Liberty Gala Sponsors
Founder's Circle
  • pritzker family
  • Colonel (IL) J.N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired), Founder
  • Audrey and Albert Ratner
  • Mayari and Robert Pritzker
  • Karen L. Pritzker and Michael K. Vlock


Liberty Sponsor
  • Charles E. Dobrusin & Associates Ltd
  • Tawani Foundation

Cocktail Reception Sponsor
  • Bulley & Andrews

Jazz Lounge Sponsor
  • Capt. Dave Truitt

Founder's Event Sponsor
  • Anonymous

Freedom Sponsors
  • Blackman Kallick
  • Cordos Development & Associates LLC
  • Craig Duchossois
  • Exelon
  • Robert R. McCormick Foundation
  • Norwich University
  • Bill and Penny Obenshain
  • Col. (Ret.) David, Brenda and Jeanette Pelizzon
  • Lisa and John Pritzker Family Fund
  • Wealth Strategist Partners LLC / Advisory Research, Inc. / Rockefeller Financial

Valor Sponsors
  • Admiral Mechanical Services
  • Anonymous
  • CJ Erickson Plumbing
  • Lewis and Marge Collens
  • Crown Family Philanthropies
  • Dahlberg Associates LLC
  • Freeborn & Peters LLP
  • Glass Solutions, Inc.
  • Golan & Christie LLP
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Colette Holt
  • Illinois Bronze Works/MTH Industries
  • Jamerson & Bauwens Electrical Contractors, Inc.
  • Kinsale Contracting Group, Inc.
  • Knickerbocker Roofing and Paving Co. Inc.
  • Martin A. Krasnitz
  • Lisa Lanz/Sean McGowan/Mary Parthe/Guy Sellars
  • National World War II Museum
  • JB and MK Pritzker Family Foundation
  • Pro Ten Realty Group/Cushman & Wakefield of Illinois
  • Reed Smith LLP
  • The Rookwood Pottery Company
  • John and Beverly Schwan
  • Edward C. Tracy and Denise McGowan Tracy
  • tvsdesign
  • Union League Club of Chicago
  • Z Feng Architect

Patriot Sponsors
  • Kenneth and Laura Clarke
  • Holabird & Root
  • National Decorating Service
  • National Strategy Forum
  • Len and Wanda Zaiser

Book Sponsors
  • Grove/Atlantic
  • HarperCollins
Media Sponsors
  • Chicago Sun Times

  • NBC 5 Chicago

Leadership Level Sponsorships


Founder's Circle Sponsors — $50,000

The Founder’s Circle Level underwrites attendance for forty (40) members of the Armed Forces and their guests. Representation from the Armed Services at the Gala has become an important opportunity for guests to honor and interact with today’s military personnel.

Sponsorship Highlights:
  • 2011 Liberty Gala Seating – Two (2) Tables of Ten (10) with Two Additional Military Guests per Table
  • Invitation for Twenty (20) to a Special Founder’s Reception Honoring Gala Sponsors
  • Special Verbal and On-screen Recognition when Military Guests Process to Front of Stage to be Acknowledged
  • The Additional Benefits Associated with an Honor Sponsorship
Honor Sponsor — $35,000
  • 2011 Liberty Gala Seating – Two (2) Tables of Eight (8) with Two Additional Military Guests per Table
  • Invitation for Sixteen (16) to a Special Founder’s Reception Honoring Gala Sponsors
  • Gala Recognition: Full-Page Color Tribute Announcement in Gala Commemorative Program
  • Logo on Invitation, On-screen, Sponsor Signage
  • Acknowledgement from Stage, in E-blast and News Release
  • Additional Recognition: Logo and Link on Website
  • Logo on Library Sponsor Board and in Frontline Newsletter Article
  • Listing in Annual Report
Liberty Sponsor — $25,000
  • 2010 Liberty Gala seating - One (1) Table of Ten (10) with Two Additional Military Guests
  • Invitation for Ten (10) to a Special Founder’s Reception Honoring Gala Sponsors
  • Gala Recognition: Full-Page Black and White Tribute Announcement in Gala Commemorative Program
  • Logo on Invitation, On-screen, Sponsor Signage
  • Acknowledgement from Stage, in E-blast and News Release
  • Additional Recognition: Logo and Link on Website
  • Logo on Library Sponsor Board and in Frontline Newsletter Article
  • Listing in Annual Report


