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  • Wishes give the kids hope and make them smile, and to me, that can be more healing than any medicine.
    Khalif E., Volunteer

5th Annual Walk For Wishes®

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Walk for Wishes is a 2-mile walk-a-thon event aimed at encouraging kids and families to be actively involved in fundraising for other kids.  

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Join Celebrity Host Alyssa Milano (ABC's upcoming Mistresses, Charmed, and Who's The Boss?) 

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Registration: 7:30 a.m.

Walk Begins: 9:00 a.m.

Food, music and entertainment until noon

Location:
20th Century Fox Studios 
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
CLICK HERE FOR A MAP

Help us brighten children's lives, one step at a time!

We invite you to "Walk Through Hollywood History" and help us raise critical funds needed to grant over 400 wishes this year for courageous children battling life-threatening medical conditions. A record 2,000 walkers are expected to enjoy a unique behind-the-scenes look at 20th Century Fox Studios. Joining celebrity host Alyssa Milano, wish children and their families will navigate the 2-mile course side-by-side with our supporters, volunteers, and sponsors to raise money to grant wishes one step at a time!

Click Here for Pictures from 2011's Walk for Wishes

WALKER INCENTIVE PRIZES

Raise $250 or more - entered into an opportunity drawing to win one of:

  • One (1) $250 gift card to The Cheesecake Factory
  • Three (3) one day, car rental certificates from Avis
  • An autographed basketball by Los Angeles Lakers All-Star, Kobe Bryant

Raise $500 or more - entered into an opportunity drawing to win one of:

  • Five (5) Microsoft Office Professional software packages
  • One (1) $500 Westfield gift card
  • Four (4) Disneyland park-hopper tickets
  • One (1) night stay at the W Hotel Westwood

Raise $1,000 or more - entered into an opportunity drawing to win one of:

  • Two (2) round-trip vouchers on JetBlue Airways with a one (1) day car rental from Avis
  • Two (2) dugout club level tickets to a Los Angeles Dodgers 2012 regular season home game

Raise $2,000 or more - entered into an opportunity drawing to win one of:

  • Two (2) Kinect for Xbox 360 gaming systems, including several video games

Raise $5,000 or more - entered into an opportunity drawing to win:

  • Two (2) American Idol FINALE tickets

Top Fundraiser- Apple iPad

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Walk for Wishes is an unique opportunity to showcase your company and its commitment to the community, while making magical wishes come true. Become a corporate partner today!

Wish Visionary – Presenting Sponsor: $25,000*

 

  • Onstage recognition with brief speaking opportunity
  • Exclusive sponsor of onsite wish pillar
  • Feature story about your company in our chapter newsletter, e-newsletter (70,000+ impressions), and social media
  • Distribute product along the walk route
  • 30-person team
  • One-night stay at local hotel (night before the walk)

    • Wish Maker—Route Sponsor: $15,000*

  • Display company banner along the walk route
  • Distribute product along the walk route
  • Onstage acknowledgement at event
  • 25-person team

    • Wish Granter: $10,000*

  • Onstage acknowledgement at the event
  • 20-person team

    • Wish Partner: $7,500*

  • 15-person team

    • Wish Friend: $5,000*

  • 10-person team

    • *Included in All Sponsorship Levels

  • Premium placement of company name and/or logo in event materials, including: E-blasts
  • (60,000+ impressions), chapter website (with link to company homepage), chapter newsletter (10,000+ impressions) press materials, event signage, event t-shirt, and social media
  • Opportunity to have a company booth in the sponsor/carnival village to distribute information and provide an item for the goody bags distributed to the walkers
  • Symbolically adopt the wish of a child

    • FOR FURTHER WALK OR SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Brooke Dafesh
    Manager, Corporate Alliances
    310-788-9474 x 104

    Thank You to Our Generous Corporate Partners

     Mattel, Fox Group
    Macy's, Watt Plaza, CAA, Saputo Frigo Cheeseheads, E!, Grant Thornton, The Rubicon Project
    Free Culture, TABC, Kiewit, Bernstein Global, Event Sorbet

    Fox 11, Cars.com, Dole, Torrance Memorial, AquaHydrate, Microsoft, Prolacta Bioscience
    Westfield, LA Kings, Met Life, Long Beach Press-Telegram, AMP Radio 97.1 FM, 93.1 Jack FM, Yelp, Nestle, Starbucks, Fatburger, Fresh Brothers, Farmer John, Rubio's, Corner Bakery Cafe

    IZZE Sparkling Juice, Islands, After School Special, Shave It, Border Grill
    Pasadena Outlook, Red Carpet Runway

    Magic Jump, Parties by Stacy, Special FX Ink, Caricature by Ron and Adrian

    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

    Downloadable Resources
    download Walk Facebook Cover
    download Walk poster art for posting