Springfield of Dreams Charity Cup

Marketing Committee Meeting Report – 5/24/2006

1. Attending – Sue Leep, Cindy Skeens, Mike Gibson, Jody Distl, Jennifer Sheehan, Tracey Deam, Gene Pitstick
2. Absent - Cindy Hawkins, Leslie Vasquez, Patti Davis, Laura Watkins, Kathy Nash, Michelle Goodfellow, Anna Adams, Kirk Box, Sue Wilber
3. Introductions, sign in, correction of personal info
4. Last Meeting – contact pyramid planned
5. Need to Choose:
   1. Chair (guide the group) – Gene Pitstick (temp)
   2. Secretary (receive and file contracts, contact sheets, fees, ad copy) – Laura Watkins
   3. Sponsor Coordinator (Manage forms, ad copy, and fee) – ______________________
   4. Advertising Coordinator (Manage forms, ad copy, and fee)- Patti Davis
   5. Team contactor (contact each team rep to get list of advertisers with contact, phone, email, address, relation) – Cindy Hawkins
6. Planned first contacts

1.      Event Sponsor – Thunder or RHC (Name event, Entrance Sign, Front Cover, Web, Stuffer, T-Shirt, Listing on sponsor page, & Map Locator), 1 at $5000

a.       Honda – Jennifer has begun a grant proposal with them

b.      Lexis-Nexis – Cindy Skeens will find contact info

c.       Navistar - Jennifer

d.      Eagle Beverage – Gene will contact Jim Acra

e.       Meijer –

f.        Gordon Foods –

g.       Turner Foundation, Sophia Vandeford – mention bike criterium, Gene

h.       Springfield Foundation, Robin Pfiel - Gene

i.         Lowes, Bill Spain – Sue Leep will contact

j.        Walmart – Jennifer and Jody will contact

k.      Johnson Welded, Bill Johnson – Jody and Tracey

l.         Coke –

m.     Capp Construction –

n.       CN Construction – Cindy Skeens

o.      Community Health Partners – Cindy Skeens

p.      Laughlin Scanlon –

q.      IHCU – Sue Leep

r.        Aqua Falls

2.      Dream Soccer Sponsor – Thunder (Picture Plaque, Name on T-shirts and Awards given to Dream Soccer participants, ½ page Ad on Dream Soccer Explain page, Web, Stuffer, T-Shirt, Listing on sponsor page, & Map Locator) 1 at $2500 or do layout of program and printing

a.       Springfield News Sun – Jennifer has meeting set for next week

b.      Will fill in at next meeting.

3.      Field Sponsor – RHC (Signage on Nets, 1/2 Page Ad, Site Map, Stuffer, Web & Map Locator), 8 at $1000

a.       CFA – in

b.      Whitacre Drug – in

c.       Compunet – contacted

d.      Remax – contacted

e.       McKesson

f.        Dave Hobson

g.       Clark-Shaffer-Hackett

h.       Moyno

i.         Pepsi

j.        Madison Avenue Pharmacy

k.      NC?

7. Gene talked to Tony Cooper to coordinate fund raising
8. Tony Cooper ideas
   1. Torch relay using Dream Soccer, Sponsors, and Thunder players
   2. Give each team 4 mini soccer balls to give to their selected MVP from each opponent.  Ball can be labeled with logo of sponsor
9. Reminder for Cindy Hawkins: create and place brightly colored form seeking contact info at tryout registration
10. Tasks assigned for next meeting
    1. Contact top level sponsor candidates
    2. Gene will deliver pitch packet to Cindy, Mike, Jody and Tracey
11. Web marketing modules are at http://www.springfieldofdreams.com/admin/ password ‘market’
12. Next Meeting – Thursday July 1, 7:00 PM at Eagle City shelter house

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