2019 ANNUAL AWARDS RECEPTION SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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1 2019 ANNUAL AWARDS RECEPTION SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES On April 4, 2019, the Bazelon Center will host its awards reception and celebrate 47 years of service to people with mental disabilities. Learn more about your opportunity to support the Bazelon Center s work on behalf of people with mental disabilities while expanding your company, law firm or association s profile and promoting a culture of giving back. Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019 Time: 6pm - 8pm Location: National Press Club, Washington, DC Format: Cocktail Reception, Business Attire

2 2 Dear Partner, The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is pleased to announce its 2019 Annual Awards Reception, a celebration of leaders whose legal advocacy and other important work has made a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. We invite you to join us on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC and ask for your help to make this year s event successful. This year, we will honor Ernst & Young, LLP as Corporation of the Year, Steptoe & Johnson LLP as Pro Bono Partner of the Year, Aaron M. Panner, partner at Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, PLLC, as Outstanding Pro Bono Lawyer, Kathy Flaherty, Executive Director of Connecticut Legal Rights Project, as Advocate of the Year, and Nyamuon Nguany Machar, Cultural Strategist and Advocate, Disability Rights Maine, as Emerging Young Advocate. We are thrilled that Vanita Gupta, President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, will be our featured speaker. Previous award winners have included Kenneth Feinberg, Outstanding Public Service Award; Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, Pro Bono Service Award; Senator Patty Murray, Excellence in Advocacy Award; and Robert Bernstein, Ph.D., Excellence in Leadership Award. Sponsoring the Annual Awards can be very beneficial to the companies and law firms that join us. From brand promotion, to employee benefits that create a culture of giving back, your partnership with the Bazelon Center will extend beyond a single night while creating a lasting impact on the lives people with mental disabilities. Last year s event sponsors included Law Offices of Peter Angelos, Estee Lauder Companies, General Motors, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP Schulte, Roth & Zabel, LLP, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, Cohen, Milstein Sellers & Toll, The Law Offices of Kenneth Feinberg, PC, GlaxoSmithKline, Wells Fargo, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Goodwin Proctor LLP, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, Strook Strook & Lavan, and Vanguard Communications. Please be a sponsor for the event at one of the four designated levels, and don t forget to mark your calendar for Thursday, April 4, By making a contribution, you will become part of the Bazelon Center s movement to advance the rights of people with mental disabilities. Maria Rodriguez, Chair, Board of Trustees Holly O Donnell, President & CEO 2

3 3 SPONSORSHIP LEVELS Diamond Level (Presenting Sponsor) $25,000 As Presenting Sponsor, opportunity to make remarks during event and personal recognition from stage Recognition in media outreach 25 tickets to event Platinum Level $15,000 Recognition in media outreach 20 tickets to event Gold Level $10, tickets to event Silver Level $5,000 Half-page advertisement in program 10 tickets to event Bronze Level $2,500 Name in printed and promotional Quarter-page advertisement in program 5 tickets to event Acknowledgment in annual report and on website 3

4 4 ABOUT BAZELON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW The Center advocates for the civil rights, full inclusion, and equality of children and adults with mental disabilities. Since 1972, the Bazelon Center has worked to protect and advance the rights of people with disabilities through impact litigation, legislative policy and advocacy, technical assistance and individual representation. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Maria Rodriguez, Chair, Vanguard Communications David Apatoff, Esq., Treasurer, Arnold & Porter Dana Bazelon, Esq., Secretary, District Attorney s Office of Philadelphia Eileen A. Bazelon, M.D., Drexel University College of Medicine Don Bersoff, Esq., Ph.D., Villanova University School of Law Eve Hill, Esq., Brown Goldstein Levy LLP Rachel Joseph, Esq., DC Child and Family Services Nancy Lane, Ph.D., Brandeis University Elizabeth B. McCallum, Esq., Baker & Hostetler LLP Margaret E. O'Kane, NCQA Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Inc. Elyn R. Saks, Ph.D., University of Southern California Gould School of Law Glenda Wrenn, M.D., MSHP, 180 Health Partners STAFF Holly O Donnell, Chief Executive Officer Ira Burnim, Legal Director Lewis Bossing, Senior Staff Attorney Lydia X. Z. Brown, Justice Catalyst Fellow Kathy Chamberlain, Deputy Director of Development & Special Projects Anica Davis, Operations Manager Julia Garrison, Bazelon Fellow Maura Klugman, Senior Staff Attorney Bethany Lilly, Deputy Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy Jennifer Mathis, Deputy Legal Director & Director of Policy & Legal Advocacy Mark Murphy, Managing Attorney Erin Shea, Policy and Legal Advocacy Fellow RECENT PRESS ABAJournal Bloomberg Law CNN NPR - All Things Considered Salon Forbes New York Times Disability Scoop US News & World Report PBS NewsHour Washington Post 4

5 5 SPONSORSHIP FORM Firm/Company: Contact Person: Name: (as you would like the sponsorship to be recognized in event program and marketing ) Address: City: Phone: Guest Name(s): Yes! I would like to support the Bazelon Center by sponsoring the event at the following level: Diamond Level (Presenting Sponsor) - $25,000 Platinum Level - $15,000 Gold Level - $10,000 Silver Level - $5,000 Bronze Level - $2,500 Individual Tickets - $175 # Invoice MasterCard, Please return this form either by to: hollyo@bazelon.org - or by mail to: Holly O'Donnell, CEO The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law th Street, NW Suite 1212 Washington, DC Phone: x1308 5