Sponsorship 36Th Kansas City Wide Open
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Sponsorship 36th Kansas City Wide Open $10,000-Title Sponsor of Event $2000-Corporate Sponsor $1000-Player Party Sponsor $500-Course Sponsor $400-Shirt Sponsor $300-Player Sponsor-1 Entry & Tee Sign $300-Tee Sign Ad & Business Card Ad $150-Shared Tee Sign Advertisement $100-$500-Program Advertisement $50-Business Card Ad in program In 2009 Avery Jenkins won his first PDGA World title, seen here putting at Kansas City’s Blue Valley Park. The final round was $30-Fund Raiser Disc-Name in program the longest sudden death playoff in the history of the sport. Other sponsorship opportunities are available, Sister Valarie and mother Sharon are also World Champions. please reach out to the Tournament Director Jack Lowe at [email protected] or call at 913- 485-5123 for more information about how to Thanks for your consideration of becoming part support Kansas City’s longest running disc of the Kansas City Wide Open. Obviously, money pays the bills, but there are many services and products that we golf event. would like to exchange for sponsorship. examples of such services and products include printing, trophies, ban- ners, prizes, coupons, soft drinks and water, energy drinks, fruit, and or other food to feed the players. In ad- Sponsorship Agreement Perhaps you’ve heard of disc golf: challenging, dition we need disc golf related prizes for amateur prizes low-cost, good cardiovascular, and healthy game that com- for inclusion in the player packages. Your cost for service 1. Fill out the information in the box below. bines elements from two popular pastimes. .golf and Fris- 2. Indicate the type of sponsorship you desire. or product sponsorship is the listed amount doubled. 3. Mail or e-mail this sheet. bee throwing. Similar to golf in pace, procedure, and psy- These services and products may be valued at your retail 4. Enclose payment____ or bill me later____ (Please include contact chology, disc golfers count their throws when playing price. If none of these options fit your needs, we’re happy information) courses that are usually 18 holes. Whereas in golf the hole and willing to work with you to find a mutually beneficial We will send you a copy of this sponsorship agreement and an is completed when the ball falls into the cup, in disc golf the level of sponsorship. invoice for your sponsorship amount. hole is done when the disc is put into the basket of the tar- Make checks payable to The Kansas City Flying Disc Club: get. A disc golf target features a two-foot wide metal basket Mailing address: KCFDC PO Box 414064 Kansas City MO 64141 While we are primarily seeking sponsorship for that is attached to a pole, sitting two feet above the ground. this years event, we are very interested in finding part- Sponsor Name_________________________________________________ There is also a chain assembly attached to the pole above ners who might be interested in staying with us through the basket that stops the discs forward motion, causing it the big celebration in 2012 and beyond. Contact_______________________________________________________ to drop into the basket. Address_______________________________________________________ The KCFDC, now over 400 members strong, The sport of disc golf is governed by the Profes- works in cooperation with the areas Parks and Recrea- City/State/Zip__________________________________________________ sional Disc Golf Association (pdga.com), which now boasts tion Departments in maintaining and improving the 13 close to 50,000 worldwide members, most of whom are public courses in the metro region. Most club activities Phone_________________________________________________________ amateurs. The PDGA sanctions over 2100 events a year, involve taking care of courses, running leagues and provides its members with a magazine called DiscGolfer smaller local and regional events, and working with com- Fax____________________________________________________________ and a competitive player rating, and operates the Interna- munities to get new courses installed. The KCFDC helps tional Disc Golf Center near Augusta, Georgia. local parks departments because besides being a great E-mail_________________________________________________________ sport, disc golf is an excellent low-cost, healthful, and Shirt Size______________________________________________________ Since 1983, when the first-ever Kansas City Wide fun recreation for people of all ages. For the sum of $__________________ ,_______________________________ Open became a charter member of the PDGA Tour, Kansas (Sponsorship Name) Will receive the benefits listed above. The City has evolved into one of the most popular disc golf des- We are seeking sponsorship support from both sponsorship amount is due and payable to the Kansas City Flying the Kansas City area and the disc golf business communi- Disc Club with this agreement. Payment to be received by May 31, tinations in the country. Besides the Wide Open, there have ties. It’s our goal to make each player’s trip to Kansas Artwork to be included by May 23, artwork without payment or been Amateur World Championships in KC in 1999 and City as memorable as possible and to present the Wide Director approval will not be published. 