1. Coming Home
with
The Wilkinsons
AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT
IN SUPPORT OF
THE JAMES FUND
TO BE HELD MAY 3RD, 2014
AT
THE EMPIRE THEATRE, BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO

2. Executive Summary
— An evening of high energy entertainment to be held at Belleville,
Ontario’s Empire Theatre on Saturday, May 3rd 2014.
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Headlining this event is a one-time reunion of the internationally acclaimed
band, The Wilkinsons, who originate from the area.
Special guests include Small Town Pistols, Sleddogs, The Abrams Brothers, Sam and
Emma McNichols, and comedians…Nick Foley & Friends.
— Profits from this event will be presented to The James Fund
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The James Fund raises funds and awareness towards a cure for the aggressive
childhood cancer, neuroblastoma.
— Several levels of Executive and Private Sponsorship packages are
currently available in support of this event.
These charts provide background on
The James Fund and
sponsorship packages for The Event.

3. Neuroblastoma
— Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease in children.
— Neuroblastoma is one of the three major childhood cancers.
— Progress lagging the other 2 due to lack of research funding.
— One child dies every 14 hours in North America from
neuroblastoma; it is also the most common cancer in infancy.
— Nearly half of neuroblastoma cases occur in children less than
two years of age.
— Survival rates for high risk neuroblastoma is approximately
15%. The majority of survivors from all classes of
neuroblastoma have long-term effects from treatments.
— Comprises 6 to 10% of all childhood cancers and 15% of cancer
deaths in children.

4. The James Fund
— Mission: Our mission is “to inspire change by sharing the unfolding story of our
search to find a cure for neuroblastoma by raising funds while supporting
families.”
— Started by one family desperate to save their child but since turned into a movement
and funding model emulated and celebrated around the world.
— The James Fund has grown into the largest neuroblastoma funding group by far in
Canada, and one of the largest dedicated to neuroblastoma in the world.
— Brought in over $12,000,000, having taken the top prize for research in the field,
and having established a blueprint that is now copied by countless family funds all
over the planet.
— http://www.jamesfund.com

5. Harvest Moon Presents
— Objective
¡ First of planned annual benefit concerts
¡ Goal is to raise $50,000 for The James Fund
— Details
¡ May 3rd, 2014, Empire Theatre Belleville, Ontario
¡ Theme: Country, Country Rock, Retro, and Comedy
¡ Significant event: The Wilkinsons reunion (Juno winners,
Billboard hits, international acclaim for this local band)
¡ Special Guests: Small Town Pistols, The Abrams Brothers,
Sleddogs, Sam and Emma McNichols and comedians Nick
Foley and Friends

6. Background on the Acts
— The Wilkinsons: Founded in 1997 the band has received 13 Canadian Country
Music Awards, one Juno Award and two Grammy nominations with hit singles “26
Cents” (#1 on Canadian country music charts, #1 on the R&R charts, and #3 on
Billboard’s Hot Country Singles) and “Fly (the Angel Song)” which hit #1 in Canada.
— Small Town Pistols: Self-titled debut album released in February 2013
with its second single “Living on the Outside” debuting on the Canadian Hot 100. Other
hits include “Blame It On the Radio” and “Anthem of a Runaway.”
— The Abrams Brothers: Named Emerging Artist of the Year in 2005 at the
Canadian Bluegrass Music awards, The Abrams Brothers have produced five albums
including “Northern Redemption.”
— Sleddogs: Numerous hits in the Canadian Top 100,
including “Bye Bye Life,”
“Perfect Place,” “Take Me Away,” “Tragic,” “Lack of Control” and “Sweet Lorraine.”
— Emma and Sam McNichols: An up and coming, young local group
from Kingston, Ontario, they are currently recording songs at the Tragically Hip studio.

7. Coming Home with The Wilkinsons
— Venue: The Empire Theatre
¡ Built in 1938 - extraordinary atmosphere, intimate with
pristine sound, well recognized by the music industry
¡ 708 seats, upper and lower hospitality areas
¡ www.theempiretheatre.com
¡ www.facebook.com/pages/The-Empire-Theatre/12282523209
— Ticket Structure
¡ Four Levels of VIP Sponsorships: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze
¡ Orchestra pricing
¡ Balcony pricing
Please join us for this important evening of awareness and fun!
We would be PROUD to have your organization
sponsor our Coming Home with The Wilkinsons event!

