The Annual Dinner is The Club's most significant annual fundraising event. Please consider becoming a sponsor. Learn more.
107th Anniversary and 22nd Annual Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner
April 29, 2010
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
5:30 p.m. Reception
7:00 p.m. Dinner
Distinguished Honorees include:
Brad Bird
Writer, Director, Pixar Animation Studios
Jack O'Neill
Founder, O'Neill Wetsuits
Dr. Bill Rutter
Chairman and CEO, Synergenics
Hon. George P. Shultz
Former Secretary of State
and
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
Chief of Protocol for the State of California and for the City of San Francisco
For more information call (415) 869-5909.
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Each year since 1988, The Commonwealth Club has bestowed its Distinguished Citizen Award on one or more individuals, recognizing their noteworthy contributions to local and global society.
The most recent Distinguished Citizen Award recipients include The Honorable William H. Draper, III, Google.org and The Skoll Foundation for their innumerable contributions to social entrepreneurship.
The Club has also honored Toni Rembe and Arthur Rock, Gordon and Betty Moore, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, David Packard, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chris and Warren Hellman, the Lane Family and Sunset Magazine, and Stephen D. Bechtel, Sr., among others.
The Annual Dinner is The Club's most significant annual fundraising event, providing resources to support its important nonprofit public forum mission throughout the year.
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 William K. Bowes, Jr. John A. Gunn & Cynthia Fry Gunn |
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Phyllis & Bill Draper Visa Inc. |
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Asset Management Company/Franklin P. Johnson, Jr. BANK of the WEST Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
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Applied Materials, Inc. Nan & Chuck Geschke Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Skip & Frankie Rhodes Tad Taube |
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William F. Adams Law Offices Anonymous (2) Mary G. F. Bitterman Blue Shield of California BNY Mellon Wealth Management Casto, The Travel Company Steve & Roberta Denning Evelyn S. Dilsaver Rolando Esteverena Joseph R. Fink/Dominican University of California Richard N. Goldman Rose Guilbault/AAA Northern California, Nevada, Utah Edie G. Heilman Mary Huss/San Francisco Business Times KGO-TV Judy Koch Lata Krishnan & Ajay Shah Ambassador Bill & Jean Lane McKinsey & Company Anna W. M. Mok/Deloitte & Touche LLP Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock San Francisco Opera Charlotte Mailliard Shultz Sierra Steel Trading/Joe & Hon. Judith Epstein Silicon Valley Bank Travers Family Foundation Warburg Pincus LLC Wetherby Asset Management & Dave Redo |
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Individual Benefactors $1000 |
Allan & Marilyn Brown Marissa Mayer & Zachary Bogue William & Jean Coblentz Karen Francis & Rick DeGolia Charles Schwab Foundation Nancy Thompson & Andrew Kerr |
Individual Patrons $500 |
Flo & John Bryan John A. Busterud Dr. Kerry P. & Lynn Curtis Dr. Carol A. Fleming, Ph.D. Laddie W. Hughes Heather M. Kitchen Lasse Lidstrom Burt & Deedee McMurtry Professor Eva M. Nash-Isaac, Ph.D. Vic & Maggee Revenko |
Special Thanks To |
Enchanted Garden Florist Frog's Leap J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines San Francisco's Own Skyy Spirits Pat & Mike Splinter WMS media, Inc. |
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PRESENTING SPONSOR - $100,000
Benefits for Presenting Sponsor level of cash sponsorship:
- Two tables of ten at Annual Dinner with priority seating
- Logo displayed on all event materials showing that company is a Presenting Sponsor, including on the:
- Invitation, sent to 3,000 Club members and other community leaders*
- Annual Dinner website, Club website visited by 35,000 unique visitors monthly
- Logo in Annual Dinner ads in local print publication
- Event program, given to guests at dinner
- Full page ad in event program, given to guests at dinner. You may use this ad space as you wish, including using the space to honor an honoree.
