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            Sponsorship Benefits
    Exciting and unique opportunities available for corporate
partnerships while also advancing the vital mission of Little City.

        MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021 | WWW.LITTLECITY.ORG/LCI
               Twin Orchard Country Club | Long Grove, IL
Sponsorship Benefits Exciting and unique opportunities available for corporate partnerships while also advancing the vital mission of Little City.
CREATING HOPE. CHANGING LIVES. CHALLENGING ALL LIMITS.
                                   Since 1959, Little City has been dedicated to serving children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities by
                                   providing the best options and opportunities to live safely, learn continuously, explore creatively and work productively throughout their lifetime.
                                   Today, Little City’s programs support over 1,100 individuals with disabilities at its 56-acre campus in Palatine and in the Chicagoland area.

MEET KEVIN                                                                                                   MEET JP
                                                         Expression has never been an issue for Kevin.                                                          JP is one of the ChildBridge Center for Education’s
                                                         Kevin is one of the most sociable and outgoing                                                         longest tenured students, entering the school in
                                                         residents at Little City, eager to meet and talk                                                       2012. When he initially arrived, he was introverted
                                                         with everyone he meets.                                                                                and his expressions often turned to frustrating
                                                         “Kevin really loves anything and everything                                                            behaviors. But as he has grown up at the
                                                         Disney and it is very easy for him to get                                                              school, teachers and staff found the key to his
                                                         sidetracked,” said Alicia Silva, a life coach who                                                      communication and he has matured into a sweet
                                                         works with Kevin. “He can talk to you all day                                                          and friendly classmate and student.
                                                         about it if you let him, but he is so smart and                                                         “There were times when he first got here and you
                                                         capable of so much that you just have to know                                                           could tell him something as simple as ‘computer
                                                         how to get him to focus.”                                                                               time is over’ and that could result in him being
For Alicia, the key to focusing Kevin was in how she spoke more than what she said. Because Kevin is         very upset,” said Jessica Kingji, school administrator. “But JP has always wanted to please people and
always genuinely interested in what other people are saying, she found speaking in a quiet and direct        is so sweet. He just didn’t know how to communicate or express how he felt. And now he is very verbal
voice made him stop and listen more carefully so he could hear. By slowing him down, he is able to           and just a really sweet kid. We say we learned how to ‘speak JP.’”
re-focus on the task at hand, be it his cleaning work at Little City’s Center for Employment or in one of    Part of “speaking JP” is called scripting. Some of his early struggles stemmed from his internalization.
the many recreational programs he participates in.                                                           He would watch his favorite cartoons and in many cases he felt those characters were his only friends
As she continues to work on focusing Kevin’s attention, Alicia said she could see community employment       because they provided consistency and stability as he would know what to expect no matter what.
as a real possibility one day—an important goal as national data suggests up to 90% of adults with           Teachers and staff found that when JP would talk about one of the cartoons he watched, he was
autism are either unemployed or underemployed.                                                               expressing feelings and thoughts on real life situations.

“When I first started working with him, he wouldn’t hear anything other than what he wanted                  Meaghan Grap, a lead paraprofessional who works closely with JP, said he has become a model
to hear and he has just improved so much when it come to listening and following along                       student, especially on community trips. He is one of the few who can do an entire grocery shopping
with a topic,” she said. “He’s very advanced and independent and his memory is absolutely                    trip with no issues and has excelled with daily schedules and structured activities.
incredible. I can see it with how we are expanding his vocabulary, but I can only imagine how                “He went from being down on himself to so excited about life and that has been so cool to watch,”
much he can still learn in other areas. He’s definitely capable of a community job.”                         Meaghan said. “Going from not having his voice heard to a structured way of communicating and
                                                                                                             feeling validated has helped him so much. He’s just so fun to be around.”

      LEARN MORE AT WWW.LITTLECITY.ORG/LCI | FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, CONTACT STEPHANIE DARNELL AT SDARNELL@LITTLECITY.ORG
Sponsorship Benefits Exciting and unique opportunities available for corporate partnerships while also advancing the vital mission of Little City.
LCI 2021 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
PRESENTING SPONSOR | $50,000                                                        PAR SPONSOR | $5,000

As the exclusive sponsor of the Little City Invitational Golf Classic,              The Par Sponsor will receive recognition on all print and electronic marketing.
you will receive the premier package, reserved for one company.                     Includes 4 Golf package tickets.
Prominent recognition on all print and electronic materials,                        IMPACT: P rovides dinner for an entire adult’s home for 12 weeks. Or,
media, advertising and marketing, as well as the opportunity to                             Provides school supplies for one year for 40 children with autism.
distribute and market materials from your company. Includes 16
Golf package tickets.                                                               PREMIUM
IMPACT: Provides dinner for an entire adult’s home for two years. Or,              BRANDING OPPORTUNITY | $5,000
        Provides school supplies for two years for 200 children with
        autism.                                                                     Choose from PREMIUM branding opportunities where your logo will be featured on
                                                                                    the LCI 2021 Signature Merchandise. LCI 2020 merchandise featured a deluxe duffel
                                                                                    bag. You have the ability to work with Little City on selecting the 2021 merchandise.
                                                                                    IMPACT: P rovides dinner for an entire adult’s home for 12 weeks. Or,
UNDERWRITING SPONSOR | $20,000                                                              Provides school supplies for one year for 40 children with autism.