8. Definition of Sponsorship Levels
Platinum -- $10,000
ONLY ONE PLATINUM Sponsor
Includes:
— Corporate Exposure
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Association with event: “Coming Home with The Wilkinsons, presented by: _______”
Radio mention with Event Publicity
Mention in all social media and printed literature
Corporate displays at The Event
Photo-op with Headliners & Your Company Logo
— 12 VIP Tickets – first choice of reserved block of premium seating
— Access to The Empire before the doors open
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Lower hospitality section
— VIP ticket invitation to exclusive After-Party
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Meet & Greet the Acts in upper hospitality section
Auction

9. Definition of Sponsorship Levels
Gold -- $5,000
Includes:
— Corporate Exposure
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Radio mention with Event Publicity
Mention in all social media and printed literature
Corporate displays at The Event
Photo-op with Headliners & Your Company Logo
— 4 VIP Tickets – second choice of reserved block of premium seating
— 4 Regular Orchestra Tickets – also selected with VIP tickets
— Access to The Empire before the doors open
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Lower hospitality section
— VIP ticket invitation to exclusive After-Party
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Meet & Greet the Acts in upper hospitality section
Auction

10. Definition of Sponsorship Levels
Silver -- $1,000
Includes:
— Exposure
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Inclusion in Sponsorship List
Mention in social media
Corporate displays at The Event
— 2 VIP Tickets – third choice of reserved block of premium seating
— 2 Regular Orchestra Tickets– also selected with VIP tickets
— VIP ticket invitation to to exclusive After-Party
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Meet & Greet the Acts in upper hospitality section
Auction

11. Definition of Sponsorship Levels
Bronze -- $500
Includes:
— Exposure
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Inclusion in Sponsorship List
Mention in social media
— 2 VIP Tickets – fourth choice of reserved block of premium seating
— VIP ticket invitation to to exclusive After-Party
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Meet & Greet the Acts in upper hospitality section
Auction

12. Summary of Sponsorship Packages

13. Contact Information
— Please contact any of the following individuals for
additional information or purchases and coordination
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Barb Cheesebrough
Kelly Slawter
Kelly Sakamoto
905-355-4022
613-243-4122
613-967-0895
— Please note: Silent auction items will also be gratefully accepted for the
After Party event.

14. Amanda & Tyler
Grandma Ida would be proud.
Amanda Wilkinson was building on an already glittering music career when she released her slick and impressive solo debut in 2007. But the
diminutive singer-songwriter wasn’t satisfied, even if everybody else was. Having given seven of the 10 songs on her record to other composers, Amanda
was hungry for full-blown independence.
“I felt like it was my responsibility that the next project I would do, I’d be saying something as a grown person,” she says, explaining why she exiled
herself to Nashville in 2010 to bunker down and get back to her first love—songwriting.
Meanwhile, some 1300 kilometres away, Tyler Wilkinson was also busy forging his own identity when the fateful call came from his sister. “I had a
rock band in Ontario for six years that I was working with pretty much full time,” he says, “and Amanda was, like, ‘Come on down and write with me!’ I
was thinking I’d be going to help write for her future solo project.”
For all intents and purposes he probably was. Instead, 15 or 20 songs into their collaboration, something started to feel familiar and right. “I think
there was kind of an, ‘Ah ha!’ moment where we were both, like, ‘Holy shit!’” he chuckles. Enter Small Town Pistols, named after the small but powerful
family matriarch whose spirit Amanda seemed to inherit. “People would say, ‘You’re like Grandma Ida,’ she says. “‘She was a pistol!’”
While nobody is likely to forget that Amanda and Tyler enjoyed phenomenal success together years earlier with the Wilkinsons, one listen to Small
Town Pistols reveals an entirely different beast. Their debut self-titled album profits from a long connection as performers— something immediately
heard when they wrap their close harmonies around a winding vocal melody in “Easy as Breathing”—but there’s also a newfound sophistication and
scope at work here.
From the chiming, modern pop of “Blame the Radio”, to the galloping Fleetwood Mac redux of “Love is Gonna Find You”, the songwriting and
performances their first record are, as Tyler bluntly states, “just more mature.” Adds Amanda, “It’s a jump from being a 16 year-old, when we released
our first record as the Wilkinsons, to being a near 30 year-old with different things to say entirely. We’re saying things we’d say as adults.”
The timing obviously works. Amanda sounds amazed when she recalls the “fluency” of their writing sabbatical together. “It just kept spilling out,”
she says, while the duo’s interior journey—both were recovering from broken relationships at the time—was doubled in some ways as they pieced the
album together on an impulsive path that took them from Nashville, to Toronto, to Vancouver.
In the course of things, the Pistols also invited a varied bunch of friends to lend a hand. The effusive modern country of “Colour Blind” comes
courtesy of Chad Kroeger’s creative partner Joey Moi, while the slightly eccentric path taken in “Walk Tall” is the result of a hook up with Steve Bays of
Hot Hot Heat. Amanda says they approached this project “with no rules,” and the payload is an album that swings naturally from the affectionate
vintage country pastiche of “It’s You” to the grandeur of “Friends” or “Living on the Outside”.
With a majestic feel that recalls classic Jimmy Webb, “Living on the Outside” is a track where the duo’s attention to songcraft couldn’t be any
clearer, or more affecting. It’s significant therefore that it’s also one of three songs co-written by their father, Steve. While Amanda and Tyler cite
everything from Lefty Frizzell to Emmylou Harris, the Beatles, and Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard as inspiration, she’s happy to admit that “the biggest
influence of all is always our dad.” The only difference now is their autonomy. Meanwhile, somewhere, Grandma Ida is tapping a small foot in approval.

15. Seating Layout – Orchestra

16. Seating Layout – Balcony