736 8th Ave N • Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 • 843.626.4953

Imagine a deranged person entering your business and shooting it up because you served a gay customer. Imagine this happening to a business near your home.

Imagine a scared high school student being beaten to a bloody pulp—or worse—for being gay—or because someone thought they were. This is happening in schools all across America, and these students are not being protected by their families, their schools, or their churches.

The Center Project is excited to invite you to become a sponsor of Myrtle Beach's 2010 LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) PRIDE festival, to take place Aug 25–28 at the Historic Myrtle Beach Train Depot. PRIDE is an outdoor festival showcasing many of Myrtle Beach’s local entertainment, food, businesses, and other community organizations. PRIDE is an excellent venue for businesses to showcase themselves.

The benefit to the bottom line of a sponsoring business or organization is immeasurable. Research indicates that the LGBT community is loyal to those who support it. We have put together packages that are attractive to any business, and we open an invitation to you to work with us to tailor a package that meets your organization’s particular marking, public relations, and community outreach needs. Please call Wes Tyler at 843.902.3398 with any questions or concerns, or to discuss a tailored sponsorship package.

Raising awareness, helped by your sponsorship, can reduce crime, street violence, and school bullying. And who can argue with that.

Yours in community,

Veronica Walters	David Bennett	JR Crawford	Chris Stephens	Clark Vereen

Veronica Walters	David Bennett	JR Crawford	Chris Stephens	Clark Vereen
President	Board Member	Board Member	Board Member	Board Member

Sponsorship Levels

Hope Sponsor

$5000 & above

Speaking opportunity

Recognition as Stage Sponsor on Main Stage

Two vendor spaces with tent and tables in choice locations

Full-page color ad in PRIDE Guide

Priority Placement in PRIDE Guide (inside front cover, back cover)

Logo placed throughout PRIDE venue

Profile of your company in all printed PRIDE ads

Logo/name on all advertising and flyers

Logo/link in online sponsor areas (MySpace, facebook, our website)

A big, big Thank You from all of us at Myrtle Beach PRIDE

Stonewall Sponsor

$1000-$4999

One vendor space with tent and tables

Half-page color ad in PRIDE Guide

Logo in PRIDE venue

Logo in PRIDE Guide

logo/link in online sponsor areas (MySpace, facebook, our website)

A big Thank You from all of us at Myrtle Beach PRIDE

Triangle Sponsor

$500-$999

Vendor space

Logo in PRIDE venue

Listing in PRIDE Guide

Online sponsor areas logo/link

A big Thank You from PRIDE

Lambda Sponsor

$200-$499

Logo in PRIDE venue

Listing in PRIDE Guide

Online sponsor areas logo/link

A big Thank You from PRIDE

Unity Sponsor

$100-$199

Listing in PRIDE Guide

Online sponsor areas logo/link

A big Thank You from PRIDE

Friend of PRIDE

Up to $99

A big Thank You from PRIDE

Myrtle Beach PRIDE Sponsorship Form

Please submit completed form with payment by 6/15 to The Center Project, PO Box 3448 (29577). Sponsorships received after this date will have certain restrictions to packages.

Organization/Co.

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Contact person:

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Mailing address:

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City, state zip:

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Telephone/fax nos.

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Email address:

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Website (for link):

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We are pleased to sponsor Myrtle Beach PRIDE at the following level:

($5000 & up) Hope Sponsor

$__________

($1000-4999) Stonewall Sponsor

$__________

($500 - $999) Triangle Sponsor

$__________

($200 - $499) Lambda Sponsor

$__________

($100 - $199) Unity Sponsor

$__________

(under $100) Friend of PRIDE

$__________

We would like to pay for our Myrtle Beach PRIDE sponsorship by:

check (enclosed)

payable to The Center Project

credit card

Visa Mastercard AmEx

Card number:

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Exp._______

CVV_______

Auth. signature:

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Date_______

Sponsors at the Triangle level & up will be contacted regarding vendor space/advertising.