March of Dimes Chefs Auction Sponsor Media Kit by Leslie Asfour

The Key Ingredient is You!

Signature Chefs Auction 2014 Partnership Opportunities The March of Dimes annual Signature Chefs Auction provides your company with a unique cause marketing opportunity to co-brand your company with the vital mission of the March of Dimes. Your company will shine in the eyes of approximately 600 affluent society members and business professionals who come to support our mission while enjoying an evening of fine cuisine created by local celebrity chefs, flowing wine, spirits and exclusive, exciting custom-created auction packages.

WHY PARTNER WITH THE MARCH OF DIMES? *

Prominent brand visibility targeting high net worth individuals and businesses to identify and cultivate new clientele

Measureable return on investment

Connection to major non profit with a worthy cause that directly benefits the com munity in which you do business

WHY YOUR COMPANY NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE 2014 SIGNATURE CHEFS AUCTION: *

This is a unique event set apart from traditional sponsorship with an ideal platform for brand awareness to your target audience

Prominent community visibility aligned with the #1 recognized charity by moms and a 98% positive approval rating nationwide

Meaningful access to some of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most affluent corporate and philan thropic leaders

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The Key Ingredient is You!

You and your company can be involved in this amazing event in a number of different ways: you can be a sponsor for the event, you can donate a live or silent auction prize to the event, or you can “Fund the Mission” of the March of Dimes simply with a monetary donation of any value. EVENT SPONSOR LEVELS: Presenting Sponsor Silver “Silent” Sponsor Platinum “Live” Sponsor Bronze “Gourmet” Sponsor Gold “Chefs” Sponsor Table Sponsor

AUCTION DONOR LEVELS: Live Auction Silent Auction FUND THE MISSION See details on all of the sponsor levels in this packet. For additional questions, please contact Jill Faso, Development Manager, March of Dimes, Valley Division at 209.416.3304 office, 209.271.0225 cell.

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Signature Chefs Auction PRESENTING SPONSOR - $12,000 The Presenting Sponsor has an all access pass to the chefs, vintners, socialites and professionals leading up to and at the event. Take advantage of these unique and prestigious activation opportunities to highlight your company as an integrated partner with March of Dimes throughout the entire event.

Pre-Event Marketing

• All pre-event marketing pieces featuring “March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction, presented by [your company]” • Event save-the-date cards • Event invitations • Event social media announcements (Facebook and Twitter) • Event emails • Event press releases • Event print ads/ radio ad or mentions • Use of marks and logo in mutually agreed upon co-branded custom promotions for Signature Chefs Auction (March of Dimes final approval)

At the Event Marketing • • • • •

Full-page, 4-color ad in the event program * Corporate logo featured as Presenting Sponsor in the event program * Corporate logo featured as Presenting Sponsor on event signage and media screens Corporate logo featured on attendees bid cards Opportunity to give a “welcome address” to guests at event from stage (or emcee can give a message for you). Limited time, messaging to be approved by March of Dimes. • Verbal recognition as Presenting Sponsor from stage at event

Client Entertainment and Amenities • • • • • • • •

Twenty (20) invitations to the VIP party Two (2) tables of ten with VIP placement at the event Lead chef to visit your table(s) Souvenir wine bottle(s) for your table. Quantity pending vintner participation at event. Premium wines served at your tables for you and your guests One hotel room at venue for host of table Complimentary Parking Pass

Unique opportunities for in-depth event involvement • • • • •

Opportunity to serve on event host committee Opportunity to host a “Preview Party” Experiential opportunity with a chef on day of event, pending chef approval Opportunity to provide and present gifts to the chefs at the event Opportunity to feature a Live Auction item (minimum value of 5,000) increasing your visibility at the event. (examples: participation in your company’s golf tournament, dinner with your company’s CEO) • Opportunity to provide a product or premium as a gift to all event attendees (Deadline for high-resolution ads and logos for printed program: August 29, 2014. Complementary ad or logo creation available.) 2014 SIGNATURE CHEFS AUCTION

