2013 Legends for Youth Dinner
| Date: | Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013 |
| Venue: | New York Marriott Marquis |
| 1535 Broadway | |
| New York, NY 10036 |
Established in 1999, the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) created the Legends for Youth Dinner to recognize former Major League players for their accomplishments on the diamond coupled with their off-the-field contributions to communities across the nation. The event, held annually in New York City, also serves as the primary fundraiser for MLBPAA's youth programs and honors baseball's legends with MLBPAA Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Past lifetime achievement award recipients include Hank Aaron, Yogi Berra, George Brett, Gary Carter, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, Dom DiMaggio, Larry Doby, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Goose Gossage, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Jim Kaat, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, Juan Marichal, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Minnie Minoso, Tony Oliva, Buck O'Neil, Tony Perez, Gaylord Perry, Robin Roberts, Frank Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Tom Seaver, Lee Smith and Bill White.
The MLBPAA allocates proceeds from the dinner to the Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic series. The Legends for Youth program is a series of free baseball clinics designed to provide children with positive role models, teach young players baseball fundamentals and promote the game of baseball. Former players, such as George Foster, Bobby Grich, Ferguson Jenkins, Phil Niekro, Robinson, Killebrew, Cepeda and Seaver, have participated in past clinics.
For more information or if you have questions regarding the Legends for Youth Dinner and how you or your corporation can attend, download the dinner postcard (.jpg) or email Nikki Warner at nikki@mlbpaa.com.
| Schedule of events | |
| 5 p.m. | VIP cocktail reception |
| 6 p.m. | Cocktail reception |
| 6:45 p.m. | Call to dinner program |
| 7 p.m. | Dinner program |
| 9:30 p.m. | Dinner program ends, VIP post-dinner cocktail reception begins |
The MLBPAA has created three table levels: an Honoree Table, Hall of Fame Table and a Legends Table for the Legends for Youth Dinner. This opportunity offers a significant client entertainment or internal sales incentive platform and the ability to mingle in a first-class setting with baseball's legends. In addition, the Legends for Youth Dinner fulfills cause-related marketing/philanthropic objectives because of the youth program beneficiaries. Whatever your objectives, cause-related, client entertainment, incentive programs or business development, this opportunity meets those goals.
| Table pricing structure | |
| Legends for Youth Dinner Honoree Table | $25,000 |
| Legends for Youth Hall of Fame Table | $11,000 |
| Legends for Youth Legends Table | $6,000 |
| Individual Plates (per plate) | $600 |
| Please note: A portion of the sponsorship proceeds are tax-deductible as the MLBPAA is a non-profit, 501 (c) 3 organization. | |
Honoree table benefits
• 10 invitations to Legends for Youth Dinner VIP cocktail reception
• 10 invitations to Legends for Youth Dinner pre-event cocktail reception
• 10 plates at the Legends for Youth Dinner, where your guests will be seated with a Legends Dinner honoree
• 10 invitations to the VIP post-event cocktail reception
• Right of first refusal for 2014
• 12 baseballs signed by Heart and Hustle Award winner
• 12 baseballs signed by celebrity attendees
• Two (2) Legends for Youth clinics held in cities of choice in 2014
• Newsletter promotion
• Full-page advertisement
Hall of Fame table benefits
• 10 invitations to VIP cocktail reception
• 10 invitations to pre-event cocktail reception
• 10 plates at the Legends for Youth Dinner, where your guests will be seated with a Hall of Famer
• 10 invitations to the VIP post-event cocktail reception
Legends table benefits
• 10 invitations to pre-event cocktail reception
• 10 plates at the Legends for Youth Dinner, where your guests will be seated with a former Major League baseball player
