The Shelter Homeless Awareness & Sensitivity Tour

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1 (In photo Author Versandra Kennebrew, Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh and Teen Mentees) The Shelter Homeless Awareness & Sensitivity Tour SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL July 5, 2011

2 July 5, 2011 The New Face of Homelessness The Facts 1,000,000 Homeless Students Walk the Halls of U.S. Schools Thousands of College Students are Suffering, Hiding Hunger & Homelessness 13.9 Million Americans are Unemployment The Problem Our nation s economy has been stagnant for a few years now and many believe the education of our youth and re-education of more seasoned workers is the best way out of this economic slump. Many are experiencing poverty and great losses for the first time and do not know how to navigate the road to transformation. Youth and young adults who have not lived during tough times are teaching each other the best way they know how to manage their plight. The Solution Homeless awareness and sensitivity training leads to homeless prevention. Organizations such as the National Alliance for the Homelessness, Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness, Coalition of Temporary Shelter and the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness to name a few must be more visible and accessible to college students. Of course National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week is primarily promoted in colleges across the country the week before Thanksgiving but because of the severity of this growing problem more action is necessary. The Shelter Homeless Awareness & Sensitivity Tour will be an up close and personal, interactive multimedia experience that will inspire, educate and guide students, advocates and service providers in 10 major urban cities this fall. Together We Can Make a Difference With sponsors DO Foundation, Sun Rhythms and other homeless support organizations in Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Cincinnati, Dayton, Harlem, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Birmingham and Washington D.C, VKI is creating a pocket college resource guide that will be distributed to 10,000 college students during the tour. VKI president Versandra Kennebrew, a once homeless entrepreneur and author of Thank God for the Shelter: Memoirs of a homeless healer, will be sharing first-hand accounts of teen and young adult homelessness. Using scenes from her recently filmed monologue, she will show how she used the internet and her laptop to find a home and transitional support after she lost everything she owned. With your support, thousands of young adults will be armed with homeless prevention and homeless support resources to assist them during one of the most trying economic times in American history. Together We Can Make a Difference.

3 Month Day Year Author Advocate Life Changer Versandra Kennebrew is a self-improvement teacher/ life coach with more than a decade of experience in the holistic health industry. She combines her mental health education with her holistic health experience to create a unique personal development program that gets results. Kennebrew serves her community as an elected City of Detroit Department of Human Services Community Service Commissioner. She is also a member of the National Coalition for the Homeless. The Detroit City Council awarded Kennebrew with the Spirit of Detroit Award and the Distinguished Service Award for her commitment to enhance the lives of youth and adults in her community. As an author, Kennebrew writes personal development books that empower and educate. As a life coach she uses writing exercises, affirmations and visualization to assist clients in finding their purpose and setting attainable goals for life fulfillment.

4 July 5, 2011 Venue Sponsor As venue sponsor, you would provide meeting room space to accommodate 100 community leaders, college administrators and media guests. Ultimately we would prefer 1 national venue sponsor for the entire tour. We are however open to partnering with multiple venue sponsors if the single sponsor is not locked in by 7/30/11. Contribution In-kind VKI Personal Development Products You will receive: Mentions throughout the tour National Press Release A full-page ad in the resource guide (10,000 distribution) Multiple social media posts and links on facebook, twitter, youtube and wordpress (20,000 + visits per month) Logo on tour signage Advertisers Wanted Introduce your product or service to 10,000 college students Event Sponsor Our event sponsor will assist us with promotional items for 100 VIP guests per city. (t-shirts, pens, gift bags) (10) Opportunities Available Contribution $1,000 Our advertisers will show their support for homeless prevention while showcasing products or services geared toward the college student audience with 10,000 students. Ad spaces include 5-line listings, ¼ page, ½ page and full page. You will receive: Mentions during the presentation Local Press Release A half-page ad in the resource guide (10,000 distribution) 50 Tickets to be distributed with their compliments *See attached Ad Sheet for pricing

5 Thank You A movement of this magnitude could not be possible without the support of people just like you, who see the vision of a world without homelessness. For this, we are truly grateful and look forward to making a difference with you. DO Foundation 501c3 Non-profit Fiduciary U.S. Federal Tax ID PO Box , West Bloomfield, MI Versandra Kennebrew International 8200 E Jefferson Ave Suite 607, Detroit, MI Phone: info@versandrakennebrewintl.com