Signature Chefs Auction PLATINUM “LIVE” SPONSOR - $10,000 As the Platinum Sponsor, your company gets additional sponsor recognition and can choose from one of the following: live auction, registration, silent auction, super silent auction, valet, or VIP reception. Exclusivity: Your choice is based on first-confirmed sponsor, first-choice of opportunity to sponsor. The date your signed sponsorship contract is received puts you in line for choosing your night of branding ownership opportunity. (NOTE this does not grant exclusivity at the level, but for an event night opportunity)

Pre-Event Marketing • • • • • • •

Pre-event marketing pieces featuring your company as a Platinum Sponsor with logo/listing on: Event invitations Event social media announcements (Facebook and Twitter) Event emails Event press releases Event print ads Use of marks and logo in mutually agreed upon co-branded custom promotions for Signature Chefs Auction (March of Dimes final approval)

At the Event Marketing • • • •

Full-page, black and white ad in the event attendee program Corporate logo featured in event program Corporate logo featured on event signage and media screens Verbal recognition from stage at event

Client Entertainment and Amenities

• Ten (10) invitations to the VIP party • One (1) table of ten with VIP placement at the event • Premium wines served at your table for you and your guests

Unique opportunities for in-depth event involvement

• Opportunity to feature a Live Auction item (value minimum of $2,500) increasing your visibility at the event (examples: participation in your company’s golf tournament, dinner with your company’s CEO). This may be bundled with another Live Auction package. • Opportunity to give a gift to all event attendees

(Deadline for high-resolution ads and logos for printed program: August 29, 2014. Complementary ad or logo creation available.) 2014 SIGNATURE CHEFS AUCTION

Signature Chefs Auction GOLD “CHEFS” SPONSOR - $7,000 When you sponsor one of our signature chefs, you and your guests receive a unique VIP visit from the chef of your choice at the event, plus you receive pre-event marketing benefits and night of event recognition. Exclusivity: Once all chefs are confirmed, your choice of chef to sponsor is based on the date that your signed sponsorship contract is received.

Pre-Event Marketing

• Event Invitations • Social media announcements focused on the chef announcements (Facebook and Twitter) • Event emails

At the Event Marketing • • • •

Half-page, black and white ad in the event attendee program Corporate logo on sponsored chef’s table sign Corporate logo featured in event program page for your sponsored chef Company name listed on event signage and media screens

Client Entertainment and Amenities

• One (1) table of ten at the event • Ten (10) invitations to the VIP party • Your sponsored chef will visit your table during dessert and the live auction

Unique opportunities for in-depth event involvement

• Opportunity to provide enhancements to your sponsored chef’s Live Auction package increasing your visibility at the event (example: use of company’s private jet, use of company’s suite to a pro sporting event) • Opportunity to present a gift to your sponsored chef – to be approved by March of Dimes

(Deadline for high-resolution ads and logos for printed program: August 29, 2014. Complementary ad or logo creation available.) 2014 SIGNATURE CHEFS AUCTION

Signature Chefs Auction SILVER “SILENT” SPONSOR - $5,000 Entertain your clients throughout the event, networking with chefs, vintners, socialites and professionals in a fun environment while supporting the March of Dimes mission

Pre-Event Marketing

• Pre-event marketing pieces featuring your company as a Silver Sponsor with listing on: • Event invitations • Event emails

At the Event Marketing

• Half-page, black and white ad in the event attendee program • Company name listed on event signage and media screens • Company name listed in event program

Client Entertainment and Amenities • One (1) table of ten at the event • Four (4) invitations to the VIP party

BRONZE “GOURMET” SPONSOR - $3,000 Entertain your clients throughout the event, networking with chefs, vintners, socialites and professionals in a fun environment while supporting the March of Dimes mission

At the Event Marketing

• Quarter-page, black and white ad in the event attendee program • Company name listed on event signage and media screens • Company name listed in event program

