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Sponsorship
Opportunity
Third Annual People
Paddle for
AIDS
Sponsorship Opportunity
We are excited to invite you to the third annual People Paddle for AIDS, a paddlesport-based fundraiser and festival benefiting up to 30 partner nonprofit AIDS service organizations in Northern California. The event will be held in San Francisco, California, on Pier 40 and South Beach Harbor on Sunday, May 4th, 2008.
Healing Waters, a San Francisco non-profit corporation, is the host for People Paddle for AIDS. Healing Waters, and the people and businesses in the City who are working with us, are proud to host this third annual event. Through generous corporate and foundation sponsorship, and pledges raised by our paddlers, we hope to raise more than $100,000 which will be used in Northern California to provide much needed grass-roots support for people living with AIDS.
The 2008 event committee would be honored to have your company support your community by becoming a Corporate Sponsor for this event. Your sponsorship of $500, $1,000, $5,000 or $10,000 will go directly to supporting people living with AIDS in our community and will help us to reinforce this event as a cornerstone of San Francisco's commitment to its community.
This year’s event will include up to 200 kayaks and other boats raising pledge money to fight AIDS. Please help us to ensure that San Francisco will stand proud as host city for the 2008 People Paddle for AIDS.
Due to the creativity of the volunteers and the many in-kind contributions of supplies, last year’s event had a spectacular dollar to beneficiary ratio: 85% of pledges collected raised went directly to ASO’s.
Your commitment to the event would continue your long standing support of the San Francisco community and support athletes whose goal is to improve their community through unique types of fund-raising. Your support guarantees your business media exposure, on-site advertising, community goodwill, and other privileges described in the attached sponsorship package.
Please visit www.peoplepaddle.com to learn more about us. I thank you in advance for your consideration of our request. We are available at your convenience to answer any questions.
Sincerely,
Click
for sponsorship application form Questions: Mike Dugan: 415.552.1190 QUICK FACTS
ABOUT PEOPLE PADDLE info@peoplepaddle.com http://www.peoplepaddle.com People
Paddle was created in 2006 by a team of kayaking enthusiasts and
experienced
volunteer event managers to be a sustainable, portable kayak-borne
fundraiser,
flexible enough to raise money for any cause, appealing enough to be
adopted by
any kayak outfitter as a turnkey fundraiser. Our first event
raised money for
a diverse set of causes, ranging from a disabled sailor's association,
environmental groups, museums, clinics, and job training facilities for
at-risk
youth. The model worked. People Paddle was born.
--- Our second event,
“People Paddle for AIDS”, on April 15, 2007, was an expansion of the
concept, benefiting
20 participant nonprofit organizations who recruited 117 kayakers to
raise
pledges and paddle for the cause. The event was a huge hit with
the media,
local politicians, and the general public, as well as our 20
beneficiary groups.
--- Now in our third year, we are once again supporting HIV/AIDS, and
are again
hosted by our not-for-profit partner and fiscal agent Healing
Waters. Kayaks
and gear are provided by City Kayak and a conglomerate of nearly every
kayak
outfitter in Northern California. Beneficiaries include up to 30
AIDS Service
Organizations, all of which will recruit up to 200 paddlers total to
raise pledges
for their cause. More than 1000 people are expected to join us at
the all new
after-party/festival in South Beach Harbor Park. --- Look for
other People
Paddle themed fundraisers popping up all over the area, including
"People
Paddle for the Planet" on June 14/15 in Foster City, California to
benefit
environmental causes. ABOUT HEALING WATERS info@hwaters.org http://www.hwaters.org Healing Waters, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, is the San Francisco-based nonprofit host of People Paddle for AIDS. Our mission is to empower, inspire and enrich the lives of people challenging HIV/AIDS through wilderness adventures. We offer outdoor trips specifically for people with HIV and AIDS. In 2006, we are conducting rafting trips on the South Fork of the American River, kayaking trips in the San Juans of Washington, rafting on the Kern, our teen-camp LIQUID, day trips around the Bay Area and paddling adventures in Monterey and beyond. Working with qualified volunteers, we work to provide an emotionally and physically safe environment in the outdoors for individuals to take a moment to celebrate living, community and challenge their own beliefs about their strengths and abilities.
ABOUT OUR BENEFICIARIES In addition to benefiting Healing Waters, People Paddle benefits up to 30 participating AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs). The ASOs recruit people to learn to kayak, we offer training to all participants, their paddlers ask their family/friends/colleagues for pledges. Pledges are credited to the paddler's favorite participating ASO. Check www.peoplepaddle.com for the current list of participating ASOs.
