WHEN: September 29, 2014 WHERE: Heinz Field- East Club Lounge

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1 WHEN: September 29, 2014 WHERE: Heinz Field- East Club Lounge Mingle with Pittsburgh s Division I Basketball Coaches and sports personalities during a cocktail reception to Tip-Off the 2014/2015 Basketball Season! Guests will enjoy cocktails, hors d oeuvres and university performances. Entertainment includes marching bands, cheerleaders, dance teams, mascots, and nationally recognized sports personalities to rev up the crowd as the coaches talk their game on the upcoming basketball season be a Playmaker and join our team!

2 COACHES VS CANCER TIP-OFF MADNESS 2014 Jim Ferry/Dan Burt Duquesne University Jamie Dixon/Suzie McConnell-Serio University of Pittsburgh Andrew Toole/Sal Buscaglia Robert Morris University

3 ABOUT COACHES VS CANCER Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The initiative leverages the personal experiences, community leadership, and professional excellence of basketball coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living through yearround awareness efforts, fundraising activities, and advocacy programs. Coaches vs. Cancer provides critical mission outreach, while raising funds in support of the Society s lifesaving mission of saving lives and creating a world with more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures and by fighting back. Since 1993, coaches have raised over $85 million nationwide to support the American Cancer Society s fight against cancer. In 2013, over 4,000 college and high school coaches participated in the program. Norm Stewart, former head coach of the University of Missouri s men s basketball program, cancer survivor, and member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, provided the vision and inspiration for the Coaches vs. Cancer concept. He started the program by challenging fans to pledge a dollar amount for every three-point shot made by his team during the season. The concept evolved into a nationwide effort uniting coaches, fans, players, and communities across the country to fight cancer. In 1998, the Coaches vs. Cancer Council was formed a distinguished group of NABC member basketball coaches, American Cancer Society volunteers, and business leaders from across the country to explore new and innovative ways to raise funds, recruit prominent coaches, enhance the program, and help win the fight against cancer. Because cancer has touched so many of our nation s basketball coaches, Coaches vs. Cancer offers them the unique opportunity to fight the disease. Through integrated fundraising activities and public awareness campaigns, participating coaches are truly making a difference in the fight against cancer and are raising awareness in their communities about the importance of cancer prevention, early detection, and making healthy lifestyle choices.

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5 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY QUICK FACTS Our impact is real, far reaching, and profound Greg Bontrager American Cancer Society, Staff President & CEO We continue to fight back: We help pass laws that defeat cancer and rally communities to join the fight! We're now saving more than 400 lives a day! It's the number of lives represented by a 20 percent decline in the overall cancer mortality rate in the US since its peak in 1991 We are the largest private, non-governmental funder of cancer research in the country. The ACS currently funds cancer research at the University of Pittsburgh and Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in the amount of $ $7,230, It doesn t matter where a treatment or cure is found, it is available to anyone, anywhere in the country We have funded 47 Nobel Prize winners- Our own research and that of our funded researchers helped to confirm the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, established the link between obesity and multiple cancers, developed drugs to treat leukemia and advanced breast cancer, and showed that mammography is the most effective way to detect breast cancer We operate a 24 hour call center and provide individuals with accurate up-to-date information, support and resources ( ) We maintain our cancer.org website which is recognized by physicians and oncologists as one of the best online resources to provide accurate information and support to their patients You can be proud that your time and money is put to such effective use - nationally and in our own back yard!

6 $25K SLAM DUNK SPONSOR Company logo featured on Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off promotional materials (invitations, tickets, VIP passes, banner) Company logo listed on billboards (TBD-number & location of billboards) Day of recognition as Slam Dunk Sponsor in the printed program and on screen 8 invitations to C v C Tip-Off Madness VIP Reception 16 invitations to C v C Tip-Off Madness Event Full page Color acknowledgement in C v C Tip-Off Madness program Company logo on website Prominent displayed sign at event thanking your company 1 C v C Basketball signed by all 6 Pittsburgh D-1 basketball coaches Reserved lounge area with high tops/bar stools

