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Sponsorship Packet
About our Foundation
Dream Makers Youth Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in
2004 that provides community-based educational, recreational, and
therapeutic services to preschool through high school-aged children with
special needs throughout metropolitan Atlanta.
Our mission is to enable children with special needs to be as
independent as their conditions allow, within their natural environments.
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About our Foundation
We believe that children with special needs have the right to engage in all activities made available to typically
developing children.
 They deserve to have an accessible environment
 They deserve to feel good about themselves
 They deserve to enjoy being kids, regardless of their condition
We are committed to:
 Promoting the overall well-being of children with special needs and their families
 Empowering children with special needs to be active, productive individuals
 Increasing community levels of awareness, empathy, respect, and comfort towards individuals with disabilities
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Our Annual Events
Dream Makers Youth Foundation hosts the following events throughout the year to provide opportunities for children to
engage in recreational activities, increase community exposure of our organization, improve community awareness about
needs and ABILITIES those who are disabled, and to raise money for our programs and the general operation of our
organization.
 Casino Night & Auction
 Chasing the Dream 5k Road Race
 Family Movie Night
 Holiday Party
 Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam
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Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam
Star-studded, fast-paced game of wheelchair basketball where celebrities, often using sports
chairs for the first time, play with and against wheelchair athletes.
 Initiated in 2004
 Introduces our community to wheelchair basketball
 Encourages people to focus on the ABILITIES of this who are disabled
 Partnered with the Atlanta Dream and hosted at Philips Arena in 2013
Past participants include:
Gavin Cloy (Paralympian - Team USA Basketball)  Jessica Galli (Paralympian – Team USA Track & Field)  Mario West (NBA/NBADL)  Josh Childress (NBA)  Jerry Clark (Jerry
Clark Foundation)  Lil’ Bankhead & L-Breezy (V103 Radio Personality)  Big Will (95.5 The Beat Radio Personality)  Mark Selbee (World Champion Kickboxer)  John Shibley
(Radio Personalilty)  Alasia Ballard (America’s Next Top Model)  Anthony Allen (Georgia Tech Football)  Dominique Reese (Georgia Tech Football)  Terance Mathis (NFL) 
Dorsey Levens (NFL)  Nick Anderson (NBA)  Jumpin’ Jackie Jackson (Harlem Globetrotters)  Stevie Baggs (NFL/CFL)
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Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam
Next Jam
August 3, 2014
immediately following
Atlanta Dream vs.
New York Liberty
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Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam
Dream Makers Youth Foundation is currently seeking sponsors with similar missions
and objectives, who are interested in making a difference in the lives of children
with special needs and their families.
Become a sponsor of our 10th ANNUAL Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam
choosing the sponsorship level which best meets your company’s
marketing needs.
Becoming a sponsor will be an awesome marketing opportunity for
businesses to introduce their companies and products during an event
that averages 7,000 - 8,000 in attendance!! Tickets are also included in each
packet that could be used as incentives or to show appreciation.
ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE!!!
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Sponsorship Opportunities
7-Star Sponsor - $15,000
 Company logo with backlink on DMYF website for 12 months
 Company logo with backlink on monthly DMYF email newsletter for 12 months
 Donation-specific press release and inclusion in all CWBJ event-related media
 Full-page ad in CWBJ program
 Company logo on all marketing material
 Display table on the main concourse of Philips Arena during The Atlanta Dream game
with the ability to solicit your product/service
 150 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM
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Sponsorship Opportunities
6-Star Sponsor - $10,000
 Company logo with backlink on DMYF website for 6 months
 Donation-specific press release and inclusion in all CWBJ event-related media
 Half-page ad in CWBJ program
 Company logo on all marketing material
 Display table on the main concourse of Philips Arena during The Atlanta Dream
game with the ability to solicit your product/service
 75 Tickets to both the Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM
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Sponsorship Opportunities
5-Star Sponsor - $7,000
 Company logo with backlink on DMYF website for 3 months
 Donation-specific press release and inclusion in all CWBJ event-related media
 Quarter-page ad in CWBJ program
 Company logo on all marketing material
 50 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM
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Sponsorship Opportunities
4-Star Sponsor - $4,000
 Company logo with backlink on DMYF website for 3 months
 Business card-sized ad in CWBJ program
 Company logo on all marketing material
 35 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York LIberty game & The JAM
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Sponsorship Opportunities
3-Star Sponsor - $2,000
 Business card-sized ad in CWBJ program
 Company logo on all marketing material
 25 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM
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Sponsorship Opportunities
2-Star Sponsor - $1,000
 Business card-sized ad in CWBJ program
 20 Tickets to both The Atlanta Dream/New York LIberth game & The JAM
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Sponsorship Opportunities
1-Star Sponsor - $500
 Company logo placement in CWBJ program and 10 tickets to both
The Atlanta Dream/New York Liberty game & The JAM
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Contact Dream Makers
Dream Makers Youth Foundation
Website: www.dmyf.info
Email:
[email protected]
Phone:
678-398-6693
Fax:
770-818-5461
DMYF Director of Marketing &
Sponsorships
Eric Lavette
Email:
[email protected]
Phone:
404-963-3400
Fax:
770-818-5461
Public Relations
5 Star Relations – Kasheyna McDonald
Email:
[email protected]
Phone:
404-530-9394
Fax:
404-585-4418
For more information about becoming a sponsor, contact Eric LaVette,
Director or Marketing & Sales at the contact information listed above.
Stay connected with Dream Makers Youth Foundation
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flickr.com/dmyf
twitter.com/dreammakersyf
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Thank You!!!
On behalf of
Dream Makers Youth Foundation
and the children with special needs we serve,
we THANK YOU for your support!
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