The Calls for Kids Telecast is our best and biggest opportunity to highlight our mission, the families who utilize our programs, and the companies, individuals and organizations who fund our programs each year. During the three-hour live event, production is divided among the phone bank where volunteers, prominent community leaders and local celebrities field phone calls from donors, live and taped interviews with families, live and taped interviews with donors, and video segments that give viewers a closer look at our House and Family Room.

On April 17, 2010 from 7pm to 10pm WKRN News 2 will once again host the Calls For Kids Telecast to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville. Join your News 2 hosts Lisa Patton, Neil Orne, John Dwyer and former Tennessee Titan, Brad Hopkins, for this three hour Telecast. Please mark your calendar to watch.

You can be a part of the Telecast by tuning in and calling in your pledge, pre-raising funds as a VIP or making a commitment as a Minute Match sponsor.  Each year we seek “Minute-Match” Sponsors who provide $1,000-$25,000 to match one to 25 minutes of the Telecast.  Phones ring twice as much during the segments of our Telecast when a company is matching callers’ gifts.  We also seek donations of incentive prizes that callers receive for making donations at various levels, local personalities and celebrities to sit on the phone bank, and volunteers to assist in fundraising and planning. 

For more information on how you can get involved, please call (615) 343-4000. 

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Review telecast sponsorship opportunities below or print fact sheet.  For more information on sponsorships please contact us at (615) 343-4000 or heather@rmhcnashville.com.

Sponsorship Opportunities

As the $ 25,000 exclusive Title Sponsor, sponsorship benefits include:
• Pre-taped :60 second video promo package produced by WKRN, featuring a representative from XYZ Company, to run once in each of the three hours of the broadcast
• Logo prominently featured on 435,000 + McDonald’s tray liners used in 145 McDonald’s restaurants across Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky during the 3 weeks prior to Telecast
• Logo prominently placed on ads to run before the Telecast
• Company name included on telephone numbers banner throughout the 3-hour Telecast
• Company name superimposed on the match clock for 25 minutes during the Telecast
• Company representative to appear live on the phone bank, each hour, to be recognized and to answer phones and take pledges
• Name and/or logo featured on the RMHC of Nashville website, and in the agency newsletter
• Name listed among screen credits at the Telecast’s conclusion

As a $10,000 Half-Hour Sponsor, sponsorship benefits include:
• Pre-taped :60 second spot aired during the Telecast, featuring XYZ Company representative
• Logo acknowledged on 435,000+ McDonald tray liners used in 145 McDonald’s restaurants across Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky during the 3 weeks prior to Telecast
• Logo acknowledged on ads to run before the Telecast
• Company name superimposed on the match clock for 10 minutes during the Telecast
• Company representative to appear live on the phone bank, during the designated half-hour, to answer phones and take pledges
• Name and/or logo included on the RMHC of Nashville website, and recognized in the agency newsletter
• Name listed among screen credits at the Telecast’s conclusion

As a $5,000 Five-Minute Matching Sponsor, sponsorship benefits include:
• Logo listed on 435,000+ McDonald’s tray liners used in 145 McDonald’s restaurants across Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky during the 3 weeks prior to Telecast
• Logo included on ads to run before the Telecast
• Company name superimposed on the match clock for 5 minutes during the Telecast
• Company representative to appear live on the phone bank to answer phones and take pledges
• Name listed among screen credits at the Telecast’s conclusion

As a $4,000 Four-Minute Matching Sponsor, sponsorship benefits include:
• Logo listed on 435,000+ McDonald’s tray liners used in 145 McDonald’s restaurants across Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky during the 3 weeks prior to Telecast
• Logo included on ads to run before the Telecast
• Company name superimposed on the match clock for 4 minutes during the Telecast
• Company representative to appear live on the phone bank to answer phones and take pledges
• Name listed among screen credits at the Telecast’s conclusion

As a $3,000 Three-Minute Matching Sponsor, sponsorship benefits include:
• Logo listed on 435,000+ McDonald’s tray liners used in 145 McDonald’s restaurants across Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky during the 3 weeks prior to Telecast
• Logo included on ads to run before the Telecast
• Company name superimposed on the match clock for 3 minutes during the Telecast
• Company representative to appear live on the phone bank to answer phones and take pledges
• Name listed among screen credits at the Telecast’s conclusion

As a $2,000 Two-Minute Matching Sponsor, sponsorship benefits include:
• Logo listed on 435,000+ McDonald’s tray liners used in 145 McDonald’s restaurants across Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky during the 3 weeks prior to Telecast
• Logo included on ads to run before the Telecast
• Company name superimposed on the match clock for 2 minutes during the Telecast
• Company representative to appear live on the phone bank to answer phones and take pledges.
• Name listed among screen credits at the Telecast’s conclusion

As a $1,000 One-Minute Matching Sponsor, sponsorship benefits include:
• Logo listed on 435,000+ McDonald’s tray liners used in 145 McDonald’s restaurants across Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky during the 3 weeks prior to Telecast
• Logo included on ads to run before the Telecast
• Company name superimposed on the match clock for 1 minutes during the Telecast
• Company representative to appear live on the phone bank to answer phones and take pledges.
• Name listed among screen credits at the Telecast’s conclusion