Please join Pitch for the Cure as we gather fastpitch softball players from all over the region to battle in the fight against breast cancer.  You can become a sponsor of this very special sporting event.  By joining us, your company or organization will show support of girls and women everywhere.  Not only will you help raise money for Ozark Komen for the Cure, but you'll make a difference in the lives of thousands of young female athletes.

We have sponsor opportunities for cash sponsorships, in-kind donors, hospitality supporters.  Besides sponsorships we also have needs for vendors (both retail and demo, advertising and silent auction donations.  See our quick 2012 Needs list!

The Pitch for the Cure© tournament is presented by the Springdale Chicks.  This is a non-profit group with 501(c)(3) tax status for tax purposes.  Tax ID #68-0576555

For donations that cannot be sent to a post office box, please email us at eventchair@pitchforthecure.org.  All others can be sent to:

Pitch for the Cure
P.O. Box 7780
Springdale, AR   72766

Additional sponsor opportunities

We love your creative ideas!  Here's some:

• Pledge to make a per-run donation within an age bracket on Friday night!

• Pledge $5.00 for every homerun on Saturday!

• Corporate match the "Team Challenge Donations" that we collect for the weekend.

• Sponsor a BIG TICKET RAFFLE with an item donation.

• Provide additional prizes to our tournament prize packages.

 

Why sponsor this tournament?

• Promote your organization’s charitable involvement.

• Make a visible commitment in the fight against breast cancer.

• Celebrate the survivors and show you care about those that are currently battling breast cancer.

• Opportunity to help young girls and women learn about breast cancer prevention and treatment.

• Share the importance of thinking globally with your employees and customers.

• Encourage girls to participate in sports by making this life positive event possible for them.

For more information on how you or your organization can donate or become a sponsor of the Pitch for the Cure©, please contact us at eventchair@pitchforthecure.org.

In-kind donations help us to lower our expenses and increase our fundraising.  Sometimes this is the best way to bring some of the most unique details to an event.  Opportunities for in-kind donations could include:

Here are some items that we frequently need during our Pitch for the Cure season and event...and then a few wish list items: Printing (Program, flyers and brackets) Regulation softballs for games (11" and 12") - DONE Pink balls for use in contests Tables Staff shirts - THX Succes Apparrel Signage/banners Tents (for registration, silent auction, hospitality tents, and a few of our booths) Silent auction items big and small!! Umpires fees (USSSA) Trading pins Advertising Media coverage Food, drinks, ice, snacks, meals, etc. for the hospitality tents for our many volunteers Large screen media source/display for weekend only Team prizes (these can be items that go in a packet to each team or awards that are given to a team for an achievement) MVP awards Contest prizes Player gift bags Team/Coach gift bag goodies Trophies/awards Scorebooks Location underwriting USSSA sanctioning underwriting Postage Big ticket raffle item Staff communication system during event (ie:  walkie-talkie, paging system)

One of the MOST IMPORTANT NEEDS IN ALL OF Pitch for the Cure land is....  Items for our player gift bags.  The goal is to receive 2,000 of each donated item so that every girl leaves our event with the same great gift bag.  If your budget won't allow for a donation of 2,000, we're happy to accept what you can offer.  We'll work to find items to match up with your donation so that each girl receives an equal gift bag. Good items for girls aged 8-18 might be: Bottled/boxed drinks or water Any unrefrigerated snack you can think of:  bars, nuts, dried fruit, energy snacks, chips, trail mix, cookies, baked snacks, fruit cups, jerky, pudding cups, allergen free snacks, baked snacks, crackers, popcorn Cereal, oatmeal, toaster pastries, cereal bars Pink softballs Sample sizes of almost any product Deodorant, body spray, foot/shoe deodorizer Soap, body wash, lotion, acne wash Bug repellant, sunscreen, after sun products Shampoo, conditioner, hair spray Small sports accessories:  wristbands, eye black, sports wrap, shoe laces, mouthguards, sports grip Bandages, liquid bandage, ace bandages Pedicure or manicure items CDs, dvds Tissue packs, wet wipes, hand sanitizer Disposable cameras Gift cards Feminine hygiene products Mints, candy, gum Cool down sport wipes, sports gel iTunes cards Eye drops Makeup, lip balm, lip gloss Laundry detergent, stain remover, laundry refresher Toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, dental floss Socks, bandanas, lanyards, bag tags Headbands, ponytail holders or clips Need even more ideas? Got something that has the pink awareness ribbon on it?  Let's hear about it...  penlights, notepads, hats, key chains, patches, magnets, charms, clippers, ink stamps, etc. Paper items such as coupons, flyers & catalogs, will all be hand stuffed into a packet that will be added into the player bag in order to eliminate free floating paper.  We'll be happy to include the paper items that you supply in all 2,000 bags for a $25 stuffing fee per item.  (Ex: 1 brochure + 1 coupon = $50 stuffing fee)

We have developed a big need for hospitality donations.  Our wonderful volunteers work very long hours and many times are planted in one spot, in the heat, where they cannot leave to get themselves a beverage, a meal or even a snack.  While we do have concession stands at each park, the lines are usually long and don't work well during a volunteer's short rest break. 

Over the last few years, we've started working on putting up tents at the parks where our volunteers could go to sit for a few minutes and hopefully always find a quick snack  and a cold drink.  We've had food vendors provide us meals that allowed us to feed those volunteers that couldn't leave the parks for any meals, along with our youth volunteers that get isolated at the parks with their parents.  Donors have been kind enough to bring us nourishment, refreshment and variety from the concessions. 

Each year we work to add new recruits to our volunteers base.  Besides the volunteers from the Chicks organization, we use several volunteer recruiting methods to get outside helpers.  This means our need for hospitality sponsors is even greater.  Each of our 5 parks needs attention....each day of the weekend.  These people are generous enough to give their time to us and we can't do it without them! 

Anyone can participate as a Hospitality Supporter.  You can be an individual donor OR: school group, restaurant, any business that is or even that is NOT in the food service industry, church group, cooking club, hotel, volunteer group, etc.  If you are in a position to help out with meals, snacks or drinks, you'd have lots of new best friends!  Please contact us at eventchair@pitchforthecure.org

See our 2011 Hospitality Supporters!  (2012 list coming soon...)