March 30, 2017 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. Sheraton Seattle Hotel

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Table Captain 2017 2/6

March 30, 2017 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. Sheraton Seattle Hotel 1400 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Morris Dees

Dear Fantastic Table Captain, Thank you for agreeing to host a table for ten at the King County Bar Foundation’s Breakfast With Champions. We appreciate your commitment to the minority law student scholarships and the pro bono legal safety net we provide. By hosting a table at our annual breakfast, you are helping to ensure that thousands of people will continue to receive legal advice, consultation and direct representation when they need it and before they find themselves immersed in more devastating consequences. You are also helping us in our efforts to increase the ethnic diversity of the courtrooms and law offices of King County.

Todd R. Bowers Breakfast With Champions Committee Chair

KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2017

MORRIS DEES INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY Southern Poverty Law Center co-founder and chief trial attorney Morris Dees was born in 1936 at Shorter, Alabama, the son of cotton farmers. As a young boy he worked those fields, witnessing social and economic deprivation first-hand, and Jim Crow treatment at its worst. Dees first launched a private law practice in 1960, and would win a series of groundbreaking civil rights cases that helped integrate government and public institutions.

Dees would go on to found the SPLC in Montgomery, Alabama in 1971, along with his law partner, Joseph J. Levin, Jr. and the late civil rights leader, Julian Bond. Gaining prominence for innovative lawsuits that would cripple the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations and other notorious white supremacist hate groups, Dees would also later serve as the finance director for former Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern in 1972, and for President Jimmy Carter’s campaign in 1976.

The author of four books and the subject of a 1991 made-for-TV movie, Dees has been the recipient of more than 20 honorary degrees and numerous awards—including Trial Lawyer of the Year from Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Award from the National Education Association; The Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice; and the ABA Medal, the American Bar Association’s highest award for exceptionally distinguished service.

March 30, 2017 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. / Sheraton Seattle Hotel TABLE CAPTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES 3/6 These are your responsibilities as a table captain. 1. KCBF Please be familiar with the King County Bar Foundation’s mission and services. You’ll want to be prepared to answer questions from your friends and colleagues about why it’s important to ensure justice and diversity by supporting these crucial programs. 2. INVITATIONS Bring nine people and yourself to sit at your table on March 30, 2017. The Breakfast is priced at $50 per seat. At your option, this can be paid by each guest, from your own pocket, or perhaps by your firm. If you have already purchased a table as part of your sponsorship, just invite your guests and send us their names. If you invite someone who cannot attend, don’t lose them as a donor. Tell them you hope they’ll still consider a contribution of one billable hour and that you’ll be delighted to deliver their check or pledge to the Foundation. 3. CONFIRMATIONS Please complete the attached table captain logs (page 5) to register you and your guests for the event. Remember to include the following: the names of your guests and their email addresses, and payment for your table ($500). Your payment must be sent to Braden DenHerder (email to: [email protected]) no later than Tuesday, March 14, 2017. We will then send confirmation emails to you and your guests. 4. GIFTS We are requesting a minimum financial donation of “one billable hour,” or if not in private practice, $150.

5. EMPLOYER MATCHING Remind your guests that their gifts will go further if they work for an employer who matches employee donations. Ask that they inquire about the possibility of an employer match and bring the necessary paperwork with them to the Breakfast.

6. CONFIRMING CALLS Call your guests between March 15 and 17 to confirm that they will attend. We will contact you by Thursday, March 23 to get your final count. It’s very important that we know if some of your guests can’t make it. We expect a full house.

7. ARRIVE EARLY Please arrive at the Sheraton by 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2017, to greet your guests, show them to your table and answer any questions they may have about the King County Bar Foundation and its programs.

8. THE “ASK” You’ll be given a large envelope when you arrive at the Breakfast. During the part of the program known as the “Ask” (or Important Considerations), you will be asked to distribute the enclosed contribution cards and envelopes to everyone at your table. Please do not distribute until prompted to do so.

9. BEFORE LEAVING Before leaving the hotel, please collect all donations, return them to the envelope and give the envelope to designated King County Bar Foundation representatives. Please make notation on the envelope of the name of everyone who actually sat at your table. 10. THANK YOU We encourage you to call your guests after the Breakfast to thank them for attending and for their generous contribution. If the opportunity presents itself, ask if they’d like to be involved in the work of the Foundation. If so, give their name to Braden DenHerder.

March 30, 2017 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. / Sheraton Seattle Hotel FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 4/6

HOW MUCH SHOULD I GIVE? After learning about the Foundation’s pro bono legal safety net and minority scholarship programs, we hope that you will feel moved to give generously. We are requesting a minimum financial donation of “one billable hour,” or if not in private practice, $150. If you invite someone who cannot attend, don’t lose them as a donor. Tell them you hope they’ll still consider making a financial contribution and that you’ll be delighted to deliver their check or pledge to the Foundation.

