Black Professional Men, Inc. P.O. Box 23851 Baltimore, MD 21203 501(C) (3) BPM Voicemail: 410.377.1023 www.bpminc.org BPM Executive Team Teddy Coates, President Rod Carter, Vice President Ricky Williams, Comptroller Kenneth W Morris, Treasurer O Neill McDaniels, Jr., Secretary Black Professional Men, Inc. BPM Membership Team Fitzhugh Alford Edwin Avent P. David Bramble James Brown Willie Dash Gerald Davis Bruce Dorsey William Garrett Antony Gross Jim Hamlin Lenneal Henderson Mike Holloway William McIntyre R. Anthony Mills Kim Moir Brian Olds Kwe Parker N. Scott Phillips Kyle Skinner Samuel Stackhouse James Stevens Kendrick Tilghman Rev. Marlon Tilghman Stephen Trye Quadre Washington Anthony Williams Floyd Wright Ensuring the Future of the African American Male 20th Annual Rays of Hope Awards & Scholarship Breakfast June 15, 2013 Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel Downtown Baltimore, MD
Introduction Our members dedicate many hours to public service each year to accomplish BPM s objectives and goals. BPM s membership includes over 40 dedicated men who come from a variety of professions, including barbers, attorneys, teachers, engineers, architects, financial advisors, councilmen and entrepreneurs. We volunteer, collectively, several hours each month to mentor and tutor young boys, promote and teach economic development to the Baltimore community, and engage government officials in dialogue for solutions to the plight of both the African-American male and the community at large. We fund our mission through the financial support of the BPM membership, corporations, charitable foundations, and patrons of our mentoring and tutoring programs. This event directly impacts our mission statement, To Ensure the Future of The African American Male. The Rays of Hope Breakfast allows Black Professional Men to give young African-American Men, from the Baltimore area, emotional and financial support, in their pursuit of higher education. We would love to have your support in helping us to continue our Mission. Thank you, Members of Black Professional Men, Inc. The Rays of Hope Scholarship Breakfast Nearly 400 people come together every June to honor the winners of Black Professional Men Inc. s Rays of Hope Awards and Scholarships. The Rays of Hope Awards are given to outstanding African-American men who have excelled in their professions, and who serve as role models to younger Black men and boys. Awards are given in the categories of education, government, medicine, business, religion, and community and charitable services. Past winners include Congressman Elijah Cummings, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Tuskegee Airmen Dr. Cyril Byron. The Rays of Hope Breakfast is a time for Black Professional Men, Inc. to showcase its mentoring program, and to give scholarships to deserving Black male students from the Baltimore metropolitan area. In the past nineteen years, Black Professional Men Inc. has awarded scholarships to more than 185 deserving African-American male high school graduates. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Rays of Hope Breakfast. In honor of this momentous occasion, our goal is to award $15,000 in scholarships, bringing our total scholarship giving for the past nineteen years to over $190,000. In order to achieve this goal, and to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the event, we have planned a spectacular weekend of fun, informative, and inspiring events. The weekend will begin with a networking social on Friday, June 14th, 2013 where our sponsors will have the opportunity to meet and greet the current and past BPM scholars and award winners from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The weekend will culminate with the Rays of Hope Awards and Scholarship Breakfast which will take place on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Both events will take place at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel in downtown Baltimore. We hope you can join us. 3 1
