LA’s BEST Friends SUMMER IN FULL BLOOM
Fairmont Miramar, Santa Monica – September 12, 2008
LA’s BEST Friends Present SUMMER IN FULL BLOOM Over 400 of LA’s most dynamic young professionals will attend this year’s Summer in Full Bloom fundraiser benefiting LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel. Guests will enjoy wine tasting, top notch cuisine, a live and silent auction, and music. Auction items include luxury goods and services as well as “one of a kind” items such as a private screening with an Academy Award winning Producer. Summer in Full Bloom is LA’s BEST Friends signature fundraiser. Last year’s event raised $65,000 by 375 guests. This year we plan to raise $100,000 and have 500 guests in attendance. All money raised through Summer in Full Bloom supports LA’s BEST. Summer in Full Bloom will be held on September 12, 2008 at the elegant Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica.
ABOUT LA’s BEST LA’s BEST (Better Educated Students for Tomorrow) is a nationally recognized after school education, enrichment and recreation program serving more than 28,000 children with the greatest needs and the fewest resources throughout the City of Los Angeles. LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program provides a safe haven for children ages 5 to 12 each day during the critical hours after school – at no cost to parents. Established in 1988 by Mayor Tom Bradley, LA’s BEST is a partnership including the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the private sector. LA’s BEST Friends LA’s BEST Friends is a philanthropic network of young professionals dedicated to investing in the future of Los Angeles by supporting the efforts of LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program. Ambitious, civically-minded and entrepreneurial, BEST Friends engage in volunteering, fundraising and social activities that support LA’s BEST and strengthen the bonds among BEST Friends. BEST Friends host a number of signature fundraising events each year.
LA’s BEST Friends As a sponsor, you will have branding privilege and unique access to this strategic demographic. LA’s BEST Friends range between 25 to 40 years of age with an average age of 33. Other key findings in a recent survey of our membership showed the following: • LA’s BEST Friends are upwardly mobile young professionals representing many neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles – from Downtown to Hollywood to the West Side. The majority of BEST Friends have high disposable income and work in business or government. The majority of BEST Friends hold advanced degrees.
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Be a Part of Summer in Full Bloom
Presenting Sponsor - $10,000 • • • • • • • Naming Rights to the Event A 2009 Calendar Sponsorship valued at $5,000 Recognition as Presenting Sponsor: Correspondence, Presenting Material, Media Releases, Invitation (distribution ten fold of membership base) and BEST Friends Web Site 15 Complimentary Tickets to Summer in Full Bloom Prominent Sponsor Table Placement and Signage at the Event Verbal Recognition at the Event Recognition in LA’s BEST Annual Report: Strategically targeted to key media, legislators, community partners and major donors
Gold Sponsor - $5,000 • • • • • Recognition as Gold Sponsor: Correspondence, Presenting Material, Media Releases, Invitation (distribution ten fold of membership base) and BEST Friends Web Site 10 Complimentary Tickets to Summer in Full Bloom Prominent Sponsor Table Placement and Signage at the Event Verbal Recognition at the Event Recognition in LA’s BEST Annual Report: Strategically targeted to key media, legislators, community partners and major donors
Silver Sponsor - $2,500 • • • • • Recognition as Silver Sponsor: Correspondence, Presenting Material, Media Releases, Invitation (distribution ten fold of membership base) and BEST Friends Web Site 5 Complimentary Tickets to Summer in Full Bloom Sponsor Table Placement and Signage at the Event Verbal Recognition at the Event Recognition in LA’s BEST Annual Report: Strategically targeted to key media, legislators, community partners and major donors
Auction Sponsor - Prize Item valued at $1,000 plus • • • • • Recognition as an Auction Sponsor: Correspondence, Presenting Material, Media Releases, Invitation (distribution ten fold of membership base) and BEST Friends Web Site Signage at the Event 2 Complimentary Tickets to Summer in Full Bloom Verbal Recognition at the Event Recognition in LA’s BEST Annual Report as an In-Kind donor: Strategically targeted to key media, legislators, community partners and major donors
All sponsors get a tax deduction
LA’s BEST Friends Board
Board Chair: Michaela Pereira, Morning News Anchor, KTLA Vice Chair: David Travers, Associate, Rustic Canyon Partners CFO: Stephen Lee, Executive Vice President, Solaris Investment Partners LLC Brian Callaway, Actor, Photographer, Designer Richard Cheung, D.C., ATC, Chirocenter David Cotterman, Real Estate Private Equity, MSD Capital Jon Cowan, Executive Director for Government Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment Brent Emery, President of Productions, MBST Entertainment David Freedman, Technology Executive, Creative Artists Agency Michelle Freyre, Director, Sales Strategy, Neutrogena Corporation Reed Harris II, Project Analyst/Business Development, KUD International Dwayne Healy, Northwest District Manager, Enterprise Video Engineered Systems GE Security Annie Imamura, Head of Public Relations, Function Drinks Jennifer Katell, Owner, Eleventwentyfive Jennifer Lin, Senior Associate, Andy Spahn & Associates, Inc. Melanie Marconi, Co-owner, BDI Development Group & Owner, The Modern Concierge Andrei Najjar, CEO, Social Atelier / Bonwit Teller Celeste Prince, Director of Special Projects, Operations USA Stefanie Schwartz, Vice President Marketing and Operations, Neopets Viacom/MTV Networks Marthina Sochodolak, Senior Manager – International Marketing and Sales, Smashbox Studios Randy Spelling, Director, Producer, Actor Michael Swan, District Sales and Marketing Manager – Los Angeles, Hewlett Packard
Mission: LA’s BEST Friends support LA’s BEST, improving the lives of children by connecting diverse young professionals and children to each other and their communities through volunteering, fundraising, public outreach and networking.
LA’s BEST Friends Contact Information
Main Contact: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Address: Cassandra Krause, Director of BEST Friends 213-978-0790 213-978-0800 cassandra.krause@lacity.org LA’s BEST 200 North Spring Street, Suite M-120 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Melanie Marconi Events Chair for LA’s BEST Friends 323-692-1949 melanie@themodernconcierge.com
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