ABOUT KAYAKING Kayaking is a visually dramatic outdoor lifetime sport with broad demographic appeal that includes more than 25 million recreational participants, including a large paddleling population here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Paddle sports appeal to a diverse audience, including risk-taking young whitewater paddlers, professionals who sea kayak to escape urban pressures, families enjoying boating on placid lakes, and fitness-conscious individuals adding paddling workouts to other outdoor sports like skiing, mountain biking, and roller-blading. Kayaking is the most popular of all truly indigenous Northwestern Native American sports.
ABOUT HIV/AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in humans, and similar viruses in other species (SIV,FIV, etc.). In December 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that more than 35 million people living with HIV. The vast majority of people infected with HIV remain asymptomatic for years, allowing the disease to spread unknowingly. As the epidemic of AIDS evolves, new pressures are created for overburdened social, health, and economic infrastructures in countries where resources are already limited and competing demands are increasing. San Francisco has long been known for it's leadership position in the fight against AIDS, both locally and worldwide. People Paddle for AIDS is the latest event dedicated to raising awareness and much-needed funds to continue fighting the global pandemic. SPONSOR BENEFITS Click for sponsorship application form
Presenting Sponsor $10,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Admiral $5,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodore $2,500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Captain $1,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lieutenant $500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chief of the Boat $100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Whatever
level is appropriate, you can elevate your identity
profile by providing supplies for the event that bear your name.
You can
provide small memento gifts for the participants that volunteers will
distribute into all participants’ gift bags. Useful mementos may
include, but
are not limited to, wrapped candy or foods, pens or small office
supplies
bearing your logo, coupons for at least 20% off regular prices at your
establishment or for your service, Frisbees, key chains, and so
on. Business
cards and ordinary flyers will not be distributed, so be creative about
choosing mementos for the paddlers. Click for sponsorship application form
A letter from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
A proclamation for People Paddle for AIDS 2007
Venue Information -- South Beach
South Beach is San Francisco’s most fashionable neighborhood, dubbed “the Neighborhood that Knows How”. Located just South of Market, it is surrounded by the newly renovated Embarcadero and Bay Bridge to the North and East, 2nd Street and King Street to the West and South. Convenient to MUNI, BART and Samtrans, with abundant parking in the Giants Parking Lots, this is the easiest place to be seen in San Francisco.
Pier 40 at South Beach Harbor, located on the waterfront of San Francisco, California, will host the third annual "People Paddle" on May 4th, 2008.
South Beach Harbor was built in 1986 by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency on property leased from the Port of San Francisco and with funding provided by the State Department of Boating and Waterways. Located between Pier 40 and AT&T Park, 1/2 mile south of the Bay Bridge on the Embarcadero, South Beach Harbor enjoys beautiful weather, access to great sailing and spectacular views of the City skyline. Public transportation, a multitude of dining options, and all the other attractions of San Francisco are easily accessed from South Beach Harbor's location in the vibrant South of Market area. South Beach Harbor is a full service marina, consisting of 700 slips with concrete docks, a 640′ recreational and commercial Guest Dock, Pier 40 Maritime Center and South Beach Park. This event will provide a unique opportunity to see, and perhaps try, this truly native North American sport We invite the community of San Francisco to come see this indigenous sport being practiced in the heart of historic South Beach.
Paddling Course
Kayak route is as described & shown below.
Outrigger canoe route is as described & shown below.
Press Coverage in the San Francisco Sentinel We had so much fun and raised so much money paddling kayaks for AIDS last spring that we cannot wait to do it again! Last year we raised over $22 Thousand dollars for a variety of Aids Service Organizations and this year we hope to top a Hundred Thousand Dollars. Get involved now as a participant, a volunteer or a sponsor because there are US Coast Guard regulations limiting how many boats may participate. Do not get left high and dry! Your favorite AIDS Service Organization can become a partner beneficiary and your business can become a Featured Sponsor if you call now! The following is a news article about last year’s event and this year we hope to be even bigger, better and raise more money as we again fight AIDS with kayak paddles!
Copyright: San Francisco Sentinel.com 230 Eddy Street, Suite 211 San Francisco, CA 94102
15 April
2007
Safety
drill before People Paddle On April 15, 2007, twenty-three AIDS service organizations inspired individuals kayaking on the bay to raise over $22 thousand dollars to help with the fight against AIDS. 117 kayakers launched from the South Beach Marina at 10:17 am, paddled to McCovey Cove, a little way under the bridge and up Mission Creek and then back to a finish line at South Beach Pier 40. All arrived back safely. Sergeant Danny Lopez of the SFPD Marine Unit commented on the “well organized event”.
