CEO/Owner
Damascene Paul Pierre
Director of Operations
Kevin Jones
Manager
Nerline
Caesar
Head Coach
Damascene Paul Pierre
Assistant Coaches
Mikail
Reed
Hurley
Desper
James
Douglass Murphy
Robert
Perry
Gary
Flamer
Office Personnel
Communications and Public
Relations
Linda R. Berryman
Dear Potential Sponsor, August, 2010
The Philadelphia Panthers is
a no-profit organization that was created by Damascene Paul Pierre to empower
men in the Philadelphia area. The goal of the Philadelphia Panthers program is
to provide young men with an outlet to play football, practice a healthy
lifestyle, take part in community service, and broaden their educational and
career goals. The Philadelphia Panthers organization was founded in 2003 by
Damascene Paul Pierre, a Philadelphia native and manager of renowned
R&B singer Patti Labelle, along with four other outstanding individuals who
plan to share their knowledge and love of the game.
While there are many groups
that seek to help the homeless, underprivileged women, children, and elderly,
the young men of our city go largely unnoticed, turning up on our radar screen
only when their disenfranchisement leads to criminal activity. The Philadelphia Panthers believes in the
power of restraint setting goals, team
work, and self-empowerment to help provide this target population with a better
vision for who they are, and who they can be. The players are busy in numerous
community activities, mentorship programs, and other projects which the
organization develops. They provide the
people of the Philadelphia
area with year round community service while providing quality family
entertainment on Sunday and/or Saturday during the football season. And play Philadelphia
football at its finest!
Our young men
have participated in community service activities since the first day of the
program. They participated at a) City Year Serve-A-Thon at Simons Recreation
Center b) Clean Street Sweep with HOP-IN
youth program c) ISAA youth football mini camp, as on site mentors and
student trainers d) the Labelle Community Football League, as mentors and
assistance, just to name a few.
Our outcomes are
improving daily for our young program. On Tuesday’s and Thursday’s evenings,
the Philadelphia Panthers gather for intense practices and meetings. On
Saturday’s over 50 participants along with their families travel to different
areas of the city getting involved in community service activities in order to
fulfill their 25 hours service commitment. Through email group development and
a phone bank system team leaders contact each participants daily to provide
words of encouragement, counseling, and college and various career
opportunities. These young men have made a strong commitment to set goals in
their lives and travel in a positive path.
The team competes
in the National American Football League (BNEFF), the Keystone Division. The owner, Damascene Paul Pierre has a strong
commitment to giving back to the community thus all the football home games are
played at a community field. All home games are played at Benjamin Johnson
Memorial Football Field located at 1110
Sedgwick Street in Northwest
Philadelphia. The games are opportunities to offer the community
with various means and information; health and wellness information and
screening; and a safe and entertaining place for families, senior citizens and
youth.
With sponsorship comes
great opportunity to gain publicity, enhanced imagery, and a stage for product
promotions while at the same time displaying support and goodwill towards a
community based effort. Some of our
program marketing opportunities include:
·
Advertising in
the game programs
·
Announcement and
banner placement at home games
·
Company logo on
team website and jerseys
·
Participating in
our community health and wellness pavilion
·
On-Site product
promotion boot area
We
have provided you with a brief proposal of sponsorship. We hope you will review
and request a full proposal in which we would like to discuss at a meeting in
the coming weeks. Please review our partnership benefit information below and
consider making a contribution that fits within your budget. We look forward to speaking with you. In the meantime, please visit our website, www.phillypanthers.org,
for updates. If you have any question please contact me via phone at
610-924-5020 or via email: Panthers@phillypanthers.org
Sincerely,
Kevin Issac
Director of Operations
Public & Community Relations and
Sponsorship
The Labelle Community
Football League’s mission is to support youth and young adults who are
underprivileged or from distress areas in Philadelphia
and various cities in California,
to realize their full potential by encouraging them in all their endeavors. The
LCFL s strives to expose individuals to a variety of programming focused on
social, athletic, and most importantly academic development. These programs
teach individuals the value of education, literacy, healthy lifestyles,
athletics and giving back to their community.
SPONSORSHIP
Information
Event
sponsorship is an important way to contribute to and ensure the success of the Philadelphia
Panthers while benefiting from increased visibility of your organization. We
understand if monetary donations are not possible but hope you will participate
in our incentive program with in-kind gift donation.
Full Season Sponsorship
(Cash/In-Kind Partnership of $10,000 and
up)
1st Quarter Sponsorship
(Cash/In-Kind Partnership of $9,999 to
$5,000)
2nd Quarter Sponsorship
(Cash/In-Kind Partnership of $4,999 to
$3,500)
3rd Quarter Sponsorship
(Cash/In-Kind Partnership of $3,499 to
$2,500)
4th Quarter Sponsorship
(Cash/In-Kind Partnership of $2,499 to
$1,500)
Friends
(Cash/In-Kind Partnership of $1,499 to
$1,000)
We also accept donations for our incentive affiliate
program.
PROGRAM BOOKLET
Full
Page: $500
Half
Page: $250
Quarter
Page: $125
Business
Cards: $75
ONLINE AD RATES
468 X 60 $565
150 x 400 $435
150 X 150 $275
150 X 50 $195
Games
Attendees
Adults (21 – 36 yrs old)
Youth (8-18 yrs old)
Youth Groups
Community Organizations
Senior Citizens
MEDIA EXPOSURE
- TV:
Local cable channel
and independent show placement
- Radio: Ad and
website placement on Clear Channel, Radio One, Independent and internet
Radio stations
- Print: Placement
in Blitz, Game Sport and Philadelphia Musick Magazine. Ad spots in local
community
papers.
Prominent recognition in program media kit, feature articles, interviews, press
releases
and press advisories. Logo placement on flyers and
posters.
