2016 national kidney foundation golf sponsorship

Richmond Country Club

Pebble Beach

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

June 3, 2016 Richmond Country Club

Your participation provides funds to help support the awareness, prevention and treatment of

kidney disease for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of patients and

their families, and tens of millions of Americans at risk.

Register: nkfgolfclassic.org

THE ROAD TO PEBBLE BEACH

The road to Pebble Beach starts at Richmond Country Club! Top teams in the Handicap Index

and Gross Division combined from every local National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic are

invited to compete at the National Finals held at the famed Pebble Beach Resorts. If the U.S.

Open or the U.S. Amateur is not in your future, this three-day tournament may be your only

chance to compete for a national championship at beautiful and challenging Pebble Beach

Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and The Links at Spanish Bay.

Put your team together and get ready to play at Richmond Country Club for an invite to

Pebble Beach. Each Handicap Index Division team can have one player with a Handicap Index

of 8.0 or less and the total combined Handicap Index for your four players must be 42.0 or

more. This format allows all golfers, whether a low handicapper or new to the game, to

participate on a team and be competitive!

Additionally, a Gross Division has been added to the tournament, comprised of teams whose

golfers do not have an official USGA handicap index or do not meet the above handicap index

requirements. Top finishers from both categories will be invited to compete at the National

Finals.

The NKF Golf Classic is the nation’s premier amateur golf event for charity. Each year

thousands of golfers from across the country participate in the events for the exciting

competition and the chance to earn an invitation to the National Finals at Pebble

Beach—all to benefit a worthy cause.

OUR MISSION

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness,

prevention and treatment of kidney disease for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of

patients and their families and tens of millions of Americans at risk.

With local offices nationwide, the NKF is doing the following, every day:

Educating Americans through multimedia public awareness initiatives about kidney disease and

ways to reduce their risk.

Empowering those at risk to take action at free, local kidney health screenings.

Supporting kidney patients, organ donors, and their families - online at www.kidney.org, on the

phone toll-free at 1-855-NKF-Cares, and through personal peer-mentoring.

Advocating as the voice of the kidney patient in Washington DC to address the organ donor

shortage, fund more kidney research, and defend Medicare coverage for kidney disease.

Sharing the latest treatment information and practices with healthcare providers so patients get the

best possible care.

The NKF relies on individual and corporate donations, foundation and government grants, memberships and

special events to support its range of programs, services and initiatives.

Your participation in the National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic will enable us to provide help and hope to the

26 million Americans with kidney disease. Your support will directly influence and positively impact the lives of

those at risk, those living with the disease, and those who care for and about them.

KIDNEY FACTS

1 in 3 American adults is at risk for kidney disease.

Major risk factors for kidney disease include diabetes, high blood pressure, a family history of kidney

failure and being age 60 or older. Because kidney disease often has no symptoms, it can go

undetected until it is very advanced.

Kidney disease kills over 90,000 Americans each year—more than breast and prostate cancer

combined...

Those at risk should have simple blood and urine tests to check if their kidneys are working properly.

Every day 13 people die while waiting for a kidney. 415,000 PEOPLE depend on dialysis for survival.

96,000 PEOPLE are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant.

1 IN 9 AMERICAN adults has kidney disease—and most don’t know it. EARLY DETECTION AND

TREATMENT can slow or prevent the progression of kidney disease.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

$10,000

The “Presenting Sponsor” offers the highest degree of exposure for your company. Your company’s

name and logo will be included in all event promotional and marketing materials.

Corporate Promotion and Branding:

Recognition on all local signage

Opportunities to distribute premium items/samples bearing your

corporate logo (within tournament guidelines)

Prominent placement of your company’s banner at the event

Product display/sampling on-site

Recognition at the Pre-Tournament Party and Awards Dinner

Option to host the Pre-Tournament Party at YOUR location

Two full-page advertisements on the inside front and inside back

covers of the tournament program

Direct access to the entire field of participants

Special promotions (to be negotiated)

Sponsor gifts with logo

Company logo on Golfer Gifts, including but not limited to hats, given to all golf

participants.

