You & the GKF
Sponsorship
Sponsorship opportunities are available for
our annual spotlight event, The James Island
Connector Run. Every November, this race is held in Charleston
to raise money and awareness for the charity. Contact Dana
at (843) 442-5628, or email her at dana@gkfoundation.org
for more details and how to sponsor this year's race!
Platinum Medalist/Presenting Sponsor: $2,500 $7,200 Total Advertising Value
- Company banner hung at welcome booth and finish line on Race Day
• Company logo placed on all mile markers
• Opportunity to have company representative hand out awards at Awards Ceremony
• Your logo printed in advertisements with The Charleston Regional Business Journal
• Organization recognized on Coast 92.5 radio spots running three weeks prior to event and day of
• Promotional material placed in over 800 runner race packets
• Your logo placement on more than 800 James Island Connector Run t-shirts
• Logo and website link on official race website
• Logo on over 800 race posters and flyers.
• Designated display tables and chairs in preferred placement provided on site for promotion, Italian Feast and Race Day
• Acknowledgement and logo placement on more than 8,000 race applications
• Eight race entries (including t-shirt and commemorative posters)
• Eight tickets to the pre-race Italian Feast
• Tax deduction for charitable donation
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Gold Medalist Package: $1,000 $3,200 Total Advertising Value
- Promotional material placed in over 800 runner race packets
• Your logo placement on more than 800 James Island Connector Run t-shirts
• Logo and website link on official race website
• Logo on over 800 race posters and flyers
• Designated display tables and chairs in preferred placement provided on site for promotion
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Silver Medalist Package: $500
- Designated space for banner and promotion displays on Race Day
• Option to set up booth at race venue on Race Day
• Acknowledgement and logo placement on more than 8,000 race applications
• Logo on official race website
• Mention during the awards ceremony on race day
• Two race entries (including t-shirt and commemorative posters)
• Tax deduction for charitable donation
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Bronze Medalist Package: $300
- Designated space for banner or other hanging promotion displays on Race Day
• Acknowledgement on more than 8,000 race applications
• Listing on official race website
• Mention during the awards ceremony on race day
• Two race entries (including t-shirt and commemorative posters)
• Tax deduction for charitable donation
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All Sponsorships are considered charitable
donations, and are tax deductible.
If you would like to be a sponsor
for the 2003 James Island Connector Run, please contact
Catherine at (843) 442-5628, or email her at dana@gkfoundation.org. |
Race Day
• Designated preferred spacing for banner on Race Day
• Acknowledgement and logo placement on more than 8,000 race applications
• Mention during the awards ceremony on race day
• Six race entries (including t-shirt and commemorative posters)
• Tax deduction for charitable donation
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Donations
You can help make "Education Within
Reach" for a South Carolina student pursuing a college
education despite physical limitations. Donations for the
Gavalas-Kolanko Foundation are welcome year-round, and benefit
the annual GKF Scholarship.
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To make a donation, please
send a check or money order to:
The Gavalas-Kolanko Foundation
Attn: Dana Scarborough, Director of Operations
741 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
All donations are tax
deductible.
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Volunteer Opportunities
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The James Island Connector
Run (JICR)
11-03-07
The James Island Connector Run, "The
Race For Everyone," is the GKF's annual spotlight event.
The race is held every November, and has a turnout of over
500 participants. This year's race incorporates two wheelchair
divisions: the 10K "Rollers" and 5K Open Wheelchair
Division. It's a great fundraiser, community event, and celebration
of what the GKF is all about!
Volunteers are needed for set-up &
teardown, registration, handing out water on-course, etc.
If you would like to help out on race day, contact at 843-442-5628 or dana@gkfoundation.org.
Please let her know your name and phone number. All volunteers
receive an official JICR T-shirt. See you at the starting
line!
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