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The Junior Philanthropists of the Virgin Islands are a student-run organization, established three years ago, to promote youth educational programs. Members range in age from 9-16 and pay their age in membership dues. Their biggest annual fundraiser is the Youth4Youth Tennis Tournament.
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The Junior PhilanthropistsPresent the Third Annual
“Youth 4 Youth”Junior Tennis Tournament
February 21st – 23rd, 2014
Promoting Philanthropy, Tennis and Fun for the Youth of the Virgin Islands
Who are the Junior Philanthropists?• A non-profit organization working under the auspices of the Community
Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI)• Founded in 2011• Junior Philanthropist Members:
• Students aged 9 to 17 years • “Pay their age” in membership dues• Committed to volunteer efforts and raising funds through fun community events• Identify recipient children/youth based programs, primarily in the USVI, with an
emphasis on education • Donate funds raised annually to youth based programs• Raised almost $30K to date• Learned about philanthropy - organizing , initiative, and taking responsibility• Are the future of philanthropy
JP Grant Recipients
Grant Recipient DescriptionFriends of the VI National Parks- VIERS To send 10 students to VIERS summer camp
Pistarckle Theater Partial payment for 4 students to go to Summer Musical Camp and partial payment for 2 students to attend Leadership Camp
Family Connection CFVI- Readers Theater To organize a reading program to be held on 6 Saturdays over the summer at Tutu Park Mall to promote reading for youth
My Brother’s Workshop To support ongoing programming for at risk youth
St. Thomas Racquet Club To help advance a junior tennis program by buying equipment, assisting with tennis scholarships, and reaching out to public schools to promote healthy exercise.
Community Foundation CFVI- Next Generation College Program
To expose 2 strong high school students to academic opportunities by attending a college tour.
Sadhu Vaswani Mission To provide one scholarship at the Meera School for Girls in India.
The Third Annual Tournament• Junior Tennis event held at St. Thomas Yacht Club and Anchorage Condominium courts
• February 21st -23rd, 2014
• Age categories: 18, 16, 14, 12 years and under. Novice division (QuickStart) for 10 and 8 years and under
• VITA sanctioned • Prizes for winners and runners-up; T-shirts for entrants
• Community-wide participation
• Affiliated with the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands; First Lady Cecile de Jongh’s Tennis in the Parks and Schools (TIPS) initiative; VI Tennis Association; and the St. Thomas Yacht Club
Who is organizing it?
• The Junior Philanthropists – Volunteers, players, and organizers• David Giza - Co-Tennis Director: St. Thomas Yacht Club (STYC)
tennis pro. USPTA Certified. • George Lewis - Co-Tennis Director: Experienced tennis coach at
the STYC and successful professional player• Greg James– Tennis pro at Magen’s Point Resort and specialist in
youth tennis development• Sharon Flamon – QuickStart Event Organizer for 10 years and under • Charlotte Wardell – Media Relations and Communications Director• Angelina Daswani– Tennis liaison• Julie Najawicz, Aparna Nagpal, Madel Villegas, Pamela Berkowsky,
Ute Moraino, Becca Rodriguez- Sponsorship, Concession, & Volunteer coordinators
• Dee Brown - Advisor: President of the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands
Why sponsor?
• Community wide participation. The event last year attracted 70 players and over 100 additional spectators. Families from across all the Virgin Islands attended, representing a broad swath of diverse communities.
• Wide publicity. With the support of the Community Foundation, Public and private schools, St. Thomas Yacht Club, VI Tennis Association - there will be many avenues to publicize.
• Media campaign. TV, radio, newsprint and flyers opportunities
• Unique story. A chance to help students do good for youths in their community and foster a new generation of philanthropists.
• Philanthropy. All money raised goes towards community non-profit youth based programs helping the less fortunate, with an emphasis on education in the Virgin Islands.
• A marketing and/or sponsorship opportunity. Linking your name with a good cause by means of a fun, widely attended family event.
Media Campaign• Media relations activities• News releases – pre-event, event and post-event• Media profile stories with print and radio interviews• TV stories• Radio interviews with Junior Philanthropists
Sponsorship OpportunitiesGAME
SET
MATCH
NAMING RIGHTS
• Donate $500• Thanked for contribution on web-site.• Recognized as sponsor on T-shirts.
• Donate $1,000.In addition to above:
• Naming rights in Food Court/Registration area with poster/banner and logo.
• Donate $2,500.In addition to the above:
• Prominent poster/banner location on court. • Recognized on all available print material and media outlets.
• Donate $5,000.In addition to the above:
• Tournament named after sponsor.• Prominent banner placement at tournament and logo on all
available media material.• There is only ONE “Naming Tournament” sponsor.
We hope you will consider joining us
Contact the Junior Philanthropists at:[email protected]
or
at our new website:www.jpusvi.webnode.com
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