The event was organized by People Paddle, a consortium of individuals dedicated to combining kayaking with fundraising and was sponsored by Healing Waters, whose mission is to empower, inspire and enrich the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS through outdoor adventures.
Healing Waters Executive Director, Mike Dugan, stated, “This is the first time that AIDS service organizations have worked together on a fundraising event out on the water. People are so excited about having a good reason to try kayaking while helping their favorite HIV/AIDS organizations to raise much needed dollars.”
Healing Waters performed volunteer coordination, checked the integrity of all participants’ life jackets, performed coat check duties, security, provided banking, database management and 1000 other details necessary to this event. Some of the beneficiaries were: AIDS Emergency Fund, AIDS Health Project, AIDS Legal Referral Panel, Asian & Pacific Wellness Center, Bay Area Young Positives, 360 Black Coalition on AIDS, Derek Silva Community of Catholic Charities, Healing Waters, Hazel Betsy program of Lutheran Social Services, Metropolitan Community Church, Mission Neighborhood Health Center, Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group, Native American Health Center, New Leaf, PAWS, Positive Force program of the STOP AIDS Project, Positive Resource Center, Project Open Hand, Shanti and Vital Life Services. According to volunteer event coordinator, Melody Lacy, “The second most exciting thing about People Paddle, aside from the paddling, is the registration and pledging software, written by Dean McCully, which empowers donors and paddlers to choose exactly where their dollars go. This is going to become Large”. The software automatically directs eighty-five percent of all pledges raised to go directly to the nonprofit organizations ‘championed’ by the individual kayakers. Healing Waters contracted to pay all event costs, even if they exceeded the remaining 15%. Thanks to the support of many sponsors and frugal efforts on the part of many volunteers, even Healing Waters will benefit from People Paddle. The sponsors included the California Department of Boating and Waterways, the City and County of San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly, Metromint, Aquan Sports, Blue Waters Kayaking, Energy 92.7 FM/KNGY, Half Moon Bay Kayaking, REI, Sea Trek Kayak of Sausalito, Trader Joe’s Bay Street store and the Sports Basement’s new Presidio store. The historic Java House Café provided a discount to People Paddlers, encouragement, support, advertising and an electrical outlet for the band! The efforts of many created an event people will be talking about for some time to come. Participants received a breakfast snack, designer bottled water by METROMINT and a T-shirt, as well as a safety whistle and other toys, coupons and surprises. City Kayak, San Francisco’s premier kayak rental establishment, provided untold hours of free support and over 60 kayaks at half price to the People Paddle participants. One Brick and Alpha Phi Omega, the National Service Fraternity at USF performed as Dockworkers, carrying kayaks and helping people into and out of boats. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence blessed the fleet as they launched from Pier 40, race shouted encouragement to the paddling kayakers while riding along in Captain Rick Webber’s safety boat, provided special blessings to many individuals, presented awards and led the dancing as Kimrea and the Dreamdogs entertained the crowd after the last kayak arrived safely ashore.
Dignitaries in attendance included Scott Oswald, Jason Chan and Alex Randolph, members of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, who presented Mike Dugan of Healing Waters with a notable proclamation declaring April 15, 2007 “People Paddle for AIDS Day in San Francisco”. Supervisor Chris Daly moved the supporting resolution unanimously through the Board of Supervisors.
People Paddle founders, Dean McCully and Lisa Bickford, and People Paddle Event Coordinator Melody Lacy plan to repeat the People Paddle event in the future along with the sponsor Healing Waters. According to McCully, “Not only is this an excellent way enjoying the beautiful bay, meeting new people and making new friends, but preliminary accounts indicate we raised over $22 thousand dollars to fight AIDS today!” Final accounting due in 30 days because pledges may continue to trickle in over the next couple of weeks. The weather was spectacular and the kayaks colorful against the inimitable views of South Beach.
To learn more and find out when the next People Paddle will occur go to www.peoplepaddle.com. Copyright 2007, San Francisco Sentinel
ABOUT THE BENEFICIARIES
Here are the participating beneficiaries. You may choose to distribute sponsorships to one or several beneficiaries. You may choose to distribute funds evenly among all the beneficiaries or give the top fund raisers proportionally more, just by checking boxes on the attached sheet.
Event costs are guaranteed by Healing Waters not to exceed 15%, so at least 85% of your funds will go directly towards the beneficiary of your choice. No other event beats that dollar to service ratio!
