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Buy a Bench for the ‘Burgh”2008 Women’s Team Sponsor Campaign
The Pittsburgh Paddlefish Dragon Boat Women’s Team is a competitive team, and were named the Eastern Regional Champions for the premier women’s division last year! We will represent the U.S. in the 2008 Club Crew World Dragon Boat Championships in Penang, Malaysia. This is, of course, another proud Pittsburgh moment. The goal of the “Buy a Bench for the ‘Burgh” campaign is to help cover travel and race expenses for the traveling Paddlefish women. 26 team members in all will be making the trip.
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*tax-deductible donation* (We can provide a tax receipt for your records) |
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Here is an explanation of the sponsorship levels:
The Drum Master Sponsor sends the Drummer and Steersperson Paddlefish to the competition.
A Bench Sponsor sends two Paddlefish to the competition.
A Paddle Sponsor sends one Paddlefish to the competition.
A Steersperson Sponsor(s) sends the steersperson to the competition.
A Team Sponsor is an honorary Paddlefish.
A letter to the Residents of Pittsburgh and surrounding Communities:
If you have not already seen us out there, this letter is to introduce you to the Pittsburgh Paddlefish Women’s Dragon Boat Team. We are a competitive team and our women’s boat was recently awarded an invitation to represent Pittsburgh and the U.S. Eastern Region in the 2008 Dragon Boat Festival in Penang, Malaysia.
For a young team, we have already achieved much success and hope that you will celebrate with us. In 2005, three of our women paddlers were invited to the World Dragon Boat Championship Races, Grand Masters Class, in Berlin Germany. In the summer of 2007, one of our women received an invitation to represent the United States Women’s Grand Master Team (age 50+) in the World Cup Dragon Boat competition in Sydney, Australia. For 2008, our entire team won the invitation to Penang.
Our workouts include paddling for endurance training, weight training, core-training, and aerobic training. We have rigorous paddling workouts in the boat on the Allegheny river three times per week during the spring, summer and fall, and continue training indoors throughout the winter as well. The women on our team are diverse, dedicated, and inspirational. They seem to represent the enduring vitality of the City of Pittsburgh itself.
To send our team to Penang (26 women are needed), it is crucial that we have the support of the Pittsburgh community. We have launched our Buy a Bench for the ‘Burgh campaign to garner community support for this competitive opportunity. We hope we can count on you to consider the sponsorship levels listed here.
Your sponsorship is a tax-deductible donation and will include (upon our victorious return from Penang) a free dragon boat ride for up to 10 staff people followed by a picnic/barbeque at the Three Rivers Rowing boathouse in Millvale along the Allegheny River. This will be an opportunity for you to experience the teamwork required and the excitement involved when paddling in a dragon boat! We will also proudly display our sponsors’ names and logos on team t-shirts and publicity materials.
The Three Rivers are a unique asset for the City of Pittsburgh and we treasure our beautiful practice venue. The Pittsburgh Paddlefish are just one testament to the resilience of Pittsburgh and why we are the “Most Livable City”.
Donation checks can be made out to “TRRA/Pittsburgh Paddlefish”, and can be sent to TRRA at 300 Waterfront Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. If you have any questions or would like to discuss our ‘Buy a Bench’ Campaign in more detail, please email our team at: pghpfish@gmail.com
With sincere thanks,
The Pittsburgh Paddlefish Women’s Dragon Boat Team
Here is the corporate sponsorship request letter (MS Word).
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