Client Entertainment and Amenities • One (1) table of ten at the event • Two (2) invitations to the VIP party

TABLE SPONSOR - $1,500 Entertain your clients throughout the event, networking with chefs, vintners, socialites and professionals in a fun environment while supporting the March of Dimes mission

At the Event Marketing

• Company name listed on event signage and media screens • Company name listed in event program

Client Entertainment and Amenities • One (1) table of ten at the event

(Deadline for high-resolution ads and logos for printed program: August 29, 2014. Complementary ad or logo creation available.) 2014 SIGNATURE CHEFS AUCTION

Signature Chefs Auction SPONSOR LEVELS & BENEFITS

PRESENTING SPONSOR

PLATINUM “LIVE” SPONSOR

GOLD “CHEFS” SPONSOR

SILVER “SILENT” SPONSOR

$12,000

$10,000

$7,000

$5,000

BRONZE “GOURMET” SPONSOR $3,000

TABLE SPONSOR $1,500

Pre-‐Event Marketing All pre-‐event marketing pieces featuring March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction Event save-‐the-‐date cards Event invitations Event social media announcements (Facebook and Twitter) Event emails Event press releases Event print ads Radio ad or mentions Use of marks and logo in mutually agreed upon co-‐branded custom promotions for Signature Chefs Auction (March of Dimes final approval)

AS PRESENTING SPONSOR X X

As Platinum Sponsor X

As Silver Sponsor X

X X X X

X X X

FULL-‐PAGE COLOR

Full-‐Page Black and White

Half-‐Page Black and White Coorporate Logo On Page for Sponsored Chef

Half-‐Page Black and White

Quarter Page Black and White

Company Name Listed

At the Event Marketing Ad in the event program Featured in the event program

On event signage and media screens Corporate logo featured on attendees bid cards Opportunity to give a “welcome address” to guests at event from stage (or emcee can give a message for you). Limited time, messaging to be approved by March of Dimes. Verbal recognition as Presenting Sponsor from stage at event

CORPORATE LOGO AS PRESENTING SPONSOR CORPORATE LOGO AS PRESENTING SPONSOR

Corporate Logo as Platinum Sponsor Corporate Logo as Platinum Sponsor

Client Entertainment and Amenities Iinvitations to the VIP party Tables of ten with VIP placement at the event Chef to visit your table(s) Souvenir wine bottle(s) for your table. Quantity pending vintner participation at event. Premium wines served at your tables for you and your guests One hotel room at venue for host of table Complimentary Parking Pass

Lead Chef

Sponsored Chef

X X X X X

Unique opportunities for in-‐depth event involvement Opportunity to serve on event host committee Opportunity to host a “Preview Party” Experiential opportunity with a chef on day of event, pending chef approval Opportunity to provide and present gifts to the chefs at the event Opportunity to feature a Live Auction item (minimum value of 5,000) increasing your visibility at the event. (examples: participation in your company’s golf tournament, dinner with your company’s CEO) Opportunity to provide a product or premium as a gift to all event attendees

X X

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Give the Gift of Life!

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE !

March of Dimes is inspired by all babies - those born healthy and those who need our help to survive and thrive. Regarded as the leading health care organization for pregnancy and newborn health, March of Dimes is focused on ensuring that millions of babies are the beneficiaries of breakthrough, life saving discoveries in the area of genetics, neural tube defects and premature birth. In One Year in California…

544,843 babies are born 54,158 babies are born prematurely 16,531 babies are born with a birth defect 2,873 babies die before their first birthday

March of Dimes is committed to changing these statistics by investing in programs of research, community service, education and advocacy in a bold attempt to find the causes of premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality. Our success depends on generous community members like you! We invite you to participate in the Signature Chefs Auction event’s FUND THE MISSION by donating a monetary gift to support ehw ork of the March of Dimes. Presented as a live auction package, Fund the Mission gifts are 100% tax deductible and are critical to supporting the mission of March of Dimes and our efforts to reach the day when every baby is born healthy. If you have questions and/or require additional information on the FUND THE MISSION program, please do not hesitate to contact: Jill Faso with March of Dimes at: 209 416-3304 or jfaso@marchofdimes.com.

