Presenting Sponsorship – $25,000

• Listing as Presenting Sponsor in Journal
• Company Executive Interviewed on Radio Program
• Company Executive act as Judge at HJTTI Scholarship Competition
• Sampling Opportunity
• Back Outside Cover of Journal
• Banner displayed at event site
• Logo on Tote Bags
• Logo on T-Shirts
• 10 VIP Tickets to Preliminary Competition
• 10 VIP Invites to VIP Reception after Preliminary Competition
• 10 VIP Tickets to HJTTI Scholarship Competition
• 10 VIP Tickets to Shooting Star Awards Dinner
• Logo on all print ads
• Logo on our website with hyperlink to your website
• Tagged announcements on radio promotions and ads
• Listing as presenting sponsor in press releases

Platinum Corporate Sponsor - $15,000

• Listing as Platinum Corporate Sponsor in Journal
• Color Front Inside Cover of Journal
• Banner displayed at event site
• Logo on T-Shirts
• 6 VIP Tickets to Preliminary Competition
• 6 VIP Invites to VIP Reception after Preliminary Competition
• 6 VIP Tickets to HJTTI Scholarship Competition
• Logo on all print ads
• Logo on our website with hyperlink to your website
• Tagged announcements on radio promotions and ads
• Listing as a corporate sponsor in press releases

Gold Corporate Sponsor - $10,000

• Listing as Gold Corporate Sponsor in Journal
• Color Back Inside Cover of Journal
• Logo on T-Shirts
• 4 VIP Tickets to the HJTTI Scholarship Competition
• Logo on all print ads
• Logo on our website with hyperlink to your website
• Tagged announcements on radio promotions and ads
• Listing as a sponsor in press releases

Silver Corporate Sponsor - $5,000

• Listing as Silver Corporate Sponsor in Journal
• Color Page of Advertisement in the Journal
• 4 VIP Tickets to the HJTTI Scholarship Competition
• Logo on all print ads
• Listing as a sponsor in press releases

Corporate Sponsor - $2,500

• Listing as Corporate Sponsor in Journal
• Black & White Page of Advertisement in the Journal
• 2 VIP Tickets to the HJTTI Scholarship Competition
• Listing as a sponsor in press releases

Sampling Opportunity - $500

Youth Development Foundation, Inc.
Hal Jackson’s Talented Teens International®
Scholarship Program

 “Promoting Culture & Education through the Performing Arts”

Program Overview

Youth Development Foundation, Inc. (YDF) is a non-profit tax-exempt organization that promotes culture and education through the performing arts.  Founded in 1971 by Hal Jackson, legendary radio personality and 2001 Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame inductee, YDF provides a support system for girls which offers exposure; encourages cross-culture exchange and nurtures emerging talent from around the world while providing training, educational scholarships and travel opportunities.

YDF showcases the intelligence and talents of girls 13 to 17 years of age from the United States and abroad. The program is open to all ethnic groups with an emphasis on diversity and intercultural awareness.  Program participants typically are average or above students who have performing talents and want to use their gifts as a platform for attaining their secondary educational goals.

State and country programs are held from January through June in approximately 30 states and 10 countries.  Area programs provide activities dedicated to youth, education and community involvement.  Additionally as a part of each program, girls participate in a series of training sessions and local programs where they are judged in categories demonstrating academic abilities, talent and stage presence.  State and country winners move on to the international event – Hal Jackson’s Talented Teens International® (HJTTI) to compete to become Miss Talented Teen International.

The young ladies are brought together during International Week.  They tour the competition city – visit radio and/or television stations to learn about operations behind the scenes in the media industry – visit restaurants to taste foods of different cultures – attend Broadway shows and ultimately rehearse for their appearance on stage.  Winners have received over $1,000,000 in scholarships, prizes and inter-cultural trips abroad.  Individuals who have donated their time to assist us from the world of the arts include:  Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson, Triniti 5:7, Boyz II Men, Alicia Keys, Musiq, Tonex, Denzel Washington, Michael Jackson, Fantasia, Robert Townsend and Brian McKnight.

The Youth Development Foundation, Inc. via Hal Jackson’s Talented Teens International® assists in preventing drug abuse and pregnancy among youth by developing self-esteem and confidence, which is essential for the positive development of young ladies and success in all aspects of their lives.

HJTTI/YDF winners and/or contestants who have become success stories, include, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ce Ce Peniston, the late Michelle Thomas, Vanessa Williams, and Sheryl Lee Ralph in the world of entertainment.  The 2000 HJTTI winner, Nicole Nicholas, a tap dancer from California, entered Stanford University in the fall of 2002.  Our first runner up in 2000, Kersten Stevens, a violinist from Connecticut, entered Yale in the fall of 2002.  Ayesha Faines a ballerina from New Jersey who was 4th runner up on 2000 entered Yale University in the fall of 2004.  We expect to hear great things about them and other talented teen alumni in the very near future.