About Aces UP!Aces UP! is Chicago’s premier charity poker tournament. Started in 2007, the event has grown over the years to include close to 500 players and spectators. Aces UP! is hosted by four self-professed poker “experts”: Urban Prep Founder & CEO Tim King; BNY Mellon Senior Director Alexi Giannoulias; and Chicago Sun Times Columnist and TV Personality Richard Roeper; and College Football Hall of Famer and former Chicago Bear Chris Zorich.

Aces UP! also attracts other civic, media, sports, and corporate stars to participate as celebrity “bounties” who entice guests to knock them out and win additional prizes. Since its inception, Aces UP! has raised over $500,000 for Urban Prep Academies and garnered significant coverage in the local media.

11th annualaces up!

charity pokertournament

11th annual aces up! charity poker tournament benefiting urban prep academies

thursday, november 30, 2017

LOCATIONChicago Sports Museum Water Tower Place, Level 7 835 North Michigan Avenue

Registration &Cocktail Reception5:00 p.m.

Tournament6:00 p.m.

To register and for more information, please visit www.acesuptourney.com or call (312) 276-0259, ext. 1129

TICKETS$250 Player$75 Spectator

About Urban Prep Urban Prep Academies was founded in 2002 by Tim King and a group of African-American education, business and civic leaders who wanted to improve the educational opportunities available to urban males. In 2006, this nonprofit organization opened the country’s first public charter high school for boys: Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men—Englewood Campus. Urban Prep has been recognized interna-tionally for its success in improving the academic, social and emotional development of urban young men. Currently, Urban Prep operates three schools in high need Chicago communities. 100% of Urban Prep’s graduates have been admitted to college. The Urban Prep Motto is “We Believe.”

The Urban Prep Schools Network The Urban Prep Schools Network includes three public charter schools in the Bronzeville, Englewood and Near West Side communities serving approximately 1,500 students. Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men—Englewood Campus is the first public charter high school for boys in the country. Urban Prep’s schools are unique because of their positive school culture and rigorous college prep curriculum. Urban Prep students are distinguished by their uniform of khaki pants, black blazer emblazoned with the school crest, and red tie. All Urban Prep graduates have set the bar high for graduates to come, as 100% of them have been admitted to college including prestigious institutions like Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, Howard University, Morehouse College, Northwestern University, Princeton University, the University of Illinois, the University of Rochester, and the University of Virginia. In addition to these admissions, the graduates have received over ten million dollars in grants and scholarships.

The Urban Prep Fellows Program The Urban prep Fellows Program is a one-year employment opportunity for Urban Prep Alumni who have graduated from college, designed to provide a well-rounded view of operations at Urban Prep Academies and assist the Fellows in the development of work skills for future careers in education. Over the course of the academic year, the Fellows serve a rotation at each of Urban Prep Academies’ three campuses and at Urban Prep’s corporate office. At each placement, Fellows are called upon to use their unique perspective as Alumni and Employees to serve as role models, mentors and advisors for current students at Urban Prep Campuses.

The Urban Prep Alumni Program Urban Prep’s mission is to ensure that graduates from our schools succeed in college. In order to fulfill that mission, Urban Prep has developed the Alumni Program. This program provides the support necessary to help Urban Prep alumni successfully complete college. Areas of special attention include aiding in class selection, identifying tutors, and securing access to financial resources. Additionally, this program serves as a research/data center; and results from its findings will help inform national conversations around how to best support students while in college.

About Sponsorship of Aces UP!Aces UP! allows companies and organizations to partner with a charitable event that benefits the future of Chicago’s children while simultaneously promoting their brand with a nationally recognized entity. Corporate supporters of Urban Prep have included:

AmericanEagle.com Aon Ariel Investments Associated Bank AT&T Bank of America BNY Mellon Wealth Management Callahan Capital Partners Citi

Chicago Beverage Systems CS Insurance Strategies East Bank Club Exelon Fifth Third Bank Flemings Friedman Properties FSH Communications Gibsons Goldberg Kohn

HP Harry Caray’s Horseshoe Casino IMC Jenner & Block Levy Restaurants Majestic Star Casino MB Real Estate McDonalds Nike

PepsiCo Perkins Coie Polo/Ralph Lauren The Private Bank Sara Lee Sweet Mandy B’s Tiffany & Co. Ziegler

Urban Prep has been featured over 200 separate local and national media outlets including:

ABC News Anderson Cooper 360 The Associated Press BBC BET CBS News CNN The Chicago Defender Chicago Magazine

The Chicago Sun Times The Chicago Tribune The Christian Science Monitor Crain’s Chicago Business The Economist Magazine Ebony Magazine Fox News Good Morning America

The Huffington Post The L.A. Times MSNBC Michigan Avenue Magazine The Mo’Nique Show N’Digo NBC News NPR The New York Times

The Oprah Winfrey Show PBS People Magazine RedEye The Tavis Smiley Show The View The Wall Street Journal The Washington Post

Additionally, resolutions and addresses in support of Urban Prep have been made in the Chicago City Council, Illinois State General Assembly, the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Sponsorship PackagesPlease direct all inquiries and sponsorship requests to:

Israel Durley idurley@urbanprep.org or (312) 276-0259, ext. 1129

For more information on Aces UP!, please visit www.acesuptourney.com

Pocket Rockets Sponsor$7,500 (cash or equivalent) The Pocket Rockets package is a premier sponsorship level. Pocket Rockets sponsors receive:

• Company logo displayed on the card protectors players will be given at the tournament

• Top name and logo placement on collateral and promotional materials • Verbal acknowledgement during the tournament • TWO reserved private tables of 8 each (16 guests total) for

the tournament

Big Slick Sponsor$5,000 (cash or equivalent)Big Slick sponsors will receive:

• Premium name and logo placement on collateral and promotional materials

• Verbal acknowledgement during the tournament • One reserved private table with 8 seats at the tournament

Suited Connectors Sponsor$2,500 (cash or equivalent)Suited Connector sponsors will receive:

• Name and logo placement on collateral and promotional materials • TWO tournament tickets

Donations to Urban Prep are tax deductibleto the fullest extent of the law.

URBAN PREP ACADEMIES

420 North Wabash, Suite 300 Chicago, Illinois 60611

p 312.276.0259 • f 312.755.1050

www.urbanprep.org

WE BELIEVE.

For more information on Aces UP!, please visit www.acesuptourney.com