By participating in our Signature Chefs Auction you are investing in the health of ALL of California’s babies.

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PRESENTING SPONSOR

$5,000 SILVER “SILENT” SPONSOR

$10,000 PLATINUM “LIVE” SPONSOR

$3,000 BRONZE “GOURMET” SPONSOR

$7,000 GOLD “CHEFS” SPONSOR

$1,500 TABLE SPONSOR

LIVE AUCTION DONATION SILENT AUCTION DONATION For

Live and Silent Auction - Please Complete Auction Form

I WOULD LIKE TO HELP GIVE EVERY BABY A HEALTHY START BY MAKING A “FUND THE MISSION” DONATION. 100% of my gift supports the work of March of Dimes. “FUND THE MISSION” LEVELS

$5,000 $500 I plan to make my Fund the Mission gift at the Signature Chefs Auction on October 9, 2014.

$2,500 $250 I am unable to attend the Signature Chefs Auction but would like to make a Fund the Mission gift.

$1,000 Other $ I will be submitting this donation for a matching gift to Fund the Mission through my corporation.

(“FUND THE MISSION” DONORS: You will receive a listing in the event program as a Fund The Mission)

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR ALL SPONSOR/DONATION LEVELS: Company: Name: Title: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Email: Authorized Representative: Signature: Date: March of Dimes Representative: Signature: Date: (Deadline for inclusion in printed program is August 29, 2014)

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Advocacy

Community

Our programs help moms-to-be in the Central Valley Division have fullterm pregnancies and healthy babies.

We advocate for programs that help moms in the Central Valley Division get care and services to improve their health and the health of their babies.

Research

We research the serious problems that threaten our babies and work on treating and preventing them.

Our websites provide the latest pregnancy health information in English and Spanish. Health experts provide personal answers to moms’ questions.

Support

Through our online community and in hospitals in the Central Valley Division, we offer information and comfort to families with a newborn in intensive care.

In the Central Valley Division…

working together for stronger, healthier babies

47,596 babies are born each year

Almost every baby receives a polio vaccine developed with funding by the March of Dimes. Children in the Central Valley Division are vaccinated against 14 diseases.

5,181 babies are born prematurely

Surfactant therapy, developed with funding from the March of Dimes, saves the lives of thousands of babies each year whose lungs are not fully developed.

1,440 babies are born with a birth defect

Babies in the Central Valley Division receive screening for 31 inherited disorders. We funded the development of 4 of these tests and advocated for newborn screening for all babies.

Preventing premature birth in the Central Valley Division could mean an annual savings up to:

$267 million

Average medical cost for a premature baby: Average medical cost for a healthy baby:

$54,194

$4,389 Central Valley Division, CA

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Number of disorders screened for is out of 31 conditions recommended by the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children. Updated: April 2, 2014

Sources: Birth defects--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate of 1 in 33 babies. Surfactant therapy--National Center for Health Statistics.

Average cost for healthy and premature baby--based on insured population, Truven Health Analytics, 2013. Annual savings—estimated based on Institute of Medicine report, 2007.

