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Chelsea Wright

Dr. Clark

Writing for Change

13 March 2018

Fundraising Proposal for Heroes and Angels Corp

Heroes and Angels Gaming Experience will be a fundraiser for Heroes and Angels

Corporation. The event is a daylong tournament for video and tabletop games. There will be

four video game tournaments and four tabletop tournaments. The events will be staggered

throughout the day so that entrants will be able to compete in more than one game if they

desire. The video games will be Smash Brothers 4 on Wii U, Ultimate Marvel v. Capcom on

Xbox One, Street Fighter V on PlayStation 4 and Dance Dance Revolution on PlayStation 4.

The tabletop games will include, Settlers of Catan, Magic the Gathering, the Pokémon Trading

Card Game, and Scrabble. Each of these 8 games has an existing competitive community in

Central Arkansas that is likely to draw in more participants. Flyers and media will be donated by

local student at UCA, Ash Baldwin, and be distributed at local events, on campuses, and

The event will be held at Stage 2 Games, a gaming store in Cabot, AR that specializes

in a pay-to-play gaming library with all equipment furnished. They will be donating the space

and time as well as the systems for the event as in-kind donations. They have 12 televisions

equipped for the gaming tournaments and a separate area meant for tabletop games. Stage 2

will also be furnishing a 10% discount on all their store merchandise to all ticket holders.

Entrance to the event is $20 for adults and $10 for children under 13. It includes a meal donated

in-kind by Mean Pig Barbecue, also located in Cabot. This lunch will be buffet style and will

require an entrance wristband for access. All tickets will also include the aforementioned

discount and free play on Stage 2’s library of games that are not in use for the tournament. The

bid to enter the tournaments is $10 for tabletop games and $15 for video games. 1/3 of

proceeds from tournament bids will be the cash prize for 1st place in each game, the remaining
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funds will go straight to Heroes and Angels Corp. There will also be a raffle in order to better

engage spectators that are not participating in other events. We will be seeking partnership-s in

the community to furnish the top 3 prizes for each tournament and gift baskets for raffles for a

total of 26 prize of varying size. Each tournament will have a cap of 32 entrants to keep length

consistent and prevent overcrowding. After lunch, co-founder of Heroes and Angels Corp. and

current board secretary Brandy Bullock will be giving a brief presentation and the tournaments

will begin. The tournaments that require judging will be judged by volunteers or venue staff in

accordance to official E-Sports tournament guidelines or the game’s handbook.

The Heroes and Angles Gaming Experience will be a fun way to for Heroes and Angels

Corporation to become even further involved in the community. It will be easily promoted at their

long-standing event, Heroes and Angels Comic Con, and appeal to many of the same patrons

while also bringing those in who may not be previously familiar or comfortable with the comic

con experience. There will be a booth available for people to sign up to give monthly yearly, or

one-time donations via PayPal. Individuals and businesses will also be able to purchase

sponsorships starting at $250. The tier of sponsorships is as follows:

· Sidekick – $250 – Includes admission to event, 1-inch logo on t-shirt, name in the

corresponding sponsor section on the website.

· Partner – $500 – Includes former and 2- inch log on shirt, Heroes and Angels shirt, and 2

extra entries into the raffle.

· Super – $1000 – Includes all former and 5-inch logo on shirt, photo in corresponding

sponsor section, free admission to all Heroes and Angels events for the year and another extra

raffle entry.

Gift Chart

Estimated total funds is $10,000 to sponsor 2 families for a year.

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Gift # of Gifts # of Subtotal Cumulative Cumulative

Amount Required Prospects Total Percentage
Required

1,000 1 4 1,000 1,000 10%

500 2 8 1,000 2,000 20%

250 4 16 1,000 3,000 30%

100 8 32 800 3,800 38%

20 200 800 4,000 7,800 78%

15 100 400 1,500 9,300 93%

10 70 280 700 10,000 100%

Fundraising Objectives

The objective of this fundraiser to raise $10,000 in order to sponsor two families for non-

medical needs and expenses over the upcoming 2018-19 school year.

Our objective is to gain 60% of our funds from businesses and 40% from event participants and

individual donors an $6,000 and $4,000 respectively. Each board member will be soliciting

funds from local businesses and their contacts and volunteers will be taking literature to sell

sponsorships. Due to generous in-kind donations the fundraiser has minimal, if any, cost to run

so almost all proceeds are able to go straight to Heroes and Angels Comic Con.

Businesses will be able to purchase the previously mentioned sponsorship tiers before

the event or make smaller donations during the event. The donation table will be there the
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entirety of the event for individuals to make contributions about the entry fee and tournament

bids.

Needs Statement

In 2017 the National Cancer Institute estimated that, in the US, over 15,000 children

from ages 0 – 19 would be diagnosed with cancer. As of January 1, 2014, there were over

419,000 survivors of childhood cancer in the United States. Many of these families have parents

that must quit their jobs to get their children to and from the hospital, they rely on nonprofits and

government assistance for their family’s basic needs and medical expenses for their sick

children. Often times non-medical needs and expenses are overlooked when organizations look

towards helping families affected by childhood cancer.

In 2009 the average cost for childhood cancer treatment was $40,400. One study

showed that out of pocket medical costs for a sick child cost a parent up to 26% of their weekly

budget. Many of these families require childcare for other children when taking their sibling to

appointments. These costs can add up with the average monthly cost of childcare coming in at

$972. With parents’ time and resources divided many children are missing out on the fun of

childhood because all resources are used for necessities such as food, rent, utilities and

medical expenses. There is little residual income for fun, entertainment, or hobbies for the

affected family. In Arkansas we are served by Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) with its main

campus located in Little Rock. It is one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country and

serves thousands of patients through the years.

Heroes and Angels is a large advocate of ACH and donates much of its excess profits to the

hospital. Heroes and Angels helps with many of the formerly mentioned issues that ACH

cannot. They provide non-medical expenses and help for families coping with childhood cancer.

Not only do they provide financial assistance, they ensure that all of their events are free for

their sponsored families and are fun and interactive for the children. Heroes and Angels
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believes that family comes first and that all children should get a shot at a childhood. As such

they help parents and families provide fun vacations and events as well as helping with

Christmas gifts, housing expenses or other needs. They understand that medical expenses can

take up a large sum of a family’s budget and have committed themselves to helping ease other

burdens in whatever way they can.

Case Statement

Heroes and Angels Corp. has been serving Central Arkansas since 2015. The work they

do is sponsoring families affected by childhood cancer to help them live as normal of lives as

possible. Their mission is to provide non-medical assistance to families affected by childhood

cancer and provide funding to organizations that research the causes and cures of childhood

cancer. Their vision is to ensure that no child has to live with cancer and to meet the needs of

families that need it most.

The help that Heroes and Angels provides takes many different forms. They host an

annual stocking drive that provides stockings for over 50 children in need. They also provide

financial assistance for housing, utilities, birthday and Christmas gifts, and childcare. Non-

medical needs often fall by the wayside for families affected by childhood cancer. The parents of

these children need to focus all of their time and energy on helping their little one get well. That

is where Heroes and Angels comes in to help. They have assisted dozens of families get

through these difficult times and hope to continue to do so until cancer is cured for good.

Heroes and Angels has two major fundraisers. The first is Heroes and Angels Comic

Con which is in its third year and the second is Heroes and Angels Gaming Experience which is

in its inaugural year. They are currently sponsoring 5 families and would like the funds to double

this amount by 2019. Each family is currently allotted approximately $5,000 or less per year.

Heroes and Angels would like to not have to assign limits so they can help their sponsored

families when needs arise.

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