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11th Anniversary
2006 AAPD Leadership Awards Gala
Sponsor Benefit Packages

March 8, 2006
Capital Hilton, Washington, DC



$100,000 - Lead Sponsor


Awards Dinner – Demonstrate corporate involvement and awareness for disability issues

  • Three premiere tables of eight. Each table has six seats for you and your guests, plus two seats for VIP’s, who may be Members of Congress, senior members of the Administration, 2006 awardees or the award presenters.
  • CEO will be invited to make remarks at the Leadership Dinner as well as at the preceding CEO Briefing.
  • Invitation for eight people to attend the exclusive pre-Gala CEO Briefing.
  • CEO will be invited to serve as Chair of the Leadership Gala Steering Committee and have the option of helping to preside over official functions of the committee. Those functions may include the participation of Gala Chairs, spouses of Members of Congress and Administration, spouses of Ambassadors, and senior corporate executives.

Visibility – Reach all Members of Congress, Cabinet, and senior members of the Administration as well as the 120,000+ members of AAPD.

  • Positioning as Co-Sponsor and Host of the General Reception/Exhibit Area, including prominent positioning of an accessibility-based display.
  • Recognition as a Lead Sponsor and exclusive top billing in every aspect of the program (pledge must be received by January 31, 2006 to be included in the program). In past years, the event attendees have included Cabinet members, four Members of Congress, and senior members of the Administration.
  • Your company logo will be prominently displayed in the invitation (pledge must be received by December 1, 2005 to be included in the invitation), which will reach all Members of Congress, the Cabinet, senior members of the administration, and over 2,000 leaders in the corporate and philanthropic communities.
  • Photo opportunity with distinguished honorees and speakers.
  • Option to host a Steering Committee meeting.
  • Prominent, full-color logo on signage at the event, including an “electronic billboard.”
  • A sixty-second PSA to be shown during event to provide maximum visibility of your company’s endeavors to support the disability community (to be produced by sponsor).
  • A customized public relations effort will be executed to highlight company’s participation.
  • Your company logo and appropriate description will be featured as a direct link on the AAPD Web site.
  • The logo and a quote from an appropriate spokesperson will be included within the AAPD newsletter, which is distributed to all AAPD members quarterly.

Post-Event – Year-long exposure to the largest consumer minority in the United States.

  • Listing in the AAPD Annual Report.
  • Invitations to special AAPD events throughout the year, including the esteemed Justice For All Awards event in July.
  • Up to 50 complimentary copies of the post-Dinner AAPD Newsletter, which will include photos and stories of the evening’s highlights.
  • Opportunity for a “Corporate Disability Briefing” with the CEO of AAPD, Andrew J. Imparato.



$75,000 - Presenting Sponsor


Awards Dinner – Demonstrate corporate involvement and awareness for disability issues.

  • Three premiere tables of eight. Each table has six seats for you and your guests, plus two seats for VIP’s, which may include Members of Congress, senior members of the Administration, 2006 awardees or the award presenters.
  • CEO will be invited to make remarks at the Leadership Dinner and the preceding CEO Briefing.
  • Invitation for eight people to attend the exclusive pre-Gala CEO Briefing.
  • CEO will be invited to serve as Chair of the Gala Steering Committee and help to preside over official functions of the committee. Committee functions could include the participation of Gala Chairs, spouses of Members of Congress and Administration, spouses of Ambassadors, and senior corporate executives.

Visibility – Reach all Members of Congress, Cabinet, and senior members of the Administration as well as the 120,000+ members of the AAPD

  • Recognition as a Presenting Sponsor and exclusive top billing in every aspect of the program (pledge must be received by January 31, 2006 to be included in the program); previous event attendees included Cabinet members, Members of Congress, and senior members of the Administration.
  • Your company logo will be prominently displayed in the invitation (pledge must be received by December 1, 2005 to be included in the invitation), which will reach all Members of Congress, the Cabinet, senior members of the administration and over 2,000 leaders in the corporate and philanthropic communities.
  • Photo opportunity with distinguished honorees and speakers.
  • Option to host a Steering Committee meeting.
  • Prominent, full-color logo on signage at the event including “electronic billboard.”
  • A sixty-second PSA to be shown during event to provide maximum visibility of your company’s endeavors to support the disability community (to be produced by sponsor).
  • Opportunity to develop and place an accessibility-based exhibit to be displayed at the General Reception.
  • A customized public relations effort will be executed to highlight company’s participation.
  • Your company logo and appropriate description will be featured as a direct link on the AAPD Web site.
  • The logo and a quote from an appropriate spokesperson will be included within the AAPD newsletter, which is distributed to all AAPD members quarterly.

Post-Event – Year-long exposure to the largest consumer minority in the United States

  • Listing in the AAPD Annual Report.
  • Invitations to special AAPD events throughout the year. including the esteemed Justice For All Awards event in July.
  • Up to 50 complimentary copies of the post-Dinner AAPD Newsletter, which will include photos and stories of the evening’s highlights.
  • Opportunity for a “Corporate Disability Briefing” with the CEO of AAPD, Andrew J. Imparato.



$50,000 - Platinum Sponsor


Awards Dinner - Demonstrate corporate involvement and awareness for disability issues.