Sponsorship Benefits & Opportunities: Rays of Hope Awards & Scholarship Breakfast Platinum Sponsor $10,000 Title sponsor recognition for the Rays of Hope Awards and Scholarship Breakfast & Reception Company name and logo listed in program book at the Platinum Level Two tables (20 tickets) for the breakfast; and table tents with company name Two scholarships will bear your company s name Full-page advertisement in program book Advertisement and promotional opportunities throughout the event Link to your company s website on the BPM website Gold Sponsor $7,000 Gold sponsor recognition for the Rays of Hope Awards and Scholarship & Reception Company name and logo will be listed in program book at the Gold Level One table (10 tickets) for the breakfast and a table tent with company name One scholarship will bear your company s name Full-page advertisement in program book Link to your company s website on the BPM website Silver Sponsor $6,000 Company name and logo listed in program book at the Silver Level One table (10 tickets) for the breakfast and a table tent with company name Half-page advertisement in program book Link to your company s website on the BPM website Bronze Sponsor $3,000 Company name and logo listed in program book at the Bronze Level One table (10 tickets) for the breakfast and a table tent with company name Quarter-page advertisement in program book Technology Partner Market Rate (12 Laptops) Company name and logo listed in program book as Technology Partner One Table (10) Tickets for the Rays of Hope Breakfast Opportunity to present Laptops to Scholars at Reception on behalf of your company Event day recognition as Technology Partner Quarter-page advertisement in program book BPM Supporter $1,200 2 Company name and logo listed in program at the Supporter level (4 tickets) for the breakfast Rays of Hope Reception 4
Rays of Hope Awards Reception Level I $2,000 Opportunity for brief remarks at podium ½ page ad in Breakfast Program Book (4) Tickets to Rays of Hope Breakfast Level II $1,000 (4) Tickets to Rays of Hope Breakfast Level III $500 (2) Tickets to Rays of Hope Breakfast Supporter $250 (1) Ticket to Rays of Hope Breakfast Major BPM Sponsors 5 3
Sponsorship Registration and Advertising Contract Name: Company Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Email: Please check which sponsorship package or advertisement: Rays of Hope Breakfast Tickets Quantity Purchase Type Unit Cost(s) Amount Rays of Hope Awards & Scholarship Breakfast, Saturday, June 15, 2013, 9:00 a.m. Rays of Hope Awards and Scholarship Breakfast Tickets $60.00 Rays of Hope Awards and Scholarship Breakfast Table of 10 $600.00 Rays of Hope Breakfast Sponsorship Packages Platinum Sponsor $10,000.00 Gold Sponsor $7,000.00 Silver Sponsor $6,000.00 Bronze Sponsor $3,000.00 Technology Partner Market Rate (12 Laptops) BPM Supporter $1,200.00 BPM Patron $600.00 Vendor Table @ Rays of Hope Breakfast Event $50.00 For ticket information contact: Klye Skinner, 443-602-1341, k9skin@gmail.com 4 6
Rays of Hope Reception Sponsorship Packages Rays of Hope Awards & Scholarship Reception, Friday, June 14, 2013, 6:00 p.m. Quantity Purchase Type Unit Cost(s) Amount Level I Sponsor $2,000.00 Level II Sponsor $1,000.00 Level III Sponsor $ 500.00 Reception Supporter $ 250.00 Rays of Hope Awards Advertising Rates Additional Purchase Options: Ad deadline is COB May 24th. Please submit to paula@scityevents.com Quantity Amount Purchase Type Rays of Hope Souvenir Journal Ad Inside Cover (8.5 x 10 ) $2,500.00 Rays of Hope Souvenir Journal Ad Inside Back Cover (8.5 x 10 ) $1,000.00 Rays of Hope Souvenir Journal Ad Full Page (8.5 x 10 ) $300.00 Rays of Hope Souvenir Journal Ad Half Page [horiz.] (7.5 x 10 ) $200.00 Rays of Hope Souvenir Journal Ad Quarter Page (7.5 x 4.5 ) $150.00 Rays of Hope Souvenir Journal Ad Business Card (3.5 x 2 ) $100.00 Consented and agreed to by (print name): TOTAL Authorizing Signature (must match name printed above): Date: Make checks or money orders payable to: Black Professional Men, Inc.Post Office Box 23851, Baltimore, MD 21203 or Online via BPM PayPal link on www.bpminc.com. Advertising Specifications: Please Note, there will be a $45.00 surcharge for the following: Re-creation of an ad that does not meet required specifications and for design and layout of new ads. Please submit ad in JPEG; PDF or TIF file. Please contact Paula Darden with specific questions regarding ads paula@scityevents.com or 443-812-5191. 7 5