Corporate Partnership Proposal

Corporate Partnership Proposal

Roll up your sleeves and Join the Movement. MS Service Day is upon us, and to make it a success we need you! By becoming a corporate partner through making a monetary sponsorship commitment or by donating tools to help offset the cost of this chapter-wide event, you can make a difference to one of more than 12,800 of your neighbors living with MS in Upstate New York. On MS Service Day, volunteers across Upstate New York will help at the homes of people living with MS. From mending fences to cleaning windows, our volunteers complete these tasks with gusto to ensure a happy, safe, and healthy environment for people living with MS. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Symptoms of MS range from person to person and can include numbness in limbs, or more severe symptoms such as paralysis or loss of vision. These symptoms can make it difficult for someone with MS to maintain a home and property. With your generous support, our chapter will be able to make a difference for people living with MS across Upstate New York. I invite you to review the enclosed benefit levels and wish lists for this year s MS Service Day. Money not used the day of the event will be placed in the chapter s financial aid fund to help with home maintenance throughout the year. Your partnership does not have to end with a donation. You and your company can form an MS Service Day team. The enclosed information provides details on how to register. If you have any questions, or would like to make a commitment today, please do not hesitate to contact me at (716) 634-2573, extension 70501, or Maria.Batt@nmss.org. I look forward to working with you! Warm regards, Maria D. Batt Senior Campaign Manager

MS Service Day 2014 & 2015 Corporate Partnership Opportunities Community $1,000 Acknowledgement in all MS Service Day press releases, televised promotions, and marketing material Announcement of partnership in email blasts sent to thousands of constituents across Upstate New York Acknowledgement with company logo in chapter newsletter, MS Connection Announcement of partnership on all social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) Company name and link on MS Service Day home page Opportunity to place promotional items in volunteer team kits Home. $500 Acknowledgement in chapter newsletter, MS Connection Announcement of partnership on all social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) Company name and link on MS Service Day home page Opportunity to place promotional items in volunteer team kits Team. $250 Acknowledgement in chapter newsletter, MS Connection Name on MS Service Day home page Materials $100 Acknowledgement in chapter newsletter, MSConnection

Become an in-kind sponsor Do you own a hardware store or restaurant, or have odds and ends hanging around? Consider donating an item(s) from our Wish List to help offset the cost of this event: Breakfast items (i.e. coffee, bagels and/or juice) for morning supply box pick up Paint brushes Rollers, roller handles and roller pans Painter s tape Drop cloths Paper towels Glass cleaning spray Cleaning supplies Leaf bags and contractor grade bags Mulch Annual flowers and hanging flower baskets Tools rug cleaners, hedge clippers, car wash equipment, dumpsters, hammers, etc. Hand sanitizer First aid kits Sunscreen and bug spray Wrapping Paper, tape, holiday cards, stamps Cases of water, sports drinks or other beverages Volunteer team t-shirts

MS Service Day: The Nuts and Bolts When: Where: What: Who: December 6, 2014 -- Holiday Help June 6, 2015 -- Summer Service September 26, 2015 -- Autumn Aid 36 homes across Upstate New York Teams of volunteers will perform household chores and light repairs projects that individuals with MS may not be able to complete because of the symptoms of MS. Corporate partners and volunteers across the chapter who have a passion to give back to people affected by MS. Roll up your sleeves Are you interested in forming an MS Service Day team? It s an incredible way to give back to the community, as well as a terrific team-building exercise for you and your company. If you have any questions, ideas, or want to register your team, please contact Deb Houck at 1-800-344-4867 (press 2), or Deb.Houck@nmss.org.