Monday, March 19, 2018Boar’s Head Resort

The Pavilion6pm Reception

7pm Dinner

HonoringTeresa A. Sullivan

President, University of Virginia

The 25th Annual

Founded in 1972 by Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford, Dinner of Champions is the premier, black-tie gala of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The event recognizes individuals and/or companies who have shown great leadership and civic responsibility within their community by bestowing the Hope Award, the most prestigious Society volunteer award at the chapter level.

Ron and Lynda Tweel 2016 Honoree

HISTORY IN CHARLOTTESVILLEThe Charlottesville Dinner of Champions was established in 1992 and continues today as recognition for distinguished individuals, as well as local corporations and their employees. Friends and colleagues of the honored guest come together for an evening to share experiences and stories of the honoree and raise funds for the Society.

PAST HONOREES 2016Ronald R. Tweel

2014Cynthia and Mark Lorenzoni

2013Amy Black and Dorrie Fontaine

2012 Joe Gieck

2011Leonard Sandridge

2010 Joe Palumbo

2009Barry Parkhill

2008 John T. Casteen, III

2007Boyd Tinsley, Carter Beauford and LeRoi Moore

2006 James E. Haden

2005Gene Corrigan

2004Wick and Carter McNeely

2003W. A. Pace, Jr.

2002Paul H. Wood

2001David W. Carr

2000Lucius H. Bracey, Jr.

1999Mary Helen Gammon Jessup

1998 Jim and Bruce Murray

1997 Mrs. Frederic W. Scott

1996 John W. Kluge

1995Lawrence S. Eagleburger

1994Eric M. Heiner

1993Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr.

1992Hovey S. Dabney

2018 EVENT INFORMATIONDate: March 19, 2018Time: 6pm Reception, 7pm DinnerLocation: Boar’s Head Resort/PavilionHonoree: Teresa A. Sullivan Expected Attendance: 300

HOPE SPONSOR: $25,000• Logo to appear on inside front cover of Dinner Program as a Hope

Sponsor • Full page ad in Dinner Program• Recognition in Dinner Program as Hope Sponsor• Premiere Seating for two tables of eight• Hope Sponsor recognition on sponsor boards at Dinner• Recognition in all pre- and post-event promotions• Recognition on Event Website• Recognition in the MS Connection newsletter

PLATINUM SPONSOR: $10,000• Recognition in Dinner Program as Platinum Sponsor• Full page ad in Dinner Program• Preferred seating for one table of eight • Platinum Sponsor recognition on sponsor boards at Dinner• Recognition in allpre- and post-event promotions• Recognition on Event Website

GOLD SPONSOR: $5,000• Recognition in Dinner Program as Gold Sponsor• One table of eight• Half page ad in Dinner Program• Gold Sponsor recognition on sponsor boards at Dinner• Recognition on Event Website

SILVER SPONSOR: $2,500• Recognition in Dinner Program as Silver Sponsor• Quarter page ad in Dinner Program• One table of eight• Silver Sponsor recognition on sponsor boards at Dinner• Recognition on Event Website

BRONZE SPONSOR: $1,500• Recognition in Dinner Program as Bronze Sponsor • Four Tickets to the Dinner of Champions• Bronze Sponsor recognition on sponsor boards at Dinner

LOGO and AD SPECIFICATIONSAD SIZES:• Full-page: 5.5” w x 8.5” h• Half-page: 5.5” w x 4.25” h• Quarter-page: 2.75” w x 4.25” h

AD and Logo FORMATS:•300 DPI• black & white (ads) color (logo)• .PDF, .JPG, .TIF or .AI

E-MAIL ADS and LOGOS TO:Brianne Pietronicco at brianne.pietronicco@nmss.org

Due by no later than March 9, 2018

Eric, diagnosed in 1951

ABOUT THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY

• The Society mobilizes people and resources so that everyone affected by MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever.

• To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.

• In 2016 alone, through our comprehensive nationwide network of programs and services, the Society devoted $122.2 million to help more than one million individuals connect to the people, information and resources they need. To move closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $42.1 million to support more than 380 new and ongoing research projects around the world.

ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

• Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.

• Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS.

• Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease.

• MS affects more than 2.3 million worldwide.

MS STOPS PEOPLE FROM MOVING. WE EXIST TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN’T.

OUR VISION: A world free of MS.

OUR MISSION: People affected by MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever.

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

The Society provides knowledge and assistance to help those with MS and their families maintain the highest possible quality of life.

THIS INCLUDES:• Financial Assistance• Transportation Assistance• Information and Referral• Self-Help Groups• Educational Programs for those

with MS & Professionals• Quarterly Informational

Newsletters• Short Term Counseling • Advocacy• Weekend Retreats and Kid’s Camp

ABOUT THE CHAPTERIn Virginia - West Virginia, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society serves a combined total of 12,000 individuals with MS and their families. Included are three counties in northeastern North Carolina and seven counties in southeastern Kentucky. Offices are located in Richmond, VA; Virginia Beach, VA; and Charleston, WV.

CHAPTER TERRITORY

Kimberly, diagnosed in 2000

VIRGINIA

National MS Society, Virginia - West VirginiaRichmond Office: 4200 Innslake Drive, Suite 301, Glen Allen, VA 23060

Virginia Beach Office: 760 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452West Virginia Office: 1700 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Suite 141, Charleston, WV 25314

www.nationalmssociety.org• 804.353.5008

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER

TOGETHER WE WILL CHANGE THE WORLD FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS

We are a movement. United in our collective power to do something about MS now and end this disease forever. Our vision is that people with MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore

what has been lost, and end MS forever.

Contact:Sherri Ellis, President, Virginia-West Virginia

Email: sherri.ellis@nmss.org; Phone 1.804.591.3030

Virginia - West Virginia

2018 DINNER OF CHAMPIONS CHARLOTTESVILLE

SPONSORSHIP COMMITMENT FORM

Company Name: _____________________________________________________________

Contact Person Name: ______________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ______________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _____________________________________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________________________________

I am pleased to support the Charlottesville Dinner of Champions at the following level:

To purchase sponsorships or tickets online please go to: http://tiny.cc/CharlottesvilleDOC

click on purchase tickets and sponsorshipsPlease let us know the proper way to acknowledge your sponsorship (i.e. formal company name or how you would like your individual sponsorship listed): ___________________________________________________________________________

Please respond to:Sherri Ellis, President, Virginia-West Virginia

804.591.3030, Sherri.Ellis@nmss.org

�Hope Sponsor: $25,000 � Platinum Sponsor: $10,000 �Gold Sponsor: $5,000 � Silver Sponsor: $2,500

� Bronze Sponsor: $1,500 �Donation: _______________ � Individual Tickets: $150 x _____Qty

National MS Society, Virginia - West VirginiaRichmond Office: 4200 Innslake Drive, Suite 301, Glen Allen, VA 23060

Virginia Beach Office: 760 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452West Virginia Office: 1700 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Suite 141, Charleston, WV 25314

www.nationalmssociety.org • 804.353.5008