Friday, October 26, 2018 6-9:30 pm Hilton Minneapolis

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

2018 HEARTLINK GALA HONORARY CHAIRS: Susan Kent Anderson and Richard Anderson

PRESENTING SPONSORS: Susan Kent Anderson and Richard Anderson, , Medtronic

The HeartLink Gala is a signature annual event OUR MISSION in the Twin Cities, attended by 600 influential To save the lives of children with heart disease, philanthropists, CEOs of local Fortune 500 we partner with organizations to train medical companies, professionals and others teams, provide education and transform health passionate about children’s health. care in underserved parts of the world.

Children’s HeartLink supports partner hospitals THE NEED and programs in , China, India, Malaysia Congenital heart disease affects one in 100 and Vietnam. This year’s gala will highlight its children. Only one in 10 children has access work in India. to care.

IMPACT LAST YEAR... WHY PARTNER WITH US? 770 medical professionals trained Your partnership 96,000 children served • Makes you part of our mission and supports our $586,000 donated in professional time by lifesaving work. medical volunteers to train and mentor their • Helps us develop pediatric cardiac programs in peers at our partner hospitals around the world. emerging economies. The medical professionals $1.2 Million raised at our gala presented by we train go on to train the next generation of McKinsey & Company (over 40% of Children’s leaders in pediatric cardiac care. HeartLink’s annual budget). • Provides brand exposure to influential philanthropists and leaders. Visit www.childrensheartlink.org • Extends ’s legacy of leadership in for more information. global philanthropy. The Twin Cities is one of the top five regions in the country for philanthropic dollars dedicated to global giving. 2018 HEARTLINK GALA EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

Honorary Chair: Richard Anderson Lydia Botham, Land O’Lakes Foundation Jeff Evanson, Children’s HeartLink Board of Directors Michelle Grogg, Cargill Omar Ishrak, Medtronic Molly Joseph, UnitedHealth Group Bill Lentsch, Delta Air Lines Dave MacLennan, Cargill Geoff Martha, Medtronic Chris Policinski, Land O’Lakes Tim Welsh, U.S. Bank

A list of last year’s HeartLink Gala sponsors can be found at childrensheartlink.org/heartlink-gala/ 2018 HEARTLINK GALA SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

PLATINUM GOLD SILVER BRONZE $25,000 $10,000 $5,000 $2,500 Preferred Seating for 10 Guests Two Tables General Seating for 10 Guests One Table One Table One Table Invitation to Honorary Chairs’ Reception • Signage at Honorary Chairs’ Reception • Signage at Silent Auction • • • • On-Screen Recognition during Program Logo Mention Mention Mention Save the Date Postcard Recognition Logo Mention Invitation Recognition Logo Mention Mention Ad in Program Full Page Half Page Quarter Page Mention Website Recognition Logo Mention Mention Mention Social Network Recognition Mention Mention Mention Mention Children’s HeartLink Annual Report Mention Mention Mention Mention

SPONSORSHIP COMMITMENT FORM FOR 2018 HEARTLINK GALA

Who should we contact regarding this sponsorship? Payment: Name & Title A check made payable to Children’s Company/Organization HeartLink is enclosed Address Please send me an invoice City/State/Zip Visa, MasterCard or Phone Number Email Expiration Date

Please return completed form to: Exactly how should you/your organization be listed in recognition materials: Bobbi Morris, Events Manager Children’s HeartLink 5075 Arcadia Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55436-2306 Sponsorship Level: Fax: 952.928.4859 Platinum Sponsor $25,000 ($23,500 tax deductible) Gold Sponsor $10,000 ($9,250 tax deductible) Or contact Bobbi Morris at: [email protected] Silver Sponsor $5,000 ($4,250 tax deductible) 952.928.4860 ext. 16 Bronze Sponsor $2,500 ($1,750 tax deductible) 2018 HEARTLINK GALA LOGO & AD DUE DATES

LOGOS ARE DUE BY: for Platinum Sponsors

• June 15 - for inclusion in Save the Date Postcard LOGO SPECIFICATIONS: • August 22 - for inclusion in Event Invitation • Vector, .eps or .pdf fi les are preferred • Single color logo • September 21 - for inclusion in Printed Program

ADS ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 21 for Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsors

AD SIZE width height QUARTER Full 8.5” 5.5”

FULL HALF Half 4.125” 5.5”

QUARTER Quarter 4.125” 2.625”

IMAGE RESOLUTION: All photos must have a resolution of 300 DPI at 100% of the print size. All color images must be in CMYK format: No RGBs, Pantones or spot colors. Any ads with noncompliant colors will be converted to CMYK, and color accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

MARKS AND BLEED SETTINGS: Please do NOT use bleed or crop marks.

FILE FORMAT: PDF/X-1a fi les are strongly recommended.

NOTES: If you reference Children’s HeartLink, note that the ‘L’ is capital. Files should be named Size_Company.pdf example: full_nike.pdf, quarter_nike.pdf

SUBMISSION: Send fi les to [email protected]