Customer Entertainment:

Three foursomes playing l8-hole scramble golf

Presenting Sponsorship Gift Collection for each participant

Lunch

Awards Reception/Dinner

Volunteer opportunities for employees

Invitation to the Pre-Tournament Party for all players and spouses

PLATINUM SPONSOR

$7,500

Corporate Promotions and Branding:




Product display/sampling on-site

Recognition at the Pre-Tournament Party and Awards Dinner

One full-page advertisement in the tournament program

Direct access to the entire field of participants

Special promotions (to be negotiated)


Two foursomes playing 18-hole scramble golf

Platinum Sponsorship Gift Collection for each participant

Lunch

Awards Reception/Dinner ***



GOLD SPONSOR

$5,000

Corporate Promotions and Branding:




Recognition at the Pre-Tournament Party

One full-page advertisement in the tournament program


One foursome playing l8-hole scramble golf

Gold Sponsorship Gift Collection for each participant

Lunch

Awards Reception/Dinner***



SILVER SPONSOR

$3,000




One half-page advertisement in the tournament program

Customer Entertainment

One foursome playing 18-hole scramble golf

Gift Collection for each participant

Lunch

Awards Reception/Dinner ***



TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIPS

$2,000 EACH Includes One Foursome

DRINK CART SPONSORSHIP

Name/logo recognition on drink carts/stations

GOLFER REGISTRATION SPONSORSHIP

Name/logo prominently displayed at the golfer registration area

GOLF GIFT SPONSOR

Name/logo prominently displayed at the event; opportunity to put branded items in

Golfer gift bags

LUNCH SPONSOR

Donation of lunch for field of golfers, on site advertising, branded items for golfers,

prominent signage

DRIVING RANGE SPONSORSHIP

Prominent banner display and promotional opportunities at the Driving Range location


PRACTICE GREEN SPONSORSHIP

Prominent banner display and promotional opportunities at the Practice Green location


FOURSOME ENTRY

$1,000

Our tournament package is all-inclusive!

Pre-Tournament Party and Auction

Lunch

Premium Golfer Gifts

Green Fees and Cart

Awards Reception/Dinner***

HOLE SPONSOR

$500


Name/logo on a sign at the sponsored hole

Opportunities to promote your company at the sponsored hole



One half-page advertisement in the tournament program

In-Kind Sponsorships Available Upon Request

***Non-Player Dinner Guest $25 pp; Advance Registration Required, non-refundable payment to

National Kidney Foundation by May 31st, 2016. Thank you.

Pebble Beach

Qualify for the National Finals at Pebble Beach Resorts!

The eligible winning teams will be invited to enter the NKF Golf Classic National Finals at the Pebble

Beach Resorts, January 2017 (additional fees required). The National Finals is a 54-hole tournament

conducted at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Links at Spanish Bay and Spyglass Hill Golf Course.

All registration fees, travel and accommodations must be paid for by the participants.

Tournament Format

The SCRAMBLE format is comprised of a round of golf with foursomes competing as a team for the

lowest golf score. All team members tee off and the best shot is selected. Each player’s tee shot must

be used at least three times per round. Play continues with all team members hitting from that spot

within one club length (no closer to the hole). The process continues until the hole is complete. The

team records one score and moves on to the next hole.

Handicap Index Division

Competing foursomes must have a combined handicap index of 42.0 or more. Only one team member

may have a handicap index of 8.0 or less. So everyone, regardless of their level of golf skills, has a

great chance to win!

All golfers competing in the Handicap Index Division for the National Finals at Pebble Beach and

official tournament prizes are required to have a USGA Handicap Index. Acceptable handicaps are

verified through using systems including, but not limited to, GHIN, GolfNet, BlueGolf and State Golf

Associations.

Golfer's handicaps are effective as of the latter of:

1) the day of registration and payment, or

2) the day marking sixty days prior to the event

Any team that contains a member who does not comply with these requirements will not be eligible

for Handicap Index Division tournament prizes and may enter in the Gross Division.

Gross Division

Foursomes competing in the Gross Division do not require a handicap index. Teams will compete for

tournament prizes within that division, including invitations for the top three winning teams, to the

National Finals at Pebble Beach, January 2017.

Tournament Co- Chairs

Tad Davis

cell: 804-461-9256

Bobby McAvoy

cell: 804 -218 -5465

Committee

Susan Manuel

Sarah Reeves

Julie Hill

Justin House

Christy M. Gauvin

Ward Currin

Inquiries to:

Nancy Castrina

National Kidney Foundation

1622 East Parham Road

Richmond, Virginia 23228

804-288-8342

Tom Nation Brian Robertson

Hope Gillespie Milton Steppe

John Lee Jenny Price

Cindy Swain RD Dintaman

Ed Zaunick Susie Galvez

Chris Briere Dan Corizzo

James Clark Jay Cowan

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