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HONORING
WILLIAM MAHFOOD
CHAIRMAN, WISYNCO GROUP LTD
WITH THE 2017 INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD
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ABO U T TH E A FJ
The American Friends of Jamaica is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting Jamaican
charitable organizations and social initiatives targeted at improving the lives of Jamaicans through
systemic development in the areas of education, healthcare and economic development.
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AFJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
Wendy Hart
Amb. Pamela Bridgewater, ret.
President
Amb. J. Gary Cooper, ret.
Barron Channer
Treasurer
Glenn Creamer
Sydney Engel
Patricia Falkenberg
James A. Cada
Manuela Goren
Secretary
Monica Ladd
Amb. Glen Holden, ret.
Paula Campbell Roberts
Amb. Sue M. Cobb, ret.
Michele Rollins
Amb. Brenda Johnson, ret.
Dr. Laura Tanna
Presidents Emeritus
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Caron S. Chung
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WH O WE SERVE –
O U R G R A NTE ES
2016 GRANTEES
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UÊ Animal House
UÊ Music Unites
UÊ Breds Foundation
UÊ PALS
UÊ Chichibud
UÊ Pocket Rocket Foundation
UÊ Cornwall Regional
UÊ Project Sprout
Hospital “We Care For
UÊ Rose Town Foundation
Cornwall Regional”
UÊ Sickle Cell Trust
UÊ Early Childhood Center of
Excellence
Increasing access to
healthcare and improving
medical services to the
island
UÊ SOS Children’s Village
UÊ UWI Buraries:
UÊ Falmouth Heritage
Ambassador Glen
UÊ Friends of Hopewell
Holden, Ambassador
UÊ Gore Family Foundation
Sue Cobb, Ambassador
UÊ Hanover Charities
J. Gary Cooper, Ralph
UÊ HEART Institute
& Ricky Lauren Family
UÊ Issa Trust Foundation
Foundation
Increasing access to
educational opportunities
in Jamaica
UÊ Jamaica Epilepsy
UÊ JASY
Providing opportunities
for human and economic
development for Jamaican
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families and communities
TH E H O N O RE ES
William Mahfood, Chairman
William Mahfood was appointed Chairman of the WISYNCO Group in 2014 after an
outstanding 20-year stint as Managing Director of the Group. WISYNCO Group boasts a
stellar track record of growth and investment in Jamaica with leading edge operations in
manufacturing, distributing, and retailing of beverages and other consumer products, and
quick service restaurants.
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William leads with passion for the employee, customer and consumer at all times. He
is bullish about creating a strong future for business and the community in Jamaica. With
his engaging style and unmatched commercial acumen, he and his WISYNCO team have
championed pioneering trends in the beverages and general grocery industry and led the creation of
outstanding innovations such as WATA, CRAN-WATA, BIGGA and BOOM energy drink. These along with many
other brands makes Wisynco today the largest beverage company in Jamaica.
From the day William’s career began as a warehouse supervisor at Wisynco Trading, working for his father and
uncle, the founders of the company, he had no choice but to learn the ethics of hard work, and truly appreciate the
value of industry, while never losing a connection to the realities of his team members. He brings these values to
life every day.
Beyond WISYNCO, William is focused on building a strong Jamaica. He actively serves on teams in support of
national interests and community upliftment such as through The Shaggy Foundation, Food for the Poor, Violence
Prevention Alliance, Laws Street Trade Training Centre, Crime Stop, the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team, and most
recently, in 2014, his appointment as President of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica. He has also served
on numerous boards including Jamaica National Building Society and BCW Holdings Limited.
In 2011, William Mahfood received an honorary doctor of public service degree from Northern Caribbean
University and in 2016, he was awarded the American Chamber of Commerce Business and Civic Leadership
Awards for Excellence 2016 President’s Award for contribution to national development and Brand Jamaica.
William holds a BSC in Industrial Engineering and Information Systems from Northeastern University in Boston,
Massachusetts. He is married to Frances Feanny and is the proud father of one son and three daughters.
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SP O NSO RSH I P LEVELS & TI CK E TS
PEACOCK SPONSOR
STANDARD TABLE
Premium seating two tables of ten. Full page
color ad in event Program. Listed on AFJ website
and press releases. Press Conference, Grant
Ceremony, Branding on website, product display,
program cover, slideshow, podium recognition,
quoted in pre PR event, listing and photo in post
PR Events, list on invitation. $15,000
Seating one table of ten, listing on website,
program book and slideshow. $3,200
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
$350
After-party only. $150
Ticket for one guest.
LIGNUM VITAE SPONSOR
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Premium seating one table of ten, full page
color ad in event program, involvement in grant
ceremony, branding on website, program cover,
slideshow, podium recognition, listing in pre and
post PR event, list on invitation. $12,000
FRIEND SPONSOR
Premium seating one table of ten, half page
color ad in event program, branding on website,
program cover, slideshow, podium recognition,
listing in pre and post PR event, list on invitation.
UNDERWRITING OPPORTUNITIES
$4,000
Cocktail
Reception
$10,000
Flowers
$5,000
$4,000
$15,000
Souvenir Journal $8,000
Photography $1,200
Entertainment
$8,000
PREMIUM TABLE
Premium seating one table of ten, half page b/w
ad, branding on website and slideshow, listing in
program book. $4,500
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A DVE RTIS I N G IN FO R M ATI O N
JOURNAL ADVERTISING SPECIFICATIONS
Full Page / Full Bleed
8.75”w x 8.75”h
Trim Size: 8.5” x 8.5”
(Ad size includes 0.125” bleed on all sizes)
Full Page / No Bleed
8”w x 8”h
Trim Size: 8.5” x 8.5”
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Half Page / Bleed
4”w x 8.75”h
(Ad size includes 0.125” bleed on top, bottom,
and one side of ad)
ADVERTISING RATES
$5,000
Inside Back Cover
$5,000
Full Page Ad (color)
$3,000
(b&w)
$2,000
Half Page Ad (color)
$1,500
(b&w)
$1,000
Quarter Page Ad (color) $700
(b&w) $500
Inside Front Cover
Congratulatory quarter page
message to event
Half Page / No Bleed
honoree
$500
3.625”w x 8”h
Quarter Page / No Bleed
3.625”w x 3.625”h
Contributions are
Contributions
are tax
taxdeductible
deductible.
to the extent allowed by law.
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Ads can be submitted as a vector-based eps file, a high-resolutions pdf file, a high-resolution
(300 dpi) jpeg or tiff file. Microsoft publisher or word files will not and can not be accepted.
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CO NTAC T TH E AFJ
CONTACT
The American Friends
of Jamaica, Inc.
1697 Broadway, Suite 502
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New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-265-2550
Email: [email protected]
www.theafj.org
Thank you
for your consideration
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