Be an Event Sponsor for The Center for Grieving Children

The Center invites you to be a sponsor at our Events. We have different events available throughout the year including: Golf Tournament, Million Dollar Shoot Out, Marathon Team, Auction, Portland

Pirates Night, Volunteer Appreciation Week and our International Training Institute

Major Event Sponsor Opportunities13th Annual Auction & Dinner Gala

Holiday Inn by The BayFebruary 5th, 2010

$15,000 Lead Sponsor:• Company name and logo on the invitation, a print ad placed in the Press

Herald, the front cover of the Program with a 5”x8” advertisement inside the back cover, The “Thank You” Banner at the event, Press releases regarding

the event• A link to your website, if desired, on our website - www.cgcmaine.org

• Two tables of ten (20 tickets) in the VIP section of the ballroom with your logo on a placard as the Lead Sponsor of the event, Champagne on table

• Lunch for 20 at The Center for Grieving Children

$10,000 Raffle Sponsor:• Company logo on all raffle tickets, name in a print ad placed in the Press Herald, 5”x 8” advertisement in the Program, The “Thank You” Banner at

the event, Press releases regarding the event• A link to your website, if desired, would be featured on our website• One table of ten (10 tickets) in the VIP section of the ballroom with a

placard with you logo as the raffle sponsor of the event, Champagne on table• A representative from your company will draw the winner of the raffle to

take place at the auction• Lunch for 15 at The Center for Grieving Children

$5,000 Major Sponsor:• Company name on the invitation, the “Thank You” Banner at the event, in press releases regarding the event, a 5”x8” advertisement in the center pages

of the Program • A link to your website, if desired, would be featured on our website• One table of ten (10 tickets) in the VIP section of our ballroom with a

placard with your logo as a Major Sponsor of the event, Champagne on table• Lunch for 10 at The Center for Grieving Children

$3,500 Corporate Gold Family Sponsor(Only 4 Available)

• 5” x 8” advertisement in the Program• One table of ten (10) tickets with company name

• Provides a table of 10 for Center children and families

$1,500 Corporate Silver Sponsor:• 5” x 6” advertisement in the Program

• One table of ten (10) tickets with company name

$750:• 5”x 4” advertisement in the Program

• 5 tickets for attendees

$250: 5” x 2” advertisement in the Program

$100: 3.5” x 2” advertisement in the Program

19th Annual Pet & People WalkPayson Park, Portland

june 12th, 2010

$5,000 - Maine Event Sponsor• Company name and logo in print ad placed in the Press Herald; on the

1,000 posters and 15,000 brochures distributed throughout Cumberland County, and on the official Pet Walk T-shirt

• Company name on all Press Releases• Your company banner on display

• A link to your web site on ours (www.cgcmaine.org)• A reception and tour of The Center for 25-50 of your staff

• Option to have promotional company table at Pet and People Walk

$3,000 - Major Sponsor• Company name and logo in print ad placed in the Press Herald; on the 1,000 posters and 15,000 brochures distributed throughout

Cumberland County, and on the official walk T-shirt• Company name on all Press Releases

• Your company banner on display• Option to have promotional company table at Pet and People Walk

$1,000 - Corporate Sponsor• Company name and logo on the 1,000 posters and 15,000 brochures

distributed throughout Cumberland County, and on the official walk T-shirt

• Your company banner on display

$500 - Rest Stop Sponsor• Your company banner at a “Rest Stop” as a sponsor

8th Annual Golf Tournamentdunegrass golf course

september 8th, 2010

$10,000 Tournament Sponsor: Includes recognition on general mailing as Tournament Sponsor and at our dinner/awards ceremony,

special listing in our program, inclusion at the top of the sponsor banner and a foursome with cart, lunch and dinner.

$3,000 Dinner Sponsor: Includes corporate logo on tent card on all tables, special listing in our program, inclusion on the sponsor banner and a

foursome with cart, lunch and dinner.

$3,000 Putting Contest Sponsor: Includes company banner displayed at putting contest, special listing in our program, inclusion on the

sponsor banner and a foursome with cart, lunch and dinner.

$2,500 Cap Sponsor: Includes corporate logo on caps given to all participants, special listing in our program, inclusion on the sponsor banner

and a foursome with cart, lunch and dinner.

$1,500 Lunch Sponsor: Includes corporate label on all box lunches, special listing in our program, inclusion on the sponsor banner and a

foursome with cart, lunch and dinner.

$1,500 Cart Sponsor: Includes signage on golf carts, special listing in our program, inclusion on the sponsor banner and a foursome with cart,

lunch and dinner.

$1,500 Shirt Sponsor: Includes company logo on shirts given to winning teams, special listing in our program, inclusion on the sponsor

banner and a foursome with cart, lunch and dinner.

$1,000 Corporate Sponsor: Includes everything for the foursome, a sponsor sign with company name displayed on a tee and a green, as well as being listed in the program and on our sponsor banner on display at the

event.

