About the Andy Russell Celebrity Classic Sponsorship Opportunities Now in its 36th year, the Andy Russell Celebrity Classic is with cocktails, live and silent auctions, dinner and dancing $75,000 Naming Sponsor (One Available!) $10,000 Gold Sponsor widely recognized as one of the most prestigious golf while enjoying beautiful views of the city and Heinz Field. The • Four golf foursomes • Photo opportunity with celebrity golfers • One golf foursome • Photo opportunity with celebrity golfers tournaments in western Pennsylvania. party is a great social event and a wonderful opportunity for • Priority assignment of celebrity athlete • Premium gifts • 10 tickets to the Gala with reserved seating • Executive gifts sponsors to meet one another and mingle with celebrity • Right of first refusal for 2012 Naming Sponsorship • Autographed sports items • Corporate name on a hole sign • Company name on the tournament web site This year’s tournament will take place on Friday, golfers. • 50 tickets to the Gala with reserved seating • Opportunity to provide a company promotional product for • Full-page ad in the tournament program May 18, 2012 at The Club at Nevillewood. The Y RUSSE • Sponsor name and logo on the following: all printed gift bags ND L course, designed by PGA legend Jack Nicklaus, A L Throughout the years, this event has raised more materials, hole signs, sponsor and athlete gala invitation and • Prominent recognition at the Gala $5,000 Silver Sponsor is considered among the finest in western than $5 million for many worthwhile programs and tournament program, and tournament web site • Executive letter in the tournament program • One golf twosome • Full-page ad in the tournament program • • # • Prominently placed full-page ad on the back cover of the • Company logo/name on golfers’ gifts Pennsylvania. Each foursome is paired with a institutions including the Andy Russell Charitable • Eight tickets to the Gala • Photo opportunity with celebrity golfers C official tournament program 34 celebrity athlete for a round of golf; cocktails, Foundation, Children’s Hospital Free Care Fund, • Corporate name on a hole sign • Executive gifts E C I L S E dinner and an award ceremony will close out the B AS and programs at the University of Pittsburgh RITY CL tournament. Medical Center (UPMC) such as the Children’s $50,000 Titanium Sponsor $2,500 Bronze Sponsor Neurosurgery Project, the University of • One golfer • Full-page ad in the tournament program A pre-tournament party for athletes and • Three golf foursomes • Premium gifts Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, the Hillman Cancer • Priority assignment of celebrity athlete • Autographed sports items • Four tickets to the Gala • Photo opportunity with celebrity golfers sponsors will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Heinz Center, and the Center for Sports Medicine. • 40 tickets to the Gala with reserved seating • Opportunity to provide a company promotional product for • Corporate name on a hole sign • Executive gifts Field’s East Club Lounge. Partygoers kick off the tournament • Corporate name on a hole sign gift bags • Prominently placed full-page ad in the tournament program • Corporate recognition at the Gala • Photo opportunity with celebrity golfers • Company logo on the tournament web site Underwriting Opportunities $20,000 “Sponsor and Athlete Gala” Sponsor (2 available!) About the Club at Nevillewood th $36,000 36 Anniversary Sponsor • One golf foursome • Recognition on flat screen monitors • Two golf foursomes • Premium gifts • 20 tickets to the Gala with reserved seating • Full-page ad in the tournament program Opened for play in 1992, the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at The • Priority assignment of celebrity athlete • Autographed sports items • Recognition on welcome sign, cocktail tables, reserved • Photo opportunity with celebrity golfers • 30 tickets to the Gala with reserved seating • Opportunity to provide a company promotional product for Club at Nevillewood is consistently ranked as one of the finest courses tables, and bar • Executive gifts • Corporate name on a hole sign gift bags • Sponsor name and logo on Gala invitation and tickets • Recognition on tournament web site in the state. Set among the hills of western Pennsylvania, the course • Prominently placed full-page ad in the tournament program • Corporate recognition at the Gala offers golfers outstanding scenery and a challenging, enjoyable round • Photo opportunity with celebrity golfers • Company logo on the tournament web site of golf. The practice facility, which is rated among the best in the state, $3,000 Entertainment Sponsor $3,000 Water Bottle Sponsor features a two-tiered driving range, practice green and sand traps. • Prominent signage on main stage of Gala • Company logo on bottled water distributed to participants Additionally, Hole #9 at The Club at Nevillewood was selected as one of $25,000 Platinum Sponsor • Full-page ad in the tournament program • Full-page ad in the tournament program Bear’s Best, a collection