Dear Sponsors and Potential Sponsors:

The prestigious and entertaining 2010 Tucson Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards Celebration will be held on Thursday, September 16th' at the Manning House, 450 W Paseo Redondo .

This is the 16th year for the Tucson MED Week event which honors the accomplishments and contributions of minority business owners in Southern Arizona . The national MED Week began in 1983 by Presidential Executive Order to recognize minority business owners nationwide.

“Strategies for Growth and Competiveness in the Global Economy” is the theme for both the national and Tucson event. The 2010 event will honor six local minority-owned businesses from following business areas:

Construction

Exporting

Manufacturing

Retail

Service

Supplier/Distribution

Technology

The event is presented by the Minority and Small Business Alliance of Southern Arizona , composed of more than 30 members from local, state and federal agencies as well as corporations and small business owners.

Tucson also receives guidance and support from the Arizona Minority Business Enterprise Center ( Phoenix ) which is funded by the Minority Business Development Agency-U.S. Department of Commerce and locally operated by the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to minority business owners receiving awards, the Tucson MED Week Awards Celebration awards $1,000 scholarships to minority students attending either the University of Arizona or Pima Community College . More than $49,500 in scholarships has been awarded since this program began eight years ago. Funds collected from an annual MED Week Silent/Live Auction fund this program.

Please take time to review the Sponsor Information and consider becoming a Sponsor for this premier event that benefits the Tucson and Southern Arizona Minority business and small business community. With its rich and diverse population, this is an important event for Tucson , as it lends valued recognition to aspiring and established minority entrepreneurs.

All checks and correspondence should be mailed to:

Minority and Small Business Alliance of Southern Arizona

PO Box 766

Cortaro , AZ 85652-0766

 Sponsorship Form (MS-Word)

You may also call Ernie Webster at (520) 621-2888 or Hope Sikora at (520) 740-3296.

Thank you again for your continued financial and in-kind support to assist Minority Business Development in Southern Arizona .

 

Chair:

Hope Sikora
Pima County Procurement Department
MWBE/SBE Division Manager

Co-Chair:

Leondra Price
City of Tucson Office of Equal Opportunity Programs
Sr. Equal Opportunity Specialist

 

Sponsorships:

Platinum

$5000

*10 Tickets to Awards Celebration (full table)

* Opportunity to participate in Awards Celebration

*Customized Media Exposure

*Display Corporate Banner at Networking/Silent Auction and Awards Celebration

*Formal recognition at Awards Celebration

*Logo on website prior and after event ( www.tucsonmedweek.com )

*Distribute company literature at resource table

*Complimentary winners' award DVD

*Free photographs of corporate or agency officials participating in Awards Celebration

*Recognition in all media releases

*Special Award presented at Awards Celebration

 

Gold

$3000

*8 Tickets to Awards Celebration

*Formal recognition at Awards Celebration

*Media exposure

*Display Corporate Banner at Awards Celebration

*Logo on website prior and after event ( www.tucsonmedweek.com )

*Complimentary winners' award DVD

*Free photographs of corporate or agency officials participating in Awards Celebration

*Distribute company literature at resource table

 

Silver

$2,000

*6 Tickets to Awards Celebration

*Formal recognition at Awards Celebration

*Media exposure

*Logo on website prior to and after event ( www.tucsonmedweek.com )

*Free photographs of corporate or agency officials participating in awards ceremony

*Display Corporate Banner at Awards Celebration

 

Advocate

$1,000

*4 Tickets to Awards Celebration

*Formal recognition at Awards Celebration

*Media exposure

*Logo on website prior to and after event ( www.tucsonmedweek.com )

 

Friendship

$500

*2 Tickets to Awards Celebration

*Logo on website prior to and after event ( www.tucsonmedweek.com )

 

* Special Note : Any Sponsor donating more than $5,000 will receive a customized

sponsorship package.

Individual tickets: $60 each

Tables of 10: $550 each

The 2010 Tucson Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards Celebration will be held:

Thursday, September 16th , 2010

5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Manning House
Silverbell Ballroom
450 W Paseo Redondo
Tucson , AZ 85701

Sponsorship Form (MS-Word)

All checks and correspondence should be mailed to:

Minority and Small Business Alliance of Southern Arizona

PO Box 766

Cortaro, AZ. 85652-0766

Sponsors RSVP using a printable form in MS-Word Format Click Here