$500 Foursome: Includes green fees, carts, box lunches and dinner.

$250 Hole/Tee Sponsor: Includes a sponsor sign with company name on one hole.

555 Forest AvenuePortland, ME 04101www.cgcmaine.org

Questions: Call The Center at (207) 775-5216

New Event Sponsor Opportunities

The Center is excited to announce the following new Sponsor Opportunities. Join us as the Lead Sponsor for any of the following events. A great marketing opportunity!

April 4th: Center Family Night at the Portland Pirates - We are looking for sponsors to underwrite the Portland Pirates Center for Grieving Children Night - Help send a family for a great night out. The sponsorship level is $1,500. Marketing includes: ads in paper, front page of our website, and email marketing.

Spring, 2010: Million Dollar Golf Shoot Out. Join us as our finalists have a chance to make a hole in one and win $1,000,000. This event will take place over 2 days - contestants will purchase a change to qualify for the finals. Lead Sponsor: $10,000. Marketing includes: ads in paper, front page of our website, radio ads, a brochure and email marketing.

Spring, 2010: International Training Institute - Speaker Series: Allow us to have a guest speaker for our International Training Institute which takes place each Spring. Lead Sponsor: $5,000. Marketing includes: brochures distributed to local schools, hospitals, medical offices and counselors. Also, email marketing and ads in paper.

October 3rd, 2010: Marathon Team - Join us as our CGC team trains and fund raises for the 19th Annual Maine Marathon. Last year over 50 runners completed a 16 week training program to prepare for the Maine Marathon. Marketing includes a mailing to all runners from the Maine Marathon, brochures distributed to local sports shops, ads in paper, and your logo on our runners shirts in the Marathon. Lead Sponsor: $10,000.

April 18th-24th: Volunteer Appreciation Week - We are looking for sponsors for each day of our Volunteer Appreciation Week. Each day we will be honoring our volunteers with dinner, massages, special guest presenters and a gift. Every year our volunteers contribute more than 20,000 hours of volunteer service. The sponsorship level is $1,000 per night.

Please call The Center (207) 775-5216 or email cgc@cgcmaine.org for more information about our sponsor opportunities.

Natalie, Gunter and Grace

The Haug Family (Norma, the mom, Gunter, 9, and twins Natalie and Grace, 6 1/2) started coming to The Center in 2006. Norma’s husband Paul

died in October 2005. Here is their story:

For Norma, the first time the family came to The Center it seemed “just another thing I had to do at the time. Even the title is hard. You don’t want to see your kids as grieving children, but that’s what they are.” But “as time went on, the space, the people …I could just relax. You’re amongst people that know. There are no pretenses. You share intimate details – pretty horrific stuff – and there is a sense of safety and healing here.”

“The Center has made a huge difference in our family. We’re really just beginning to reap those benefits now. People comment how we’re different – lighter. It just helped us get through the process. Grief is a lot of work – physically, emotionally, mentally – and on top of that, you have to do your life. It’s very difficult.”

“It’s sort of like an extended family here for all of us. You just hang out and share and hug and connect. We’ve come a long way. We really have.”

Norma’s kids loved The Center right away. Gunter, 9, shares that “Ever since I have been coming to The Center, I thought that this place has stopped me about thinking bad things about my dad and that he’s dead. And about my grandparents and my cats that are dead. I thought at first everyone would be very mean. Everyone turned out to be very nice. I really like coming here and I hope I keep coming until I’m in the ‘big group’”.

Natalie, 6 ½, commented: “The stuff that really helps me is that there’s a pile of animals in our class and you just jump in it and if you’re sad or mad, it just pops away. Or, in the Volcano Room you get some punching gloves and if you’re sad or mad, it just pops away.”

And Grace, also 6 ½, told us: “The Center has made me feel better since the last time I came here. When I come here, it takes away some of the sadness.”

555 Forest AvenueP.O. Box 1438

Portland ME 04104(207) 775-5216

www.cgcmaine.org

Weekly peer support groups for children, ages 3-18, their parents or primary caregivers, and young adults ages 19-30, who have experienced the death of a family member or friend. We also offer support groups for bereaved parents and for young widows and widowers and others who have lost a partner to death.

Weekly peer support groups for children, their ill parent, their care giving parent, young adults, ages 19-30, who are experiencing serious illness in their family, from the point of diagnosis.

Education, crisis response, and training for schools, agencies, workplaces, and the community on how to support children and teens experiencing loss.

Bereavement Peer Support

Tender Living Care

Multicultural Program

Community Outreach & Education

A program in collaboration with local schools to provide refugee and immigrant children who have relocated to Portland a place to process their grief and traumatic loss.

The Center for Grieving Children’s mission is to provide loving support to grieving children, teens, families, and the community through peer support, outreach, and education. We honor and encourage the safe expression of grief and loss.

We provide a loving community to foster the discovery and development of each child’s own resiliency and emotional well-being.