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The Allegro Board of Directors Proudly Presents the

2016 Ambassador’s Ball

Honoring His Excellency, Ambassador Gary Doer of Canada

Quail Hollow Club

benefitting

Foundation …a Champion for Children with Disabilities

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Board of Directors John Muller, Chair of Allegro Board, Wells Fargo

Tim Black, US Trust

Kathy Buckley, Secretary of Allegro Board, Charlotte Living Magazine

Christine Conte, Conte Restaurant Group

Donna de Molina, Community Advocate

Jane Fastje, Chief Operating Officer of Allegro

Arlene Ferebee, Novant Health

Bryan Mermans, Mermans Architecture & Design, PLLC

Priscilla Perry, Perry’s Fine Jewelry

Jason Schugel, Ally Financial

Larry Sprinkle, WCNC-TV

Stephen Walker, Treasurer of Allegro Board, Carlisle & Gallagher

Donnell Woolford, Retired NFL Player

Pat Farmer, Allegro Founder and President

Friends of Allegro Sheila Abraham, Ed.D., Mr. and Mrs. Gary Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Baker, Ms. Becky Boush, Mr. Larry

Buckley, Ms. Marie Calabro, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cummings, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cureton, Ms. Barbara Darden,

Mr. Alvaro de Molina, Mr. and Mrs. Chris DeMauro, Mr. and Mrs. Chip Farmer, Mr. John Fastje, Laura Foxx,

Ph.D., Mr. Gary Goodson, Mr. Mike Hawley and Katherine Pierce, M.D., Mr. and Mrs. John Hosmer, Mr. and

Mrs. Andrew Imbeau, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Karlsson, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Little, Ms.

Nicole Little, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marcham, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McLoughlin, Mrs. Robin Mermans, Ms.

Debbie Miller, Mr. Kevin Monroe, Ms. Lynn Muller, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pacheco, Mr. Ernest Perry, Counselor

and Mrs. Lorenzo Ravano, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Roderick, Mr. Felix Sabates, Ms. Mimi Sabates, Mr. and Mrs.

Victor Sayegh, Mrs. Molly Schugel, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Sherrill, Mr. Ralph Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Trivisonno,

Mrs. Anastasiya Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Witt, Ms. Phyllis Yandle

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Event at a Glance The Ambassador’s Ball is about connecting Top Business and Community Leaders

together while raising funds for Charlotte’s very own, Allegro Foundation…a Champion for Children with Disabilities.

Event: The Ambassador’s Ball Date: Saturday, January 9, 2016 Time: 6:00 pm Venue: Quail Hollow Country Club Attire: Black Tie Table/Tickets: Dependent upon Sponsorship Level Attendance: 300 Guest List: Invitation Only

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Allegro’s Ambassadors over the years…

Mr. Gilles Noghès, former

Ambassador of Monaco to the

United States &

Mrs. Ellen Noghès

Founding President of Allegro’s

Goodwill Ambassadors

Monaco

Ecuador His Excellency Luis Gallegos,

Ambassador of Ecuador &

Mrs. Fabiola Gallegos

Turkey His Excellency Namik Tan,

Ambassador of The Republic

of Turkey & Mrs. Fugen Tan

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Allegro’s Ambassadors over the years(cont)…

Barbados His Excellency John Beale,

Ambassador of Barbados

& Mrs. Leila Beale

Switzerland

His Excellency Manuel Sager

Ambassador of Switzerland &

Mrs. Christine Sager

Her Excellency, Maguy Maccario

Doyle

Ambassador of Monaco

Continuing the proud tradition of

Monaco’s presence at the event from

which Former Ambassador Gilles

Noghès began in 2010.

Monaco

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Allegro’s 2016 Ambassador of the Year:

His Excellency Gary Doer,

Ambassador of Canada to the United States

In October 2009, Gary Doer assumed his responsibilities as Canada's 23rd representative to

the United States of America.

Prior to taking up his current position in Washington, Ambassador Doer served as Premier of

Manitoba for ten years. During that time, he worked extensively with U.S. Governors to

enhance Canada-U.S. cooperation on trade, agriculture, water protection, climate change and

renewable energy.

Ambassador Doer won three consecutive elections as Premier of Manitoba with successive

increased majorities. In 2005, he was named by Business Week magazine as one of the top

20 international leaders on climate change. His government introduced balanced budgets

during each of his ten years in office while reducing many taxes, including a plan to eliminate

small business tax. As Premier, he led strategic investments in health care, education, and

training and infrastructure.

