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Reaching for the stars, one dream at a time!. Sponsorship Packet. About our Foundation.
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Reaching for the stars, one dream at a time! Sponsorship Packet
About our Foundation Dream Makers Youth Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 that provides community-based educational, recreational, and therapeutic services to preschool through high school-aged children with special needs throughout metropolitan Atlanta. Our mission is to enable children with special needs to be as independent as their conditions allow, within their natural environments.
About our Foundation We believe that children with special needs have the right to engage in all activities made available to typically developing children. • They deserve to have an accessible environment • They deserve to feel good about themselves • They deserve to enjoy being kids, regardless of their condition We are committed to: • Promoting the overall well-being of children with special needs and their families • Empowering children with special needs to be active, productive individuals • Increasing community levels of awareness, empathy, respect, and comfort towards individuals with disabilities
Our Annual Events Dream Makers Youth Foundation hosts the following events throughout the year to provide opportunities for children to engage in recreational activities, increase community exposure of our organization, improve community awareness about needs and ABILITIES those who are disabled, and to raise money for our programs and the general operation of our organization. • Casino Night & Auction • Chasing the Dream 5k Road Race • Family Movie Night • Holiday Party • Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam
Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam Star-studded, fast-paced game of wheelchair basketball where celebrities, often using sports chairs for the first time, play with and against wheelchair athletes. • Initiated in 2004 • Introduces our community to wheelchair basketball • Encourages people to focus on the ABILITIES of this who are disabled • Partnered with the Atlanta Dream and hosted at Philips Arena in 2013 Past participants include: Gavin Cloy (Paralympian - Team USA Basketball) Jessica Galli (Paralympian – Team USA Track & Field) Mario West (NBA/NBADL) Josh Childress (NBA) Jerry Clark (Jerry Clark Foundation) Lil’ Bankhead & L-Breezy (V103 Radio Personality) Big Will (95.5 The Beat Radio Personality) Mark Selbee (World Champion Kickboxer) John Shibley (Radio Personalilty) Alasia Ballard (America’s Next Top Model) Anthony Allen (Georgia Tech Football) Dominique Reese (Georgia Tech Football) Terance Mathis (NFL) Dorsey Levens (NFL) Nick Anderson (NBA) Jumpin’ Jackie Jackson (Harlem Globetrotters) Stevie Baggs (NFL/CFL)
Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam Next Jam August 3, 2014 immediately following Atlanta Dream vs. New York Liberty
Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam Dream Makers Youth Foundation is currently seeking sponsors with similar missions and objectives, who are interested in making a difference in the lives of children with special needs and their families. Become a sponsor of our 10th ANNUAL Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jamchoosing the sponsorship level which best meets your company’s marketing needs. Becoming a sponsor will be an awesome marketing opportunity for businesses to introduce their companies and products during an event that averages 7,000 - 8,000 in attendance!! Tickets are also included in each packet that could be used as incentives or to show appreciation. ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE!!!
Sponsorship Opportunities • Company logo with backlink on DMYF website for 12 months • Company logo with backlink on monthly DMYF email newsletter for 12 months • Donation-specific press release and inclusion in all CWBJ event-related media • Full-page ad in CWBJ program • Company logo on all marketing material • Display table on the main concourse of Philips Arena during The Atlanta Dream game with the ability to solicit your product/service • 150 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM 7-Star Sponsor - $15,000
Sponsorship Opportunities • Company logo with backlink on DMYF website for 6 months • Donation-specific press release and inclusion in all CWBJ event-related media • Half-page ad in CWBJ program • Company logo on all marketing material • Display table on the main concourse of Philips Arena during The Atlanta Dream game with the ability to solicit your product/service • 75 Tickets to both the Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM 6-Star Sponsor - $10,000
Sponsorship Opportunities • Company logo with backlink on DMYF website for 3 months • Donation-specific press release and inclusion in all CWBJ event-related media • Quarter-page ad in CWBJ program • Company logo on all marketing material • 50 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM 5-Star Sponsor - $7,000
Sponsorship Opportunities • Company logo with backlink on DMYF website for 3 months • Business card-sized ad in CWBJ program • Company logo on all marketing material material • 35 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York LIberty game & The JAM 4-Star Sponsor - $4,000
Sponsorship Opportunities • Business card-sized ad in CWBJ program • Company logo on all marketing material • 25 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM 3-Star Sponsor - $2,000
Sponsorship Opportunities 2-Star Sponsor - $1,000 • Business card-sized ad in CWBJ program • 20 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York LIberth game & The JAM
Sponsorship Opportunities 1-Star Sponsor - $500 • Company logo placement in CWBJ program and 10 tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM
Contact Dream Makers Dream Makers Youth Foundation Website: www.dmyf.info Email: info@dmyf.info Phone: 678-398-6693 Fax: 770-818-5461 DMYF Director of Marketing & Sponsorships Eric Lavette Email: ericlavette@dmyf.info Phone: 404-963-3400 Fax: 770-818-5461 Public Relations 5 Star Relations – Kasheyna McDonald Email: pr@5starrelations.com Phone: 404-530-9394 Fax: 404-585-4418 For more information about becoming a sponsor, contact Eric LaVette, Director or Marketing & Sales at the contact information listed above. Stay connected with Dream Makers Youth Foundation twitter.com/dreammakersyf youtube.com/dreammakersyf facebook.com/dmyf.info flickr.com/dmyf
Thank You!!! On behalf of Dream Makers Youth Foundation and the children with special needs we serve, we THANK YOU for your support!