17th Annual HELP Dinner & Silent Auction 

Join us for an evening to celebrate service, raise awareness, and help feed more people. We will be honoring some of our key supporters and volunteers. Please join us in saying thank you!  The event promises, as always, to be one of the best nights of the year!  There will be fabulous food, great company and a phenomenal silent auction. 

This year we are pleased to honor:

Columbia Bank with the President's Award.
This award is bestowed upon a group that prioritizes its support of CUMAC and makes a significant contribution to our work.

Enid Sachs of The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey
with the Banfield-Coxe Award.
and
Pam Teevan of First Reformed Church of the Palisades
with the Banfield-Coxe Award.
This award is given to individuals who went above and beyond (often behind the scenes) to support CUMAC's work. 

 

Brittany Warther of William Paterson University 
with the Don Brown Memorial Scholarship.
The Scholarship is given to a deserving young person who desires to make a positive difference in the world through service. 

 

A Deserving Staff Member with the Bessie Simes Award.
This award goes to an outstanding staff member and, in keeping with tradition, will be announced the evening of the event. 

 

SPONSORSHIPS AND ADS

Want to feed the most people? This is the best way you can support the HELP Dinner and CUMAC's efforts to feed people and change lives...

We have a variety of sponsorships available, including custom options like renaming to reflect your company brand.  Want to congratulate an honoree on their Award? Take out an ad and help us say thank you for their service! 

Bountiful Feast Sponsor ($2,000)  Your gift will help keep 1 chronically homeless adult in supportive housing in Place of Promise, and you will receive:

• Prominent signage at event
• Full-color, full-page ad on back cover of Program*
• Prominent recognition on our website for 1 year, with link to your website
• Inclusion in 2 email blasts (one prior to event, one after) to our 1,700 supporters across northern NJ
• Most frequent inclusion in event PowerPoint
• Highlighted mention in all event press releases
• Ten tickets (full table) to the event

Chef’s Selection Sponsor ($1,000)  Your gift will keep our fridges—packed with meats and veggies—running for a week, and you will receive:

• Full-color, full-page ad on inside cover of Program*
• Recognition on our website for year, with link to your website
• Inclusion in 2 email blasts
• Frequent inclusion in event PowerPoint
• Mention in event press releases
• Six tickets to the event

Healthy Meal Sponsor ($600)  Your gift will keep our warehouse ready to provide vital disaster relief services, and you will receive:

• Full-color, full-page ad in Dinner Program
• Recognition on our website for year, with link to your site
• Inclusion in 2 email blasts
• Appropriate inclusion in event PowerPoint
• Four tickets to the event

Soup D’Jour Sponsor ($350)  Your gift will feed a family of four for over a month, and you will receive:

• Full-color, full-page ad in Dinner Program
• Recognition on our website for year, with link to your site
• Inclusion in 2 email blasts
• Appropriate inclusion in event PowerPoint
• Two tickets to the event

Build Your Own Burger (varied)

• Fully customizable sponsorships available, contact Leigh Ross (events@cumacecho.org)

DINNER PROGRAM ADS  Every dollar helps to provide critical community programs!

Full-Page (5.5” x 8.5”)………………………………….$200
Half-Page (5.5” x 4.25”)…………………………….….$150
Quarter-Page (2.75” x 4.25”)…………………….…......$75
Boosters (per name)………………………………….….$10
*Cover ads filled on first come first serve basis.
*All Sponsors are welcome to display materials or conduct a giveaway at the event. Please contact Leigh at events@cumacecho.org to arrange.

Sponsorships and ads must be submitted by Friday, October 24, 2014.  Ad copy, logos, images or photos can be emailed to Leigh at events@cumachecho.org.   Please feel free to share sponsorship and ad information with colleagues or local businesses which may also be interested in supporting CUMAC’s work.

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