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Seeking Hellenic Organizations to Co-Sponsor Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2009 August 17, 2009
Are you a member of a Hellenic Organization that serves the needs of Greek-American Young Adults or a Hellenic Organization that is looking to increase its exposure amongst this key 18+ young adult demographic? If the answer to this question is yes, DCGreeks.com invites you to co-sponsor Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2009. Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2009 is a four-day Greek social weekend taking place in Washington, DC from Thursday, November 5th to the early morning hours of Monday, November 9th, which will feature a welcome Happy Hour, two Greek Nights at clubs in downtown Washington, DC, and a semiformal party at the Marriott Metro Center featuring live Greek music by Zephyros. The Marriott Metro Center will serve as the official hotel for the weekend offering a special $95 per night room rate for each of the nights in the weekend. All events will be 18 and over and will be affordably priced to allow Greek-American college and graduate students to attend while still being able to provide a quality event that young professionals have come to expect from DCGreeks.com. We are currently reaching out to as many Greek-American organizations as possible to join as a no-risk sponsor of Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2009. Sponsorship allows an organization to be named as a co-sponsor of the event and provides the organization an opportunity to expose itself and its mission to thousands of Greek-American young adults – some who are members or former members of the organization and many potential members as well – both in person at Pan-Hellenism Weekend and in the weeks leading up to and following the event on DCGreeks.com. It also allows the organization to host its own “break-out” events during the ample amounts of free time that the schedule offers outside of the four anchor social events. Depending on the organization, these events can be used as a gathering of its members and alumni and as an invitation to prospective members to find out about the organization or simply as a mixer to host an event with many more people than that organization would be able to host on its own. To help in this effort, DCGreeks.com will be offering a 10% rebate on all registration packages received from an organizations members and supporters after an organization hits its target of 20 registrations. All we ask in return is to help promote Pan-Hellenism Weekend to as many Greek-American young adults as possible by promoting it on the organization’s website, email lists, Facebook pages and other online outlets. Not only will this ensure that an organization receives a 10% rebate on registration packages to use for its breakout events, but it will ensure that as many young adults as possible find out about and attend Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2009. What type of organizations could benefit from co-sponsoring Pan-Hellenism Weekend?
The beauty of Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2009 from an organization’s perspective is that they get to co-host a great, well-attended Greek event, with minimal effort and no financial risk on the part of the organization. It’s not easy for most Hellenic Organizations to host an event that their own members and young adults from across the country would want to attend. Greek bands and DJs aren’t cheap, and neither are venues that would allow an organization to host a good Greek party. Hotels won’t give out great rates to just anyone without the expectation of booking large blocks of rooms. Finally with the amount of competition out there for the typical Greek-American Young Adult’s entertainment and travel dollar, you can’t get a Greek-American to fly or drive into town for the weekend unless you are offering more than just one night’s worth of entertainment. The irony is that the few Hellenic organizations that have the resources to host such an event on their own are typically the ones who for any number of reasons have the hardest time attracting young adults to their events. Pan-Hellenism Weekend is the great equalizer for any and all Greek-American organizations. It allows even the smallest organization to offer its members access to a string of great Greek events with hundreds of their fellow Greek-American young adults from across the country, while allowing the more established Greek-American organizations to be a part of an event where Greek-American young adults will be at regardless. From our perspective we are just looking to host a great event that is both diverse and inclusive that will allow hundreds of Greek-American young adults from all over the country to meet and interact in a relaxed setting, will allow Greek-American organizations that cater to young adults to continue to promote their mission, attract new members, and even learn from each other. For more information on how your organization can become a no-risk sponsor of Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2009 and all the benefits of such sponsorship, please click here and provide us your name and organization's name, and we will contact you directly. |