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Immune Deficiencies

Premature Birth

Kidney Malformation

Feingold System

Muscular Dystrophy

Liver Disease

Heart Malformation

Cancer

Childhood Leukemia Mental Retardation

Brain Development

Alzheimer Disease

Muscular Atrophy

Lung Development

Cystic Fibrosis

Neonatal Stroke

Childhood Glaucoma

Parkinson Disease

Craniosynostosis

Hemophilia

Lysosomal Storage Disease

Miscarriage

Anencephaly

SIDS

Diabetes

Congenital Hypothyroidism

Down Syndrome

Preeclampsia

Oral Clefts

Hearing Loss

Congenital Heart Defects

Turner Syndrome

Iron Deficiency

Skin Disorders

Childhood Obesity

Learning Disabilities

Klenefelter Syndrome

Epilepsy

Dyslexia

Fragile X Syndrome

Limb Defects

Infertility

Wilms Tumor

Cerebral Palsy

Pediatric Heart Failure

Club Foot

Microcephaly

Schizophrenia

Kidney Disease

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Rett Syndrome

Sickle Cell Anemia

Spina Bifida

Language Development

Tay-Sachs Disease

Seizures

Blood Clotting Disorders

Autism

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Paralysis

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In one year in the Valley Division...*

In one year 19,502 1,860 9.5% 4,382 1,261 591 109

19,502 babies are born 1,860 babies are born prematurely 9.5% of babies born in the Valley Division are preterm 4,382 pregnant women receive late or no prenatal care in1,261 the Valley Division...* babies are born at a low birth weight babies are born 591 babies are born with a birth defect babies born prematurely 109 are babies die before their first birthday

of babies born in the Valley Division are preterm

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Programs in the Valley Division March of Dimes NICU Family Support® The California Chapter has five NICU Family Support sites across California. Our NICU Family Support program provides comfort and information to families with a baby in neonatal intensive care.

Advocacy In 2012, March of Dimes co-sponsored Assembly Bill (AB) 1731, which was signed into law and requires hospitals to perform a simple test to screen all newborns for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD). Children with CCHD have a life-threatening condition that requires intervention, such as surgery, in the first few hours, days or months of life. This screening will save lives by identifying CCHD as soon as possible so infants can get the treatment they need. As a result of this legislation, all hospitals in California will be required to screen newborns for the 31 ‘core’ disorders that threaten newborn health, as recommended by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. In 2011, March of Dimes successfully sponsored AB 395, which added Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), commonly known as “bubble boy disease”, to the California Newborn Screening Panel. For more information and to get involved in California advocacy initiatives, visit marchofdimes.com/ca/advocacy.

Research Funding

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In California, there are 41 active research grants funded by the March of Dimes, totaling over $8 million.

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California receives more March of Dimes research funding than any other state. We fund cutting-edge research at California’s most prestigious institutions, including Caltech, Stanford, UCLA, UCSF and USC.

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Nationally, there are 334 active research grants funded by the March of Dimes, totaling over $71 million. The scientists that we fund are working on projects including: determining whether sufficient levels of vitamin D help to protect against infection-related preterm birth, identifying how gene regulation errors may lead to heart defects and developing a possible treatment for congenital bone defects.

March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford University School of Medicine In 2011, March of Dimes and Stanford University launched the nation’s first trans-disciplinary research center dedicated to identifying the causes of premature birth. The center brings together specialists in disciplines ranging from neonatology and genetics to computer science and artificial intelligence. The March of Dimes contributed $2 million toward the project’s launch and will provide support through 2020. For more information about March of Dimes research funding, visit marchofdimes.com/research.

Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait Babies aren’t fully developed until at least 39 weeks in the womb. During the last few weeks of pregnancy, a baby’s major organs, like the brain, lungs and liver are still growing. Babies born just a few weeks early have higher rates of hospitalization and illness compared to full-term infants. Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait is the March of Dimes public awareness campaign to let women and health care providers know that if a pregnancy is healthy, it is best to wait for labor to begin on its own, rather than schedule an induction of labor or a cesarean section. For professionals, we encourage participation in quality improvement initiatives, such as implementing the Elimination of Non-medically Indicated (Elective) Deliveries Before 39 Weeks Toolkit, which was developed by the California Chapter in collaboration with the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative and the California Department of Public Health. Many hospitals in the Valley Division are implementing the Toolkit and receiving direct technical assistance from March of Dimes and our partners. For more information, visit marchofdimes.com/39weeks or PrematurityPrevention.org. 2014 SIGNATURE CHEFS AUCTION

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