2014 Alumni Achievement Awards Supporting Excellence Benefactor Packages
2014 Alumni Achievement Awards Supporting Excellence Organized by The American College of Greece (ACG) Office of Development & Alumni Relations, the ACG Alumni Achievement Awards serve a dual purpose: to recognize the achievements of ACG alumni and to support the ACG Scholarship Fund. The 2014 ACG Alumni Achievement Awards will be held Friday, September 12, 2014, at 20:00 at the ACG Irene Bailey Theater. ACG will honor prominent PIERCE, DEREE, and ALBA alumni who have distinguished themselves in various domains of society. Award categories include: Arts and Culture, Business, Education, Entrepreneurship: Rising Star, Philanthropy and Community Service, Sciences, and The Maria West Lifetime Achievement. ACG will also honor one individual for promoting Hellenism and one corporation or foundation for commitment to education. We invite you to join us in celebrating the accomplishments of ACG alumni as well as individuals and organizations making a difference in society. We invite you to join us in supporting excellence! 2
The 2014 Alumni Achievement Awards will not only bring together ACG alumni and friends to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of the alumni body but also will help support the College s mission to enable students with promise to pursue their dreams. Net proceeds from the event will be added to the ACG Scholarship Fund to assist deserving PIERCE, DEREE and ALBA students. In 2013-14, 1,420 (37%) of ACG (PIERCE, DEREE, ALBA) students received more than 3 million in need-based financial aid and scholarships. We invite you to advance this important initiative by selecting one of the following 2014 Alumni Achievement Awards Benefactor Packages. 3
Benefactor Packages By participating as a benefactor, your corporation will benefit from extensive exposure through outreach efforts and visibility in publications, web, honor roll of donors and a variety of promotional opportunities pre, during and post event. Your brand will reach an audience of 1,050 PIERCE, 2,800 DEREE and 400 ALBA students, thousands of parents, our partners and suppliers, 490 ACG faculty and staff members, and more than 37,000 alumni worldwide. We expect close to 500 guests, including other corporations, VIP guests, PIERCE, DEREE, and ALBA alumni, faculty, trustees, staff, students, and parents, as well as partners and friends of the College. Benefactors at the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze levels will be invited to a post Alumni Achievement Awards event to meet scholarship recipients. This will be a unique opportunity for corporate representatives committed to social responsibility to meet the students they are supporting, interact with executives from corporations with shared values and publicize their company s CSR priorities. Benefactor Level: Platinum 50,000. Creation of a special endowed scholarship fund in company s name. Recognition from podium by ACG President David G. Horner. Opportunity to present an award to an ACG alumnus/a: short introduction by the Master of Ceremonies and on screen display of the corporate logo. Press coverage in the Gifts of Note section of the ACG website. Complimentary use of an ACG venue for a corporate event (Plaka Building or 7th Level Auditorium). Exclusive corporate logo display on multimedia screens and signage throughout the venues (presentation reception) of the event. Premier placement of company name and logo on all promotional materials of the event (print & digital). Inclusion of benefactor s collateral marketing materials in giveaway package. Priority seating for 10 guests. Opportunity to attend the post Alumni Achievement Awards event to meet the scholarship recipients Benefactor Level: Gold 10,000. Offering of 2 (50%) expendable scholarships in company s name. Press coverage in the Gifts of Note section of the ACG website. Complimentary use of an ACG venue for a corporate event (Plaka Building or 7th Level Auditorium). Prominent corporate logo display on multimedia screens and signage throughout the venues. Prime placement of company name and corporate logo on all promotional materials of the event (print & digital). Priority seating for 4 guests. Opportunity to attend the post Alumni Achievement Awards event to meet the scholarship recipients 4
Benefactor Level: Silver 5,000. Offering of 1 (50%) expendable scholarship in company s name. Corporate logo display on multimedia screens and signage throughout the venues. Placement of company name and logo on all promotional materials of the event (print & digital). Priority seating for 2 guests. Opportunity to attend the post Alumni Achievement Awards event to meet the scholarship recipients Benefactor Level: Bronze 3,000. Offering of 1(25%) expendable scholarship in company s name. Corporate logo display on multimedia screens and signage throughout the venues. Placement of company name and logo on all promotional materials of the event (print & digital). Opportunity to attend the post Alumni Achievement Awards event to meet the scholarship recipients Benefactor Level: Young Alumni Benefactor 120 Seats 2, ACG 2005-2014 graduates. Benefactors names displayed on screen Benefactor Level: Scholarship Student Benefactor 120 Seats 2, ACG 2013-2014 scholarship recipients. Benefactors names displayed on screen 5
