Designing Hope 3rd Annual Benefit for Camp Sunshine
SPONSOR
by Linda Rowe Thomas
Designing Hope Designing hope for those in need
806 West Markham LiHle Rock, AR 72201 info@designing-‐hope.com www.designing-‐hope.com Non Profit Tax ID# available upon request
Dear Future Partner: Miracles happen every year at Camp Sunshine and we want you to be a part of them! I am excited to announce the 3rd Annual Designing Hope fashion show fundraiser on November 15, 2012, benefiBng Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Camp Sunshine. The team at Camp Sunshine assist children who have survived burn injuries and promote physical and emoGonal healing, as well as growth and development of burned children. For nearly 20 years, Camp Sunshine has been generously sponsored and co-‐ organized by the Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters. To date, the camp has been funded almost completely through the wage donaCons directly from the firefighters themselves. We’d like to invite you to help change that. In partnership with Arkansas Children’s Hospital, we at Designing Hope would like to help the Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters to ensure that Camp Sunshine conGnues to grow and is able to help all Arkansas burn survivors that would like to parGcipate in this healing experience for children in need. As a burn survivor, I passionately serve as a commiRee member and counselor at Camp Sunshine. It is my mission to uGlize my success in the fashion industry to give back and support other burn survivors. Designing Hope was founded to do just that, by raising funds for Camp Sunshine, bring awareness to an oSen unnoGced cause, and to conGnue to generate funds to aide in the research for future lifesaving treatments for burn paGents. We hope you will consider supporGng Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Camp Sunshine through sponsorship of Designing Hope. There are five cash sponsorship levels– Philanthropist Sponsor, Humanitarian Sponsor, Patron Sponsor, Helping Hands Sponsor, and SupporCng Sponsor. The details of each are enclosed in this packet and as always, we welcome regular or smaller, one-‐Gme donaGons which we will be collecGng via an Eventbright webpage. Thank you, in advance, for your consideraGon and support. We welcome your quesGons and invite you to please contact us via the informaGon provided below. RespecYully,
Linda Rowe Thomas Execu3ve Director Designing Hope (501) 353-‐0099
Linda takes pride in fashion and inspiring others to look beyond their circumstances. The self-‐taught designer and mother of two lives with hand and facial scarring, resul3ng from a house fire at the age of 2. She passionately uses her success in the fashion industry to give back and support young burn survivors. Thomas hopes that the annual event will not only raise funds for Camp Sunshine but has set a personal goal to bring awareness to an oVen unno3ced cause as well as aide in future lifesaving treatments and research for burn pa3ents.
Designer Linda Rowe Thomas, Founder and Executive Director of Designing Hope
Our Charit y Beneficiary
Camp Sunshine was founded in 1991 by a nurse who worked at the Burn Center who had the desire to develop a camp for children who survived burn injuries. The goal of the camp is to promote physical and emo3onal healing as well as growth and development of burned children. Camp Sunshine, has given an opportunity for burn survivors across the state to establish las3ng friendships, experience personal growth and develop life-‐long memories. In the past 18 years, the camp has grown from four campers to over 50 par3cipants, not including approximately 70 volunteers and counselors. The Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters conduct fund-‐raisers throughout the year to make the camp free for survivors. In 2005, the LiOle Rock Firefighters generously accepted a payroll deduc3on plan to raise their share of the funds. The camp is open to children 4-‐17 years of age who have sustained over 10% total body surface area (TBSA) burns with scarring and/or children with significant scarring over hands or face. In addi3on to firefighters and staff members from ACH, adult burn survivors may aHend as a counselor or volunteer. The Burn Center at Arkansas Children's Hospital Over 100,000 pa3ents are admiHed every year to burn center across the country. While many burns are minor and do not require hospitaliza3on, some burns can be very extensive or deep and may require hospitaliza3on and surgery. Approximately one-‐ third of pa3ents treated for burns are pediatric pa3ents. Arkansas Children's Hospital is home to Arkansas' ONLY Burn Center. Founded in 1928, the Burn Center has been providing comprehensive, personal care to adult and pediatric pa3ents. On average, the Burn Center admits over 400 pa3ents a year and sees over 2250 outpa3ent visits. In 2011, Burn Center at Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) received no3ce reaffirming its rank among elite ins3tu3ons that have received the pres3gious Burn Center VerificaCon status. The approval makes ACH the only verified burn center in a six-‐state region stretching from Tennessee to Oklahoma.
Event Informat ion Save The Date Venue: Next Level Events, LiHle Rock, AR 72201 DATE: Thursday, November 15, 2012 TIMING: • 6:00pm Red Carpet Cocktail VIP Recep3on • 6:00pm Silent Auc3on begins • 7:30pm Runway Fashion Show The VIP Cocktail RecepCon/Dinner To be hosted by a celebrity guest. TBA The Silent AucCon have showcased original artwork, products from fashion designers, personal care products and services, and products from local businesses. Past auc3on items have featured Barbara Jeans LTD, Barbara Graves In3mate Fashions, Lulav, and Indulgences Spa. The Runway Fashion Show features Romás by Linda Rowe Thomas, Spring/Summer Collec3on, Dillard’s McCain featured the firemen of the AFFA. Press Coverage previous press has included High Profile, Arkansas Life Magazine, KHTV, radio and others.
