Homes for the Holidays 2016 Home Tour Sponsorship Package

Dear sponsor,

Thank you for taking the opportunity to review this sponsorship proposal, and for considering the Junior League of Edmonton as one of your valued community partners. The Junior League of Edmonton is a unique non-profit women’s organization dedicated to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Our purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. 2016 is sure to be an exciting year for the Junior League of Edmonton, our membership and the organizations we assist within Edmonton and area, as we host our 11th annual Homes for the Holidays. Funds raised through this festive event will help the Junior League of Edmonton continue our 85-year legacy of training women to be effective volunteers. We do this by developing and delivering projects in direct response to recognized needs within the community, which relate to our mandate of serving children, youth and families at risk. Through training our members to be community leaders, we have been able to successfully complete many projects such as the restoration of the Calgary and Edmonton (C&E) Railway Station Museum and teaching kids about the benefits of fitness and nutrition through our annual Kids in the Kitchen program. We invite you to join us on the next page to learn a little bit more about the Junior League and some of our accomplishments. Again thank you for your consideration and we hope you’ll join us at our Homes for the Holidays home tour.

Aileena Minhas

Rebecca Lee

2016 Homes for the Holidays Co-Chair

2016 Homes for the Holidays Co-Chair

Association of Junior Leagues International The Junior League of Edmonton us part of the Junior League movement that began in New York City in 1901, when a group of young women organized to work in settlement houses on the Lower East Side to improve child health, nutrition and literacy. Today, there are 294 Leagues with a combined membership of more than 171,000 women serving communities in Canada, Great Britain, Mexico and the United States. The Junior League of Edmonton began as the Junior Hospital League in 1928 and joined the Association of Junior Leagues International and the Canadian Federation of Junior Leagues in 1969. For more than 85 years, the Junior League of Edmonton has provided women the opportunity to become effective community volunteers. Through our numerous Community Projects we have left a lasting legacy in our community.

A Few of Our Accomplishments ●

To date, the Junior League of Edmonton has raised more than one million dollars for more than 50 community projects and grants, turning the projects over to the community or government agencies after they have proven viability in the community.

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During our 2014-2015 year, our members logged more than 4300 volunteer hours by attending board meetings, general meetings and community meetings, working at fundraisers and volunteer events, along with the planning efforts that go into our programs.

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Annually, our fall new member class collects 50,000 diapers in 50 days in support of the Bissell Centre. This ongoing commitment allows the Bissell Center to provide 50 Edmonton familie is with a supply of diapers that will last one year.

Community Projects We've Worked On ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Skills for Youth Kitchen at the Youth Emergency Shelter The Living Room at Kids Kottage The Canadian Native Friendship Centre The Resource Centre for Voluntary Organizations Ronald McDonald House The Volunteer Centre of Edmonton WIN House

About the Event Each year Homes for the Holidays brings together local designers and decorators, community volunteers and retailers to decorate beautiful homes graciously loaned to us by local homeowners. The decorated homes are opened to the public with the purchase of a ticket, giving tour participants a dose of some glamorous holiday inspiration, and the opportunity to bring ideas to life in their own homes. Not only does the event spark the magic of the holiday spirit for the thousands of excited participants; it carries that spirit on throughout the year as all funds raised go toward supporting valuable programs and services for the Edmonton and area community. Homes for the Holidays is the Junior League of Edmonton’s biggest fundraiser of the year. In past years, funds raised from Homes for the Holidays have supported a variety of projects including: WINGS of Providence, Kids Help Phone, the Paired Reading Program at the Belmead School, Kids in the Kitchen, Basically Babies, Youth Emergency Shelter, WIN House, and Santa’s Anonymous.

Homes for the Holidays The 2016 Homes for the Holidays tour will be taking place in Edmonton’s Crestwood and area Community. Thursday, November 17**

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Friday, November 18

1:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Saturday, November 19

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Sunday, November 20

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

**VIP reception hosted for sponsors, homeowners, VIP Guests and Media only

Advance tickets will go on sale September 1, 2016 for thirty-five dollars each. Tickets are also available at the tour for forty dollars each.

2016 Sponsorship Opportunities Star Home $5,000 (Max 5)

Sleigh Bell $2,500

Snowflake $1,000

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Marketing & Brand Exposure Name on Event Tickets Prominent logo on the H4TH Website

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Event Benefits Logo on On-Site Signage Logo on Home Signage Opportunity to have Signage and/or presence at Home Central Check-in Opportunity to have onsite home signage and/or presence (outside)

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We understand that each business has a different philosophy on giving back to the community Therefore, if our packages do not fit within your marketing objectives please feel free to contact us to discuss a personalized program to better suit your needs.

Other Opportunities The 2016 Homes for the Holidays would also benefit from a few types of in-kind sponsorship. The following sponsorships would be recognized at an appropriate sponsorship level, according to the value of service or product offered. ● Photography ● Print Material ● Graphic Design ● Event Rentals ● Catering Advertising opportunities are available in the Homes for the Holidays Program; 1500 printed and given to every

attendee. See the attached rate card for more information.

Cash Donations Although most of the event’s funding comes from our generous sponsors and attendees, cash donations are greatly appreciated and are a direct way to supporting our organization and its impact on the community. If you are interested in making a cash donation, you can do so online at www.jledmonton.com or by calling our Executive Director at 780-433-9739. Tax receipts will be given for all amounts donated over twenty dollars.

For more details, please contact

Aileena Minhas 2016 Homes for the Holidays Co-Chair 780.862.5275 [email protected]

Rebecca Lee 2016 Homes for the Holidays Co-Chair 780.710.9368 [email protected]

Kjristen White Executive Director 780.433.9739 [email protected]

We're located at 10447 86 Avenue NW Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6E 2M4 Tel: 780.433.9739 Fax: 780.431.0138

www.jledmonton.com