Beyond Route 66

Our Sponsors

Joplin's Story Project exists because of the generosity of the following Joplin area businesses and community members. Their investment made it possible to build this platform, install the monument sign, and tell Joplin's story to the world. We are grateful for every one of them

Community projects like this one don't happen on their own. They happen because people who love their city decide to put something behind that love — their name, their business, and their support

The sponsors recognized on this page believed in Joplin's Story Project before there was a website to show them. They saw the vision: a platform that would pull travelers off Route 66, connect locals to their own history, and give Joplin the digital home its story deserves. Because of them, that vision is now real.

Thank you.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Joplin's Story Project exists

Because of the generosity of the following community sponsors. Their investment makes it possible to tell Joplin's story to the world.

Sponsorship Levels

The Beyond Route 66 Sponsorship Program

The Beyond Route 66 sponsorship program offered three levels of community investment. Each level carries its own recognition benefits — on this website, on the physical monument sign in downtown Joplin, and at the Community Kickoff Event celebrating the project's launch.

Physical Experience

$1,000

Physical Experience sponsors made the largest investment in Joplin's Story Project. Their commitment helped fund the monument sign, the website, and the full launch of the project. In recognition of that investment, their names and logos are permanently part of this project — not just digitally, but physically, on the monument sign that will stand in downtown Joplin for years to come.

Recognition Benefits:

  • Permanent logo on monument plaque

  • 1 year website recognition

  • Celebration banner

  • Kickoff event

  • Marketing materials

Digital Experience

$500

Digital Experience sponsors understood the power of this platform to reach travelers and residents far beyond what a physical sign alone could accomplish. Their investment helped bring the digital side of Joplin's Story Project to life — the website, the stories, the map, and the online presence that connects Joplin's history to the world.

Recognition Benefits:

  • 1 year website recognition

  • Celebration banner

  • Kickoff event

  • Marketing materials

Community Kickoff

$250

Community Kickoff sponsors are exactly what their name says — community. These are the businesses and individuals who showed up at the beginning, said yes to the vision, and helped launch Joplin's Story Project with the energy and support it needed to get off the ground. Every great community project needs people willing to be first. These sponsors were.

Recognition Benefits:

  • Celebration banner

  • Recognition at kickoff event

  • Marketing materials

Flexible Plans for Every Story

Be Part of the Joplin Story Project

Be part of something lasting with three meaningful sponsorship tiers designed to recognize your support while helping preserve stories, celebrate community, and build a legacy for future generations.

Where You'll Find Us

The Monument Sign

In addition to their recognition on this website, Physical Experience sponsors are permanently recognized on the Joplin's Story Project monument sign located in downtown Joplin.

The sign serves as a lasting community landmark — a physical marker of this project and the people who made it possible. It includes a QR code that links directly to this website, so every traveler who stops to scan it arrives here and begins their journey through Joplin's history.

The monument sign is more than a sponsor recognition tool. It is the entry point to the entire Joplin's Story Project experience for anyone exploring the city in person. Scan the code, land on the site, open the map, and go.

Physical Experience sponsors will be recognized on the permanent plaque on the monument sign. Their investment is literally built into the fabric of this project.

Celebrating the Launch

The Community Kickoff Event

The Community Kickoff Event is the official celebration of Joplin's Story Project — a moment for the Leadership Joplin class, the Joplin Area

Chamber of Commerce, our sponsors, and the broader Joplin community to come together and mark the launch of something meaningful.

All three sponsorship tiers include recognition at the Kickoff Event. The official project celebration banner — featuring the logos of all sponsoring organizations — will be displayed at the event and at project-related appearances going forward.

For event details and information, contact the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce at [email protected] or 417.624.4150.

Join Our Sponsors

Support Joplin's Story

Interested in having your business recognized alongside the community leaders who made Joplin's Story Project possible? Sponsorship opportunities may still be available. Contact the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce to learn about current availability and how your organization can be part of this community landmark.

Your investment supports a platform that is free and open to every traveler who comes through Joplin on Route 66 — and to every resident who wants to know their city better. It is a small investment with a lasting impact.

Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce [email protected] 417.624.4150 www.joplincc.com

A Leadership Joplin Class 2026 Project

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