  • Two premiere tables of eight. Each table has six seats for you and your guests, plus two seats for VIP’s, who may be Members of Congress, senior members of the Administration, 2006 awardees, or the award presenters.
  • Invitation for six people to attend the exclusive pre-Gala CEO Briefing.

Visibility - Reach all Members of Congress, Cabinet, and senior members of the Administration as well as the 120,000+ members of the AAPD

  • Recognition as Platinum Sponsor and top billing in every aspect of the program (pledge must be received by January 31, 2006 to be included in the program); previous event attendees included Cabinet members, Members of Congress, and senior members of the Administration.
  • Your company logo will be prominently displayed in the invitation (pledge must be received by December 1, 2005 to be included in the invitation), which will reach all Members of Congress, the Cabinet, senior members of the administration, and over 2,000 leaders in the corporate and philanthropic communities.
  • Photo opportunity with distinguished honorees and speakers.
  • Option to host a Steering Committee meeting.
  • Prominent, full-color logo on signage at the event including “electronic billboard” on display throughout the evening.
  • A sixty-second PSA to be shown during event to provide maximum visibility of your company’s endeavors to support the disability community (to be produced by sponsor).
  • Opportunity to develop and place an accessibility-based exhibit to be displayed at the General Reception.
  • A customized public relations effort will be executed to highlight company’s participation.
  • Your company logo and appropriate description will be featured as a direct link on the AAPD Web site.
  • The logo and a quote from an appropriate spokesperson will be included within the AAPD newsletter, which is distributed to all AAPD members quarterly.

Post-Event - Year-long exposure to the largest minority group in the United States.

  • Listing in the AAPD Annual Report.
  • Up to 50 complimentary copies of the post-Dinner AAPD Newsletter, which will include photos and stories of the evening’s highlights.
  • Opportunity for a “Corporate Disability Briefing” with the CEO of AAPD, Andrew J. Imparato.



$25,000 - Gold Sponsor


Awards Dinner – Demonstrate corporate involvement and awareness for disability issues.

  • One premiere table of eight. The table has six seats for you and your guests, plus two seats for VIP’s, which may include Members of Congress, senior members of the Administration, 2006 awardees or the award presenters.
  • Invitation for four people to attend the exclusive pre-Gala CEO Briefing.

Visibility – Reach all Members of Congress, Cabinet, and senior members of the Administration as well as the 120,000+ members of AAPD.

  • Recognition as Gold Sponsor and top billing in every aspect of the program (pledge must be received by January 31, 2006 to be included in the program); previous event attendees included Cabinet members, Members of Congress and senior members of the Administration.
  • Your company logo will be prominently displayed in the invitation (pledge must be received by December 15, 2004 to be included in the invitation), which will reach all Members of Congress, the Cabinet, senior members of the administration and over 2,000 leaders in the corporate and philanthropic community.
  • Option to host a Steering Committee meeting.
  • Prominent, full-color logo on signage at the event including “electronic billboard.”
  • A sixty-second PSA to be shown during event to provide maximum visibility of your company’s endeavors to support the disability community (to be produced by sponsor).
  • Opportunity to develop and place an accessibility-based exhibit to be displayed at the General Reception.
  • A customized public relations effort will be executed to highlight company’s participation.
  • Your company logo and an acknowledgement will be placed on the AAPD website.
  • The logo and a quote from an appropriate spokesperson will be included within the AAPD newsletter, which is distributed to all AAPD members quarterly.

Post-Event – Year-long exposure to the largest minority group in the United States.

  • Listing in the AAPD Annual Report.
  • Up to 25 complimentary copies of the post-Dinner AAPD Newsletter, which will include photos and stories of the evening’s highlights.



$10,000 - Silver Sponsor


Awards Dinner – Demonstrate corporate involvement and awareness for disability issues.

  • One reserved table of eight. Each table has six seats for you and your guests plus two seats for VIP’s, which may include Members of Congress, senior members of the Administration, 2006 awardees or the award presenters.
  • Invitation for two people to attend the exclusive pre-Gala CEO Briefing.

Visibility – Reach all Members of Congress, Cabinet, and senior members of the Administration as well as the 120,000+ members of the AAPD.

  • Recognition as Silver Sponsor in the program (pledge must be received by January 31, 2006 to be included in the program); previous event attendees have included Cabinet members, Members of Congress and senior members of the Administration.
  • Your company logo will be displayed in the invitation (pledge must be received by December 1, 2005 to be included in the invitation), which will reach all Members of Congress, the Cabinet, senior members of the administration, and over 2,000 leaders in the corporate and philanthropic communities.
  • Opportunity to develop and place an accessibility-based exhibit to be displayed at the General Reception.
  • Your company logo and an acknowledgement will be placed on the AAPD website.

Post-Event – Year-long exposure to the largest minority group in the United States.

  • Up to 25 complimentary copies of the post-Dinner AAPD Newsletter, which will include photos and stories of the evening’s highlights.



$5,000 - Bronze Sponsor


  • One reserved table for eight at the 2006 AAPD Leadership Gala.
  • Company logo and/or name displayed on printed materials associated with the gala.
  • Company logo and acknowledgement placed on the AAPD Web site.



$2,500 - Benefactor


  • Four reserved priority seats to the 2006 AAPD Leadership Gala.
  • Company logo and/or name displayed on event program.



$1,000 - Supporter


  • Two reserved priority seats to the 2006 AAPD Leadership Gala.
  • Company logo and/or name displayed on event program.



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