7 $15K ALLEY-OOP SPONSOR Company logo featured on Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off promotional materials (invitations, tickets, banner) Day of recognition as Alley-Oop Sponsor in the printed program (half page color acknowledgement) and on screen Company logo on website 6 invitations to C v C Tip-Off Madness VIP Reception 12 invitations to C v C Tip-Off Madness Event Displayed sign at event thanking your company 1 C v C Basketball signed by all 6 Pittsburgh D-1 basketball coaches Reserved high tops/bar stools

8 $10K JUMP SHOT SPONSOR Day of recognition as Jump Shot Sponsor in the printed program and on screen 4 invitations to C v C Tip-Off Madness VIP Reception 8 invitations to C v C Tip-Off Madness Event Half page Color acknowledgement in C v C Tip-Off Madness program Company logo on website Sign at event thanking your company 1 C v C Basketball signed by all 6 Pittsburgh D-1 basketball coaches Reserved high tops/bar stools

9 $5K ASSIST SPONSOR Day of recognition as Assist Sponsor in the printed program 2 invitations to C v C Tip-Off Madness VIP Reception 4 invitations to C v C Tip-Off Madness Event 1/4 page Color acknowledgement in C v C Tip-Off Madness program Company listing on website Corporate signage day of event located at appropriate area of sponsorship Your choice of one specific sponsorship opportunity, each includes appropriate branding: Available on first come, first served basis Website sponsor VIP Tip-Off Reception Valet sponsor Media Sponsor Registration sponsor Program sponsor Specialty cocktail sponsor Nosh (hors d oeuvre) sponsor Silent auction sponsor Live auction sponsor Entertainment sponsor Dessert sponsor Locker room (restrooms) sponsor Swag bag sponsor Coat check sponsor

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11 Sponsorship Confirmation Form Yes! We would like to sponsor CVC Tip-Off Madness September 29, 2014: $25,000 Slam Dunk Sponsor $15,000 Alley-Oop Sponsor $10,000 Jump Shot Sponsor $5,000 Assist Sponsor (choose specific sponsorship from list on page 9) Assist Sponsorship choices, by preference order: Payment Method: *Check Enclosed Invoice Me Credit Card (ACS will contact you for CC#) Company Name Contact Name Phone *Make Checks Payable To: American Cancer Society (in memo: Pittsburgh CVC) and Mail to: ACS CVC Tip-Off Madness 320 Bilmar Drive Pittsburgh, PA For questions about CVC Tip-Off Madness event or sponsorships please contact: Lia Stahl Specialist, Distinguished Events East Central Division American Cancer Society, Inc. Phone: Cell :

12 EXECUTIVE COACHES COMMITTEE James V. Sacco Executive Coaches Chair Executive Director of Stadium Management, Pittsburgh Steelers, PSSI/Heinz Field Dan Burt Head Coach Women s Basketball, Duquesne University Sal Buscaglia Head Coach Women s Basketball, Robert Morris University Jamie Dixon Head Coach Men s Basketball, University of Pittsburgh Jim Ferry Head Coach Men s Basketball, Duquesne University Suzie McConnell-Serio Head Coach Women s Basketball, University of Pittsburgh Andy Toole Head Coach Men s Basketball, Robert Morris University Dennis Astorino CEO, DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design Lee Baierl CEO, Baierl Automotive Dennis DaPra Executive Vice President & General Manager, PNC Park Tracey DeAngelo Director of Marketing, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mary Beth Ford Executive Director of Corporate Relations, Duquesne University Susie Franklin President, Susie Franklin Consulting, Inc Susan J. Gluckman Board Liaison, American Cancer Society Darla Jobkar Sales Associate, ABR, CRS, GRI, Northwood Realty Service Joseph Kirkpatrick Director of Business Development, Lifewatch Stanley M. Marks, MD Chairman, UPMC Cancer Center John R. McGinley, Jr. Member, Board of Directors, Chair of the Executive Committee Eckert Seamans Attorneys At Law Evan Rosenberg Director of Sports Marketing, KDKA TV Jeffrey Ryan Executive Vice President, Comtech Industries, Inc. Brooke Toole Corporate Recruiter, Dick s Sporting Goods Mark Turley Senior Director of Media, Pittsburgh Penguins C. James Zeszutek Managing Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

13 WITH SPECIAL THANKS