I DO MY GIVING THROUGH UNITED WAY. MAY I DESIGNATE THE FOUNDATION WHEN MAKING THAT PLEDGE? Yes, you certainly may do that. Please complete the pledge card and designate the King County Bar Foundation as the 501(c)(3) organization beneficiary. Remember that United Way will deduct 10-12% from your contribution.

MY EMPLOYER MATCHES GIFTS. WHAT SHOULD I DO? Employers have different ways of processing matching gifts. Most allow you to complete the matching gift form after the gift has been made. To ensure that your gift is matched, please initiate the matching gift process with your employer. Check with your human resource department or call us at (206) 267-7067 and we can help.

I HAVE ALREADY MADE A MULTI-YEAR GIFT. MAY I STILL COME TO THE BREAKFAST? Of course, please join us, and hopefully you’ll consider making an additional donation while there.

I CAN’T ATTEND THE BREAKFAST, BUT WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE. HOW DO I DO THIS? There are several ways. You may make a donation with your credit card by calling Braden DenHerder at (206) 267-7067, online at www.kcbf.org/bwc or by sending a check to the King County Bar Foundation, 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98101. If you have a friend who might like to attend, please give your friend’s name to the person who contacted you about the Breakfast.

IS MY GIFT TAX DEDUCTIBLE? Donations to the Foundation are usually tax deductible. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. You’ll receive an acknowledgement from KCBF that you can use for IRS purposes.

HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE INFORMATION? Contact Braden DenHerder, Events Assistant, at (206) 267-7067 or email at [email protected]

The King County Bar Foundation is dedicated to ensuring access to the legal system and encouraging diversity in the legal profession.

March 30, 2017 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. / Sheraton Seattle Hotel TABLE CAPTAIN LOG 2017 5/6

TABLE CAPTAIN’S LOG It’s very important that we receive a detailed list of your guests’ names and email addresses in plenty of time to send them a confirmation and prepare their name tags. Please save a copy of this PDF form to your computer. Fill it out, save the file and then email a copy to [email protected] or mail a hard copy to: Braden DenHerder, Events Assistant, King County Bar Foundation You can also pay for the table and enter the names of 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98101. everyone attending at your table at www.kcbf.org/bwc.

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9. ANY TABLE DIETARY NEEDS? Please list here any special dietary needs you or any of your table guests have. Thank You!

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO KCBA BY TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017 Encourage your guests to arrive no later than 7:15 a.m. on the day of the Breakfast to ensure adequate time to register and find their table before the program begins. Please Note: We are requesting a minimum financial donation of “one billable hour” or, if not in private practice, $150 from everyone who attends.

March 30, 2017 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. / Sheraton Seattle Hotel SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS 6/6 DIAMOND $10,000 • Display of Sponsor banner above the main stage at the Breakfast, plus special spotlight logo display and voice recognition from podium. • Sponsor’s promotional/marketing materials displayed in lobby. • Two full tables (20 seats) at the Breakfast for you and your guests. • Eight invitations to the exclusive VIP Reception with Keynote Speaker, Morris Dees, the evening before the Breakfast. • Featured on website, Bar Bulletin ad and other media.

PLATINUM $5,000 • Special spotlight logo display, logo recognition in Breakfast program and on big screens and voice recognition from podium. • One and a half tables (15 seats) at the Breakfast for you and your guests. • Six invitations to the exclusive VIP Reception with Keynote Speaker, Morris Dees, the evening before the Breakfast. • Featured on website, Bar Bulletin ad and other media.

GOLD PLUS $3,000 SILVER PLUS $1,500 BRONZE PLUS $1,000 • Gold recognition PLUS: • Silver recognition PLUS: • Bronze recognition PLUS: • One full table (10 seats) at the • One full table (10 seats) at the • One full table (10 seats) at the Breakfast for you and your guests. Breakfast for you and your guests. Breakfast for you and your guests. GOLD $2,500 SILVER $1,000 BRONZE $500 • Logo recognition in Breakfast • Name recognition in Breakfast • Name recognition in Breakfast program and on big screens and program and on big screens. program and on big screens. voice recognition from podium. • Two invitations to the exclusive VIP • One invitation to the exclusive VIP • Four invitations to the exclusive VIP Reception with Keynote Speaker, Reception with Keynote Speaker, Reception with Keynote Speaker, Morris Dees, the evening before Morris Dees, the evening before Morris Dees, the evening before the Breakfast. the Breakfast. the Breakfast. • Featured on website, Bar Bulletin ad and other media.

March 30, 2017 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. / Sheraton Seattle Hotel