent the last three years planning Christkindlmarket Des Moines and developing our non-profit, Des Moines European Heritage Association. We’d like to say a special thanks for the individuals and organizations who have made this event possible:

Community Supporters

• Patty & Jim Cownie Charitable Fund
• The Deb and Paul Hayes Charitable Fund

Community Partners

• Waukee High School Industrial Arts Program – Built wooden vendor huts
• Johnston High School Industrial Arts Program – Built Tannenbaum tables, wooden vendor plaques and wooden sponsor plaques

Fundraising Match Sponsor

• Modern Woodmen of America

Grants

• Iowa Arts Council Arts Project Grant
• Polk County Board of Supervisors Community Betterment Grant

Tree Sponsor

• The Department of World Languages and Cultures at Drake University

Hut Sponsors

• The Rasmussen Group, Inc.
• Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino
• Familie Härtel
• Ankeny Auto Body 1
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

Graphic Design Sponsor

• Darcy Hines Designs

Photography Sponsor

• Gails Photography & Design

Platinum Sponsor

• museum of danish america
• Ingersoll Wine & Spirits – In-kind portion of Glühwein
• Centennial Warehouse – In-kind hut storage
• Action Electric – In-kind hut electrical parts and installation

Gold Sponsors

• Grand View University – In-kind meeting space
• Iowa Sister States
• Greater Iowa Credit Union
• Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau – In-kind Gold Partner
• Chocolaterie Stam – In-kind truck usage

Silver Sponsors

• Sons of Norway – Marsteinen Lodge
• The Travel Center LTD
• Kum & Go
• The Weitz Company
• Gilcrest/Jewett – In-kind donation of equipment and transport of huts

Bronze Sponsors

• Ace Body & Motor
• VOM FASS
• Iowa Sister Cities

Donation

• Mittera Group
• Reichardt Family Fund

We have been working for the past year with Waukee High School Industrial Arts Students to build the traditional wooden vendor stalls you’ll see at Christkindlmarket Des Moines. But, where do these structures reside when not in use? Centennial Warehousing Corporation.

Centennial Warehousing Corporation has graciously donated storage space for our vendor stalls. After working with a member of the Des Moines Woodworkers Association, we were able to rework the design so when torn down, the stall fits on a double-wide pallet which can be easily moved around the warehouse with the help of a forklift.

As a non-profit, producing an inaugural event, community partners are extremely important. Many thanks to Centennial Warehousing Corporation!

Centennial Warehousing is a full service logistics company. Services range from a full service warehouse, over the road trucking, regional distribution, and freight brokerage. We have our own fleet of semi-trucks and 53 ft. air ride trailers driven by our own professional drivers.

Des Moines European Heritage Association connects Iowans with European traditions, language education and cultural experiences; and it provides resources and tools to other cultural heritage organizations.