a conversation with billie jean king & friends
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A Conversation with Billie Jean King, Venus Williams, Lindsey Harding & Valerie Camillo
presented by LUNA Bar
July 26, 2019, Saint Joseph’s University
One Sensational Night –
A Conversation with Billie Jean King & friends
presented by
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• Their first meeting – and first hit on the tennis court –when Venus was only 10 years old!
• Becoming the best in their sport and two of the greatest in history
• Venturing outside the box – Billie Jean with World TeamTennis and Venus with her fashion line, EleVen
• Billie Jean on being the subject of a major motion picture, “Battle of the Sexes”, with Academy Award-winning actress, Emma Stone, playing your character
• Champions for equality on and off the tennis court
Billie Jean & Venus:
Two Generations of Tennis & Friendship
Lindsey Harding – Groundbreaker for a new generation
• Being the first female assistant coach of the 76ers
• Sixers culture: “Women make businesses better”
Valerie Camillo - President of Business Operations
for the Philadelphia Flyers, Wells Fargo Center
• One of the most prominent female executives in pro sports
• Overseeing an iconic NHL franchise and one of the leading arenasin the U.S.
An intimate conversation – hear their stories –
as only they can tell:
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“A Conversation with Billie Jean King & friends”
❖ Celebrate the achievements of these remarkable women❖ An unprecedented event in Philly❖ Experience their stories in an up-close, intimate setting
Gold Partnership:
• Partner promotion via eblasts, online and social media outreach
• Partner listing in event press release and media promotion
• Partner signage at this event
• 20 invitations to the Conversation
• 20 invitations to a pre-match reception
• 20 tickets for the WTT match to follow – Philadelphia Freedoms vs. Washington Kastles (featuring Venus Williams)
Gold Partnership Fee: $5,000
Silver Partnership:
• 10 invitations to the Conversation
• 10 invitations to a pre-match reception
• 10 tickets for the WTT match to follow – Freedoms vs. Kastles
Silver Partnership Fee: $2,500
Partnerships:
EVENT SCHEDULE:
5:00 p.m. Check-in5:30 p.m. Conversation6:15 p.m. Chaddsford Wine Tasting/
Reception7:00 p.m. Freedoms vs.
Washington Kastles (featuring Venus Williams)
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After the conversation -- an exciting
evening of Freedoms Tennis…
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• Billie Jean’s gift to the sport – fast, high-energy team competition featuring men and women equally contributing to the final result!
• Part of an 8-city WTT league
• NY, Philly, Washington, D.C., Springfield, MO, San Diego, Orange County, Orlando & Las Vegas
• 23-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams (playing for Washington Kastles)
Freedoms Players:
• WTT MVP, Taylor Townsend
• #5 French doubles specialist, Fabrice Martin
• 12th ranked Spanish player, Adrian Menendez
• World top 25 doubles player, Raquel Atawo
“If you have ever seen a Freedoms match, you have seen my philosophy of life in action – men and women competing together on a team and both genders making equal contributions to the result.”
Billie Jean King