HONORING DR. JOHN R. KELLY August 29, 2017 6:00 PM Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino
MS DINNER OF CHAMPIONS The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, MS Dinner of Champions is an annual event that honors outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the community as civic and business leaders. This event mobilizes people and resources to drive research for a cure and helps address the challenges of everyone affected by multiple sclerosis. The MS Dinner of Champions recognizes distinguished leaders in the community who have made a great impact on the lives of others through their professional and civic achievements. It is a high-profile and leadership fundraising event that unites all of those involved in the MS Movement. This year s event will take place on August 29, 2017 at the Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino and will honor Dr. John Kelly with the Society s prestigious Hope Award for his exceptional dedication and leadership. The Hope Award The Hope Award is the highest award given by the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. It honors community leaders who embody the ideals of the Society. The award is presented at the annual MS Dinner of Champions event along with a tributes to the honoree. A Southern Affair Join us for this annual event and enjoy live entertainment, cocktails, a wonderful dinner catered by the talented staff at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, silent auction, champagne and diamonds drawing and the Toast to a Cure. 2
2017 Hope Award Winner DR. JOHN R. KELLY John R. Kelly is a native Mississippian, having grown up on his family s farm in the central part of the state. He has lived on the coast for the past 43 years. Since 2006, he has served as the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Gulfport, Mississippi s second largest city. As CAO he is responsible for the management and day to day operations of the city. John spent most of his career as a senior executive with the Department of Defense. At the time of his retirement from federal service in December 2005, he worked as Regional Director for Community and Family support with Navy Region South East in Jacksonville, FL. As Regional Director, he directed the operation of a broad, multifaceted family support program that encompassed mental health counseling, psychological testing, skills for living training, family advocacy and funeral honors details for service members and their families at 12 Naval installations around the South Eastern United States, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Kelly has a solid record of community and social involvement. He was elected President Elect of the National Association of State Board of Education in November 2016. He has been twice chosen by the Sun Herald newspaper as one of the Gulf Coast Outstanding Community Leaders. In June 2011 Governor Haley Barbour appointed him to the Mississippi State Board of Education, where he now serves as immediate past Chairman. He served as chairman of the National Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society from 1999-2002. He was the 1st person of color to chair this prestigious board with an annual budget of more than a billion dollars. He is a former President and Chief Volunteer Officer for South Mississippi s United Way. He is married to Dr. Bernell T. Kelly, who is a recent retired principal for the Biloxi School District. Together they have two adult daughters, Felice and Kristi and two grandchildren Reagan and Dallas. 2017 GOALS By partnering with us for this opportunity, you will: Provide an employee networking / wellness opportunity for company employees to attend event and network with attendees Increase consumer and attendees awareness of the brand Make a difference in the community education and advocacy Identify and get introductions to new business partners through logo recognition and event attendance 3
$10,000 $7,500 $5,000 $2,500 $1,500 Patron CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS Hope Award Presenting Sponsor Logo inclusion on all materials prominently Recognition in MS Connection newsletter (approx. distribution: 20,000) Two tables of 10, center stage 1/4 page ad in MS Connections newsletter (additional sizes available) Branding of event and pre-event media Full page ad in dinner printed program Logo inclusion on Dinner of Champions website Half page ad in the dinner program Sponsor name recognition at the annual awards celebration Social media recognition One table for TEN Cocktail reception for guests Recognition during A/V presentation Quarter page ad in dinner program Allows six people that live with MS to attend dinner Two tickets to dinner 4
WE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT MS NOW. About the National MS Society The Society mobilizes people and resources so that everyone affected by multiple sclerosis can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever. Last year alone, through our comprehensive nationwide network of services, the Society devoted more than $100 million to connect approximately one million people affected by MS to information and resources they need. To move closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $42 million to support more than 380 new and ongoing research projects around the world. We are united in our collective power to do something about MS now and end this disease forever. Learn more at www.nationalmssociety.org. About Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are leading to better understanding and moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million worldwide. 5
Mandy Elizabeth Peterson National MS Society 601.856.5831 mandy.ferrington@nmss.org 6