J U N I O R PROGRAM JUNIOR GALA 2014 a fundraising event for the southern yacht club junior program
J U N I O R PROGRAM please join us in support of our junior program on the evening of saturday, february 8th, 2014 for the first ever JUNIOR GALA live music, cocktails dinner, raffle live & silent auctions & fun! friends and family welcome! visit WWW.SYCJUNIORS.COM for more information or contact our Gala Chairs, Kelly Alfortish at kalfortish@sycjuniors.com or Katy Lovell at klovell@sycjuniors.com
GOALS The importance of our JUNIOR PROGRAM is immense, and the impact is both significant and far-reaching. Literally, hundreds of kids and their families pass through our doors every year attending clinics, regattas and summer camp. Our JUNIOR PROGRAM brings new members to our club, builds our sport, and teaches core values to our kids. In addition, our juniors bring prestige to our club, our city and country as champions in high school, college, the Olympic Games and the America s Cup. The money we raise will help to keep the level of our program competitive with the top programs in the country and our program fees affordable for local families. Our GOALS include providing better coaching, better training for our current coaching staff, improving our equipment and establishing a travel fund to encourage national and international competition.
SUPPORT We will be offering SPONSORSHIP LEVELS with prominent recognition opportunities as well as TICKETS to attend the event. Please see the enclosed card for more information. Equally as important are AUCTION ITEMS, which may include, but are certainly not limited to, vacation packages, jewelry, spa services, artwork, parties, children s events and activities, furniture, wine, signed sports memorabilia, tickets to sporting, theatrical, or music venues, professional services, restaurant gift certificates, fishing trips, classes, photography, and many, many more! The list of ideas is endless, and we very much appreciate your consideration in DONATING AN ITEM to our auction. If you have any questions or an item to donate, please fill out the enclosed card or contact our Auction Chair, Jennifer Bent at jbent@ sycjuniors.com.
COMMITTEE GALA CHAIRS Kelly Alfortish Katy Lovell COMMITTEE MEMBERS Kenny Alfortish Tim Alfortish Kristi Alfortish Daniel Bent Jennifer Bent Carrie E. Booker Guy Brierre Nicole Ciaccio Pam Clower Kelly Cusimano Anne David Eileen Devall Wendy Diaz del Valle Elizabeth Ehrensing Natalie Finnegan Laurie Friedrichs Duff Friend Jan Friend Samantha Frost Joann Gahagan Blaine Gahagan Karen Goldenberg Holly Gordon Jimmy Haupt Stephanie Haupt Ann Heslin Jorinda Junius Wendy Kerrigan Leah LaGraize Connie LeBlanc Scott Lindley Johnny Lovell Evelyn Maillho Randi Mary Monica Mehaffie Eugenie Menszer Kirk Moyer Yvonne Pottharst Rob Rogers Kyle J. Smith Scott J. Sonnier Jennie Weatherall
JUNIOR GALA SPONSORSHIPS & TICKETS ADMIRAL...$5,000 Admission for 16, 2 Reserved Tables, a Dedicated Cocktail Waiter, Prominent Recognition on the event banner & printed & electronic marketing materials, Naming Rights for a set of 4 Optimist Team Racing Sails (for the life of the sails), Sponsorship Gift CAPTAIN...$2,000 Admission for 10, 1 Reserved Table, Prominent Recognition on the event banner, & printed & electronic marketing materials, Sponsorship Gift FIRST MATE...$1,000 Admission for 6, Recognition on the event banner & printed & electronic marketing materials, Sponsorship Gift SECOND MATE...$500 Admission for 4, Recognition on the event banner & printed & electronic marketing materials, Sponsorship Gift CREW...$225 Admission for 2, Recognition on printed materials, Sponsorship Gift 2 GALA TICKETS...$150 1 GALA TICKET...$85 NAMING RIGHTS...$1,500 Naming Rights for a set of 4 Optimist Team Racing Sails (for the life of the sails) Tickets will also be available for purchase the evening of the event at the door at a cost of $110 per ticket. AUCTION ITEMS If you would like to donate an auction item, please fill out the information on the back of this card, contact Jennifer Bent at jbent@sycjuniors. com or (504) 813.5148, or visit our website. For any additional information contact our Gala Chairs, Kelly Alfortish at kalfortish@sycjuniors.com or (504) 319.4368 or Katy Lovell at klovell@sycjuniors.com or (504) 975.5010 WWW.SYCJUNIORS.COM
JUNIOR GALA Name Address DONOR INFO Phone No. Email Address PAYMENT Please fill in your credit card or check information, or go to our prefered purchase method on our website. Payment Amount Check No. I regret that I am unable to attend, but enclosed is my contribution of $. Credit Card No. Exp. Date Security Code Name of Cardholder Billing Address AUCTION ITEM Please fill in the item description with estimated value below. Item Description Please make checks payable to: Delta Olympic Sailing Association Please return cards and payment to: Southern Yacht Club, Attn: Junior Gala, 105 North Roadway, New Orleans, LA 70124. Please purchase sponsorships by December 15th, 2013 to be listed on the invitation. Please purchase sponsorships by January 15th, 2014 to be listed on the program. With the generous assistance of Delta Olympic Sailing Association, a section 501(c)3 code section 170 non-profit organization, restricted donations will be accepted to promote training, including travel and coaching, for national, international, Junior Olympic and Olympic sailing events. Grants will be made for qualifying sailors from the SYC Junior Program. No administrative fee will be charged. All or part of your gift may be tax deductible as a charitable contribution. Please consult with your tax advisor. WWW.SYCJUNIORS.COM