NISEI WEEK HISTORY The Nisei Week Foundation was established in 1999 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to oversee and organize the Nisei Week Japanese Festival. It does this by producing the festival, a nine-day event that is one of the longest running ethnic festivals in the United States. The festival was established by the Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) in 1934 during the Great Depression. It was originally created to attract business to the Little Tokyo area and to promote goodwill. This first festival included a poster contest, an essay contest, radio broadcasts, a fashion show, various cultural exhibits and demonstrations and an ondo or traditional Japanese street dancing parade. A queen pageant was added in1935with Alice Watanabe as the first Nisei Week Queen. Candidate selection was by nomination and the queen was selected by popular vote. Individuals could cast a vote for their favorite candidate when making a purchase at one of the many businesses in Little Tokyo. Today, queen candidates are selected by various Japanese American community organizations. The Nisei Week Queen is selected and crowned at the Coronation Ball, which is held on the first day of the festival. The festival continued for only seven years before World War II intervened and the Japanese Americans were incarcerated for the duration of the war in U.S. concentration camps located in remote areas of the United States. In 1945, Japanese Americans began to return to Los Angeles, but it was not until 1949 that the community was able to restart the Nisei Week Festival. With the Foundation s leadership and through solid support from local businesses and corporations and a growing number of Japanese firms doing business in the U.S., the Nisei Week Japanese Festival has grown in size and scope. The most unique aspect of the festival is that it is completely planned, organized and run by hundreds of volunteers. Members from businesses and corporations, community-based and religious organizations, college groups, fraternities and sororities volunteer thousands of hours each year. The Nisei Week Foundation depends on and appreciates the generosity of its volunteers and donors to continue the important Nisei Week Japanese Festival tradition.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS & BENEFITS PLATINUM SPONSOR Contribution Required: $10,000 Platinum Sponsor logo/name on niseiweek.org website. Full-page color ad in the Commemorative Souvenir Booklet. One table of ten (10) of Platinum-level seating at the Coronation Golden Circle Dinner, Awards Dinner, and Pioneer Luncheon. Ten (10) guests to the Nisei Week Opening Ceremony. GOLD SPONSOR Contribution Required: $7,500 Gold Sponsor logo/name on niseiweek.org website. Full-page color ad in the Commemorative Souvenir Booklet. One table of ten (10) of Gold-level seating at the Coronation Golden Circle Dinner and EITHER Awards Dinner or Pioneer Luncheon. Ten (10) guests to the Nisei Week Opening Ceremony. Tax I.D.# 95-4715068
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS & BENEFITS SILVER SPONSOR Contribution Required: $5,000 Silver Sponsor logo/name on niseiweek.org website. Full-page ad in the Commemorative Souvenir Booklet. One table of ten (10) of Silver-level seating at ONE event: Coronation Golden Circle Dinner and Ball, Awards Dinner, or Pioneer Luncheon. Five (5) guests to the Nisei Week Opening Ceremony. BRONZE SPONSOR Contribution Required: $3,000 Bronze Sponsor logo/name on niseiweek.org website. Half-page ad in the Commemorative Souvenir Booklet. One table of ten (10) of Bronze-level seating at ONE event: Coronation Golden Circle Dinner and Ball, Awards Dinner, or Pioneer Luncheon. Three (3) guests to the Nisei Week Opening Ceremony. Tax I.D. # 95-4715068
D I N N E R & L U N C H E O N T A B L E S EVENT UNDERWRITING SPONSORSHIP FOR: Contribution of $5,000 or greater Event Sponsor logo/name on niseiweek.org website, Souvenir Booklet, promotional materials and press releases. Full-page ad in the Commemorative Souvenir Booklet. Contribution of $2,500 to $4,999 Event Sponsor logo/name on niseiweek.org website, Souvenir Booklet, promotional materials and press releases. Half-page ad in the Commemorative Souvenir Booklet. Contribution under $2,500 Event Sponsor logo/name on niseiweek.org website, Souvenir Booklet, promotional materials and press releases. Quarter-page ad in the Commemorative Souvenir Booklet. Tax I.D. # 95-4715068