The Underwriting Sponsor will receive recognition on all print and electronic
marketing including external advertising and social media presence.                 BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES | $3,000
Includes 12 Golf package tickets.
IMPACT: Provides dinner for an entire adult’s home for ten months. Or,            Choose from merchandise branding opportunities where your logo will be featured
        Provides school supplies for one year for 160 children with autism.         on selected merchandise or signage placement. Options include:
                                                                                    Golf Balls, Golf Hats, Golf Cart, Scorecard. Custom options also available.
BIRDIE SPONSOR | $10,000                                                            IMPACT: Provides
                                                                                                   dinner for an entire adult’s home for 8 weeks. Or,
                                                                                            Provides school supplies for one year for 25 children with autism.
The Birdie Sponsor will receive recognition on all print and electronic marketing
including social media presence. Includes Includes 8 Golf package tickets.                 CUSTOM SPONSORSHIPS ALSO AVAILABLE!
IMPACT: Provides dinner for an entire adult’s home for five months. Or,                          Please contact Stephanie Darnell for more information
        Provides school supplies for one year for 80 children with autism.
                                                                                                          SDARNELL@LITTLECITY.ORG | 815-955-1401

    LEARN MORE AT WWW.LITTLECITY.ORG/LCI | FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, CONTACT STEPHANIE DARNELL AT SDARNELL@LITTLECITY.ORG
Sponsorship Benefits Exciting and unique opportunities available for corporate partnerships while also advancing the vital mission of Little City.
LCI 2021 SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS
                                                                                                                               PREMIUM                   BRANDING OPP.
         MEDIA & EVENT                      PRESENTING             UNDERWRITING            BIRDIE             PAR            BRANDING OPP.           GOLF HAT, BALL, VALET, CADDIE,   HOLE SIGN
           EXPOSURE                           $50,000                $20,000              $10,000            $5,000             $5,000              CART, SCORECARD, LOCKER ROOM        $1,000
                                                                                                                                                              $3,000
Event/Welcome speaking opportunity
Evening program verbal recognition
Exclusive placement with corporate
logo in all event publications and
communications, including front
cover of program
Recognition on social media

Recognition in press releases

Recognition in winter newsletter

Recognition in event emails

Recognition on event website

Recognition in event program
                                                                                                                                                                                        Name on
Recognition in event signage                                                                                                                                                            Hole Sign
                                             Color, Inside Front
Program book advertising                      Cover, Full Page
                                                                     Color, Full Page      B/W, Full Page   B/W, Half Page           n/a                         n/a                      n/a

           GOLF TICKETS
     PLUS LUNCH, COCKTAILS,
    HEAVY HORS D’OEUVRES AND                     16 Tickets             12 Tickets           8 Tickets        4 Tickets              n/a                         n/a                      n/a
       EVENING PROGRAM

Corporate logo on                                                                                                            Premium Merchandise
Sponsored merchandise

Individual Golf tickets (which includes golf, lunch, cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres and evening program) can be purchased for $750 per person
Individual Evening Program Only tickets (which includes cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres and evening program) can be purchased for $150 per person
LCI 2021 SPONSORSHIP COMMITMENT FORM
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES                                                                                                       DONATION
    Presenting | $50,000                               Birdie | $10,000                                                         I am unable to attend the 2020 LCI Golf Classic.
    Underwriting | $20,000                             Par | $5,000                                                             Please accept my 100% tax deductible donation in the amount of $

    PREMIUM Branding Opportunities | $5,000

    Branding Opportunities | $3,000
         Golf Hat   Golf Ball      Golf Cart   Valet    Caddie     Scorecard     Locker Room

    Hole Sign Sponsor | $1,000

ADDITIONAL TICKETS                                                                                                                    TOTAL DUE: $
        Individual Golf Package Tickets at $750 each= $
        Individual Evening Program Only Tickets at $150 each= $

PAYMENT INFORMATION

FULL NAME                                                                                                             COMPANY

ADDRESS                                                                                                                CITY                                                          STATE             ZIP

PHONE

   I will pay online at www.littlecity.org/lci           Enclosed is my check payable to Little City
   Please charge my credit card:               Visa       MasterCard           American Express        Discover

NAME ON CARD

CREDIT CARD NUMBER                                                                                    CCV CODE                       EXPIRATION DATE

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MAIL TO:                        Little City • Attn: Stephanie Darnell • 1610 Colonial Parkway • Inverness, IL 60067             QUESTIONS:                           Contact Stephanie Darnell at 815-955-1401 or sdarnell@littlecity.org
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