Healing Waters - Event Host http://www.hwaters.org Healing
Waters offers outdoor trips specifically for people with HIV and
AIDS. In 2008,
we are conducting rafting trips on the South Fork of the American
River,
kayaking trips in the San Juans of Washington, rafting on the Kern, our
teen-camp LIQUID, day trips around the Bay Area and paddling adventures
in
Monterey and beyond. Working with qualified volunteers, we work
to provide an
emotionally and physically safe environment in the outdoors for
individuals to
take a moment to celebrate living, community and challenge their own
beliefs
about their strengths and abilities. 360: Positive Care Center http://www.positivehealth.ucsf.edu/ To
provide
the highest quality care to diverse populations in a compassionate and
supportive environment using the clinical and scientific expertise at
UCSF Medical Center. -- We recognize that our patients have
special
needs and concerns
about their health and living with HIV/AIDS. Our goal is to
provide:
-- *
Services ranging from expert adult HIV/AIDS primary care and support
groups to
specialty care at 360s Men of Color Program and our General
Practice *
Comprehensive care in one convenient location, from appointments and
counseling
to high-tech medical procedures * Referrals to UCSF medical
specialists Close
links with key community agencies * Access to new and ongoing
research
studies
and medications not yet widely available AIDS Emergency Fund & Breast Cancer Emergency Fund http://www.aef-sf.org AIDS
Emergency Fund responds compassionately to the AIDS crisis by providing
immediate, short-term financial assistance to help people disabled by
HIV/AIDS
to cover their basic human needs and stabilize their living situations. AIDS Health Project AHP http://www.ucsf-ahp.org/ The mission
of the UCSF AIDS Health Project is to provide culturally sensitive
counseling
and education to stop the spread of HIV infection, and to help people
face the
emotional, psychological and social challenges of living with HIV
disease. AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP) http://www.alrp.org/ ALRP is the
only institution in the San Francisco Bay Area whose entire mission is
dedicated to providing free and low-cost legal assistance and education
on
virtually any civil matter to persons living with HIV/AIDS.
This includes
such widely disparate areas as housing, employment, insurance,
confidentiality
matters, family law, credit, government benefits or public
accommodations, to
name just a few. This is accomplished through either direct
representation of
clients by one of ALRP's five attorneys or by careful placement of
clients with
one of ALRP's 700 panel attorneys. Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center http://www.apiwellness.org/index.html Our mission
is to educate, support, empower and advocate for Asian and Pacific
Islander
communities, particularly A&PIs living with, or at-risk for,
HIV/AIDS. Asian and Pacific Wellness Center http://www.apiwellness.org Our mission
is to educate, support, empower and advocate for Asian and Pacific
Islander
communities, particularly A&PIs living with, or at-risk for,
HIV/AIDS. Bay Area Young Positives http://www.baypositives.org/ The mission
of Bay Area Young Positives (BAY Positives) is to help young people (26
and
under) with HIV/AIDS to live longer, happier, healthier, more
productive, and
quality-filled lives. Black Coalition on AIDS Inc. http://www.bcoa.org/ The mission
of the Black Coalition on AIDS (BCA) is to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS
and eliminate
health disparities in the Black community. BCA strives to achieve
its mission
by providing health and wellness services including, but not limited
to,
housing, education, advocacy, health case management, and other
health-promoting activities. Derek Silva Community of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco http://www.cccyo.org/ Changing
lives every day. Catholic Charities CYO is one of the largest
non-profit
providers of social services in the Bay Area. Our programs help people
of all
faiths; everyone is welcome. Though an agency of the San Francisco
Archdiocese,
we operate as an independent organization; and do not contribute funds
to the
church in any way. In fact, 86% of your donation goes directly into our
programs. Lutheran Social Services of Northern California http://www.st-francis-lutheran.org/ Lutheran
Social Services responds when people are vulnerable because of
homelessness,
mental illness, drug addiction or disaster. Providing support services
and
compassionate guidance, we help individuals and families to stabilize
their
lives and become self-sufficient. Metropolitan Community Church - SF (MCC) http://www.mccsf.org The
Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco is a spiritual community
which
affirms that you are beloved! We serve as a witness of God's radically
inclusive love as "a home for queer spirituality." MCC San
Francisco
is part of the Metropolitan Community Churches, an international
denomination
that embraces lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender persons,
along with
their families, friends, and advocates. We come from a
variety of spiritual
backgrounds and believe there are many paths to the holy. We
celebrate not
only the spirit but also the body as a place where God or the holy may
be
found. Mission Neighborhood Health Center http://www.mnhc.org/ Clínica
Esperanza Inaugurated in 1989 by the Mission Neighborhood
Health