Ambassador Doer hails from Winnipeg. He is married with two daughters.

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Thank You to our past Sponsors of the Ambassador’s Ball

ACN, Inc Don and Betty Anderson

Allegiance Realty Dowd Foundation

Ally Bank Duke Energy

AMACAR Family Dollar

BCBS-NC Fifth Third Bank

Brian and Amy France Finlay Foundation

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Gr8 Water

Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery Hendrick Motorsports

Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Jim and Barbara Little

CBC Group at Merrill Lynch Jim and Brenda Wells

CD Spangler Foundation Jim and Joanie Cantalupo

Charles G. Monnett III & Associates John and Trish Hosmer

Charlotte Checkers Killingtons Restaurant

Charlotte Hornets Kimbrell Foundation

Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Kloiber Construction, Inc.

Commerical Defeasance Johnny Harris/ Lincoln Harris

Consolidated Planning, Inc Luke and Meadow Foundation

CPI Security Lyerly Agency

Crosland McColl Brothers Lockwood

Cummins Atlantic McColl Fine Arts

CVS Caremark McGuireWoods LLP

Dickson Foundation McKee Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Might Kids Media

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Thank You to our past Sponsors of the Ambassador’s Ball

Mike Mirgeaux Ron and Paulette Sherrill

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Round Table Investment Management Company

NASCAR SCCH Construction

Norsan Multimedia SPX

Novant Health SteelFab, Inc

Pace Communications Suzie and Nick Trivisonno

Parkdale Mills/ Andy Worelick TE Connectivity Ltd.

Piedmont Natural Gas The de Molina Family Foundation

PriceWaterhouseCoopers The Mo Golf Group

QuietStream Financial Tim Black & Debbie Miller

Red Ventures US Trust

Reggie and Sara White Foundation Vicki Pearsall

Rick and Diane Siskey Wall Street Capitol

Rick and Linda Hendrick Wells Fargo

Rogers Automotive William K. Diehl

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Business

APRIL 28, 2015

Canadian consul general seeks stronger ties to Charlotte

Canadian consul general Louise Blais, whose Atlanta office oversees six southern states, including North Carolina. Blais, appointed to her post in September, made her first visit to the Charlotte area this week. |

By Celeste Smith

cesmith@charlotteobserver.com

Canada is already North Carolina’s largest trading partner, but there’s room to strengthen those ties if

more U.S. businesses keep Canada in mind for expansion.

So says Canadian Consul General Louise Blais, whose Atlanta office oversees six southern states,

including North Carolina. Blais, appointed to her post in September, made her first visit to the

Charlotte area this week.

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She spent two days networking and visiting Canadian-based businesses with offices in the region,

including shipping company Purolator, paper manufacturer Domtar in Fort Mill, and manufacturer

Eclipse Automation, which opened last year in southwest Charlotte.

While recognizing companies in the region, Blais said there’s room for more Charlotte-area

companies to consider business locations in Canada.

“This is a city that understands … the importance of Canada for the economy,” Blais said Tuesday

during an interview at the Observer.

“We have over 100 Canadian companies based around the Charlotte area. That’s a major presence.

… Now we have to take the message to companies that should be looking at Canada and may have

a blind spot.”

Canada is North Carolina’s top trading partner, exceeding $10 billion in bilateral trading in 2014,

according to Blais’ office. North Carolina has the lead in the exchange, exporting $6.7 billion to

Canada annually. In the state, 247,500 jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada.

Blais said there’s interest in building a Canadian-Charlotte business group to strengthen ties already

forged through businesses’ successes.

For Domtar, “there’s a real nucleus for the company here … Charlotte has organically become a

major nerve center.”

Eclipse Automation’s Charlotte office is exceeding production projections, Blais said.

“We talked about skilled labor. We were told that setting up shop went well, but keeping an evergreen

approach to hiring is challenging.” Blais said the company is looking at duplicating how it runs its

business in Canada, which includes working with universities to provide training to potential workers.

Business sectors where there’s potential for more connections include life sciences, information

technologies and sustainable technologies. “We’re interested in everything being done here in the

energy sector,” said Georges Lemieux, the Atlanta office’s consul and senior trade commissioner. He

joined Blais on her tour along with Scott Cutler, honorary consul of Canada, who is based in Raleigh.

By raising awareness of the North Carolina-Canada connection, Blais said she hopes to encourage

more companies in the region to expand into Canada.

“I think you’re going to see the word ‘Canada’ a little more often than before.”