2003, and the 2009 PDGA Professional and Amateur Disc Open as professionally as possible. While we’re seeking Golf World Championships drew 921 players from 44 states In agreement on this date, and 12 countries, making it the largest disc golf tournament cash sponsorship, there are a number of products or services that we’d be pleased to receive in lieu of cash. ______________are______________________________ ever, at the time, in the 35-year history of the PDGA. This (Sponsor name) and the Kansas City Flying Disc Club. August Kansas City will host the Professional Disc Golf —Thank you for your sponsorship. Championships again for the Masters Divisions, Ages 40+. —A copy of this agreement will be mailed to you. The Kansas City Flying Sponsorship Levels for the 2018 Wide Open Disc Club, a registered not-for-profit corpora- tion, was established in _____Individual Sponsor $30: Your name will be 1988 with these goals: listed in the tournament program plus you will re- to promote the sport of ceive a tournament-stamped premium disc. disc golf, as well as Choose from a variety of Champion plastic from other flying disc sports by (1) holding events Innova, Discraft, or Dynamic Discs. and leagues for players of all skill levels; (2) issuing a newsletter to connect the membership, as well as _____Tee Sign Share Sponsor $150: Your name other similar flying disc organizations, the media, and/or one-color logo is shared with another spon- and parks departments; (3) working in cooperation with the various park departments to maintain and sor. The tee sign will be placed on a course where improve the current courses, and to procure new it will be the seen by that course competitors, as courses. well as spectators. In addition, all tee signs will be Valarie Jenkins,2009 Women’s PDGA Champ is seen here We encourage you join the KCFDC and become part set up near tournament headquarters during the teeing off at Swope. The brother, sister combo won titles of the growth of disc golf in Kansas City. The game, in the largest ever PDGA event in 2009. The 2009 PDGA while relatively new, needs a strong club to connect showcase final round. Worlds marked the first time that a brother and sister won effectively with the various governments on which world titles. The event in 2009 was the largest ever disc our courses are located. We are one of the strongest _____Tee Sign Sponsor $300: Your name and/or golf event in the history of the sport at the time. clubs in the country, and we get things done. one-color logo is on a custom tee sign that is yours to keep at the tournament’s conclusion. A tee sign will be placed at the course of your choice where it Special Sponsor Options will be the seen by the course competitors, as well —Showcase Final Sponsor $750: We’re ex- as spectators. In addition, all tee signs will be set pecting over 500 spectators for Sunday’s - up near tournament headquarters during the show- showcase final round at Blue Valley Park that case final round. This includes a business card ad will feature all pro competitors. You will re- in the program as well ceive 1 banner, and 2 tee signs which will be prominently displayed on the final day. For _____Player & Tee Sponsor $300: Your name and/or an additional $250 you will receive a full page one-color logo is on a custom tee sign that is yours ad in the program. to keep at the tournament’s conclusion. A tee sign will be placed at the course of your choice where it —Tee Shirt Sponsor $400: Limited to four will be the seen by the course competitors, as well sponsors. Your logo will be included on the as spectators. In addition, all tee signs will be set performance shirts that will go to every ama- up near tournament headquarters during the show- teur player, and possibly, every pro as well. case final round. This includes one entry in the —Banner Sponsor $400: A 3’ x 6’ banner dis- Wide Open with this sponsor level play featuring your name and/or logo and a 1/2 page ad in the Tournament Program. The _____Tournament Program Ad— space in the tour- banner will be seen by all the players and nament program that goes to each player and will spectators and is yours to keep after the be available to spectators, we anticipate over 1000 event. Banner sponsors also receive an offi- people will attend over the event. cial tournament shirt. —$500: Front page, rear cover Full Page (only 2) —$400: Full page Ad is 5” x 8” —Eagle Sponsor $600: Two tournament tee —$200: 1/2 Page Ad is 4” x 5” signs and one full-page ad in the Tournament —$100: 1/4 page Ad is 2” x 2.5” Program.