Center Board
of Directors, Clínica Esperanza (Clinic of Hope) provides a wide range
of
services to over 400 enrolled HIV+ patients each year. Clínica
Esperanza was
one of the first community-based health services centers in California
and the U.S. to build a continuum of HIV prevention and treatment
services focused on the needs of
the Latino community. In addition to being culturally-specific, it is
the only
healthcare facility in San Francisco with the capacity to serve
monolingual
Spanish-speaking clients. Utilizing an interdisciplinary model, Clínica
Esperanza has earned the attention and respect of public health
officials and
health practitioners in the community as well as throughout the U.S. Native American Health Center http://www.nativehealth.org/ Native American Health Center assists American
Indians and Alaska
Natives to improve and maintain their physical, mental, emotional,
social and
spiritual well-being with respect for cultural traditions and to
advocate for
the needs of all Indian people, especially the most vulnerable members
of our
community. New Leaf: Services For Our Community http://www.newleafservices.org/ New Leaf:
Services For Our Community exists to help lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender,
queer and questioning individuals and families of all ages lead healthy
and
connected lives. We provide professional mental health, substance
abuse, and
social support services to strengthen our diverse community. One Brick http://www.onebrick.org/index.asp One Brick
provides support to local non-profit and community organizations by
creating a
unique, social and flexible volunteer environment for those interested
in
making a concrete difference in the community. We enable people to get
involved, have an impact and have fun, without the requirements of
individual
long-term commitments. PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support) of San Francisco http://www.pawssf.org/ Pets Are
Wonderful Support (PAWS) is a volunteer-based organization that
provides for
the comprehensive needs of companion animals for low-income persons
with
HIV/AIDS and other disabling illnesses. By providing these essential
support
services, educating the larger community on the benefits of the
human-animal
bond, and advocating for the rights of disabled individuals to keep
service
animals, PAWS improves the health and well-being of disabled
individuals and
the animals in their lives. Positive Force/Stop Aids Project http://www.stopaids.org/ The mission
of the STOP AIDS Project is to prevent HIV transmission among all gay,
bisexual
and transgender men in San Francisco through collaborative and
multicultural,
community- based organizing. Positive Resource Center http://www.positiveresource.org/ Our mission
is to assist people affected by or at risk for HIV/AIDS through
culturally
appropriate counseling, education and advocacy in making informed
choices that
maximize available benefits and employment opportunities. Project Open Hand http://www.openhand.org/ Project
Open Hand provides food and nourishment to improve the quality of life
for the
men, women and children it serves. Project Open Hand programs include:
meal,
grocery and nutrition counseling for people with symptomatic HIV and
AIDS;
congregate lunch and nutrition education for people over 60 years of
age; meal
service for homebound and critically ill people under the age of 60.
Services
are available to eligible clients living in San Francisco and Alameda
counties,
regardless of their race, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual
orientation, religious affiliation, disability or ability to pay. Shanti http://www.shanti.org Shanti
enhances the quality of life, health, and well-being of people living
with
Breast Cancer and HIV/AIDS; and shares over 30 years of experience with
organizations nationwide through its training and consultation programs. Vital Life Services http://www.vitalcalifornia.org Vital Life
Services was founded in 1987 by Brother Jeremy from Mother Theresa's
order. At
that time, pastoral care, meals and massage were provided, and our home
was a
Victorian house on MLK Blvd. in Oakland. We have since morphed into a
non-denominational organization providing many core services to those
living
with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses. Our staff and volunteers
are
dedicated to providing the best services possible for those in need. Women Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Diseases - WORLD http://www.womenhiv.org WORLD is a
diverse community of women living with HIV/AIDS and their supporters
working
together to: * Provide support and information to women with
HIV/AIDS and
their friends, family & loved ones. * Educate and inspire
women with
HIV/AIDS to advocate for themselves, one another and their
communities *
Promote public awareness of women's HIV/AIDS issues and a compassionate
response for all people with HIV/AIDS. Womens HIV Program WHP at UCSF http://www.whp.ucsf.edu/ The Mission
of WHP is to provide underserved HIV+ woman and families with the
community,
resources, and care to become and stay healthy and successful in their
lives.
In this way, WHP innovated a model of care that has helped hundreds of
disadvantaged HIV+ women start, and stay on, the life-saving anti-HIV
medications and become safe, healthy, and successful in their lives. More beneficiaries are being added all the time. Check the website for the most up-to-date list: http://www.peoplepaddle.com |