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article19808388.html#storylink=cpy

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Mission of Allegro Foundation

Allegro Foundation is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that combines movement instruction with educational & medical expertise, creating new techniques to teach children with disabilities and enhance their quality of life. The children we serve are individuals with intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, Autism, orthopedic challenges (wheelchairs and walkers), spina bifida, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, visual and hearing impairments, learning disabilities, children at risk, and children with cancer. Allegro does not discriminate against any type of disability- all are welcome in our classes!

Facts

There are more than 15,000 children with disabilities in the Charlotte area.

Allegro currently serves over 700 children with disabilities annually.

Allegro currently teaches classes at 25 locations throughout Charlotte.

All Allegro classes are FREE to the children and their families.

Allegro does not discriminate against certain types of disabilities - we accept children

with all disabilities into our programs. Allegro has over 700 volunteers assisting in its programs.

With YOUR HELP, Allegro has the potential to serve 1,200 children per week.

Accomplishments

In the summer of 2013, Allegro Foundation’s reach officially expanded into South Carolina by partnering with Rock Hill Parks and Rec’s Camp Arc. This expansion proves that the need for Allegro’s programs is greater than ever! Allegro made history as the first organization for children with disabilities to ever perform at The White House in our nation's history. This momentous event transformed public perception of Allegro throughout our state, as well as nationally and internationally. Allegro Foundation...a Champion for Children with Disabilities is Charlotte’s “best kept secret”! Allegro has been an underdog and is emerging nationally, with international visibility. Allegro has partnered with Ukrainian, Hungarian, Russian, and Egyptian governments as well as the State Department, teaching its unique philosophies on working with children with disabilities. (Allegro does NOT fund international travel!) It has been a great honor for Allegro to be chosen to present at the International Disabilities Conference/VSA, founded by Jean Kennedy Smith (sister of the late President, John F. Kennedy). Allegro's work continues to be recognized nationally and internationally as one of the leaders in the disabilities field.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

$25,000 Platinum Sponsor

This sponsorship will fund 20 Allegro students with disabilities and 20 Peer Tutors for an

ENTIRE YEAR!!!

Two tables for 16 total guests at Allegro’s 2016 Ambassador’s Ball.

Company recognized as Platinum Sponsor in the Charlotte Business Journal following the event.

Placement of Company’s premier full page advertisement and logo in the event program.

Exclusive invite for 2 guests to join the Ambassador at a private lunch and tour held on Saturday

morning, January 9th

Option to market to each attendee by placement of promotional item informational flyer from your

company in the event take-home bag.

$10,000 Gold Sponsor

This sponsorship will fund 8 Allegro students with disabilities and 8 Peer Tutors for an ENTIRE

YEAR!!!

One table for 8 total guests at Allegro’s 2016 Ambassador’s Ball.

Company recognized as Gold Sponsor in the Charlotte Business Journal following the event.

Placement of Company’s premier ½ page advertisement and logo in the event program.

Option to market to each attendee by placement of promotional item or informational flyer from your

company in the event take-home bag.

$5,000 Silver Sponsor

This sponsorship will fund 4 Allegro students with disabilities and 4 Peer Tutors for an ENTIRE

YEAR!!!

One table for 6 total guests at Allegro’s 2016 Ambassador’s Ball.

Company recognized as Silver Sponsor in the Charlotte Business Journal following the event.

Placement of Company logo in the event program.

***Media Partners for the gala include: Ballantyne Magazine, Charlotte Business Journal,

Charlotte Living Magazine, Charlotte Observer, News 14 Carolina, SOCIETY Magazine,

Southpark Magazine, WCCB Charlotte, WCNC-TV, and others.***

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2016 Ambassador’s Ball

Sponsorship Commitment Form

Company/Sponsor Name (exactly as it should appear in all printed material): ________________________________________________________________ Primary Contact (all information will be sent to this person): Name ___________________________________________________________ E-Mail __________________________________________________________ Address/City/State/Zip _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Telephone __________________________ Fax ________________________

Sponsorship Package (select one):

Platinum Sponsor $25,000

Gold Sponsor $10,000

Silver Sponsor $ 5,000

Please send your company logo to stephend@AllegroFoundation.net.

Payment Options:

Check enclosed (payable to Allegro Foundation, 419 Ardmore Road, Charlotte, NC, 28209)

Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover

#: _________________________________________________________

Expiration Date: ________ / ________

Request invoice

Double the impact of your donation by including a Company Matching Gift form!

Signature: ______________________________________ Date: ___________

Allegro Foundation is a 501(c)3, not for profit organization. Your donation is tax deductible as allowed by law.

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