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Sponsorship Yellow Rose Sponsor $25,000 • Front row table for ten & recognition on all marketing material, program and website • Two bottles of wine at table • Invitation to VIP Reception & Art Auction • Company logo/full name appears on screen throughout main event • Three social media posts recognizing sponsorship • One Archer Membership to The Bryan Museum for one year PLUS a private tour of the Museum with wine and cheese for you, your friends and family at the end of the tour • Sponsor a stop on the I Am Texas Big Book Tour; first stop The Bryan Museum • Each guest will receive a replica of the I Am Texas book (largest published book in the world by kids)
Live Oak Sponsor $15,000 • Premium table for ten & recognition on all marketing material, program and website • Two bottles of wine at table • Invitation to VIP Reception & Art Auction • Social media post recognizing sponsorship • One Empresario Membership to The Bryan Museum for one year PLUS a private tour of the Museum with wine and cheese for you, your friends and family at the end of the tour • Each guest will receive a replica of the I Am Texas book (largest published book in the world by kids)
Bluebonnet Sponsor $10,000 • Deluxe table for ten & recognition on all marketing material, program and website • Two bottles of wine at table • Invitation to VIP Reception & Art Auction • One Empresario Membership to The Bryan Museum for one year, PLUS a private tour of the Museum • Each guest will receive a replica of the I Am Texas book (largest published book in the world by kids)
Esperanza Sponsor $5,000 • Preferred table for ten & recognition on all marketing material, program and website • Two bottles of wine at table • Invitation to VIP Reception & Art Auction • One Alcalde Membership to The Bryan Museum for one year • Table sponsor will receive a replica of the I Am Texas book (largest published book in the world by kids)
Tumbleweed Sponsor $2,500 • Table for ten & recognition on all marketing material, program and website • Invitation to VIP Reception & Art Auction
Prickly Pear Sponsor $1,000 • Preferred seating for two & recognition on all marketing material, program and website • Invitation to VIP Reception & Art Auction
UNDERWRITER Reception & Art Auction Plus Champagne Wall - $10,000
I AM
I AM Title Sponsor
Recognition displayed at reception on the champagne wall
Program Back Cover - $7,500
Publishing Contest Sponsor
Advertise your business or message on event program’s full back cover (1,000 to be printed)
BOOK SIGNING | ART AUCTION | GALA
NOVEMBER 5, 2022 | 5PM-10PM
Award Money - $5,500
HILTON AMERICAS •¢DOWNTOWN HOUSTON
Student winners will receive $500-$2,000 per award. Awards include Editor’s Choice, Featured Artists, Lone Star Regional Writing and Art Awards.
SPECIAL GUESTS
Valet - $5,000 Sponsor name and logo displayed at valet drop-off and pick-up
Art Award Sponsor
Red Carpet - $5,000 Give students a once-in-a-lifetime experience to walk the red carpet, take photographs under a beautiful balloon archway, and give media interviews and autographs to celebrate being published.
DONALD E. MCMAHON FOUNDATION
Education Partner & Judging Committee
Texas Committee Sponsor
School & Classroom Awards by
Medal & Trophy - $3,000 I Am Texas medals for all published authors and illustrators and trophies for award winners
Book Tour Sponsored by
Donate Back a Table - $2,500 Unable to attend. Please provide a complimentary table to a published author/illustrator and their family
[Underwriters will be listed on marketing materials and website]
INDIVIDUAL Individual Ticket - $200 • Seating for one, dinner included
Texas Committee Ticket - $250 • Preferred seating for one & recognition on all marketing material, invitation, program and website • Invitation to VIP Reception & Art Auction • Learn more about the Texas Committee by visiting
iamtx.org/the-texas-committee
Use the reply card and envelope supplied in this packet to secure your sponsorship and tickets!
• Michelle Aragons • Catherine and Peter Badger • Roslyn Bazzelle • Lara Bell • Andrea & John Bryan • Ava Leigh Bryan • Leslie Clift • John Crain • Elaine Balagia Croucher and Brant Croucher • Lauren L. Croucher • Beverly Denver • Don Frazier • Shara Fryer
• Theresa Hall • Lisa Helfman • Nina and Edd Hendee • Kelly Hess • Mary Lou Hollender and Lynn Wheatcraft • Joe Jaworski • Michelle Iversen Jeffery • D'Lisa and John Johnston • Karen Kirby and Peter Johnston • Lorre and Stacy Kauffman • Claudia Kreisle
• Arielle Lawson-Ho • Tama Lundquist • Meghan Lutschg • Kate and Jim Lykes • Ed McMahon • Romy Mitchell & Jason Dell’Ario • Tiffany and David Montgomery • Melissa and Matt Murphy • Kelly Provine • Diane Rogers • Jolyn and Russell Scheirman • Alicia Smith • Julie and Michael Sparks • Julia and Matt Wills
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: iamtx.org/gala
Join iWRITE & The Bryan Museum as we break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Published Book in the World featuring 1,000 student authors and illustrators in a 7-foot-tall book as Big as Texas!
CHAIRED By The Bryan Museum & iWRITE Board of Directors
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“…Shining brighter in the gray and gloomy atmosphere, the woman, not your typical Texan,
BOOK SIGNING | ART AUCTION | GALA
stood in the rain, a singular bluebonnet with a broken stem tucked carefully behind her ear.” *Nadia Truong, Editor’s Choice Winner, Excerpt
5PM > The Biggest Book Signing in Texas 6PM > Donor Reception & Silent Art Auction 7:30PM > Gala Program & Dinner
DRESS CODE
RED, WHITE, OR BLUE/SEMI-FORMAL
N OV E M B E R 5, 2 0 2 2 • 5 P M -1 0 P M
about The Project
Join iWRITE and The Bryan Museum for an evening that you will never forget! There's nothing like seeing first-hand how your sponsorship makes a difference in a child's life. When 1,000 young authors and illustrators come together to autograph their hot-off-the-press, I Am Texas book, and pose for pictures next to the 7-foot-tall book, you know history has been made. This year's theme inspired our next generation to share their love for Texas through stories, poetry, and artwork. We invite you to join us at this year's Book Signing, Art Auction, and Gala as we come together to break a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the Largest Published Book in the World (by kids)!
“I believe in regular people and their ability to affect change in this world.” – Brad Meltzer
about The Partnership
Funds raised at this event directly support the educational partnership created by iWRITE and The Bryan Museum under the Bryan Educational Institute. We believe nonprofits can do more for the communities they serve by working together and sharing resources. We are excited to be able to add additional programs and opportunities for students in the greater Houston area through the annual publishing contest and the I Am Texas program. We believe language arts and social studies are fundamentally important to creating an informed and inquisitive next generation. Programs in these fields should excite students, provide hands-on discovery opportunities, and encourage life-long learning. We invite you to be a part of our mission to build student confidence through writing and storytelling and to bring history to life for the next generation. What we invest in today will shape our world tomorrow.
Art Auction!
The talented art displayed in this invitation comes directly from our winning student artists and will be up for auction at the event!
J.P. Bryan Alicia Bryan Fred Burns John Crain Joe Jaworski
Arielle Lawson-Ho Arun Mani Ed McMahon Debbie Pakzaban
Patricia Pratt Amir Roohi Karl Rove Roland Sledge
Founder of iWRITE & Executive Director of The Bryan Museum:
Melissa Williams Murphy