SPONSORSHIP

Event Details

Date: Thursday, October 17

Time: 5:30p.m - 8:00p.m.

Location: Rhodes on the Pawtuxet

60 Rhodes Place, Cranston

Tickets: $50 General Admission:

Includes handmade bowl and tastings.

$150 Patron Admission:

Includes VIP bowl, tastings and complimentary drink ticket.

A handmade bowl. A simple meal. A way to give.

For the fifth year in a row, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank is thrilled to host Empty Bowls. This special event brings together hundreds of local artists, over 40 local restaurants, and nearly 1,000 members of the community to envision a world without hunger, where all bowls are filled.

The concept is simple: guests choose a handmade bowl, enjoy delicious restaurant tastings, and go home with their bowl as a reminder that their support helps us fill all the empty bowls in our community. In 2018, Empty Bowls raised $120,000, helping the Food Bank provide food assistance to 53,000 Rhode Islanders each month.

Sponsorship Levels Bisque Sponsor $12,000

• Twelve Patron tickets

• Includes free drink and access to VIP bowl selection; value $2,250

Tickets

• Company logo in prominent position on approximately 4,000 postcards: 3,000 mailed as an invitation, 1,000 distributed to local businesses

• Company logo on approximately 100 posters distributed to local galleries, retail stores, coffee shops, and participating restaurants

• Recognition in Food Bank newsletter, mailed to 20,000 households

• Company logo in the event program given to 1,000 guests

• Company logo on the Empty Bowls event page of the Food Bank’s website

• Sponsor recognition in Food Bank advance press releases

Recognition

• Sponsor recognition from podium Speaking Program

• Company logo on the event slideshow (six individual slides in the rotation) Slideshow

Social Media • Two posts with name recognition on Food Bank’s Facebook page to 6,700-plus followers

• Two tweets with company name and hashtag #EmptyBowlsRI to 7,500-plus Twitter followers

Chowder Sponsor $7,500

Tickets • Eight Patron tickets

• Includes free drink and access to VIP bowl selection; value $1,500

Recognition • Company logo in prominent position on approximately 4,000 postcards: 3,000 mailed as an invitation, 1,000 distributed to local businesses

• Company logo on approximately 100 posters distributed to local galleries, retail stores, coffee shops, and participating restaurants

• Recognition in Food Bank newsletter, mailed to 20,000 households

• Company logo in the event program given to 1,000 guests

• Company logo on the Empty Bowls event page of the Food Bank’s website

• Sponsor recognition in Food Bank advance press releases

Speaking Program • Sponsor recognition from podium

Slideshow • Company logo on the event slideshow (four individual slides in the rotation)

Minestrone Sponsor $5,000

Chicken Noodle Sponsor $2,500

Bouillon Sponsor $1,000

Sponsorship Levels

Tickets • Six Patron tickets

• Includes free drink and access to VIP bowl selection; value $900

Recognition • Company logo in prominent position on approximately 4,000 postcards: 3,000 mailed as an invitation, 1,000 distributed to local businesses

• Recognition in Food Bank newsletter, mailed to 20,000 households

• Company logo in the event program given to 1,000 guests

• Company logo on the Empty Bowls event page of the Food Bank’s website

Slideshow • Company logo on the event slideshow (two slides in rotation shared with other Minestrone Sponsors)

Tickets • Four Patron tickets

• Includes free drink and access to VIP bowl selection; value $600

Recognition • Company logo in the event program given to 1,000 guests

• Company logo on the Empty Bowls event page of the Food Bank’s website

Slideshow • Company logo on the event slideshow (one slide shared in rotation with other Chicken Noodle Sponsors)

Tickets • Two Patron tickets

• Includes free drink and access to VIP bowl selection; value $300

Recognition • Company logo in the event program given to 1,000 guests

• Company logo on the Empty Bowls event page of the Food Bank’s website

I would like to support the Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s Empty Bowls event at the following level:

_______ $12,000 Bisque Sponsor

_______ $7,500 Chowder Sponsor

_______ $5,000 Minestrone Sponsor

_______ $2,500 Chicken Noodle Sponsor

_______ $1,000 Bouillon Sponsor

_______ I am unable to become a sponsor at this time, but please accept my donation of $______________ to support the event.

Company Name (As you wish to be listed): ________________________________________________

Contact Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Contact Title: _______________________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

City: _______________________________________State: _______________ Zip:________________

Phone: ____________________________________ Fax:____________________________________

E-mail: ____________________________________________________________________________

Please make check payable to: Rhode Island Community Food Bank

Attn: Kelly Seigh, Volunteer & Special Events Manager

200 Niantic Avenue

Providence, RI 02907

Deadline for inclusion in the invitation is August 9th

Questions? Contact Kelly Seigh 401-230-1679 or kseigh@rifoodbank.org

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank is a registered 501(c)(3).

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