1. Sponsorship Opportunities
2014 Community Walk
Sponsorship Opportunities
By sponsoring the Walk MS with a donation, you can help us keep our expenses low so that more money raised can go to support our mission. In return, you will be promoted throughout the chapter as an official partner. There are several ways you can sponsor an event:
Provide CASH DONATIONS to underwrite the expenses of the event.
Provide IN-KIND PRODUCT, such as food, supplies, vehicles or media time.
Provide IN-KIND SERVICES, such as truck drivers, site and facility use, medical personnel, communications staff, video and/or photography.
$500 Level
T-shirt – awarded to all participants who raise over $125!
$750 Level
T-shirt
Poster – visible throughout your community
$1000 Level – All of the above, plus:
Website – your logo online for all to see
Day-of recognition - bring your company banner and be visible at the start/finish line
Rack and/or trading cards - distributed prior to your event throughout the community
MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION
This is your opportunity to make a splash in your local community. Consider providing entertainment, handing out branded merchandise and adding to festivities. Do you have an organization mascot? Prize wheel? Company drawing? Get creative and be remembered!
BY BEING A PARTNER IN 2014, YOU:
Steer families living with MS out of crisis by assisting with utility bills and mortgage payments.
Help fund medical equipment, home /auto modification, chore services, and respite care for families affected by MS.
Provide social and educational opportunities and support for care partners, friends and children of people with MS.

2. MS STOPS PEOPLE FROM MOVING. WE EXIST TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN’T.
THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY
MS FACTS:
MS is the #1 disabling disease among young adults in the U.S.
The average annual cost of living with MS exceeds $69,000 per person with lifetime costs of more than $3.7 million!
Most people are diagnosed with MS between the ages of 20 and 50, although children as young as 2 are now being diagnosed.
Women are more than twice as likely as men to get MS.
More than 2.1 million people live with MS worldwide.
MS STOPS PEOPLE FROM MOVING WE EXIST TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN’T.
Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body. With the help of companies like yours, the National MS Society addresses the challenges of each person whose life is affected by MS.
The National MS Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world and provides programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.
More than 75 percent of the chapter’s revenue goes toward programs to support people affected by MS and research to bring us closer to a cure.
Who is the
Upper Midwest Chapter?
The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. The Upper Midwest Chapter serves more than 17,000 people living with MS in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, along with several counties in western Wisconsin and Nebraska.
32.3% - Research and
National Programs
43.8% - Local Programs
3% - Administration
and Operations
20.9% - Fundraising

3. Please complete other side.
Community Walk Sponsorship Agreement
YES! We would like to Join the Movement® to achieve a world free of MS by becoming a 2014 Walk MS partner for:
Sponsorship Levels
Please select one level:
$500 Level
T-shirt
$750 Level
Poster
Website
Day-of recognition
$1000 Level
Rack and/or trading cards
Sponsorship LEVELS:
(please mark level of participation)
Walk location: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________________
Type of sponsorship:
In-kind Product
In-kind Services
In-kind Facility
In-kind Media
Cash
Exclusive - $500 (choose one)
Finis Line Cheer
Rest Stop
Mission area
Friend - $250
Signage - $100
Mile - $50
Product - $25
Describe your donation:
Donation value:
Delivery or pick-up arrangements (choose one):
We will mail or deliver to (please have walk coordinator give address if needed):
Please pick up at this location:
Please complete other side.

4. Community Walk Sponsorship Agreement (cont.)
Company
Contact
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone
Billing contact
Billing address
Thank you for your commitment to the National MS Society. This agreement confirms the dollar amount state above will be restricted to the Upper Midwest Chapter and will serve as sponsorship to underwrite the cost of Walk MS in your community. In return for sponsorship, the National MS Society, Upper Midwest Chapter agrees to honor the benefits of your sponsorship level as set forth in this agreement. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Authorized Signature
Title
Date
Signed agreement and payment to:
National MS Society, Upper Midwest Chapter
200 12th Ave. S.
Minneapolis MN 55415
Questions contact:
Cassandra Linkenmeyer
(612)
Please make all checks payable to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.