Pacific Yachting
Service on the Sea Awards
Celebrating those who have provided
innovative leadership and outstanding service to the marine-based
life of British Columbia, as well as those who have demonstrated
courage and bravery in and around our waters.The Pacific Yachting
Service on the Sea Awards is the name given to a public awareness
and fundraising campaign launched in support of the Disabled Sailing
Association of British Columbia.
The awards are designed to recognize
and honour people across British Columbia who have demonstrated
an unflinching desire to make this province’s maritime industries,
businesses, scientific and recreational pursuits among the safest
and most dynamic in the world. The Service on the Sea Awards also
recognize those individuals who have risked their own well-being
while assisting others in moments of need on British Columbia
waters.
The selection process begins with
the receipt of nominations from across British Columbia. The Service
on the Sea Awards Committee, which comprises of volunteers with
outstanding records of service to the province’s maritime
community, narrows the choices down to one or more winners in
each of four separate categories, envisioned as:
•
Environmental Contribution
• Heroism
• Long-time Service
• Creativity and Innovation
In addition, the Awards Committee
will annually select one nominee to be named Disabled Sailing
Association “Commodore of the Year” in recognition
of contributions to improving access to B.C.’s maritime
life for otherwise marginalized individuals.
All nominees are recognized each
year through the presentation of commendatory certificates.
Important to the evenings success
is the help we receive from community volunteers who are called
on to serve on the Event Committee and the Media/Public Relations
Committee. The Event Committee is charged with responsibility
for planning all details pertaining to the evening's celebration;
the Media/Public Relations Committee ensures that as many British
Columbians as possible are made aware of the outstanding contributions
their fellow citizens make each year to Service on the Sea.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Several important sponsorship opportunities
present themselves to companies and individuals wishing to support,
in a truly meaningful way, the goals and purposes of the Service
on the Sea Awards event.
Award
Sponsor – $10,000
Each of the principal awards can be named and branded by the sponsoring
company, organization or individual. In addition, a sponsor’s
representative will be asked to speak briefly during the Service
on the Sea Awards and will personally present the award to the
winner or winners. It is the hope of the organizers that companies
or individuals sponsoring each of the four major awards will commit
to a minimum three-year branding period.
Other benefits will include:
- Prominent, year-long display of the company’s/organization’s/individual’s
name and logo on each of the seven sailboats in the Disabled
Sailing Association fleet.
- Special sign recognition during the Service
on the Sea gala event.
- Lead recognition in and on all materials
associated with the Service on the Sea Awards, including posters,
programs, letterhead, invitations and commendatory awards.
- Lead recognition in all newspaper, radio
and television materials, both pre- and post-event.
- Lead recognition in Pacific Yachting Magazine
coverage of the event.
- Table sponsorship and eight tickets to the
Service on the Sea Awards.
Supporting
Sponsor – $5,000
Companies, organizations or individuals becoming Supporting Sponsors
(a maximum of seven) will benefit from prominent sign recognition
during the Service on the Sea Awards gala, in addition to having
their logos displayed, year-long, on one of the Disabled Sailing
Association’s seven Martin 16 sailboats.
Other benefits will include:
- Recognition in and on all materials associated
with the Service on the Sea Awards, including posters, programs,
letterhead, invitations and commendatory awards.
- Recognition in all newspaper, radio and
television materials, both pre- and post-event.
- Recognition in Pacific Yachting Magazine
coverage of the event.
- Table sponsorship and eight tickets to the
Service on the Sea Awards.
Table
Sponsor – $2,500
Each company, organization or individual sponsoring a table during
the Service on the Sea Awards will receive prominent sign recognition
during the event, in addition to special program recognition.
Each Table Sponsor will also receive eight tickets to the Service
on the Sea Awards gala.
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