D I N N E R & L U N C H E O N T A B L E S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FLOAT SPONSOR $6,000 (includes float participation & building fee) Company name on float. OPPORTUNITY DRAWING PRIZES (conducted at Closing Ceremony) Prize donor listed on the Nisei Week website. QUEEN & COURT TREASURE CHEST Formal recognition as Treasure Chest Sponsor of Coronation. Treasure Chest Sponsor logo/name on niseiweek.org website. Treasure Chest sponsor listing in Commemorative Souvenir Booklet. Two (2) tickets to the Coronation Ball. COMMEMORATIVE SOUVENIR BOOKLET ADVERTISING *Please see Nisei Week Sponsorship Form for advertisement costs. CORONATION GOLDEN CIRCLE DINNER & BALL, AWARDS DINNER AND PIONEER LUNCHEON One table of ten (10) at the Coronation Golden Circle Dinner * $1,800 One table of ten (10) at theawards Dinner $ 950 One table of ten (10) at the Pioneer Luncheon $ 650 Donor recognition on table tents *Includes ten (10) tickets to the Coronation. Tax I.D. # 95-4715068
Sponsorship Levels Platinum Sponsor $10,000 Gold Sponsor $7,500 Silver Sponsor $5,000 Bronze Sponsor $3,000 Event Underwriting Sponsorship Amount donated: $ Nisei Week Sponsorship Form We would like our sponsorship to be applied to the following event: Awards Dinner Baby Show Closing Ceremony Coronation Ball Grand Parade Gyoza Eating Championship Hoops Tournament Luau Pioneer Luncheon Other: Other Opportunities Float Sponsor Opportunity Drawing Prizes Queen & Court Treasure Chest $6,000 (includes float participation & building fees) Item(s) donated: Item(s) donated: Dinner & Luncheon Tables Coronation Golden Circle Dinner $1,800 Awards Dinner $ 950 Pioneer Luncheon $ 650 Commemorative Souvenir Booklet Advertising All artwork for advertisements must be received by May 22, 2017. For more information on ad specs, please contact Terry S. Hara at sponsorship@niseiweek.org. (Note: Sponsorship Levels include booklet ads) SEE: Advertising Specifications Form Full Page Color $1,000 Full Page Black & White $750 Half Page Black & White $500 Quarter Page Black & White $250 Business Card Black & White $100 We are unable to participate this year but would like to make a donation/ in-kind contribution of: Name/Title: Company: Address: Phone Number: Email: Please make your checks payable to Nisei Week Foundation, and return in the enclosed envelope to: Nisei Week Foundation c/o Sponsorships 707 E. Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Thank you for your contribution. A receipt will be provided for your generous donation. The Nisei Week Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization with Tax ID #95-4715068.
1/2 PAGE Horizontal 7-1/2 (7.5) X 4-7/8 (4.88) Graphic Ad Representations Not To Scale Full PAGE Vertical 7-1/2 (7.5) X 10 ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS FILE FORMATS WE ACCEPT (DIGITAL ONLY): Preferred format is High Resolution/Press-Ready Acrobat PDF files, or we will accept TIF, EPS, High Resolution JPEG, Photoshop CS4- CS6 (PSD), Illustrator CS4-CS6 (Ai or EPS), InDesign CS4-CS6 (Indd), If you have InDesign CC please downsave as IDML file. We cannot accept Word, Powerpoint, Publisher or Printshop files. 1/4 PAGE Vertical 3-5/8 (3.62) X 4-7/8 (4.88) 1/8 PAGE Horizontal (Business Card) 3-5/8 (3.62) X 2-3/8 (2.39) We require that the file and all associated graphics/photographs be converted to CMYK unless the job will be printed as black & white. FONTS: Make sure to include all fonts that were used to create the artwork or if using a program such as Illustrator, convert all fonts to outlines. GRAPHICS/PHOTOGRAPHS: Ensure that all graphics are either included as separate files or that they are embedded in the file. Use 300dpi resolution for all photographs and other graphics as applicable. AD BORDER: Your ad will be placed into a frame with a border and it will fill the frame as much as possible. FILE COMPRESSION: When emailing files to us, it is recommended that you compress all the files into a Zip file. This will help bring the file size down, which will enable the file to travel via online faster.