girls on the run partnership opportunities & benefits

PARTNERSHIP O P P O R T U N I T I E S

Girls on the Run® - Who We Are

Our Mission

To inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and

confident using a fun experience-based curriculum that creatively

integrates running

Our Vision We envision a world where every girl

knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue

her dreams

Our Program

Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, interactive learning program for 8-14 year old girls that uses the power of running to strengthen the way girls see themselves and their opportunities. The program is dedicated to keeping them out of the “girl box,” a place where preoccupation with appearance and anxiety over being liked keeps them from fulfilling their true potential and puts them at risk for substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, and peer pressure issues. Offered each Fall and Spring, the curriculum combines self-esteem enhancing games, discussions and workouts with training for a 5K (3.1 mile) event and participation in a community service project. Girls exit the program with a stronger sense of identity and a greater acceptance of themselves as they prepare to face the upcoming pressures of adolescence.

Why Support for Girls on the Run is Critically Necessary

Some sad facts about girls today: • Three million young Americans seriously considered suicide in 2000 and of those, over 1

million tried to kill themselves. • Idaho has the 4th highest suicide rate, 67% higher than the national average. • Girls were twice as likely as boys to report contemplating suicide. • Body dissatisfaction and dietary restraints are predictors of depression in girls. • Almost two-thirds of girls in 5th-12th grades are dissatisfied with their body shape and

want to lose weight. • Girls as young as 5 form negative self-images based on their weight.

If you want to help change that, here’s some good news:

• Girls who participate in physical activities are 40% less likely to smoke, have higher levels of self-esteem, better body images, and lower levels of depression.

• Girls who have experienced emotional trauma respond positively to physical fitness programs.

• Girls who participate in physical activities have higher self-esteem and therefore less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior during adolescence.

• Girls who participate in physical exercise have higher self-esteem and therefore have better relationships with adults, get better grades, are less likely to use drugs and are less depressed than girls who don’t.

And the best news, if she’s involved with Girls on the Run:

• She has higher self-esteem;** • She has improved eating attitudes;** • She has an improved body image;** • She has a positive peer group setting where important issues are addressed in a

productive and research based manner • She has positive role models in her mentor coaches.

**According to research conducted by Dr. Rita DeBate, Ph.D., MPH, CHES, assistant professor in the department of Health Behavior at UNC-Charlotte, the Girls on the Run Curricula improve girls self-esteem, body image and eating attitudes to a “statistically significant” extent.

Our Sponsorship Philosophy & Opportunities

Our commitment to you, the sponsor, is to host professional, high-quality events and youth programs to which your company can be associated. Through these events and programs, we strive to cultivate community spirit as well as generate interest, awareness and increased exposure for your products and services. Your sponsorship sends a powerful message of support for healthy living for the youth and families of our community. Sponsorship opportunities can include one or more of the following distinct areas of the entire Girls on the Run® program: Fall & Spring program, Girls on the Run Community 5k & Healthy Living Expo, Lunafest Film Festival, and the Hailey Turkey Trot 5k. Details about each of these areas are outline below and their associated benefits. Our sponsorship opportunities range from allowing you to focus your to a particular event to having exposure across all that GOTR does!

Where Does Your Money Go?

Sponsorship monies go to support our Girls on the Run® program in the Wood River Valley in the following ways:

• Scholarships - Girls on the Run® is offered to all girls regardless of their ability to pay. On average 50% of our fees are covered by scholarship in 2014. Your sponsorship helps us offer the funds necessary to insure all girls are able to participate.

• Curriculum - Girls on the Run® uses well-researched and proven curriculum that is implemented nationally across 180 different councils. Your sponsorship helps to supply and maintain the materials necessary to implement each of the 20 lessons in this curriculum.

• Overhead – Although Girls on the Run® is primarily volunteer-based, we have necessary overhead costs to keep our program running. These costs include t-shirts for each participant, liability insurance, licensing fees, individual site expenses, coach training and background checks, and administration. Your sponsorship helps to ensure these expenses can be met to keep our program running efficiently.

Girls on the Run® of the Wood River Valley is a non-profit, 501c3 organization. Your contributions are fully tax deductible. To learn more about this exciting and effective program giving girls the opportunity to laugh, run, and learn to address the issues girls face everyday, please contact Mary Fauth, Executive Director, at 208.788.7863, [email protected].


PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP SPRING & FALL SEASONS

Locations: Hemingway, Hailey, Woodside, and Bellevue elementary schools, and the Wood

River Middle School Spring season March – May

Fall season September – November Program support sponsors will receive the benefit being showcased as a partner in the Girls on the Run® program, in all communications about the program within the schools and in the general public, and on program participant t-shirts. Information about the program goes out to 1500 families each fall and spring, as well as being distributed through our community partners such as Blaine County Recreation and St. Lukes Center for Community Health.

$5000 $2500 $1150 $575 Exposure across all Girls on the Run sponsored events including: • Community 5k & Healthy Living Expo as a “Superstar”

Sponsor • Hailey Turkey Trot as a “Mashed Potato & Gravy Sponsor” • Lunafest Film Festival as a “Blue Moon” Sponsor

Program specific Benefits • Prominent company logo placement on program t-shirt • Company logo on program registration flyers and web

portal • Company logo on all pages of GOTR website • Presented with logo as a community partner on all email

marketing • Presented as a community partner on GOTR website and

description of company & your sponsorship philosophies

• Equates to 20 girls

ability to participate with a full scholarship

• Prominent company logo placement on program t-shirt

• Company logo on program registration flyers and web portal

• Company logo on all pages of GOTR website

• Presented with logo as a community partner on all email marketing

• Presented as a community partner on GOTR website and description of company & your sponsorship philosophies

• Equates to 10

girls ability to participate with a full scholarship

• Presented as a community partner on all email marketing

• Presented as a community partner on GOTR website

• Equates to 5

girls ability to participate with a full scholarship

• Presented as a community partner on GOTR website

GIRLS ON THE RUN COMMUNITY 5K & HEALTHY

LIVING EXPO In this event, the finish line is only the beginning…

Saturday, May 16, 2015 Heagle Park, Della View Subdivision, Hailey, Idaho

Race start time: 9:30 am; Healthy Living Expo: 9:30 – 12:00 pm

The Girls on the Run Community 5K Fun Run and Healthy Living Expo is much more than just a running event. It is a multigenerational event for our entire community and encourages all to participate as runners, walkers, organizers, volunteers and spectators. With limited events of this type in our area that encourage participation of families and all ages and abilities, we believe this to be a great opportunity to promote healthy living and fitness in a positive, fun-filled environment.

In 2012 we introduced a “Corporate Team” challenge that was a success! Teams of 5 employees from local businesses competed for the “Best Spirit” award and the chance to each win a Garmin GPS watch. The Challenge will return in 2015 with even more fun and opportunity for camaraderie for your organization. The Healthy Living Expo includes booths of health-related information and activities from a variety of community organizations, including yourself, that share in a common goal to bring togetherness and a true sense of celebration, education, and fun. This will be our 12th annual event and past participants number between 300-400. We anticipate these numbers again this

year. We feel we are meeting a community need as families and individuals come together to participate in a fun, healthy, activity-filled morning. Your sponsorship sends a powerful message of support for healthy living and for the youth and families of our community.

SUPERSTAR $2500 SPRINTER $1500 RUNNER $750 WALKER $300 Additional “Mashed Potato & Gravy” sponsor exposure at Hailey Turkey Trot ($1000 value) • Opportunity for professional

booth at expo • Company logo & link on GOTR

website • Option of inserting company

materials in race bag • Option of having banner

displayed at event • Company logo display on

event printed material • Company logo display on

event t-shirts • Recognition in all press

material • Recognition in all email

marketing • Social media thank you

opportunity 1 complimentary corporate team entry ($300 value)

• Opportunity for

professional booth at expo

• Company logo & link on GOTR website

• Option of inserting company materials in race bag

• Option of having banner displayed at event

• Company logo display on event printed material

• Company logo display on event t-shirts

• Recognition in all email marketing

• Social media thank you opportunity

1 complimentary corporate team entry ($300 value)

• Opportunity for

professional booth at expo

• Company text recognition & link on GOTR website

• Option of inserting company materials in race bag

• Option of having banner displayed at event



1 complimentary corporate team entry ($300 value)

• Company text

recognition & link on GOTR website



2 complimentary race entries ($40 value)

CORPORATE TEAM CHALLENGE -- $300 Encourage a healthy lifestyle by entering your company into the “Corporate Team Challenge!” You’ll receive 6 race entries, upgrade to a technical t-shirt, and a chance to win the “Best Spirit Award” and prizes such as a Garmin GPS watch or membership to BCRD’s Fitworks.

LUNAFEST FILM FESTIVAL

Connecting Women Through Film – a benefit for Girls on the Run of the Wood River Valley

Thursday, November 6, 2015 nexStage Theater, Ketchum

Reception & Silent Auction 6:00 p.m. Film Showing 7:00 p.m.