- Internet: Placement
of logo in all places where program logo appears, main pages of website,
myspace,
Facebook, email and daily posting. Logo placement with
hyperlink on the official sponsorship
section of website. Mention on team Blog spot. Podcast logo placement with team sports
specialist after each game. Highlight plays on YouTube
with players of each game.
We are open to developing a sponsorship packet, which
fits your marketing needs.
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
|
Sponsorship Levels
|
Full Season
$10,000 and up
|
1st Quarter
$5,000 to
$9, 999
|
2nd Quarter
$3,500 to $4,999
|
3rd Quarter
$2,500 to $3,499
|
4th Quarter
$1,500 to $2,499
|
Friends
$1,000
|
|
Uniform
patch on home and away game jerseys
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banner
Display at Home Games
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Logo on
team banner
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certificate
of Appreciation
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
x
|
|
Business
location signage and/or appearance
|
x
Signage and Appearance
|
x
Signage and Appearance
|
x
Signage
only
|
x
Signage
Only
|
X
Signage
only
|
X
Signage
only
|
|
Business
card displayed on team website
|
1 year
|
9 months
|
6 months
|
3 months
|
listing
|
listing
|
|
Season
tickets in reserved area to home and away games
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
discount
|
|
Team
jersey signed by team
|
X
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
autographed football
|
X
|
x
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
Team
T-Shirts
w/logos
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
Booth Area
at home games
|
all Home Games
|
3 Home Games
|
2 Home Games
|
1 Home Game
|
1 Home Game
|
discount
|
|
Thank You
announcement at all home games
|
x
|
x
|
2 home games
|
1 home game
|
1 home game
|
mention
|
|
Announcing
at open season Press Release
|
x
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tickets
Awards Ceremony
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
discount
|
|
Game
Program Booklet Ad
|
Exclusive back cover
|
full page
|
half page
|
quarter page
|
business card
|
listing
|
|
A profile
of company or organization in printed program
|
250 words
|
200 words
|
150 words
|
100 words
|
50 words
|
20 words
|
Other ways to get involved:
Banner
Sponsorship $1000
Sideline
banner displayed at home games
Banner
placement prior and after season
Listing
on team website
Player
Sponsorship $500
Autograph
of player photo
Replica
player jersey
Listing
on team website and player page
In-Kinds Sponsorship
Custom packages, in-kind
and additional sponsorship opportunities are available.
Please call for details and
pricing.
■ Travel and Meal
Sponsorship ■
Entertainment Sponsorship
■ Uniform and Helmet
Sponsorship ■
Practice Sponsorships
■ Field Equipment
Sponsorship
■ Team Travel Bag Sponsorship
Website Sponsorship
The Philadelphia Panthers and the
LCFL websites get hundreds of visitors per day, all prospective customers for
you. Want to get the word out to them about your business or service, while at
the same time associating you with the Philadelphia Panthers program? It’s
easy!
The Philadelphia Panthers Program
will be seen by hundreds of fans, distributed at all Philadelphia Panthers
games and special events throughout the year. Get in on the action and spread
the word about your business or service.
Contact us for more details.
Labelle community
football league.
The Labelle Community
Football League is non-profit organization was that was created in June 2003 by
Damascene Paul Pierre, manager of R&B Legend Patti Labelle. Damascene
created LCFL, Inc. to focus his energy on working with youth and young adults
from his hometown of Philadelphia, PA and California,
to reach their full potential.
The LCFL Inc. Mission
Our Mission is to develop Strength, Honor and
Greatest in ordinary people. We work to build and bring out the best and
greatest in every man and woman. We combine Legends of all walks of life to
join our cause. We believe that every person should have the opportunity to
success if life. We believe that other peoples success combined with our
success help develop Strength, Honor and Integrity. Legendary Entertainer and Philanthropist
Patti LaBelle endorse this league, which launched in the fall of 2003. Other
league supporters include NFL football player and NBC anchor Maurice Spencer,
Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens, Mark Clayton of the Baltimore Ravens, Bobby
Taylor of the Seattle Seahawks, Az Hakim of the New Orleans Saints, Terrell
Owens of the Dallas Cowboys and Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles, and
Stephen Davis of the Carolina Philadelphia Panthers. With the help of these NFL greats, Labelle
Community Football League "LCFL" are currently working together to
create a minor league community football system along the East Coast. With Philadelphia as the Mecca,
the league has established regions throughout the Western United States and the
Southern California area.
Since the
establishment of the LCFL, numerous youth and adults have been impacted.
“” says Damascene.
Our future yearly
involvement will be:
- The LCFL Ticket Block – gives youth and non-profits the opportunity to
attend Philadelphia Panthers home games
- The LCFL Scholarship Fund- awarded to two student-athletes from Philadelphia (the
Northwest Region) for assistance with post-secondary education
- Sponsors the future Philadelphia Panthers Youth Organization
- The Philadelphia Panthers Annual Celebrity Weekend – a weekend dedicated to both benefiting the
LCFL Inc., and the Philadelphia
community as a whole.
- Philadelphia and California community service
activities: Donated books,
equipment and what is needed to such places as Philadelphia and California
PAL Centers, YMCA’s, Boys and Girls Club, City of Philadelphia and
California Recreation Centers and School Districts and the Shiners
Hospital for Children on Christmas Eve to patients that could not be with
their families, visits to various schools and community events, and held a
blood drive to increase donation in the Philadelphia and California areas.
Northeast Philadelphia Community Service activities: To partner with
various other non profit organizations will impact the ills of the
Philadelphia region, and participate in Northwest Philadelphia annual
events such as the West Oak Lane Festival, the Ogontz Avenue
Revitalization Corporation (www.ogontzave.org,) and the West Oak Lane
Business Association (www.wolba.org).