Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation 2 nd Annual NC 5K Run & 1.5 Mile Walk Corporate Sponsor Info

An extremely rare neurological disorder Bouts of temporary paralysis lasting minutes, hours, even days & moving from one side of the body to the other Severe learning, gross, and fine motor skill development impairment Permanent, currently incurable and essentially untreatable (but we are making strides to change that!)

WHAT IS THE AHC FOUNDATION (AHCF)? A combination of the International Foundation for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (IFAHC), founded in 1993, and the Alternating Hemiplegia Foundation (AHF), founded in The AHCF is a non-profit, tax exempt organization run by parents of children with AHC. WHAT IS THE MISSION OF THE AHCF? Our mission is to find the cause(s) of AHC, develop effective treatments and ultimately find a cure, while providing support to the families and children with AHC by funding research to accomplish these goals. Secondarily, we strive to promote proper diagnosis, educate health care professionals, the public and related organizations, encourage the worldwide exchange of information and advance the development of an international database of all AHC patients.

SIGNIFICANT RECENT EVENTS August, 2010 Rolesville, NC resident Jeff Wuchich becomes AHCF President. November, 2010 Won $250,000 in Pepsi Refresh Contest January, 2011 funded critical full genome sequencing research project aimed at getting to the root cause of AHC June, 2011 Launched new Logo & Website July, 2011 Conducted 1 st Annual Family Meeting in 3 years (held here in Raleigh, NC)

WRAL Story (November, 2010) d News & Observer Article July, grant-allows-rolesville-charity.html YouTube Video (3 min) "Determination Bears Hope"

Goal : $50,000 To fund the next phase of research on the heels of Pepsi Project To further research into treating the physical, developmental, & behavioral symptoms of AHC To identify the likely thousands of undiagnosed cases of AHC through awareness campaigns

Expected: 500 Participants Local support from Rolesville Elementary School from Matthew’s popularity SAS Community has been very supportive Strong ties to church communities

SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 2012

Title Sponsor$5,000 Title position on event banner Name as Title sponsor on all run communications Logo on Website Logo on run T-shirt 5 event registrations Display at the registration area

Walk Sponsor$2,500 Second position on event banner Logo on Website & on run T-shirt not to exceed size of the Title sponsor Recognition in event press release 5 event registrations Display at the registration area

Kilometer Sponsor $1,000 Third level position on event banner Place sign at kilometer mark (Need Approval) Logo on Website & on run T-shirt not to exceed size of the Title sponsor Recognition in event press release 2 event registrations

Couch Potato Sponsor $250 You don’t have to run! Name on the sponsor banner Listed on website