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“One Team One Dream” by Sarah Beauchamp #29 Palm Beach Punishers @PrincessPunish

It’s finally here! The 2011 Women’s Full Contact Tackle Football Schedules are out! With growing support, this season promises to be bigger and more competitive than ever. NFL Hall of Famer, Franco Harris has become an owner of the Pittsburgh Passion and Icky Woods is still the head coach of the Cincinnati Sizzle. This season makes my sixth personally, and the fifth season for the Palm Beach Punishers. It also marks big changes and challenges for us.

Like many women’s teams, the Punishers also made the business decision to move from the Independent Women’s Football League (IWFL) to the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA). Financially, it will make traveling much easier for such a small team like us. Our new schedule puts us in a new conference and division allowing us to play teams that are much closer; including Tampa Bay, Savannah, Miami, and Jacksonville. Since women’s pro tackle football doesn’t yet have the same level of support and sponsorship that the NFL does; hopefully playing teams that are closer will help to gain the local support of businesses that can profit even when we travel to away games. On a larger scale, for women’s football to make it to the next level, we really need to have one unified league anyway. I just hope that I haven’t retired by the time that happens.

My team and I are well aware of the uphill battles we face regardless of our league, conference, or division. As always, it’s a building year for a team so relatively young in women’s football. Not only do we have many ladies coming off of injuries that required surgery, but it’s no secret that Palm Beach, FL isn’t a “football town”. When I moved here two and a half years ago from the Pittsburgh Passion, I was shocked at how big football is in Florida. However, a city like Palm Beach doesn’t have any major sport franchises to partner with and although there is flag football, we still don’t have a feeder program. We understand that each season we have smaller numbers than most of the other teams in the league. When we roster thirty healthy women vs. a larger team that may roster eighty at the beginning of a season, but due to financial or family issues and injuries may only have seventeen dress for a game against a team of forty makes us the underdogs every time. We just hope that what we lack in numbers and size, we make up for in heart.

The Palm Beach Punishers are still looking for enthusiastic, athletic women who are interested in playing full contact, tackle football this season. There are also coaching and staff positions open. If you would like to make a donation to the team or sponsor me personally feel free to contact me directly; or if you have any questions or are interested in joining the team, contact me @PrincessPunish through Women Talk Sports, or go directly to the Punishers’ website www.palmbeachpunishers.com. You can also use the attached forms below.

For a list of all sixty plus teams across the United States in the Women’s Football Alliance, go to www.wfafootball.com. Don’t forget to come out and support the Punishers!

2011 Palm Beach Punishers’ Schedule

April 2nd - off

April 9th - AWAY at Jacksonville Dixie Blues

April 16th - HOME v. Savannah Sabers

April 23rd - off

April 30th - off

May 7th - HOME v. Tampa Bay Pirates

May 14th - AWAY at Miami Fury

May 21st - AWAY at Savannah Sabers

May 28th - off

June 4th - HOME v. Atlanta Heartbreakers

June 11th - AWAY at Tampa Bay Pirates

June 18th - HOME v. Miami Fury

***Game day stadium TBA -

***Sponsorship packages available below:

Palm Beach Punishers Women’s Tackle Football

Fan Sponsorship Options

#1 FAN SPONSOR $400

• Official 2010 Punisher Fan jersey
• Official IWFL Nike Game Ball
• Four sets of season tickets for home games
• Four Punisher T-shirt
• Four Game Programs
• Shout out to support the team or a single Punisher player in our game day book. (Shout out up to 3 lines)

PLATINUM FAN SPONSOR $300

• Official IWFL Nike Game Ball
• Two sets of season tickets for home games
• Two Punisher T-shirt
• Two Game Program
• Shout out to support the team or a single Punisher player in our game day book. (Shout out up to 3 lines)

GOLD FAN SPONSOR $100

• One set of season tickets for home games.

• One Punisher T-shirt.
• Shout out to support the team or a single Punisher player in our game day book. (Shout out up to 3 lines).

SILVER FAN SPONSOR $75

• One Punisher T-shirt
• One Game Program
• Shout out to support the team or a single Punisher player in our game day book. (Shout out up to 3 lines).

BRONZE SPONSOR $50

• One Punisher T-shirt
• Shout out to support the team or a single Punisher player in our game day book. (Shout out up to 3 lines).

SHOUT OUT SPONSOR $20

• Give a shout out to support the team or a single Punisher player in our game day book. (Shout out up to 3 lines).
• Game Program

Palm Beach Punishers Women’s Tackle Football

Business Sponsorship Options

TEAM SPONSOR (Patch Sponsor) $5000

Pays for your patch/logo to be sewn on the Punisher’s Home and Away Jersey.

You will receive:

• One patch on each player’s home and away jerseys.
• Your logo on the back of 50 Punisher T-shirts.
• Banner displayed at all home games.
• A full page ad in our game day program.
• Your business logo on the Punisher websites
• Announcements during home games.

PLATINUM SPONSOR (Home Game Day Sponsor) $3000

Supports Punishers cost for all field expenses for one home game.

You will receive:

• Your banner, displayed at all home games. We will provide banner.
• Your business logo on the back of 30 Punisher T-shirts.
• A full page ad in our game day program.
• Your business logo on the Punisher websites.
• Announcements during home games.

GOLD SPONSOR (Away Game Sponsor) $2000

Supports Punishers travel expenses for one away game.

You will receive:

• A full page ad in our game day program.
• Your business logo on the Punisher websites.
• Announcements during home games.

SILVER SPONSOR (Banner Sponsor) $1000

Provide your logo, and we will have a banner made to be displayed at all home games.

You will receive:

• Banner displayed at all home games.
• A ¼ page ad in our game day program.
• Announcements during home games.

SHIRT SPONSOR

Pays for a batch of T-shirts with your logo on the back.

You will receive:

• Your logo on back of a batch of T-shirts.
• Announcement during home games.

Number of Shirts Prices

100 $1000

40 $500

30 $400

GAME DAY PROGRAM ADVERTISING

Reach the fans in their seats. Your business ad or logo will be in all Punisher game day programs.

You will receive:

• Logo displayed on sponsor’s page on Punishers websites.
• Two Tickets to all home game

Sizes Prices

Full Page $500

Half Page $250

¼ Page $200

Business card $100

Palm Beach Punishers Women’s Tackle Football

Order Form

Sponsors Name
Address
City State Zip
Phone
Email

Sponsorship Package:

Player Sponsored: SARAH BEAUCHAMP #29

Total Cost:

Payment:

Shout Out:

Please return the completed form to P.O. Box 16537 West Palm Beach, Fl 33416

Sponsorship Items Received: Yes/No

Thank you for taking the time to review our packages.

Custom Sponsorship packages available. Please contact http://www.palmbeachpunishers.com for any questions or to discuss different options.

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