U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY July 2014 Dear Supporter, We are parents of the cadets and midshipmen of the five United States Service Academies. We are writing to seek your support for the 2014 All-Service Academies Holly Ball. The All-Service Academies Holly Ball is a New England tradition designed to encourage camaraderie among these fine young men and women. As you are no doubt already aware, these special young men and women – America’s sons and daughters - have volunteered to serve our country for a minimum of nine years; first, as officers-in-training at their respective Academies, and then after graduation as active-duty military officers in many areas of conflict around the world. In the years to come, they will serve on the land, on the sea, and in the air - guarding America’s interests with their dedication, their courage, and their lives. All of our cadets and midshipmen have forgone a traditional college education, and have chosen a far more rigorous and demanding regimen of life than their civilian counterparts. With its emphasis on selfsacrifice and military preparedness, academy life allows precious few opportunities for social events, and only limited time for cadets to spend with their families during their 4-year undergraduate program. To help ease this burden, academy parent organizations from ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, and CT jointly host one annual holiday event, the All-Service Academies Holly Ball for all cadets and midshipmen from the region. The 2014 event will be held on Saturday, December 27th at the Seaport Hotel, Boston, MA. The All-Service Academies Holly Ball is one of the few, fun and formal occasions that many cadets and midshipmen will experience with their families before they are deployed to serve in crucial military assignments around the world within a year of their graduation. We hope that you and your families will join us at this wonderful event which will honor the courageous choices of our sons and daughters. All net proceeds, after expenses of the Holly Ball, will go to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). In order to make a truly significant gift to WWP, we are seeking financial support for this event through both individual donations and corporate sponsorships. Information on how you and/or your company can participate has been enclosed. Thank you for your generosity and support, and please accept our sincerest wishes for a wonderful 2014 Holiday Season. Respectfully, Denise T. Kenneally Susan Vincuilla Denise T. Kenneally, P '15 Susan Vincuilla, P'15 Co-Chairs U.S. Air Force Academy Parents of E. Massachusetts [email protected] New England All-Service Academies Holly Ball Sponsor Information ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!!!! THE HOLLY BALL IS A 501c3 ORGANIZATION! Tax Identification Number 043 319 701 The All-Service Academies Holly Ball is: A great advertising opportunity for your company. A wonderful way to show your support for our armed forces. A great way to honor our future US military officers. Your company’s advertising materials will be displayed in accordance with the following sponsorship levels: Gold Sponsor $ 5000.00 2 (3x4) banners - one prominently displayed in reception area and one in the dinner hall; One full page ad with message of your choice on inside front cover of program, inside back cover, or outside back cover and on the Holly Ball website; Complimentary table for 10 with company logo and “gold” status; Public acknowledgement of your support by master of ceremonies. Silver Sponsor $ 2500.00 1 (3x4) banner displayed in reception area; One half-page ad with company logo and message of your choice in program; 2 complimentary tickets. Bronze Sponsor $ 1250.00 Your company logo will be displayed with other all service academy sponsor companies on thank you posters displayed in the reception and ballrooms; 2 complimentary tickets; 1/3 page ad with message of your choice. All-Service Academies table sponsor $ 750.00 / table Tent card ad on table by centerpiece; 1/4 page ad with message of your choice in program. All-Service Academies Holly Ball program sponsor $ 250.00 1/8 page ad in program with message of your choice in the program. Sponsor a cadet $ 70 A one-line ‘thank-you” listing in our program. Cadet Family/Friend "Shout Out" $ 25 A one-line congratulatory message to your cadet in the program. For more information, please email [email protected]. All checks would be greatly appreciated before 10/15/2014. Please include a check made out to: WPPC-Holly Ball with your advertisement or message, and your contact information and mail to: Denise Kenneally 378 Adams Street Milton, MA 02186