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Become an MS Walk sponsor

The MS Walk program is looking for partners to help enhance the participant experience on walk day and help to reduce event costs.

If you would like to become a sponsor for the 2012 MS Walk, have any leads for potential sponsors, have questions, or want to find out more about how you can help, please contact Maygan Motely.

Benefits of becoming a 2012 MS Walk sponsor

• In a survey conducted after the 2008 MS Walk, 84% of participants said they would purchase products from companies that sponsored the MS Walk
• Receive fantastic promotional opportunities, including logo placement and event-day recognition
• Reach out to the community and increase your visibility, while supporting a first class cause and event

Listed below are the many different ways local businesses and organizations can support the MS Society of Canada through the MS Walk:

Cash Sponsorship

• To underwrite any event expenses - promotional opportunities are endless

Food and Food products

Coffee, tea, stir sticks, milk & sugar 500ml bottled water, pop & juice Cookies, chips, snack food Hot dogs and buns Paper products (plates, napkins, cups, cutlery etc)

Breakfast items Fruit Ice Condiments Dish detergent, hand sanitizer

Venue and Route Sponsors

• Start/Finish location & Checkpoints: enable corporations to brand a designated area according to your own standards
• Kilometres: your company sign will appear along the route

Media

• Radio and TV PSA’s
• Web banners & advertisements
• Newspaper ads and inserts

Event Supplies

Port-o-potties Barbeques, tables, chairs, coffee urns Support Vehicles: Weary MS Walker vehicle and supply truck

Cell phones/walkie talkies Stanchions Hotel room for event weekend staff and volunteers

In-kind services

Security for check-in First Aid TeamMS Photographer

DJ or Sound System Entertainment

Other Opportunities

• Participate as a team through our TeamMS program; click here for more information on TeamMS
• Insert brochures into your pay stubs/bags/with products etc.
• Develop a cause related marketing campaign where a portion of your company’s proceeds support the MS Society of Canada
• Promote the MS Walk through company materials, signage etc.

 

*Not all sponsorship opportunities are available at all Ontario MS Walks or provincially

For more information contact: Maygan Motley at 1-800-268-7582 ext. 3150 or maygan.motely@mssociety.ca.

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