Valerie F.

Leonard

Steering Committee
Executive
Sub-Committee
Rodney Brown
Dennis Deer
Valerie F. Leonard

February 25, 2016

Sub-Committee Chairs

Dear Friend of North Lawndale:

Dr. Betty Allen Green

Daniel Lecour
Annamaria Leon
Sheila McNary
Brenda Palms
Richard Townsell
Roger Washington
Debra Wesley
Annetta Wilson

The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC) cordially invites you to be a sponsor
of our first annual North Lawndale community planning conference on Saturday, April 16, 2016. The
conference will be held at DRW College Preparatory High School, 931 South Homan Avenue in Chicago,
from 11:00 am 3:00 pm. We will not charge for the event, and sponsorship proceeds will be used to
offset conference costs. You can find more information about NLCCC at our website, http://nlccc.org.

At-Large Members
Audrey Dunford
Reginald Johns
Paul Norrington
Kevin Sutton
Ex-Officio Members
Hon. Michael Scott, Jr.
Alderman, 24th Ward
Hon. Jason Ervin
Alderman 28th Ward
Hon. Ricardo Munoz
Alderman, 22nd Ward
Hon. Robert Steele
Commissioner,
2nd District
Hon. Arthur Turner
State Representative
Hon. Patricia Van Pelt
State Senator
Hon. Danny K. Davis
Congressman
7th Congressional District
Hon. Richard Durbin
U.S. Senator
Hon. Bobbie Steele
Former President
Cook County Board

The conference will serve as a public kick-off of the second phase of the North Lawndale community
comprehensive planning process. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) will be
providing an overview of the comprehensive planning process as it relates to the physical environment,
and then will facilitate a workshop to guide the community through a discussion of strengths, weaknesses
and opportunities that the planning process could bring. Members of the NLCCC will build upon this
process to facilitate breakout sessions to identify community needs and issues and develop very high
level initial goals and objectives for multiple quality of life sectors. We expect 200 community
stakeholders to attend, including our elected officials, heads of public agencies, local residents, leaders
of community-based organizations, students and educators, business owners and faith-based leaders.
Your investment in the community conference is a win-win for you and the community. You and your
organization will have the opportunity to establish and nurture relationships with a broad base of
influential North Lawndale stakeholders that have access to even broader networks that would be
beneficial in strengthening your brand, or who would be instrumental in implementing joint projects or
reaching your ideal clients and customers. The community wins by participating in a forum that will
increase our knowledge and awareness of community and organization development principles and allow
us to fully participate and drive the planning process.
In closing, we invite you to review our sponsorship packet and respond with payment and cameraready artwork no later than April 2, 2016. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at
773-571-3886. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,

Valerie F. Leonard
Valerie F. Leonard,
Member, Executive Sub-Committee
cc: Dr. Dennis Deer, Member, Executive Sub-Committee
Rodney Brown, Member, Executive Sub-Committee
Kevin Sutton, Chair, Ad Hoc Community Conference Sub-Committee

Hon. Arthur L. Turner

Former Deputy Majority Leader
Illinois House of
Representatives
c/o New Covenant Community Development Corporation
1111 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624
www.nlcccplanning.org nlcccchicago@gmail.com

Sponsorship Opportunities
Platinum Sponsor: $1,000.00
30 x 72 banner, printed in full color; full color logo on front page of program; resource table if
you desire; representative(s) attending workshops; name and logo on conference collateral
materials; listing on NLCCC website for a year; listing on promo screen during the conference; a
mention of you/organization/business from the podium during the program; an opportunity to
make remarks (2 minutes) during the morning plenary session. There will be a differential in font
size and placement of logos and banners among sponsorship levels.

Gold Sponsor: $750.00

30 x 72 banner, printed in full color; full color logo on front page of program; resource table if
you desire; representative(s) attending workshops; name and logo on conference collateral
materials; listing on NLCCC website for a year; listing on promo screen during the conference; a
mention of you/organization/business from the podium during the program. There will be a
differential in font size and placement of logos and banners among sponsorship levels.

Silver Sponsor: $500.00

30 x 72 banner, printed in full color; full color logo inside the program; resource table if you
desire; representative(s) attending workshops; name and logo on conference collateral materials;
listing on NLCCC website for a year; listing on promo screen during the conference; a mention of
you/organization/business from the podium during the program. There will be a differential in font
size and placement of logos and banners among sponsorship levels.

Bronze Sponsor: $250.00

Listing and logo on signage at the registration table; full color logo inside the program; resource
table if you desire; representative(s) attending workshops; name and logo on conference collateral
materials; listing on NLCCC website for a year; listing on promo screen during the conference; a
mention of you/organization/business from the podium during the program. There will be a
differential in font size and placement of logos and banners among sponsorship levels.

Supporters: $100.00
Listing in conference program; representative(s) attending workshops; listing on supporter page
of the NLCCC website for a year.
Please provide camera-ready artwork.
Deadline for submission: April 2, 2016

c/o New Covenant Community Development Corporation

1111 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624
www.nlcccplanning.org nlcccchicago@gmail.com

Response Form
Name:________________________________________________________________________
Organization:___________________________________________________________________
Title:_________________________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________

Email:_________________________________

Level of sponsorship (see above)__________________________________________________

Amount Enclosed:______________________________________________________________
Please note that payment must be made in full prior to April 2, 2016 in order to have your
logo printed in the conference book. Exhibitors have until April 9th, 2016 to reserve tables.
Please make checks payable to New Covenant CDC, our fiscal agent. The memo section should
read NLCCC Community Conference. Checks should be mailed as follows:
New Covenant Community Development Corporation
1111 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624
Attn: Rodney Brown, Member, NLCCC Executive Sub-Committee
Questions regarding the sponsorship opportunity may be directed to any one of the following
people:

Valerie F. Leonard at 773-571-3886 or consulting@valeriefleonard.com;

Rodney Brown at 312-615-1176 or rodney@new-covenantcdc.org;
Dennis Deer at 773-619-2586 or drdeer@deerehabservices.com; or
Kevin Sutton at 773-265-4404 or ksuton@homansquare.org

Thank you for investing in North Lawndale!

c/o New Covenant Community Development Corporation

1111 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624
www.nlcccplanning.org nlcccchicago@gmail.com