Young Friends of St. Louis Children s Hospital COCKTAILS & CLOWNS. Benefitting the Clown Docs at St. Louis Children s Hospital

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1 Young Friends of hosts the 7 th Annual Cocktails and Clowns Date & Time Place Friday, March 30, 2012 NEO on Locust 7:00 10:00 PM 2801 Locust Ave, Price Young Friends Members* - $40 Early Bird - $40 After March 16 or at the door - $50 Ticket price includes beer, wine, Pearl Vodka and light appetizers *Young Friends tickets are entered in a Young Friends member only raffle Beneficiary Proceeds from this event will support The Clown Docs program at. Children s Hospital strives to use various forms of play in a nurturing and supportive environment to decrease stress and anxiety for children, youth, and families during health care experiences. Therapeutic hospital clowning is the purposeful use of clowning and its associated skills to address the psychosocial needs of hospitalized patients and their families. Laughter elevates heart rate, increases oxygenation of blood, lowers stress hormones, massages muscles and vital organs, and decreases pain. Your support of this event brings hours of laughter to patients and families at. Young Friends The Young Friends of is a fun and entertaining group of men and women who consider themselves young professionals, parents and friends working together to help do what s right for kids.

2 Marketing and Sponsorship Facts Cocktails & Clowns Attendance: over 400 young professionals and their guests Event Invitation circulation: 1,400+ Event Blast circulation: 1,400+ Donor Report circulation: 12,000 Friends of SLCH Newsletter circulation: 1,000 Presenting Sponsor $5,000 Provides 145 hours of laughter for SLCH patients! Prominent listing of name and logo on event materials, such as: event invitation, event communication, website, egifts newsletter, and all event signage. Twelve tickets with VIP table for young professional leaders within your organization to attend the event. Ability to drive traffic to your business by providing a favor for each guest and/or having a table at the event (optional). Opportunity to partner with a world-renowned medical institution. Recognition in Annual Donor report, on the Donor Wall and in Chat the Friends of membership newsletter. Donor Wall Located in the Hospital Dates to Remember To be included in the invitation: January 25, 2012 To be included in event signage: March 21, 2012 Cocktails & Clowns Event: March 30, 2012 Major Sponsor $ 1,500 Provides 43 hours of laughter for SLCH patients! Premier listing of name on event materials, such as: event invitation, website, and event signage. Four tickets to Cocktails and Clowns event. Opportunity to partner with a world-renowned medical institution. Recognition in Annual Donor report, on the Donor Wall and in Chat the Friends of membership newsletter. Event Sponsor $ 500 Provides 15 hours of laughter for SLCH patients! Listing on event invitation, website and signage. Two tickets to Cocktails and Clowns event. Opportunity to partner with a world-renowned medical institution Recognition in Chat - the Friends of membership newsletter.

3 Event Contact Kayla Boylan Special Events Coordinator Foundation fax: Sponsor Commitment Form (Please type or print all information exactly as it should appear in the invitation, printed materials, and other recognition lists) Contact Name Title Company/Organization Address City State ZIP Dates to Remember To be included in the invitation: January 25, 2012 Phone Fax To be included in event signage: March 21, 2012 Cocktails & Clowns Event: March 30, 2012 Sponsorship Level (Please check one) Presenting Sponsor ($5,000) Event Sponsor ($500) Major Sponsor ($1,500) Other Recognition Send completed form and payment in return envelope provided fax to or mail to Kayla Boylan Foundation PO Box St. Louis, MO Commitment form and logo must be received by January 25, 2012, to be included in invitation. Please send logo to Logo attached Will send at a later date Donor Hall/Annual Report Please list exactly how you wish to be recognized (by personal name or company name): Payment Please send invoice Check attached (Payable to Foundation) Credit card # Exp Billing ZIP Code Signature Date

4 WHO ARE THE CLOWN DOCS? The Clown Docs at are five professionally trained clowns who use humor to distract patients from their hospital experience and to relieve stress among patients, family members and staff. This innovative therapy program, which has been part of Child Life Services since 1998, uses a pair of clowns to visit the hematology/oncology clinic, the neurology rehabilitation floor and all in-patient floors during three, 4-hour shifts each week. Each year, the Clown Docs make more than 8,000 visits to children in the hospital! This program also exposes medical students at Washington University School of Medicine to the benefits of humor as a communication tool through a class called The Medicine of Laughter. The Clown Docs program is funded entirely through generous donations to the hospital.

5 Highlights Mission Statement We do what s right for kids! Vision (SLCH) will be the hallmark for quality pediatric care within our region, as well as nationally and internationally. As the flagship for a growing, integrated pediatric health-care network, we will lead the development of innovative, cost-effective approaches in prevention, primary care and specialty services, with the ultimate goal of improving the health of all children. Our History Founded in 1879 by eight St. Louis women who recognized there were few doctors skilled to treat children and no hospital dedicated to their care children were being mistaken as miniature adults. At that time, children were treated free of charge and since then we have always treated all children regardless of their families ability to pay. Relationship with Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) Our entire faculty has two appointments one with the hospital and one as a faculty member at WUSM. WUSM was recently ranked the #3 medical school in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Recent Awards and Recognition Parents Magazine recognizes as one of the five best pediatric hospitals in the nation. U.S. News & World Report recognized SLCH as one of the nation s top children s hospitals in all of the seven specialties rated by the magazine. is the only hospital in the region and the state of Missouri to achieve this elite ranking. Magnet Status, the nation s highest honor for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), was granted to SLCH in January To date, only 170 of almost 5,000 hospitals nationwide three percent have Magnet status. The Facts Oldest pediatric hospital west of the Mississippi River and the seventh oldest in the United States 250 licensed beds, including a 26-bed pediatric intensive care unit, a 75-bed neonatal intensive care unit and a five-bed pediatric bone marrow transplant unit. 275,000 patient visits each year. We offer comprehensive services in every pediatric medical and surgical specialty to children, from infancy to adolescence, and advocates on behalf of children and families. SLCH has served patients from all 50 states and 54 countries.

6 Young Friends of Have Fun. Meet New People. Help a Great Cause! Group Overview Young Friends of was started in 2006 to provide young professionals, parents and friends a chance to support a great cause, become more involved in their community and meet like-minded people. Since its foundation, the Young Friends has grown from a handful of members to a strong membership base of over 175 young leaders. Our mission is three-fold: fundraising, service and advocacy. This mission is accomplished through a variety of events, projects, advocacy awareness and education initiatives. All of these activities support causes within Children s Hospital that directly enhance the quality of life for patients and their families. How We Make a Difference In 2011, the Young Friends raised more than $75,000 to benefit programs at St. Louis Children s Hospital Clown Docs Camp Hope Young Friends regularly provides its members with opportunities to serve the needs of children and families affiliated with the Hospital Dinner service to families with children in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit Production of Valentine and Halloween cards for patients Evening management/supervision of the Ronald McDonald Family Room Participation in Love Light and Children s Holiday Festivals Young Friends members make an annual trip to Jefferson City, Missouri to meet with lawmakers and discuss important children s health initiatives on behalf of the Hospital. Ways to Get Involved Young Friends is always looking for new community members to get connected and help continue its mission to do what s right for kids. If you are interested in helping with fundraising, service or advocacy, please contact Abby Edwards in the Foundation Office at or aedwards@bjc.org.