Vegans Explore x Miami Dolphins · Partnership Proposal · Confidential · August 2026
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Plant-Based Game Night

The Biggest Kickoff South Florida's Plant-Based Community Has Ever Had.

A November 2026 Dolphins home game at Hard Rock Stadium. Vegans Explore proposes November 29 vs. the Jets as the lead date, chosen deliberately for the extra runway to promote the event and secure exhibitors properly, with two earlier November windows offered as fallback options.

Built with Vegans Explore's vendor network and ten years in the South Florida plant-based community. This proposal walks through where things stand, the plan, and what we're asking of the Dolphins to lock it in.

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Sean A. Russell
Founder, Vegans Explore
"I'll walk you through this one step at a time. Nothing here is aspirational, every term reflects our actual working call."
Where This Stands

The Plan, As Confirmed.

Venue: The Garage (locked)

No ticket required, free-flowing foot traffic. Vendors sample and give away, no on-site sales. Our guaranteed home base, we are not waiting on the Overlook.

The Overlook (upgrade option)

We'll revisit this together if pre-committed signups reach 600+ three weeks before the confirmed date, availability permitting on the Dolphins' game-day calendar.

Vendors

  • 10 booths targeted, $200 in tickets each (2-3 tickets per booth)
  • Curated mix: food sampling (Sodexo required for any sale), wellness, general plant-based lifestyle, not food-only
  • Every vendor submitted to Dolphins partnerships for category approval before confirming
Tickets and Revenue

Group Tickets and the Nonprofit Share.

Fevo Group Link

Custom branded link, gated to logged-in Vegans Explore members only. Built-in markup funds the revenue share, for example a $100 ticket at $70 base plus $30 back to Vegans Explore.

Sean's Section

Locked separately using an existing deposit, so a team and content plan can build around a confirmed home base ahead of the group link going live.

Vegans Explore is a 501(c)(3) in process. If it is not finalized by game day, the revenue share routes through one of our existing partner nonprofits instead.

Next up once the November date is confirmed: we'll send over a price point and section decision so your team can build the seating map and get the group link live.
The Ask

What We Need, What Happens Next.

Date Options, November Window (recommended)

Nov 29, vs. Jets (lead option)

AFC East rivalry, Black Friday weekend draw. Roughly 15 weeks of prep, the most runway of the three for lining up vendors, sponsors, and approvals properly.

Nov 8, vs. Lions

Roughly 12 weeks of prep. Cross-conference matchup with a nationally popular opponent, no holiday-weekend competition for attention.

A third option, November 1 vs. the Patriots (roughly 11 weeks out), is available if a shorter runway works better for the Dolphins.

What We Need

Confirmed Date Dolphins Sign-Off on Branded Marketing Vendor List Approval 50% Deposit on The Garage
  1. This week: confirm which November date works for the Dolphins, then we'll send over a price point and section for the Fevo link and Sean's seats, so your team can return pricing and the seating map.
  2. From confirmation through three weeks out: vendor recruitment, sponsorship sales, soft ticket pre-commitments to demonstrate demand.
  3. Three weeks out: confirm garage deposit; decide whether demand supports pursuing the Overlook.
  4. Game day: positioned as the centerpiece of the Vegans Explore platform relaunch, whichever date is confirmed.
SAR
Sean A. Russell
Founder, Vegans Explore
"Give us a date and we'll go build it. That's the only thing standing between this and moving."