5th Annual Paint Creek Crawl Saturday, June 6
5th Annual Paint Creek Crawl Saturday, June 6, 2015 Board of Directors President: James VanDoorn 248-375-0411 talljimvd@aol.com Vice President: Paul Miller 248-651-6236 millagebp@yahoo.com Secretary: Doris VanDoorn 248-375-0411 DJVanDoorn@aol.com Treasurer: Alice Young 248-693-3152 alice.young@comcast.net Board Members at large Louis Carrio Lois Golden Mike Jahn Sammie Martin Clara Pinkham Friends of the Paint Creek Trail 4393 Collins Rd. Rochester, MI 48306 (248) 651-9260 (248) 601-0106 (fax) www.paintcreektrailfriends.org Email: paintcreektrailfriends@yahoo.com November 20, 2014 Dear Friend of the Paint Creek Trail, The Friends of the Paint Creek Trail volunteer group, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is seeking sponsorship for our 5th Annual Paint Creek Crawl Cycling Event on June 6, 2015. This cycling event utilizes the entire 8.9 miles of the popular Paint Creek Trail, the first rail-to-trail in Michigan that receives over 100,000 users annually. The Trail traverses through Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Orion Township, and the Village of Lake Orion. Our event will headquarter at Children’s Park in Lake Orion, and take participants to downtown Rochester via the Paint Creek Trail. Registration starts at 8:00am, the event starts at 9:00am, and will end by 1:00pm with a lunch and prize drawing. The Friends of the Paint Creek Trail’s Mission is to support the use, maintenance, and improvement of the Paint Creek Trail. Our objectives are to encourage environmental stewardship of the trail, and to encourage incorporating exercise into a healthy lifestyle by using the trail. In the past, we have used donated funds to purchase bicycle repair stations, recycle bins made of recycled plastic, and a drinking fountain. We are currently fundraising for an educational side path development project, and are forming an environmental stewardship group to help remove invasive species along the trail. We are expecting 250 cyclists for our 20 mile round-trip ride, and 250 additional participants in our Trail Etiquette program. All riders are eligible for a $500 Gift Card Grand Prize that is donated for the event. In 2014, we had 200 cyclists, and riders stopped at various locations to pick a playing card. The cyclist with the highest poker hand won $250. In the past, we had a scavenger hunt style ride that brought cyclists into local businesses that was very successful. Our Trail Etiquette program will provide free bicycle bells to encourage cyclists to be safe and announce when passing others. We will also have other educational giveaways to encourage all users to be courteous and safe on the trail. Our target audience for the ride is adults ranging from 18-70 who ride a bicycle. Our Trail Etiquette program will be open to all ages and abilities. We promote our event through the League of Michigan Bicyclists Ride Calendar, press releases, social media, email newsletter list, local businesses, and along the trail. We reach out to bicycle clubs and promote our event additionally through our local municipalities’ outreach programs. Sponsorship opportunities are detailed below. If interested, please submit the attached Sponsorship Form no later than April 1, 2015 to be included in press releases, promotional ads, etc. We will also need your company’s logo by April 1, 2015. EVENT SPONSOR ($1,000) Name/logo prominently displayed on T-shirt, brochures and press releases Banner Sign Displayed and a promotional table on site Website link on the Paint Creek Trail and Friends Websites Frequently high-lighted on our Facebook page (over 3,100 friends) 10 Free T-shirts or 10 Free Registrations PRESENTING SPONSOR ($500) Name/logo displayed on T-Shirt, brochures and press releases Signage and promotional table on site Website link on Paint Creek Trail and Friends Websites Frequently high-lighted on our Facebook page (over 3,100 friends) 5 Free T-shirts or 5 Free Registrations CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR ($250) Name/logo displayed on T-Shirt, brochures and press releases Signage and promotional table on site Website link on Paint Creek Trail and Friends Websites 3 Free T-shirts or 3 Free Registrations Thank you for considering our request. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Jim VanDoorn, President, Friends of the Paint Creek Trail Friends of the Paint Creek Trail is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization EIN: 30-0600392 5th Annual Paint Creek Crawl Sponsorship Form Saturday, June 6, 2015 Name:_________________________________________________ Contact Person:_________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________ City/State/Zip:__________________________________________ Phone:_________________________________________________ Email:__________________________________________________ Website:________________________________________________ LEVELS (Please Circle) EVENT SPONSOR ($1,000) Name/logo prominently displayed on T-Shirts, brochures and press releases Banner sign displayed at event and a promotional table on site Link to your web site on the Paint Creek Trail and Friends websites Frequently high-lighted on our Facebook Page (over 3,100 friends) 10 free T-shirts or 10 free registrations PRESENTING ($500) Name/logo on T-Shirts, brochures and press releases Signage and a promotional table on site Link to your web site on the Paint Creek Trail and Friends websites Frequently high-lighted on our Facebook Page (over 3,100 friends) 5 free T-shirts or 5 free registrations CONTRIBUTING ($250) Name/logo on T-Shirts, brochures and press releases Signage and a promotional table on site Link to your web site on the Paint Creek Trail and Friends websites 3 free T-shirts or 3 free registrations Checks payable to: Friends of the Paint Creek Trail Please return no later than April 1, 2015 to: Friends of the Paint Creek Trail Attn: Kristen Myers 4393 Collins Rd. Rochester, MI 48306 Questions? Call (248) 651-9260 or email to kmyers@oaklandtownship.org
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