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Capital Press Club Celebrates 70 Years, May 29, 2014
April 9, 2014

 
 
 
 
 
Capital Press Club 
Board of Directors 
 
President 
Hazel Trice Edney 
Editor/Publisher, 
Trice Edney News Wire 
 
First Vice President 
Robyn Wilkes 
Director of Communications, Greater Washington 
Urban League
 
Second Vice President 
Sherrie Edwards-Lassiter
Communications Consultant
 
Treasurer 
Trystin Francis 
CEO & Chief of Design, The Trystin Kier Company 
 
Digital Media Committee Chair/
President Emeritus 
Derrick Kenny 
Digital Media Manager, Montgomery County Office of Cable and Broadband Serv. & County Cable Montgomery
 
70th Anniversary Honorary Chairs 
 
Denise Rolark Barnes
Publisher & Editor, The Washington Informer 
 
Sheila Brooks Founder
President & CEO, SRB Communications, LLC
 
Maureen Bunyon 
Anchor, WJLA/ABC 7 
 
Alan Hermesch 
President, Alan Hermesch Public Relations 
 
Roland S. Martin 
Host, News One Now 
 
John "Jake" Oliver Jr.
Publisher & CEO, 
Afro American Newspaper 
 
Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds 
Journalist, Author & Minister 
 
Lon Walls 
President & CEO, Walls Communications, Inc.
 

 

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Dear Corporate Leader:

 

This year is a major milestone for the historic Capital Press Club. It is our 70th Anniversary and we are excited about our upcoming celebration, a gala reception May 29, 2014.

 

For seven decades this historic organization has evolved to unite and uplift African-American communications professionals from all disciplines with events offering professional development, networking, business development opportunities, entrepreneurship, social/digital media training, issues advocacy and public forums. Its diverse professional and student membership is dedicated to maintaining superior standards of ethics, promoting cooperative business competition, and addressing the recruitment and retention of qualified minority communications professionals.

 

Our planning committee has been hard at work planning the Capital Press Club's 70th Anniversary Gala Reception, slated for Thursday, May 29, 2014, location to be announced. As indicated by our esteemed list of honorary chairs, this event will attract top communications executives, accomplished business leaders, celebrities, entrepreneurs and of course working media.

 

In addition, the gala will afford us the opportunity to continue two of our hallmark traditions. Those traditions are: Honoring outstanding achievements and supporting young communications professionals. Among the honorees will be Simeon Booker, pioneering editor-in-chief of JET Magazine and former CPC president. We will also be awarding scholarships to promising students with an aim to keep our legacy alive.

 

We need your support to ensure that our noble mission continues for generations to come and that the Capital Press Club receives the powerful salute it deserves. Please become a sponsor of the Capital Press Club's 70th Anniversary Gala. Attached below are the sponsorship levels and coinciding benefits. We welcome your support at any level.

 

For questions and further information or discussion, please don't hesitate to call or email us at President@CapitalPressClub.org. Or you may call me directly at 202-291-9310. We look forward to your support and participation through sponsorship and attendance at the gala. We thank you for your every consideration.

 

Sincerely,

Hazel Trice Edney

President, Capital Press Club

 

 

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS AND BENEFITS

 

LEVEL VII: SPECIAL GIFT SPONSOR - $500

 

*Listing in commemorative event souvenir program

*Capital Press Club corporate membership

 

LEVEL VI: ASSOCIATE SPONSOR - $1,000

*Signage at event

*Listing in commemorative event souvenir program

*Capital Press Club corporate membership 

 

LEVEL V: CORPORATE FRIEND SPONSOR - $2,500

* Logo in commemorative event souvenir program

* Signage and verbal acknowledgement at event

*Capital Press Club corporate membership 

 

LEVEL IV: BRONZE SPONSOR - $5,000

* Half page ad in commemorative event souvenir program

* Prominent signage and verbal acknowledgement at event

* Opportunity to bring greetings to audience at event

*Capital Press Club corporate membership 

 

LEVEL III: SILVER SPONSOR - $10,000

* Logo and link on Capital Press Club website for 3 months 

* Half page ad in commemorative event souvenir journal

* Prominent Signage and verbal acknowledgement at event

* Opportunity to bring greetings to audience at event

*Capital Press Club corporate membership 

 

LEVEL II: PLATINUM SPONSOR

OFFICIAL EVENT SPONSOR - $15,000

* Logo and link on Capital Press Club website for 6 months 

* Full page ad in commemorative event souvenir program

* Prominent Signage and verbal acknowledgement at event

* Opportunity to bring greetings to audience at event

*Capital Press Club corporate membership 

 

LEVEL I: GOLD SPONSOR

OFFICIAL EVENT SPONSOR - $20,000

* Logo and link on Capital Press Club website for 6 months 

* Full page ad in commemorative event souvenir program

* Prominent Signage and verbal acknowledgement at event

*Logo on all event promotional materials

* Opportunity to bring greetings to audience at event

*Capital Press Club corporate membership 

 

 

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