of Jack Nicklaus golf courses that features his • Two golf foursomes • Photo opportunity with celebrity golfers • Four tickets to the Gala • Four tickets to the Gala greatest holes from more than 200 course designs worldwide. • Priority assignment of celebrity athlete • Premium gifts • 20 tickets to the Gala with reserved seating • Corporate recognition at the Gala $3,000 Golf Ball Sponsor $1,500 Hole-In-One Sponsor Hole #9 at Nevillewood • Corporate name on a hole sign • Company name on the tournament web site • Company logo on golf balls distributed to participants • Corporate recognition at Hole-in-One contest holes • Full-page ad in the tournament program • Full-page ad in the tournament program • Half-page ad in the tournament program • Four tickets to the Gala • Two tickets to the Gala Event Chair Andy Russell Event Co-Chair Mike Tomlin For more information, visit www.andyrussell.org/classic Andy Russell Celebrity Classic About Andy Russell Beneficiaries of the 2012 Andy Russell Celebrity Classic The Department of Urology at UPMC Linebacker Andy Russell played his rookie year for Since 1999, Dr. Joel Nelson has helped to build the Pittsburgh Steelers in UPMC’s urology program into one of the world’s 1963. During his time with premier centers for the most advanced diagnosis, the Steelers, Andy played in treatment, and research in prostate and urological 7 Pro Bowls, and he was the cancers and disorders. Dr. Nelson is a leader both in only linebacker in the NFL performing sophisticated surgery for prostate cancer to play six consecutive Pro and in developing new scientific research aimed directly at treating urological cancers. In addition to delivering Bowls between 1971 and first-rate patient service at the one-of-a-kind Urological Comprehensive Care Program at UPMC, the Department 1976. Additionally, he was of Urology provides support for a number of research projects attacking urological cancers and other disorders chosen by the NFL Hall of from many angles. Dr. Nelson and colleagues continue to seek new ways to diagnose cancer as early as possible, Fame Selection Committee identify genetic traits that indicate increased risk for certain types of cancers, and determine how patients might for the NFL All-Pro Team avoid multiple battles with cancer. of the 70s and served as Steelers Team Captain for 10 UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program years. Andy earned several prestigious titles throughout The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Sports Medicine Concussion Program, established in 2000, is the first of its kind his football career, including and largest ongoing clinical service and research program that focuses on the diagnosis, evaluation and management of sports- Defensive MVP in 1968 and related concussion in athletes of all levels. Led by Michael Collins, PhD, the program’s internationally known team of clinicians and 1970 and Team MVP in 1971, researchers are world leaders in studying the neurocognitive effects of sports-related concussion and pioneering the development and he was named a member of better methods of post-concussion evaluation to determine when it is safe for an athlete to return to sports. The team provides of the NFL’s “300 Greatest Players.” Andy won oversight and consultation to assist sports teams’ medical staff in making objective return-to-play decisions after the occurrence of Super Bowls in both 1974 and 1975 and has been sports-related concussion. inducted into the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame and the University of Missouri Hall of Fame. The Andy Russell Charitable Foundation The Andy Russell Charitable Foundation was established in 1999 to fund health care and human services. The Foundation has generously supported a number of programs and important mediation research organizations, concentrating on those for children. To date, the foundation has supported such charities as Chil- dren’s Hospital Free Care Fund, the Ronald McDonald House, Leukemia Society, the Cancer Society, PA Economics Programs for school children, Cystic Fibrosis, Mother’s Hope, Juvenile Diabetes, SIDS, and Pittsburgh Vision Services. Y RUSSE ND L A L • • # Andy Russell Celebrity Classic Schedule of Events Andy Russell Celebrity Classic Alumni 2012 Sponsorship Opportunities C 34 E C I L S E Thursday, May 17, 2012 Friday, May 18, 2012 B AS Andy Russell L.C. Greenwood Mike Merriweather Lynn Swann RITY CL Sponsor and Athlete Gala Andy Russell Celebrity Classic Rocky Bleier Jack Ham Arnold Palmer Greg Warren Heinz Field, East Club Lounge The Club at Nevillewood Mel Blount Dick Hoak Bob Pompeani Ken Whisenhunt 5:30 p.m. Doors Open 10:00 a.m. Registration and Practice Range Open Phil Bourque Louis Lipps Jeff Reed Dwayne Woodruff 6:00 p.m. Cocktails and Silent Auction 11:00 a.m. Luncheon Buffet Bill Cowher Greg Lloyd Mike Rupp ... and many more! 6:45 p.m. Dinner and Live Auction Noon Shotgun Start, with cocktails, dinner, Frenchy Fuqua John Majors Daniel Sepulveda and award ceremony to follow Joe Greene Bill Mazeroski Max Starks.