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Black Professional Men, Inc.
ensuring the future of the African American
male
15th
Annual Rays of Hope
Awards & Scholarship Breakfast
With Support from Our Proud Media Sponsor
June 14, 2008
The Radisson downtown Baltimore, MD
Introduction
Our members dedicate many hours to public service
each year to accomplish BPM’s objectives and goals.
BPM’s membership includes over 50 dedicated men who come from
a variety of professions, including barbers, attorneys, teachers,
engineers, architects, financial advisors, councilmen and
entrepreneurs. We volunteer, collectively, several of hours each month
to mentor and tutor young boys, promote and teach economic development
to the Baltimore community, and engage government officials in dialogue
for solutions to the plight of both the African-American male and the
community at large.
We fund our mission through the financial support
of the BPM membership, corporations, charitable foundations, and
patrons of our mentoring and tutoring programs. This event directly
impacts our mission statement, “To Ensure the Future of The
African American Male”. The Rays of Hope Breakfast allows
Black Professional Men to give young African-American Men, from the
Baltimore area, emotional and financial support, in their higher
educational pursuit.
We would love to have your support in helping us to
continue our Mission.
Thank you,
Members of Black Professional
Men, Inc.
The
Rays of Hope Scholarship Breakfast
 Nearly 500 people come
together every June to honor the winners of Black Professional Men
Inc.’s
Rays of Hope Awards and Scholarships. The Rays of
Hope Awards are given to outstanding African-American men who have
excelled in their professions, and who serve as role models to younger
Black men and boys. Awards are given in the categories of education,
government, medicine, business, religion, and community and charitable
services. Past winners include Congressman Elijah Cummings,
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County, and William Jews,
former President and CEO of Carefirst Blue Cross
& Blue Shield of Maryland.
The Rays of Hope Breakfast is a time for Black
Professional Men, Inc. to showcase its mentoring program, and to give
scholarships to deserving Black male students from the Baltimore
metropolitan area. In the past fourteen years, Black Professional Men
Inc. has awarded scholarships to more than 70
deserving African-American male high school graduates.
This year marks the 15th
anniversary of the Rays of Hope Breakfast. In honor of this momentous
occasion, our goal is to award $10,000 in
scholarships, bringing our total scholarship giving for the past
fourteen years to over
$115,000.
In order to achieve this goal, and to celebrate the
fifteenth anniversary of the event, we have planned a spectacular
weekend of fun, informative, and inspiring events, culminating with the
Rays of Hope Awards and Scholarship Breakfast
which will take place 9:00am to 12:00pm June 14th, 2008 at the Radisson
Lord Baltimore Hotel in downtown Baltimore.
We hope you can join us.
Sponsorship
Opportunities:
Rays
of Hope Awards &
Scholarship Breakfast
Platinum Sponsor – $10,000
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Title
sponsor recognition
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Company
name and logo listed in
program at the Platinum Level
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Banner
placement for company logo
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Event day
recognition and award as a
Platinum Sponsor
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Two tables
(20 tickets) for the
breakfast; and table tents with company name.
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Two
scholarships will bear your
company’s name
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Full-page
advertisement in program
booklet
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Advertisement
and promotional
opportunities throughout the event
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Link to
your company’s website
on the BPM website
Gold Sponsor – $7,000
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Company
name and logo will be listed
in program booklet at the Gold Level
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One table
(10 tickets) for the
breakfast and a table tent with company name
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One
scholarship will bear your
company’s name
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Event day
recognition and award as a
Gold Sponsor
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Receive a
full-page advertisement in
program booklet
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Advertisement
and promotional event
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Link to
your company’s website
on the BPM website
Silver
Sponsor– $5,000
- Company name and logo listed in
program at the Silver Level.
- One table (10 tickets) for the
breakfast and a table tent with company name. Event day recognition
and award as a Silver Sponsor.
- Half-page advertisement in program
booklet.
- Link to your company’s website
on the BPM website.
Bronze Sponsor – $3,000
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Company
name and logo listed in
program at the Bronze Level.
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One table
(10 tickets) for the
breakfast and a table tent with company name.
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Event day
recognition and award as a
Bronze Sponsor.
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Quarter-page
advertisement in program
booklet.
BPM Supporter – $1,000
For Breakfast Agenda Packet, Sponsorship Registration, and Advertising Contract print out Click Here
The
cost for a ticket for this
event is $50.00 per person.
A
table of ten (10) can be
purchased for $500.00.
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