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HOOPLA! An annual celebration of Shooting Touch’s domestic and international impact on youth, women, and their communities. S E P T E M B E R 1 9 , 2 0 2 0 G E N E R O U S L Y H O S T E D B Y : S A N D Y & P A U L E D G E R L E Y P A R T N E R S H I P O P P O R T U N I T I E S Event Overview HOOPLA! - An annual celebration of Shooting Touch’s domestic and international impact on youth, women, and their communities. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 THE BUCKMINSTER HOUSE | BROOKLINE, MA HOME OF SANDY & PAUL EDGERLEY 5:30 - 6:00pm VIP Reception 6:00 - 7:00pm Cocktail Reception 7:00 - 9:00pm Dinner, Program & Live Auction Panel presentation moderated by Jackie MacMullan of ESPN. Panelists include Shooting Touch beneficiaries, staff, Board Members, community leaders, and surprise sports celebrities. Shooting Touch Shooting Touch is a global sport-for-development organization whose mission is to use the mobilizing power of basketball as a tool for health education, intervention, and improved well-being for individuals, families, and communities. We currently operate two signature sport-for-development programs simultaneously - one in Boston, MA and the other in Rwanda. The combined organization directly serves over 2,000 youth and women and indirectly impacts an additional 7,500 youth and women every day. Our detailed curriculum and program provide on- and off-court health education and intervention, mentorship, and empowerment towards a pathway to a better future. We serve: Boston: 200+ girls, ages 9-17 throughout five of Boston’s urban communities. Rwanda: 1,500+ youth, ages 7-18, and 750+ women, ages 21+, from six rural communities in the Republic of Rwanda’s Eastern and Northern Provinces. Last Year's Impact Boston Rwanda Enrichment hours offered to AAU and Individuals educated through health 1,246 STU participants in the Fall 19,000 mobilization campaign On count participant hours offered to Individuals insured - all Shooting 1,967 AAU and STU participants in the Fall 7,000 Touch players and their families Tournaments and clinics attended in Community health testing days 9 the Fall 15 hosted Individuals served in the Fall Bed nets distributed 200+ 325 "WHEN HE WAS PRESSURING ME TO HAVE SEX, I TOLD HIM WHAT YOU TAUGHT US. I SCREAMED, 'NO! I DON'T WANT THIS!' HE LAUGHED AND REPLIED, 'YOU MUST BE A SHOOTING TOUCH GIRL,' AND WALKED AWAY." "WHEN I THINK OF SHOOTING TOUCH, I THINK OF FAMILY. EVERYONE THAT'S A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS THERE FOR EACH OTHER - THEY WANNA SEE US SUCCEED AND GET SOMEWHERE IN OUR LIVES." Fans of Shooting Touch Shooting Touch is supported by basketball luminaries, philanthropists, as well as business and community leaders who all share a love of the game including: BOARD AMBASSADORS SUPPORTERS Alex Gallagher – Noble & Greenough Athletic Director Boston: 42 Analytics Educational, Inc. and Head Girls Varsity Coach Kenny Atkinson – Head Coach of the Brooklyn Nets Anna B. Stearns Charitable Foundation Kathy Delaney Smith – Harvard University Head Amadou Fall – President of Africa Basketball League – Beyond Sport Women’s Basketball Coach Johannesburg, South Africa Boston Bruins Foundation Jessica Gelman – CEO, Kraft Analytics Group Fran Fraschilla – ESPN Basketball Analyst and Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation Justin Kittredge – President & CEO, ISlide Commentator Boston Red Sox Foundation Amy Latimer – President of TD Garden Bob Hurley – National Championship Head Coach Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Jackie MacMullan – ESPN Author and Commentator Kelly Olynyk – NBA Forward Comic Relief Cory Melaugh – Director of Nursing, Partners in Health Sam Presti – Executive Vice President and General The Cummings Foundation Marisa Moseley – Boston University Head Women’s Manager of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder Cordelia Family Foundation – Assistant Coach of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns Basketball Coach Jay Triano Edgerley Family Foundation Robert Schlakman – Tax Director, Granite ESPN Rwanda: Telecommunications Granite Telecommunications – MD, MPH at Harvard Medical - Founder & CEO of Paper Crown Institute Dr. Mary Vadnais Katie Carlson Highland Street Foundation Associates - UNICEF Rwanda, Human Dominique Turiyate International Olympic Committee Resources Officer. Vice President of UGB Men's Basketball Liberty Mutual Team, Rwanda National Basketball Association - Operations Lead, Impact Hub, Kigali Nathalie Neema NBC Sports Boston Crispin Gishoma - Director of Rwanda Diabetes Once Here Foundation Association, Chairperson of Non-Communicable Disease Public Consulting Group Alliance, Kigali Rutland Corner Foundation Dr. Magnifique Irakoze - Resident for Obstetrics and Schrafft Family Charitable Trust Gynecology, Kigali Tom & Jennifer Levering Women’s Sports Foundation Partnership Opportunities Event Underwritter This year’s Shooting Touch Gala has a goal of generating more than 35% of the organization’s annual operating budget. Our Event Underwriters ensure that Shooting Touch is well positioned to achieve its ambitious goals in 2020 and beyond. Benefits: Company name incorporated into the event title and prominently featured on invitation and all promotional material Logo inclusion on Shooting Touch Gala video Recognition as Event Underwriter on large screen during event Company logo on the step & repeat banner Logo on custom designed cocktail napkins handed out at the event Opportunity for Company representative to make brief remarks at event Recognition as Event Underwriter during speaking program Table of twelve (12) tickets with prominent placement Logo/recognition on Shooting Touch website Generous promotion and acknowledgement leading up to and after Gala on all Shooting Touch social media channels Eight (8) guests invited to an intimate storytelling evening on Friday, September 18th, cocktails and dinner reception in Boston with Shooting Touch Staff and Board of Directors Investment $50,000 Event Champion Benefits: Recognition as Event Champion on invitation and all promotional materials Logo inclusion on Shooting Touch Gala video Recognition as Event Champion on large screen during event Recognition as Event Champion during speaking program One table of ten (10) tickets Logo/recognition on Shooting Touch website Generous promotion and acknowledgement leading up to and after Gala on all Shooting Touch social media channels Six (6) guests invited to an intimate storytelling evening Friday, September 18th, cocktails and dinner reception in Boston with Shooting Touch Staff and Board of Directors Investment $25,000 Slam Dunk Sponsor Benefits: Recognition as Slam Dunk Sponsor on invitation and all promotional materials Logo inclusion on Shooting Touch Gala video Recognition as Slam Dunk Sponsor on large screen during event Recognition as Slam Dunk Sponsor during speaking program One table of ten (10) tickets Logo/recognition on Shooting Touch website Generous promotion and acknowledgement leading up to and after Gala on all Shooting Touch social media channels Two (2) guests invited to an intimate story-telling event Friday, September 18th, cocktails and dinner reception in Boston with Shooting Touch Staff and Board of Directors Investment $10,000 Fast Break Sponsor Benefits: Recognition as a Fast Break Sponsor on invitation and all promotional materials Recognition as a Fast Break Sponsor on large screen during event Recognition on Fast Break Signage prominently placed at event One table of eight (8) tickets Logo/recognition on Shooting Touch website Generous promotion and acknowledgement leading up to and after Gala on all Shooting Touch social media channels Investment $5,000 HOOPLA! To sponsor the event or donate, please contact: Lindsey Kittredge Co-Founder and Executive Director Shooting Touch [email protected] 617-908-7703 T H A N K Y O U !.