To: All prospective Sponsors
Re: 2010 Michigan Military Families Benefit

Our 2010 Event is scheduled for June 26th, 2010. We are raising money to help Operation Homefront of Michigan again this year.
Last year with the tremendous efforts of all involved, we raised and donated a total of $11,866 to help them support the families of our deployed or wounded soldiers in Michigan.
In an effort to make the 2010 event all it can be and more we would like to invite you to help us by choosing items from the list below as support.

Depending on how much you choose to help with you may be eligible for a tax deduction for your 2010 filing from Operation Homefront.
This event drew over 1500 people in 2009, but the costs to put the event on were a heavy burden.
With the help of sponsors like you we can alleviate the costs to put on such a large event, and give more to help those who need it most.

Combined with getting your name out there as a proud supporter of our Michigan Armed Forces and their families, this benefit is beneficial to all involved each year.

The Benefit includes and is not limited to the following:

• Benefit Ride (Registration at 10:00am, leaves at 11:00am)
• Custom Bike show
• First Place is an article by "The Horse" magazine
• Ride in Bike Show
• Top 5 bikes win a trophy
• Food
• Live music (Looking for 4 bands, have 2 now)
• Beer Tent (Tentative)
• Vendor Area
• Space is somewhat limited
• Vendors need to pre-register on the website
• Cost is a donation of product worth $25 or more
• Street Rod Show (sponsored by Mid-Michigan Street Rod Assoc.)
• Bike Wash (hopefully w/ Hooters Girls)

All supporters will promoted on our website, Facebook, Twitter and depending on the extent, our radio ads, and all printed flyers after we update them.

The list below is a comprehensive and hopefully all encompassing one to include everything we need help with.

1. Benefit Ride
   a. Volunteers for signup duty
   b. Ride Captain or Local Club to run
2. Custom Bike Show
   a. Items needed to rope off area for bikes
   b. Road cones
   c. Volunteers for Judges
3. Ride in Bike Show
   a. 5 - 24" Trophies (Approx. $300.00)
   b. Volunteers for helping point bikes when they arrive
   c. Volunteers for judges
4. Food
   a.Covered by the St. Johns and Dimondale Lions Club's! Thank you!
5. Live Music
   a. Thanks to Graveyard Tan and Fragment of Soul we have two bands currently, looking for two more.
   b. Stage for the bands\
   1. Prefer a raised stage or flatbed trailer that is at least 16' long
6. Beer Tent
   a. Fee for Beer license (if we do one)
   b. Insurance for event (approx. $500)
   c. Large Tent that can hold approx. 150-200 people
   d. Tables (approx. 25 8'long)
   e. Chairs (approx. 300)
   f. Fencing to encircle beer tent
   g. Portable electric cooler/trailer
7. Vendor Area
   a. Ground paint
   b. Road blocks or saw horses
   c. Signage
   d. Vendors!
8. Street Rod Show
   a. Dry ground
   b. Place to set it up
9. Event T-Shirts
   a. Approx. 150 custom made T-Shirts in various sizes
   b. Black in color
   c. Special event related logo made just for 2010
   d. Cost (approx $850)
10. General Items
    a. Signs for Event
    1. 3 Poster boards made for advertising the Raffle - Purchased already
       1. Board for main display at Full Throttle - Purchased already
       2. Board for display to travel to shows - Purchased already
11. 2000 color Flyers to pass out at other events
    1. Any beer or soda company signage from sponsoring companies
    2. Any signs from other involved vendors or sponsors to hang in various locations around the grounds.
12. Sound system for announcements -
1. DJ to do announcements throughout day -
13. Water and pop to sell to the crowds - Provided by St. Johns and Dimondale Lions Clubs
1. Coolers
2. Ice
3. Upright refrigerator (donated for use by Coke last year)
14. Electricity
    1. Large clean power generator
15. Raffle Tickets for Large Raffle (Purchased Already)
    1. Locations to sell the tickets
    2. Full Throttle Motorsports
16. Radio Advertising Money (Last year was $2250.00 for a 30 day schedule, donated last year)
17. 30 or so Volunteers to work throughout the day