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Sponsorship
Opportunity
Third Annual People
Paddle for the Planet
Sponsorship Opportunity
We are excited to invite you to the third annual People Paddle for the Planet, a paddlesport-based fundraiser and festival benefiting up to 30 partner nonprofit environmental nonprofit groups in Northern California. The event will be held in Foster City, California, on Pier 40 and South Beach Harbor on Sunday, June 15th, 2008.
Catalyst for Youth, a Foster City non-profit corporation, is the host for People Paddle for the Planet. Catalyst for Youth, 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 the environment.
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 the environment and will help us to reinforce this event as a cornerstone of Foster City's commitment to its community.
This year’s event will include up to 200 kayaks and other boats raising pledge money to support the environment. Please help us to ensure that Foster City will stand proud as host city for the 2008 People Paddle for the Planet.
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 Foster City 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 the Planet”, 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 supporting environmental causes, and
are again
hosted by our not-for-profit partner and fiscal agent Catalyst for
Youth. 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 Catalyst for Youth info@hwaters.org http://www.hwaters.org Healing Waters, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, is the Foster City-based nonprofit host of People Paddle for the Planet. 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 Catalyst for Youth, 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 Foster City 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. Foster City has long been known for it's leadership position in the fight against AIDS, both locally and worldwide. People Paddle for the Planet 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 Foster City Mayor Gavin Newsom
A proclamation for People Paddle for the Planet 2007
Venue
Information -- Leo J Ryan Memorial Park, Foster City, CA Paddling Course
Kayak route is as described & shown below.
Outrigger canoe route is as described & shown below.
Press Coverage in the Foster City 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: Foster City Sentinel.com 230 Eddy Street, Suite 211 Foster City, 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 Foster City Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, Foster City 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, Foster City’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 the Planet Day in Foster City”. 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, Foster City 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 Catalyst for Youth 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!
Catalyst for Youth - Event Host http://www.catalystforyouth.org Catalyst for Youth
More beneficiaries are being added all the time. Check the website for the most up-to-date list: http://www.peoplepaddle.com |