- Sponsorship recognition signage at dinner, and slideshow recognition during dinner
- In event ads in The Commonwealth, Club's magazine sent to 18,000 members (members represent cross-section of highly educated, high-income Bay Area residents)
- Special gifts, including an MP3 compilation of Club programs and other special items, including complimentary Club memberships for all table guests
GRAND SPONSOR - $50,000
Benefits for Grand Sponsor level of cash sponsorship:
- Table of ten at Annual Dinner with priority seating
- Logo displayed on all event materials showing that company is a Grand Sponsor, including on the:
- Invitation, sent to 3,000 Club members and other community leaders*
- Annual Dinner website, Club website visited by 35,000 unique visitors monthly
- Logo in Annual Dinner ads in local print publication
- Event program, given to guests at dinner
- Full page ad in event program, given to guests at dinner. You may use this ad space as you wish, including using the space to honor an honoree.
- Sponsorship recognition signage at dinner, and slideshow recognition during dinner
- In event ads in The Commonwealth, Club's magazine sent to 18,000 members (members represent cross-section of highly educated, high-income Bay Area residents)
DINNER SPONSOR - $25,000
Benefits for Dinner Sponsor level of cash sponsorship:
- Table of ten at Annual Dinner with priority seating
- Name listed on all event materials indicating that company is a Dinner Sponsor, including on the:
- Invitation, sent to 3,000 Club members and other community leaders*
- Annual Dinner website, Club website visited by 35,000 unique visitors monthly
- Name in Annual Dinner ads in local print publication
- Event program, given to guests at dinner
- 1/2 page ad in event program, given to guests at dinner. You may use this ad space as you wish, including using the space to honor an honoree.
- Sponsorship recognition signage at dinner, and recognition slideshow during dinner
- In event ads in The Commonwealth, Club's magazine sent to 18,000 members (members represent cross-section of highly educated, high-income Bay Area residents)
LEADERSHIP SPONSOR - $15,000
Benefits for Leadership level of cash sponsorship:
- Table of ten at Annual Dinner with priority seating
- Name listed on all event materials indicating that company is Leadership Sponsor, including on the:
- Invitation, sent to 3,000 Club members and other community leaders*
- Annual Dinner website, Club website visited by 35,000 unique visitors monthly
- Name in Annual Dinner ads in local print publication
- Event program, given to guests at dinner
- 1/4 page ad in event program, given to guests at dinner. You may use this ad space as you wish, including using the space to honor an honoree.
- Sponsorship recognition signage at dinner, and recognition slideshow during dinner
- In event ads in The Commonwealth, Club's magazine sent to 18,000 members (members represent cross-section of highly educated, high-income Bay Area residents)
- Special gifts, including a CD compilation of clips of Club programs and other special items, including complimentary Club magazine subscription
BENEFACTOR SPONSOR - $10,000
Benefits for Benefactor level of cash sponsorship:
- Table of ten at Annual Dinner with priority seating
- Name listed on all event materials indicating that company is Benefactor Sponsor, including on the:
- Invitation, sent to 3,000 Club members and other community leaders*
- Annual Dinner website, Club website visited by 35,000 unique visitors monthly
- Name in Annual Dinner ads in local print publication
- Event program, given to guests at dinner
- Sponsorship recognition signage at dinner, and recognition slideshow during dinner
- In event ads in The Commonwealth, Club's magazine sent to 18,000 members (members represent cross-section of highly educated, high-income Bay Area residents)
- Special gifts, including a CD compilation of clips of Club programs and other special items, including complimentary Club magazine subscription
PATRON SPONSOR - $5,000
Benefits for Patron level of cash sponsorship:
- Table of ten at Annual Dinner
- Name listed on all event materials indicating that company is Patron Sponsor, including on the:
- Invitation, sent to 3,000 Club members and other community leaders*
- Annual Dinner website, Club website visited by 35,000 unique visitors monthly
- Name in Annual Dinner ads in local print publication
- Event program, given to guests at dinner
- Sponsorship recognition signage at dinner
- In event ads in The Commonwealth, Club's magazine sent to 18,000 members (members represent cross-section of highly educated, high-income Bay Area residents)
- Special gifts, including a CD compilation of clips of Club programs and other special items
*Print deadlines may apply for listing in all printed publications.