Our Partners

Major Community Sponsor

Hannaford has supported WinterKids for 17 years! Each year Hannaford gives more than $4 million in charitable donations and sponsorships – funds that go directly to programs that help families and children. Hannaford supports all of WinterKids’ programs in Maine and New Hampshire through monetary support, board membership, and in-kind donations to our school programs.

Supporting Sponsors

Irving has a long tradition of giving back to the communities where they live and work. Throughout Atlantic Canada, New England and Ireland, they focus their donations within three core areas: education, environment and health care.

L.L. Bean and WinterKids have been partners for 17 years. Given its rich outdoor heritage, L.L. Bean supports nonprofits that engage more young people in activities such as camping, hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. L.L. Bean applauds WinterKids for our efforts in creating lifelong outdoor enthusiasts! In addition to their annual sponsorship of our programs in Maine & New Hampshire, L.L. Bean is involved with WinterKids through board membership and community events. The Outdoor Discovery School offers snowshoe lessons at our Welcome to Winter Festival and L.L.Bean employees participate in the WinterKids Downhill 24 at Sugarloaf. L.L. Bean has given more than $14 million to local, state, regional, and national outdoor conservation and recreation organizations in the last ten years.

WEX believes that corporate giving is both an opportunity and a responsibility to give back to our local communities. The company’s giving is centered at its heart and headquarters in South Portland, focusing on larger gifts that benefit greater Portland and the state of Maine as a whole. WinterKids and WEX have partnered for several years through programming and event initiatives. WEX employees have a large team presence at the WinterKids Downhill 24, and believe in long-term effective partnerships with the nonprofits they support.

Harvard Pilgrim is proud to support WinterKids.

Harvard Pilgrim and its family of companies provide health benefit plans, programs and services to more than 3 million customers in New England and beyond. A leading not-for-profit health services company, we guide our members – and the communities we serve – to better health.

Exclusive Television Sponsor

WMTW is the official television sponsor of WinterKids. WMTW, Maine’s Total Weather and News, serves the Portland television market, with studios in Westbrook. Channel 8 WMTW won a dozen honors at the 2015 Maine Association of Broadcasters annual awards ceremonies. From PSAs to on-air talent hosting our events, WMTW supports WinterKids throughout the year.

Become a WinterKids Sponsor!

WinterKids has enjoyed many long-term partnerships, large and small, with corporate sponsors statewide. The benefits of sponsoring WinterKids are many—and we are always interested in creating custom packages that work best for your company!

Please fill out the form below if you’re interested in discussing partnership opportunities: