Sponsors needed for 2026 School Kickoff backpack giveaway

Greeley-Evans School District 6 is seeking sponsors for the 13th annual School Kickoff Community Celebration, to be held Saturday, August 1 from 9 a.m. to noon at Island Grove Regional Park.

This is an annual event District 6 has hosted since 2013, and has grown into a huge celebration of the beginning of the school year. During this event, the school district gives out thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies to District 6 students, provides onsite sports physicals, provides food for students, features entertainment including a petting zoo and more than 60 community organizations and vendors who provide services and activities for our families. The School Kickoff can draw up to 6,000 people.

This event is funded solely through sponsorships and donations. District 6 is hoping to provide 4,000 backpacks filled with school supplies at the 2026 School Kickoff Community Celebration. More sponsors are needed to reach that goal.

Sponsors can help with this event in many ways:

• $15,000 will buy 500 backpacks filled with school supplies (Title Sponsorship)

• $10,000 will buy 400 backpacks filled with school supplies
• $5,000 will buy 300 backpacks filled with school supplies
• $3,000 will buy 200 backpacks and help fund the free food
• $1,000 will buy 100 backpacks
• $500 will buy school supplies for 100 backpacks
• $250 will buy school supplies for 50 backpacks
• $100 will buy school supplies for 10 backpacks

Each sponsorship level has marketing and publicity opportunities for businesses and organizations, as well as a free community booth at the event. A donation to District 6 is tax deductible.

To become a sponsor of the School Kickoff Community Celebration, sign up online by visiting www.greeleyschools.org/district-news/school-kickoff-community-celebration. If you need more information or would like to pay by a different method, please contact Julie Hill with the Success Foundation at juliehill@d6successfoundation.org or Casey Pearson, Interim Chief of Communications for District 6, at cpearson@greeleyschools.org.

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Se necesitan Patrocinadores para la entrega de mochilas de Inicio Escolar

El Distrito Escolar Greeley-Evans 6 está buscando patrocinadores para la 13.ª Celebración Comunitaria Anual de Inicio Escolar, que se llevará a cabo el sábado 1 de agosto de 9 a.m. a mediodia en el Parque Regional Island Grove.

Este es un evento anual que el Distrito 6 ha organizado desde 2013, y ha crecido hasta convertirse en una gran celebración del inicio del año escolar. Durante este evento, el distrito escolar entrega miles de mochilas llenas de útiles escolares a los estudiantes del Distrito 6, ofrece exámenes físicos deportivos en el lugar, proporciona comida para los estudiantes, presenta entretenimiento que incluye un zoológico interactivo y más de 60 organizaciones comunitarias y proveedores que brindan servicios y actividades para nuestras familias. El evento de inicio escolar puede atraer hasta 6,000 personas.

Este evento se financia exclusivamente a través de patrocinios y donaciones. El Distrito 6 espera proporcionar 4,000 mochilas llenas de útiles escolares en la Celebración Comunitaria de Inicio Escolar de 2026. Se necesitan más patrocinadores para alcanzar esa meta.

Los patrocinadores pueden colaborar con este evento de muchas maneras:

• $15,000 comprarán 500 mochilas llenas de útiles escolares (Patrocinio principal)
• $10,000 comprarán 400 mochilas llenas de útiles escolares
• $5,000 comprarán 300 mochilas llenas de útiles escolares
• $3,000 comprarán 200 mochilas y ayudarán a financiar la comida gratuita
• $1,000 comprarán 100 mochilas
• $500 comprarán útiles escolares para 100 mochilas
• $250 comprarán útiles escolares para 50 mochilas
• $100 comprarán útiles escolares para 10 mochilas.

Cada nivel de patrocinio tiene oportunidades de marketing y publicidad para empresas y organizaciones, asi como un espacio comunitario gratuito en el evento. Además, una donación al Distrito 6 es deducible de impuestos. 

Para convertirse en patrocinador de la Celebración Comunitaria de Inicio Escolar, regístrese en línea visitando www.greeleyschools.org/district-news/school-kickoff-community-celebration. Si necesita más información o desea pagar por otro método, comuníquese con Julie Hill de la Fundación de Éxito al correo electrónico juliehill@d6successfoundation.org o con Casey Pearson, Jefe Interino de Comunicaciones del Distrito 6, al correo electrónico cpearson@greeleyschools.org.