Benefactor Level: Communication Benefactor Benefactor OBLIGATIONS:. 4 full-page ads (newspapers/magazines and dates to be specified). Full coverage and promotion of the events scheduled to take place including pre and post events through the benefactor s communication channels: Digital (Internet / FB / Blogs etc.), TV, Radio, Newsletters etc.. Interview with ACG President David G. Horner, honorees, and benefactors of category A and B, including pictures. Recognition from podium, corporate logo display. Corporate logo display on multimedia screens and signage throughout the venues. Placement of company name and corporate logo on all promotional materials of the event (print & digital). Priority seating for 2 guests Benefactor Level: In-Kind Benefactor In-Kind benefactors are welcomed to provide goods and services needed for the event.. Corporate logo display on multimedia screens and signage throughout the venues. Placement of company name and corporate logo on all promotional materials of the event (print & digital) The ACG Alumni Achievement Awards is an established biannual event that draws local and global attention, having honored world-renowned personalities of the arts, sciences, business, politics, and education. Previous Alumni Achievement Awards ceremonies have received extensive media coverage and the event s reputation has traveled around the globe through our 37,000 engaged alumni body. To learn about ways to create you own scholarship fund at ACG, to contribute to existing funds or to learn how you can support The ACG Alumni Achievement Awards event please visit: www.acg.edu/giving or contact the Office of Development & Alumni Relations: Mary-Irene Triantafillou (DEREE 89) Executive Director, ACG Office of Development - t. +30 210.600.9800, ext.: 1239, mtriantafillou@acg.edu US Boston Office Tel.: (857) 284 7908 For more information on The ACG Alumni Achievement Awards, nominees, categories, purchase of tickets please visit our event website http://www.acg.edu/web/alumni-achievements/ Organized by the Office of Development & Alumni Relations with the support of alumni, students, faculty, staff of The American College of Greece and Attica Tradition Foundation Supporting Excellence 6
SCHOLARSHIP DONORS I wanted to further ACG s historic mission of providing an American style education to deserving Greek students. Establishing an endowed scholarship fund has provided this benefit not only to the current recipients but also to those who will follow. What a satisfying return on our investment! Peter Thun, ACG Trustee Emeritus, Chairman/CEO Thun Holdings Inc., Liverpool, New York, US The future of Greece and of Greek businesses is dependent on competitiveness, which in turn demands talented and well-trained young people with fresh ideas and international exposure and experience AB Vassilopoulos Kostas Macheras, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Southeastern Europe & Asia at Delhaize Group and Chief Executive Officer of AB Vassilopoulos Thinking that some fellow humans will benefit from these scholarships in order to further their potential makes me feel useful as a person. Ioanna Arvanitis, DEREE & PIERCE Parent, Athens, Greece SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS PIERCE My parents couldn t afford the expenses of a highly qualified school such as PIERCE. Thanks to the scholarship fund, I was able to successfully complete my studies. I owe very much, almost everything about my education, to PIERCE. Anna Benaki, PIERCE 1952, Athens, Greece Member of the Academy of Athens, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Law, University of Athens, Minister and Former President of the Greek Parliament DEREE In the past few years, the only thing certain has been financial uncertainty ahead, so this scholarship provides me with the much needed comfort and reassurance that I can complete my degree. The Propeller Club Scholarship is the lifeboat that will carry me to the final port of graduation despite the growing financial roadblocks my family is faced with. It is people like you that make it possible for students who are willing but not always able to progress in higher education and their subsequent life goals. Ellie Martin, Propeller Club Scholarship Recipient, Academic Year 2013-2014 Establishing a scholarship to help students is an investment in the future that will profit everyone. I can think of no greater gift. Vassilios Katsos, PIERCE 1991, President, Pharmathen ALBA I have heard that dreams come true, and always smiled mockingly, because I thought that this was not feasible. ALBA has proven me wrong and given me a life chance opportunity which I will utilize as much as possible. Amanda Nikitopoulou, ALBA & Kariera.gr Scholarship, Academic Year 2013-2014 7
2014 Alumni Achievement Awards Supporting Excellence THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE 6 Gravias Street 153 42 Aghia Paraskevi Athens, Greece Tel.: +30 210 600 9800 Fax: +30 210 600 1870 development@acg.edu www.acg.edu US Boston Office 10 Liberty Square Boston, MA 02109 Tel: (857) 284 7908 Fax: (857) 284 7915 www.acg.edu