NEWPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. 320 Thames Street # 1237 Newport, Rhode Island 02840-0998 Officers Missi Monahan President Misi Narcizo Vice President Lynn Ceglie Secretary Thomas P. Galvin, MD Treasurer Board of Trustees Mary Canole, Ed. D. Melissa Crowley Thomas P. Galvin, MD Jacqueline Naspo, Ed.D. Tia Scigulinsky Keith Tavares Caitlin M. Wallace Ex Officio Colleen Burns Jermain Mardie Corcoran Robert B. Power, Ed. D. Justin S. McLaughlin Special Advisors Linda Gordon B. Schlessinger Ross Hillar Sarepera www.npef-ri.org facebook.com/NPEF.RI @NPEF_RI Dear Friend, Please help us as we continue the Newport Night Run – A Race For Education another exciting family-oriented events that will be part of the 27th Newport Winter Festival at 7:00 p.m. on Friday evening, February 20, 2015. We have partnered with Gray Matter Marketing, a successful local full service marketing consulting and event management agency responsible for such events as the Citizen’s Bank Pell Bridge Run, the Newport 10 Miler, the Ocean State Soap Box Derby and the Elliot Kaminitz Father’s Day Ride, to bring this unique Newport Night Run – A Race For Education to the Winter Festival lineup of events. Your sponsorship of the Newport Night Run – A Race For Education will fund NPEF Enrichment Grants for classrooms, schools and community organizations to provide educational opportunities for the students of Newport Public Schools, that are not otherwise funded through the school budget. 100% of your sponsorship will go directly to fund the mission and programs of the Newport Public Education Foundation. Thank you for your consideration of a Newport Night Run – A Race For Education sponsorship. The Race For Education Committee and the Officers and Board of Trustees of NPEF Students at the Claiborne Pell Elementary School use Reflex Math to practice their math facts. Reflex Math for Pell and Thompson and IXL Math for Rogers are funded this year by NPEF in a district-wide effort to increase our students’ math proficiency. The Newport Public Education Foundation (NPEF) is an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to the students of Newport Public Schools. Over the last 23 years NPEF has awarded over $250,000.00 in grants to classroom teachers and community groups to provide innovative educational experiences to students. OUR MISSION: The Newport Public Education Foundation (NPEF), established in 1991, is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3). The Mission of the Newport Public Education Foundation (NPEF) is to support all children in the Newport Public Schools by funding innovative educational experiences and by expanding broad based support for awareness of, and excellence in, public education without political involvement. In response to the needs of our changing district, NPEF has recently updated its strategic direction. We will focus on five key ideas: • To support programs and services that address district-wide educational needs and enhance student learning • To foster community volunteerism in the schools • To encourage a community dialogue addressing school district-wide educational issues • To raise funds to support our current programs and to establish a strong financial foundation that will permit future expansion • To ensure broad community participation in the organization and to create an organizational structure optimizing execution of all goals Your Sponsorship of the 2015 Newport Night Run - A Race For Education will help us continue our mission of funding these great classroom and community based programs for the students of Newport Public Schools! 320 THAMES STREET #1237, NEWPORT, RI 02840-0998 SPONSORSHIP DEADLINE IS JANUARY 30, 2015 TO BE INCLUDED ON OUR RACE T-SHIRT I WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR THE NEWPORT NIGHT RUN - A RACE FOR EDUCATION FOR: ___ $1,000+ top billing on the back of race t-shirt, print and digital media, website with hyperlink ___ $500 large business logo or name on back of race t-shirt website with hyperlink ___ $250 small business logo on the back of race t-shirt I can’t be a sponsor at this time, but would like to donate to NPEF $___________________ Business Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Business Point of Contact: ___________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________________________ City: _________________________________ Web or Email Address: _______________________ Telephone: ________________________________ List sponsorship as (print clearly)_____________________________________________________ Logo attached Logo will be emailed to matt@graymattermarketing.com FORM OF PAYMENT: ____ Check (payable to NPEF) ____ Visa ____ MasterCard Credit Card Number: ___________________CCV:_____ Expiration: _________ Zip Code:_______ Signature: __________________________________________________ Date:_________________ BALANCE DUE BY JANUARY 30, 2015 TO BE INCLUDED ON OUR RACE T-SHIRT Mail sponsorships to: Newport Night Run, c/o NPEF, 320 Thames Street # 1237, Newport, RI 02840-0998 email: info@npef-ri.org | visit our website at www.npef-ri.org for event info, visit www.newportnightrun.com