Saturday, May 15, 2010 | Embassy Suites Conference Center, East Peoria
5:30-6:30 p.m. VIP Reception | 6 p.m. General Reception | 7 p.m. Dinner
Be part of something special!
Each year, your local Red Cross holds its Heartland Heroes Dinner to honor outstanding citizens whose courage and commitment make a difference in our community. The dinner is also the chapter’s primary fundraising event. We’re pleased to notify you that the 2010 dinner will be May 15, 2010. Congressman Aaron Schock will be the guest speaker and will help present the awards.
We ask you to become a sponsor and Red Cross supporter. Your support enables the Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter to carry on dozens of vital programs and services that make our community a healthier, safer place. Indeed, thanks to strong local support, the Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter remains one of the top chapters in the United States. In 2009 alone, your local Red Cross assisted hundreds of disaster victims … trained thousands of people how to save a life … and offered comfort to members our Armed Forces.
Please help us recognize central Illinois’ unsung heroes by sponsoring this important event.
Anne M. Fox, CEO
Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter
Sponsorship levels
Heart ... $25,000
- Full-page ad on back cover of event program
- Three tables for 8 at the dinner, preferred seating
- 8 tickets to VIP reception
- 30-second corporate video introduction at event
- Corporate logo featured at event
- Inclusion in Heartland Heroes publicity
- Corporate logo featured on Red Cross website
HOW YOUR SUPPORT COULD HELP: $25,000 could provide 32 disaster victims with hot meals, clean clothing and safe shelter — as well as access to mental health counseling, help with prescription refills and rental deposit assistance to get back on their feet.
Courage ... $20,000
- Full-page ad on inside back cover of event program
- Two tables for 8 at the dinner, preferred seating
- 8 tickets to VIP reception
- Corporate logo displayed at the event
- Inclusion in Heartland Heroes publicity
- Corporate logo featured on Red Cross website
HOW YOUR SUPPORT COULD HELP: $20,000 could teach, on average, 500 central Illinoisans how to save someone’s life by using CPR and AEDs, and how to give First Aid during an emergency.
Nobility ... $15,000
- Full-page ad on inside back page of event program
- Two tables for 8 at the dinner, preferred seating
- 8 tickets to VIP reception
- Corporate logo displayed at the event
- Inclusion in Heartland Heroes publicity
- Corporate logo featured on Red Cross website
HOW YOUR SUPPORT COULD HELP: $15,000 could educate more than 5,200 people about disaster safety, such as how to escape a burning building and how to stay secure in a tornado.
Sponsorship levels (cont.)
Care ... $10,000
- Recognition in the event program
- One table for 8 at the dinner, preferred seating
- 8 tickets to VIP reception
- Corporate logo displayed at the event
- Inclusion in Heartland Heroes publicity
- Corporate logo featured on Red Cross website
HOW YOUR SUPPORT COULD HELP: $10,000 could help nearly 1,000 children learn to prevent drowning — a leading cause of childhood death.
Honor ... $5,000
- Recognition in the event program
- One table for 8 at the dinner
- 4 tickets to VIP reception
- Corporate logo displayed at the event
- Corporate logo featured on Red Cross website
HOW YOUR SUPPORT COULD HELP: $5,000 could help 88 military families in a crisis with emergency communications and access to financial assistance.
Trust ... $3,000
- Recognition in the event program
- One table for 8 at the dinner
- Corporate logo displayed at the event
- Corporate logo featured on Red Cross website
HOW YOUR SUPPORT COULD HELP: $3,000 could mean that about 275 central Illinois kids lead safer lives, as they learn what to do in case of an emergency.
Spirit ... $1,250
- Recognition in the event program
- One table for 8 at the dinner
- Corporate logo displayed at the event
HOW YOUR SUPPORT COULD HELP: $1,250 could help military support groups send care packages to our troops and, through deployment briefings, can enable more than 120 military families to access support services.
Purchase individual tickets
Tickets ... $150 each
If your business or organization would like to support the Red Cross mission but would prefer to do so at a lesser level, you can! We are happy to offer individual tickets as an alternative.
Download a sponsorship form
2010 Heartland Heroes Dinner sponsorship packet
Download PDF for your reference, and remit:
... BY MAIL
Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter, Attn: 2010 Heartland Heroes
311 W. John H. Gwynn Jr. Ave., Peoria, IL 61605
... BY FAX
Attn: 2010 Heartland Heroes, (309) 677-7283
... OR BY E-MAIL
Leanna Harris, community support, lharris@redcrossillinois.org