LUNAFEST®, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women's issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities, will be hosted by Girls on the Run of the Wood River Valley. This unique film festival highlights women as leaders in society, illustrated through nine short films by women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover topics such as women’s health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural diversity and breaking barriers. Sponsor will not only be supporting Girls on the Run’s efforts to bring a thought-provoking film event to the Community, but help showcase the Girls on the Run program to the general public in a unique way. At each event our annual “End Girl to Girl Bullying” essay contest winner reads her winning essay, sharing her words and encouragement gained through the Girls on the Run program. Opportunities to not only give monetary donations, but also in-kind donations, are listed below. In-kind donations of product or services are used in our online lunafestauction.com that is promoted the evening of the event, as well as to the community at large before and after the event through the online bidding portal. The online auction receives nearly 6000 page views in an event season, giving your product or service exposure to those that attend the event or not.

BLUE MOON $3000 In-kind or

$1500 cash

FULL MOON $1500 in-kind or

$750 cash

SUPERSTAR $1000 in-kind or

$500 cash

AUCTION DONOR/

ADVERTISER

• Exclusivity of product • Recognition at the event &

opportunity to speak • Ability to distribute product

at event • Banner display at event • Company logo on all

marketing material including poster, postcard, email and social media marketing, program insert

• Company logo/link on event web page

• Company logo/link on auction website

• Auction item display at event if applicable

10 complimentary Red Carpet admissions ($500 value)

• Ability to distribute product at

event • Banner display at event • Company logo on all

marketing material including poster, postcard, email and social media marketing, program insert





• Company logo on email and

social media marketing, program insert





• $100 Advertising

opportunity on auction website

• Inclusion of auction item on auction website – includes company info and link to website

• Inclusion on program insert


HAILEY TURKEY TROT 5k

Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2015 Start/Finish at Sturtos of Hailey, Downtown Hailey

Race start at 10 a.m. From what started as a small neighborhood race and grown to the largest community athletic event next to the Boulder Mountain Tour, the Hailey Turkey Trot has become a family tradition on Thanksgiving morning. The race not only benefits Girls on the Run, but Hailey’s Souper Supper soup kitchen. Individuals, families and those visiting for the holiday come together to run, walk, and stroll the 5k course that winds through downtown Hailey and the Draper Preserve. 2014 marked the 12th anniversary of this popular event a record number of 650 participants took part in the fun. Opportunities for sponsorship of this specific race range between “Turkey Sponsorship” at $2500 down to “Green Bean Casserole Sponsorship” at $100. To inquire contact Turkey Trot race director Daryl Fauth at 726-0700.

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TURKEY $2500

MASHED POTATO & GRAVY $1000

PUMPKIN PIE $500

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE $100

• Company logo display on event

hat • Option of inserting company


displayed at event • Company logo/link display on

event printed material • Company logo display on website • Recognition in all press material • Recognition in all email marketing • Social media thank you

opportunity


• Option of inserting company


displayed at event • Company logo/link display on

event printed material • Company logo display on

website • Recognition in all press material • Recognition in all email

marketing • Social media thank you

opportunity


• Option of having

banner displayed at event

• Company text display on event printed material

• Company logo/llink display on website

• Recognition in all press material



• Company text

display on event printed material

• Company text /link display on website

• Recognition in all press material



YES! I’d like to be a partner with Girls on the Run!

Company Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ Contact Name: _________________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _____________________________ Phone: ________________________________________ Email: _______________________________________ Website: _______________________________________ I’m interested in the following opportunities: Girls on the Run Program Specific Sponsorship

❏ $5000 (exposure across all GOTR related efforts!) ❏ $2300 ❏ $1150 ❏$575 Community 5k & Healthy Living Expo

❏ Superstar ❏ Sprinter ❏ Runner ❏ Walker ❏ Corporate Team Challenge Lunafest Film Festival

❏ Blue Moon ❏ Full Moon ❏ Superstar ❏ Auction Donor/Advertiser Hailey Turkey Trot

❏ Turkey ❏ Mashed Potato& Gravy ❏ Pumpkin Pie ❏ Green Bean Casserole I would like to pay for our sponsorship by:

❏ Enclosing a check paid in full

❏ Paying ½ now. Please bill me the remaining.

❏ I’m not able to commit right now, but please contact me closer to the event I selected above!

Girls on the Run of the Wood River Valley Contact: Mary Fauth, 788-7863, 720-4948 PO Box 7016, Ketchum, ID 83340 [email protected]

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