SPONSORSHIP

The primary funding source for the Corporate Challenge is team entry fees. In our effort to keep these fees as low as possible, sponsorship opportunities are available. A sponsors financial commitment goes directly towards offsetting the costs that are not covered by the entry fees. If you are a community-minded company, then becoming a Corporate Challenge sponsor is for you!

You will receive a variety of benefits, including but not limited to naming rights, signage, logo recognition on marketing materials, opportunity to tie in vendors, as well as your team's entry in the competition.

If your company is interested in the sponsorship opportunities that the Cleveland Corporate Challenge has to offer, please contact Hermes Sports & Events.

OFFICIAL PARTNERS OF THE 2010 CLEVELAND CORPORATE CHALLENGE

Hyland Software comes back for year six as the dodgeball sponsor after five successful events. The Company, established in 1991, is a developer of software dedicated to enabling a broad spectrum of organizations to become operationally more efficient and effective. For more than a decade, they have accomplished this by developing and marketing OnBase®, their award-winning enterprise content management (ECM) software while also positioning themselves as a top place to work in Northeast Ohio.

 

This is the sixth year Majestic Steel USA will sponsor the 10K Relay. Majestic Steel USA is the nation's leading distributor of Prime Galvanized Steel sheet and coil and flat-rolled steel products. Locally based for over 25 years, Majestic Steel USA has become one of the nation's largest steel service centers by consistently providing quality steel, superior service, dependable delivery and exceptional value.

 

2010 is the fifth year CBIZ is sponsoring a softball event for the Cleveland Corporate Challenge. CBIZ, Inc. provides professional business services that help clients better manage their finances, employees and technology.  As one of the largest benefits specialists and one of the largest accounting, valuation and medical practice management companies in the United States, CBIZ provides its clients with financial services including accounting and tax, internal audit, merger and acquisition advisory, and valuation. Employee services include group benefits, property and casualty insurance, payroll, HR consulting and wealth management.  CBIZ also provides information technology, hardware and software solutions, healthcare consulting and medical practice management. These services are provided through more than 140 Company offices in 36 states.

 

The 2010 Cleveland Corporate Challenge welcomes Nestle' USA as a first year sponsor of the 3 v 3 Basketball Tournament.

With a focus on enhancing every life experience—whether it's the first day of summer, a romantic dinner, or holiday baking—Nestlé is committed to providing quality brands and products that are essential to good living. In doing so, the Nestlé name has become synonymous with great-tasting, nutritious food and beverage products.

For well over a century, our commitment to producing foods that uniquely fulfill people's needs has been the secret ingredient in everything we make. It's the right amount of heartiness in our STOUFFER'S® entrees, and it's what makes our NESTLÉ® Hot Cocoa Mix so satisfying on a cold winter day.

To learn more, visit: www.NestleUSA.com

 

Hermes welcomes the Cleveland Department of Public Health Healthy Cleveland Business Council (HCBC) to the Cleveland Corporate Challenge for the second straight year.  The HCBC now in its 5th year has 85 member businesses--from family owned to fortune 500--that value and know the importance of worksite and employee wellness.  Through quarterly meetings, a monthly newsletter and quarterly worksite wellness challenges, thousands of employees across Northeast Ohio are taking their Steps to a Healthier Cleveland at their worksite.  For more information on how to join the Healthy Cleveland Business Council please visit www.clevelandhealth.org/steps .  The Healthy Cleveland Business Council is funded in part by Steps to a Healthier Cleveland, a program of the Cleveland Department of Public Health.

 

2010 will be the second year for Kaiser Permanente as a sponsor and participant. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente is the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan, serving 8.6 million members, with headquarters in Oakland, Calif. At Kaiser Permanente, physicians are responsible for medical decisions. The Permanente Medical Groups, which provide care for Kaiser Permanente members, continuously develop and refine medical practices to help ensure that care is delivered in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Among the innovations it has brought to U.S. health care are:

• prepaid insurance which spreads the cost to make it more affordable
• physician group practice to maximize their abilities to care for patients
• a focus on preventing illness as much as on caring for the sick
• an organized delivery system, putting as many services as possible under one roof

  Visit Kaiser Permanente at www.kp.org.

 

Continental Airlines is dedicated to providing a level of service to our customers that makes us a leader in the airline industry today. We understand that to do this we need to have a product we are proud of and employees who like coming to work everyday. Objective evidence shows that we are leading the industry in customer service.

