New Corporate Sponsorship Program

Team Shelby is proud to announce the launch of our inaugural Corporate Sponsorship program. It is the first time we've offered local companies the opportunity to support the work of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

We have established three levels of support allowing participating companies and organizations to have their logos appear on the official Team Shelby T-Shirts, our website and all of our literature.

We're very excited that Team Superstores Chevrolet-Hyundai of Vallejo has stepped forward as our very first Silver Sponsor! The Team Chevrolet sponsorship came about because one of Liz's Jazzercise students who works there asked her boss to get involved. And he said, "Yes."

You may be wondering: Why would we seek corporate support given our three years of tremendous work and the successful donation of more than $25,000 through the extraordinary efforts by our friends, family and co-workers?

It's a fair question. The Answer is simple: We want to reach and exceed our $10,000 annual fund-raising goal, set a new goal, and continue to educate the community about Type I Diabetes and the amazing research going into finding a cure. We hope that because countless people just like you have joined Team Shelby through heart-felt donations ranging from $10 to hundreds of dollars, the business community will be inspired to join our efforts.

We are sending Corporate Sponsorship packets to local businesses we patronize. Please consider joining in.

If you represent a business and want to get involved, please download the information and consider the opportunity. We aren't hard-sell experts. We want individuals and businesses to act from their own sense of what is right. If you are an employee, use the information and our basic Team Shelby fund-raising letter to approach your boss. Remember, many companies also have matching donation programs; usually the HR folks know about those.

For any questions, email us at TeamShelby@yahoo.com.

We look forward to continuing to add the logos of our Inaugural Corporate Sponsors to our website and Team Shelby T-shirts.

As always, thank you all for your support and creative fund-raising ideas.