Dear Potential Sponsor,

Asha for Education cordially invites you to sponsor our Spring Run/Walk at Shoreline@Mountain View on March 21st, 2010. We hope you agree that the race will be a superb opportunity for your company to enhance its profile while helping some of the world’s neediest children.

Asha for Education Silicon Valley chapter is a reputed 501(3) (c) nonprofit organization made up of professionals and graduate students in the bay area that develops, funds and makes sustainable the education of underprivileged children in India.

A Prime Marketing Opportunity

For a modest sponsorship contribution, the logo of your company could appear on flyers and Team Asha 5k website .In addition, you will have the opportunity to reach out directly by means of your advertisements in runner goodie bags, to a wide segment of extremely well informed, motivated and health conscious individuals; ranging from students to high networth business professionals. Your company will be featured in race advertisements and you will also have substantial race-day marketing opportunities – all for a very low contribution….and a worthy cause.

For more information on our chapter, please visit: www.ashanet.org/siliconvalley; For projects funded by our chapter, please visit  Projects page

Please review the list of sponsorship options below and select the level that best suits your company. In case you would like to discuss this further please feel free to contact any of the following event co-ordinators .

Here is our Sponsorship brochure in pdf format: Spring Run/Walk Sponsorship Brochure

Sponsorship Levels and Benefits

In-kind Contributions

1. Miscellaneous Supplies: The following items are necessary for the event and are valued at 100%:

Office Supplies • Tables/Chairs • Clean Up Services • Trash Bags • Banners/Signage • Race Bibs • Polythene Bags • Beverages (water, sports drinks, etc.) for runners • Snacks (breakfast, fruits, etc.) for runners.

2. Bags: Goodie bags are a way to express our gratitude to the runners on Race Day. We encourage Race sponsors to provide items for the bags and prizes to be given away to the runners. These items will be counted as in-kind contribution toward your sponsorship.

3. Advertising: Media plays an important role in communicating the awareness of education to the public. We encourage you to tag your TV, radio, newspaper, magazine and billboard advertising. This media will be counted as in-kind contribution toward your sponsorship.

Return on Your Investment

• Receive high visibility pre-Race and on Race Day to volunteers, their friends and family, as well as targeted databases of over 60 partner organizations
  


• Extend and reinforce current marketing programs through PR opportunities


• Showcase and test-market products/services to a highly targeted audience – most of Asha volunteers and their friends and family are students or young working professionals


• Build morale in your organization and show commitment to education