Sponsorship Past Sponsors Include: A CALL TO EXCELLENCE ANGELA LANE COSMETICS ARKANSAS REPERTORY THEATRE ART SCENE WITH ANGELA BARBARA GRAVES INTIMATE FASHIONS BARBARA JEANS LTD BELLE VIE DESIGNS BOX TURTLE BRIGHTON PHOTOGRAPHY BROWN SUGAR BAKE SHOP BUDWEISER CAJUN’S WHARF CAPITAL HOTEL COMPASSIONS CONFETTIS CUPS CAKES ON KAVANUAGH DILLARDS MCCAIN FAUX PAS INDULGENCES SPA JEANTÉ JOE CLAIRE DOBSON LAKHIVA BLANN LOREAL LULAV MELODY’S SKIN CARE MIKE SHADID NEXT LEVEL EVENTS ROMÁS by LINDA ROWE THOMAS SCARLET SHOE WOO SOLEMATES STARBUCKS FINANCIAL PARKWAY TRIOS VESTAS WALMART -‐JACKSONVILLE
In Kind / Product Sponsors In Kind Sponsorship
GiX valued at $250+ • Company logo included on event signage. • Company listed as In-‐Kind Supporter in event materials. • 1 3cket to event (number of 3ckets may increase based on giV-‐in-‐kind value)
In Kind Needs Include:
•Heavy Hors d'oeuvres for 200 •Wine and Beer for 200 •Photography •Ligh3ng and Sound •Promo3onal Items for VIP Bags-‐ 200 ct. •Water, Sodas and Coffee for 200 •Ticket and Sign Prin3ng •Items for Silent Auc3on
Public Cash Donations Designing Hope welcomes your contribu3ons, in any amount payable either via our Eventbrite webpage or via check made payable directly to Camp Sunshine. We would be grateful if you would no3fy us of your dona3on so we can track the value we have added to the success of this wonderful and important organiza3on. We will be happy to provide our Tax ID Number upon request and your dona3on is fully tax deduc3ble.
Opport unit ies Commercial Sponsors Philanthropist Sponsor: $10,000
• 10-‐20 3ckets to event • Corporate name featured on all event promo3onal material -‐ news releases, print material, and electronic promo3ons • Product Placement day of the event • Company name and logo recognized as event 3tle sponsor on all event materials and signage at the event • Company name listed in an ar3cle in ACHiever magazine, distributed to 15,000 donors and friends of Arkansas Children’s Hospital • Opportunity to provide favors to all aHendees or other marke3ng items featuring company name and logo
Humanitarian Sponsor: $5,000
• 5 3ckets to event • Company listed as Humanitarian Sponsor in event materials and included on signage at the event • Opportunity to provide favors to all aHendees or other marke3ng items featuring company name and logo
Patron Sponsor: $2,500
• Logo placement at the Event • Sampling/placement opportunity in aHendee giV bag • 4 3ckets to the event
Helping Hands Sponsor: $1,400
• 3 3ckets to event • Company listed as Helping Hands Sponsor in event materials • Company name and logo displayed on tables at the pre-‐event recep3on • Opportunity to provide favors to all aHendees or other marke3ng items featuring company name and logo
SupporCng Sponsors: $500
• 2 3ckets to event • Company listed as Suppor4ng Sponsor in event materials • Company name and logo displayed on tables at the pre-‐event recep3on • Opportunity to provide favors to all aHendees or other marke3ng items featuring company name and logo
All Contributions Are Greatly Appreciated
On behalf of the staff, volunteers, and children of Camp Sunshine,
Thank you!
Designing Hope Designing hope for those in need
806 West Markham LiHle Rock, AR 72201 info@designing-‐hope.com www.designing-‐hope.com Non Profit Tax ID# available upon request
Sponsorship Information Form Donor Name/Company Name ____________________________________________________________________ Contact _______________________________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________________________ City __________________________________________State ___________________Zip______________________ Email ________________________________________________________________________________________ Corporate Sponsorship Package _________________ Cash contribu3on in the amount of $________ This is an In Kind / Product Sponsorship. Please list Item(s) or Services to Be Donated: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ If donaGon is a trip, party, or other event, please describe as fully as possible. Include special instrucGons such as contact name and phone number, preferred Gme, restricGons, etc. (Specific dates must be arranged between the donor and the successful bidder.) NOTE: UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ALL AUCTION DONATIONS MUST BE USED BEFORE November 17, 2012. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RETAIL VALUE OF DONATION: $______________________________________________________________ You will receive a formal leRer of acknowledgment aSer the event which can be used for tax purposes. Your donaGon is 100% tax-‐deducGble. It is the burden of the donor to declare value of donated items for tax purposes to the IRS. Romás by Linda Rowe Thomas and our enGGes cannot declare or assign value for items purchased or received. You may mail, or make arrangements to send your donaCon. DESIGNING HOPE 806 West Markham LiRle Rock, AR 72201 For AddiGonal Info Please Call: (501) 353-‐0099
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