PLAY FOR KCUA PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT
Benefiting KC Urban Advantage
Saturday, September 7th, 2024
9 AM -Noon
Chicken N Pickle Overland Park
Join us for our Third Annual PLAY FOR KCUA Pickleball Tournament benefiting KC Urban Advantage! On Saturday, September 7th at Chicken N Pickle Overland Park for a morning of FUN, EXCITEMENT, FOOD, DRINK and DOING GOOD for Kansas City's most underserved children!
Each year we celebrate COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIPS + ACCESS FOR ALL - Building Bridges Across Kansas City: A Path to Breaking Cyclical Poverty Through Education, TOGETHER.
TOURNAMENT TEAMS
2-PERSON TEAM $100
• Supports the KC Urban Advantage Program
• 2 Players with Brunch + Marys and Mimosas Bar
CHEER TEAM $80
• Supports the KC Urban Advantage Program
• 2 Spectators with Brunch + Marys and Mimosas Bar
SPONSORSHIPS
ROYAL COURT TITLE SPONSOR $25,000
• Supports an entire under-served school with KC Urban Advantage programing for one year
• Supports the KCUA school’s educators with materials for pre and post-program coursework
• Up to Four Teams (optional) 8 Players + 12 Spectators, 20 Total Guests
• Two reserved Tables for 20 with Brunch + Marys and Mimosas Bar
• Title Logo on Tournament T-shirt, 20 Tournament T-shirts
• Celebrity court-side banner plus 2 additional banners
• Title Inclusion in ALL marketing materials, event screens
• Corporate Membership for three years
ACE SPONSOR $10,000
• Supports an entire under-served school with KC Urban Advantage programing for one year
• Supports the KCUA school’s educators with materials for pre and post-program coursework
• Up to Two Teams (optional) 4 Players + 6 Spectators, 10 Total Guests
• Reserved Table for 10 with Brunch + Marys and Mimosas Bar
• Lead Logo on Tournament T-shirt, 10 Tournament T-shirts
• Silent Auction or Marys and Mimosas Bar Sponsor Banner
• Lead inclusion in ALL marketing materials, event screens
• Corporate Membership for two years
DINK SHOT SPONSOR $5,000
• Supports 3 grade levels of an under-served school with KC Urban Advantage programing for one year
• Supports the KCUA school’s educators with materials for pre and post-program coursework
• Up to Two Teams (optional) 4 Players + 6 Spectators, 10 Total Guests
• Reserved Table for 10 with Brunch + Marys and Mimosas Bar
• Logo on Tournament T-shirt, 10 Tournament T-shirts
• Inclusion in ALL marketing materials, event screens
• Corporate Membership for one year
PICKLE SPONSOR $2,500
• Supports 1 grade level of an under-served school with KC Urban Advantage programing for one year
• Supports the KCUA school’s educators with materials for pre and post-program coursework
• Up to Two Teams (optional) 4 Players + 4 Spectators, 8 Total Guests
• Brunch + Marys and Mimosas Bar
• Logo on Tournament T-shirt, 4 Tournament T-shirts
• Inclusion in marketing materials, event screens
• Corporate Membership for one year
CHEER SQUAD SPONSOR $1,000
• Supports 3 Field Trip Experiences for under-served schools including lunch and transportation
• One Team (optional) 2 Players + 4 Spectators, 6 Total Guests
• Brunch + Marys and Mimosas Bar
• Logo on Tournament T-shirt, 2 Tournament T-shirts
WHY WE PLAY
Your support will enable the Museum at Prairiefire to provide thousands of under-served students, partner organizations and educators throughout the Kansas City area with KC Urban Advantage programming. To discover natural history, the arts and science not only as a way to understand the world, but make a difference; in their lives and our community.
EVENT DETAILS
Brunch, Bar & Silent Auction
You'll enjoy a delicious Brunch Buffet featuring Chicken and Waffles along with scrambled eggs, fruits and dessert bites. Sip away from the Stark Caverns Mary's & Mimosas Bar with a variety of build your own options with endless possibilities! There will be a Silent Auction that will blow the paddle right out of your hand with Rock Star items autographed by A-listers, Fun Trips and Bucket List Experiences! You can also get in on the raffle for a chance to play with Chiefs Ambassadors!
Tournament spots are limited, so sign up early! Grab your colleagues, a team of friends or family and come out for some great times while doing good for Kansas City’s youth.
Please see the sponsorship details below or reach out to Terri Thompson for more information about the Building Bridges Pickleball Tournament.
terri@visitthemap.org | 913.333.3503
KC URBAN ADVANTAGE is a standards and research-based collaboration between under served schools and youth, the Museum at Prairiefire and partnering Kansas City metro cultural and learning institutions such as museums, science centers, cultural organizations and zoos.
KC Urban Advantage is funded in full by the Museum at Prairiefire, and collectively, alongside its partnering cultural and learning institutions Provides extraordinary resources in direct support of STEAM – specific goals including:
1. High-quality professional development for teachers and administrators
2. Classroom materials and equipment that promote scientific inquiry and authentic investigations
3. Access to Urban Advantage Partner institutions through free school and family field trips
4. Outreach through family events, celebrations of student achievement, and parent coordinator workshops
5. Capacity-building and sustainability structures, including a network of demonstration schools and support for the development of lead teachers
6. Assessment of program goals, student learning, systems of delivery, and outcomes