Special Sponsorships

The 2011 Gala celebration begins at 5 p.m. on Gala night for our sponsors and their special invited guests. They will be feted at a special Founder’s Reception to be held at the Pritzker Military Library, just a short block from the Palmer House. The Red Lacquer Room at the Palmer House is the site for our pre-dinner Cocktail Reception at 6 p.m., and then the room will be transformed into a Jazz Lounge at 9:15 p.m. for post-Gala revelry and dancing.
Cocktail Reception — $25,000
  • 2011 Liberty Gala Seating – One (1) Table of Eight (8) with Two Additional Military Guests
  • Invitation for Eight (8) to a Special Founder’s Reception Honoring Gala Sponsors
  • Gala Recognition: Full-Page Black and White Tribute Announcement in Gala Commemorative Program
  • Logo on Invitation, On-screen, Sponsor Signage, including Cocktail Reception
  • Acknowledgement from Stage, in E-blast and News Release
  • Additional Recognition: Logo and Link on Website
  • Logo on Library Sponsor Board and in Frontline Newsletter Article
  • Listing in Annual Report
Jazz Lounge — $15,000
  • 2011 Liberty Gala Seating for Six (6) with Two Additional Military Guests
  • Invitation for Six (6) to a Special Founder’s Reception Honoring Gala Sponsors
  • Gala Recognition: Full-Page Black and White Tribute Announcement in Gala Commemorative Program
  • Logo on Invitation, On-screen, Sponsor Signage, including Jazz Lounge
  • Acknowledgement from Stage and in News Release
  • Additional Recognition: Logo on Website, Library Sponsor Board and in Frontline Newsletter Article
  • Listing in Annual Report
Founder's Reception — $10,000
  • 2011 Liberty Gala Seating for Four (4)
  • Invitation for Four (4) to a Special Founder’s Reception Honoring Gala Sponsors
  • Gala Recognition: Half-Page Black and White Tribute Announcement in Gala Commemorative Program
  • On Invitation, On-screen, Sponsor Signage, including Founder’s Event
  • Acknowledgement from Stage and in News Release
  • Additional Recognition: Website and Frontline Newsletter Article
  • Listing in Annual Report


Table Sponsorships

Freedom — $10,000
  • 2011 Liberty Gala Seating – One (1) Table of Eight (8) with Two Additional Military Guests
  • Invitation for Two (2) to a Special Founder’s Reception Honoring Gala Sponsors
  • Gala Recognition: Half-Page Black and White Tribute Announcement in Gala Commemorative Program
  • On Invitation, On-screen, Sponsor Signage
  • News Release
  • Additional Recognition: Website and Frontline Newsletter Article
  • Listing in Annual Report
Valor — $5,000
  • 2011 Liberty Gala Seating – One (1) Table of Eight (8) with Two Additional Military Guests
  • Gala Recognition: Quarter-Page Black and White Tribute Announcement in Gala Commemorative Program
  • On Invitation, On-screen, Sponsor Signage
  • Additional Recognition: Website
  • Listing in Annual Report


More Ways To Support The Liberty Gala

Patriot Sponsor — $750
  • 2011 Liberty Gala Seating for One (1)
  • Recognition in Gala Commemorative Program
  • Listing in Annual Report
Patron Ticket — $500
  • 2011 Liberty Gala Seating for One (1)


For tax purposes, the fair market value of goods and service provided is $150 per Gala guest.

Gala Commemorative Program

Full-Page (Color)
$1,500
Full-Page (Black & White)
$1,000
1/2 Page (Black & White)
$750
1/4 Page (Black & White)
$500

Specifications

All announcements must be a minimum of 300 DPI; PDF or TIF format. Covers can be in color with bleeds; inside pages - no bleeds.

Sizes: Finished Book - 8.5"w x 11"h; Covers - 8.5"w x 11"h; Full-Page - 8"w x 10.25"h; 1/2 Page - 8"w x 5"h; 1/4 Page - 3.75"w x 5"h.

Deadline for receipt of announcement: No later than September 16, 2011.

For sponsorship information, please contact:
Development Officer, Pritzker Military Library
104 South Michigan Ave., Suite 400, Chicago IL 60603
phone: 312-374-9333 | fax: 312-374-9314 | website: pritzkermilitarylibrary.org
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2011 Liberty Gala

Saturday, October 22, 2011

© 2011 Pritzker Military Library