We are soliciting sponsorships to our annual Old Fashioned Cider Tasting. This year is our 14th year of the Cider Tasting and the 25th anniversary of our group. The Cider Tasting is our major annual fundraiser with all proceeds dedicated to the Cider Mill stabilization and restoration.
We welcome you to join us as a first-time or returning sponsor. This form describes the various sponsorship opportunities.
This year our country celebrates 250 years and Cider Mill Friends celebrates 25 years! In honor of this quarter-century anniversary, we have updated our logo and created a special anniversary logo for the milestone year. Keep your eyes out for these logos on new merchandise and the tasting glass at our annual cider tasting event in October.
Twenty five years ago, in 2001, a development group wanted to demolish the historic building. Our group formed out of the local public who knew this landmark deserved to be saved for future generations. We have accomplished so much and will continue to do so.
This brand refresh is inspired by the feeling of the vintage images of the cider mill and the typography that was used on past Kimlin Cider labels. The anniversary logo includes a custom ‘25’ that includes a special detail in the counter of the 5; do you see it? (🍎).
The new logo and the 25th anniversary branding were designed by Claire Wajda, who is both a graphic designer and on the Cider Mill Friends Advisory Board. You can view her professional graphic designer services online at at clairewajda.com. We want to profusely thank Claire for volunteering her time and expertise to this rebranding and many other graphic works over the past several years.
We also want to recognize the designers who worked with us to design our logos over the years.
In 2012, Stephen Burgess, then a Dutchess Community College student, volunteered his time and expertise to design the logo we used for the past 14 years. His idea, which continues today, is a logo using a stylized line drawing of the cider mill.
And we also want to thank Ivars Sprogis whose watercolor painting of the cider mill was our logo for the first 11 years of our group.
Cheers to another 25 years and beyond!
Every year Fishkill Farms has a corn maze. 30% of ticket sales are donated evenly among local organizations that are bettering the community, and this year Cider Mill Friends is honored to be selected.
This year’s maze theme is cider. These are the recipients:
Cider Mill Friends of Open Space & Historic Preservation
Cider Institute
Hudson Valley Research Lab, Inc.
NOFA-NY (Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York – September 14th only, in celebration of Farm Fest ’25
Tickets to the corn maze are sold at the entrance of the maze. Because it is located in the orchard, pick-your-own reservations are required to access the maze.
Please join us at our 13th annual old-fashioned cider tasting at the Kimlin Cider Mill on Saturday, October 4, rain or shine under a large tent. More information is available at the event webpage.
We also have our inaugural Cider In The Meadow event the night before on Friday, October 3 also under the large tent. More information is available at the event webpage.
Tickets for both events are available for purchase online. If purchased online, you are entered into an exclusive raffle for a growler of Kimlin Cider, which is otherwise only available at the event and for tasting only. Cider Tasting tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event, too.
Thank you so much to our sponsors, partners, and cider donors!
Enjoy our 2025 newsletter.
Please consider sponsoring the 13th annual Cider Tasting on October 4. The event will showcase many local hard and sweet ciders including our own Kimlin Cider. This year we are also introducing our first Cider In The Meadow event the night before the Tasting, which features pairings of cider and curated foods in collaboration with CIA students and local restaurants, music, and silent auction.
See the letter below for more information. You can donate at this page. As a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, Cider Mill Friends fulfills its mission exclusively through community support and donations.
The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association (CAMA) in Kent, CT is is a museum dedicated to the preservation, restoration and demonstration of antique machinery from our rich industrial and agricultural past. Just like Cider Mill Friends, CAMA is a non-profit organization of all volunteers (no paid staff). Recently CMF and CAMA partnered up with CAMA providing CMF a long term loan of a stationary engine similar to the one that used to power the cider press at the Kimlin Cider Mill.
The Kimlins, like most farmers at the time, reused everything over and over. In the spirit of that attitude, we are holding a FreeCycle event during our annual cider tasting on October 5. A table will be set up with various items for free that are ready for a new home. Please do not bring items to drop off as we already have enough for this event, but do stop by the table and take anything that you would like. Note that the FreeCycle component of the cider tasting event may be canceled if it is raining.
Please consider sponsoring the 12th annual Cider Tasting on October 5. The event will showcase many local hard and sweet ciders including our own Kimlin Cider. See the letter below for more information. You can donate at this page. As a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, Cider Mill Friends fulfills its mission exclusively through community support and donations.
Please join us at our 11th annual old-fashioned cider tasting at the Kimlin Cider Mill on Saturday, October 14, rain or shine under a large tent. More information is available at the event webpage: Cider Tasting 2023.
Tickets are available at the door or purchase online. If purchased online, you are entered into an exclusive raffle for a growler of Kimlin Cider, which is otherwise only available at the event and for tasting only.
Thank you so much to our sponsors, partners, and cider donors!
Cider Mill Friends 