In addition to being chosen as the airline with the highest customer satisfaction for long flights in three of the last four years by Frequent Flyer magazine & JD Power and Associates, our domestic and international service has won numerous awards, including: "Freddies" for our OnePass frequent flyer program; "Airline of the Year" by OAG; "Best Managed" by Aviation Week & Space Technology; "Most Improved Airline" by the national Airline Quality Rating study; and "Airline of the Year" by Air Transport World. Our on-time arrival, baggage delivery, and denied boarding performance has historically been among the best of the major US airlines as measured by the US Department of Transportation. Most importantly, we were named one of the 100 best places to work by Fortune Magazine and our employees.

Visit Continental Airlines at www.Continental.com

 

The Plain Dealer is Ohio's largest daily newspaper with over 684,000 readers daily.  On Sunday, average readership jumps to nearly 1.0 million.  It is the #1 newspaper in Sunday circulation penetration and the #2 newspaper in daily circulation penetration among the nation’s largest newspapers.  Cleveland.com, the on-line home of The Plain Dealer, is the busiest news and information site in Northeast Ohio.  Established in 1842, The Plain Dealer is one of the few organizations that has been a part of the Cleveland landscape for over 165 years.  

The Plain Dealer has won numerous awards in editorial, photographic and production excellence in local, state, regional and national competitions, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary in 2005.  The Plain Dealer’s newsroom is committed to providing superior content seven days a week, from local, national, and world issues to politics, sports, business, travel, health, style, religion, food and the arts.

www.plaindealer.com
www.cleveland.com

 

2010 will mark the fourth year of competition and the third year of sponsorship for Developers Diversified Realty. Developers Diversified owns, operates and manages retail operating and development properties nationally and internationally.  The Beachwood-based Company is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) operating as a fully integrated real estate company which acquires, develops and leases shopping centers.

 

As a participant, Grant Thornton has brought highly competitive and enthusiastic team to the Corporate Challenge each and every year. In 2010, they will be again sponsor this great event.  The people in the independent firms of Grant Thornton International Ltd provide personalized attention and the highest quality service to public and private clients in more than 100 countries. Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six global audit, tax and advisory organizations. Grant Thornton International Ltd and its member firms are not a worldwide partnership, as each member firm is a separate and distinct legal entity.  In the U.S., visit Grant Thornton LLP at www.GrantThornton.com.

 

2010 will be the third year in a row for Charter One as a sponsor and supporter of the Cleveland Corporate Challenge. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is a $167 billion commercial bank holding company. It is headquartered in Providence, R.I., and, through its subsidiaries, has more than 1,450 branches, approximately 2,650 ATMs and approximately 23,000 employees. Its two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citizens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a 12-state branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Charter One brand in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. CFG has non-branch retail and commercial offices in about 40 states. It is one of the 10 largest commercial banking companies in the United States ranked by assets.

 

ERC is Northeast Ohio's largest organization dedicated to HR and workplace programs, practices, training and consulting. ERC membership provides employers access to an incredible amount of information, expertise, and cost savings that supports the attraction, retention, and development of great employees. We also host the nationally recognized NorthCoast 99 program and sponsor the ERC Health insurance program.

 

This is the tenth year as a sponsor of the Cleveland Corporate Challenge. Inside Business is Northeast Ohio’s most prestigious monthly business publication. With the longest shelf life in the region, Inside Business reaches key markets by partnering with Northeast Ohio’s top professional associations.

 

This is the sixth year that Dick’s Sporting Goods has been involved with the Cleveland Corporate Challenge. They provided games balls as well as other equipment for this years event.

 

This is the ninth year as the opening party sponsor. Located in the Warehouse District, the Blind Pig provides an assortment of food, beverages, and live music.

 

Jillian's Billiards Club is the host of the 2010 Cleveland Corporate Challenge Billiards Tournament. This will be the fifth year for Jillian's as the host venue. Located on Cedar Rd. in Cleveland Heights, Jillian's offers outstanding food and drinks, along with 20 pool tables and video arcade for a great mix of fun. Jillian's is a great place to host your next company event. Whether you are interested in a Corporate VIP party experience or simply a place to entertain after work, Jillian's offers numerous packages for all your company needs.

 

The Corner Alley is the host of the 2010 Closing and Awards Party. The Corner Alley offers the ultimate entertainment experience for your group, combining a hip bowling alley with a martini bar and sleek, casual-dining restaurant 4th Street Bar & Grill. Housed on the corner of Cleveland's East 4th Street and Euclid Avenue, this unique venue offers private dining and party options for gatherings of up to 600. With contemporary Americana cuisine, signature martinis, bowling, billiards, entertainment and more, your guests will be engaged in hours of fun. For more information, contact Mary Lessick at 216-298-4104.