We’re currently working on 2010 events including The Current Events’ Toast to Literacy Gala Dinner in New York City, hosted by Kristine Johnson, co-anchor of CBS 2 News. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, one out of every five of our nation’s school-age children suffer from reading failures. Improving the literacy rate is an ongoing effort for communities, schools and families across the nation and study after study touts that reading the newspaper contributes to elevated literacy levels.

The Current Events is the national newspaper for kids, a bi-weekly paper that reports on the latest national and world events in an age-appropriate way for students in grades 2-8. The funds raised at this spring event will subsidize subscriptions for children at underprivileged schools. Tickets are $400 and sponsorships start at $1,200 for a pair of tickets and a journal listing up to a $40,000 industry exclusive sponsorship that includes:

• Company logo on mailings, e-invitations, website, all other promotional materials and included on issues of The Current Events newspaper for 2010-2011 school year;
• Prominent mention in pre- and post- public relations, including press releases, media advisories and potential executive interviews and a special section of the The Current Events newspaper about the event;
• Partnership opportunities for promotions to The Current Events 50,000+ subscribers list for the 2010-2011 school year;
• On –site branding (step-and-repeat, signage and a gobo spotlight);
• Inside Front, Inside Back or Back Cover-page ad in the Dinner Program;
• Placement of company products and/or paraphernalia in gift bags;
• Ten (10) VIP passes to the dinner (one table), among other benefits.

For more information or to receive an invitation to the event, contact Ginger Donnan at ginger@gingerdonnanevents.com.