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HELP US SET THE TABLE.
Sponsor Recognition | Torch of Care National Tour 2027™
Give What You Can
Investment - $25+
Make a general contribution toward the local recognition experience.
Recognize a Foster Youth
Investment - $250
Support The Unseen Among Us™ national recognition initiative.
Honor a Teen Caregiver
Investment - $250
Celebrate a young person who provides care within their family.
Sponsor a Table of Ten
Investment - $1,500
Help provide ten places at the recognition table.
TEN CITIES. ONE TABLE. EVERY CHILD BELONGS.
Some young people spend their childhood caring for others. Others have experienced foster care, family separation, or the challenges of growing up in more than one home.
Their journeys may be different, but every young person deserves to be seen, celebrated, and reminded that they belong.
In 2027, the Military Child World Expo Foundation (MCWEF) is bringing the Torch of Care National Tour to ten cities across America, recognizing military-connected teen caregivers and, through The Unseen Among Us™, foster youth and kinship families.
Your business, organization, or personal contribution can help make that recognition possible.
You don't need to host an event or become a major corporate sponsor. You can sponsor a table, honor a young person, provide awards or gifts, support entertainment, or contribute whatever amount is meaningful to you.
BECOME A LOCAL SPONSOR
MAKE A CONTRIBUTION
TWO NATIONAL COMMITMENTS. ONE SHARED PURPOSE.
HONORING MILITARY-CONNECTED TEEN CAREGIVERS
Recognizing young people who provide meaningful care and support within their families, often while balancing school, military-family transitions, and the responsibilities of growing up.
THE UNSEEN AMONG US™
2027 National Foster Youth & Kinship Recognition
Honoring children and young people in foster care, youth with foster-care experience, and kinship families whose journeys, achievements, and contributions deserve recognition.
Different Journeys. Equal Dignity. Every Child Belongs.™
CHOOSE HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
LOCAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
$1,500 - Sponsor a Table of Ten
$250 - Honor a Teen Caregiver
$250 - Recognize a Foster Youth
$350 - Youth & Guardian Hospitality
$2,500 - Awards & Medallions
$2,500 - Youth Recognition Gifts
$3,000 - Live Entertainment
$2,000 - Official Event T-Shirts
$750 - Lanyards & Recognition Credentials
$1,500 - Photography & Memories
$5,000 - Streaming & Broadcast Partner
$2,500 - Youth Travel Assistance
$5,000 - City Belonging Partnership™
$7,500 - Brunch Hospitality
Any Amount - General Community Support
Suggested sponsorship levels are per city. Custom contributions and approved in-kind donations are welcome.
2027 National Tour
HELP REMOVE THE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION
YOUTH TRAVEL ASSISTANCE — $2,500
Some recognized young people and their families may need help reaching the recognition ceremony.
Your contribution supports approved transportation, lodging, and accessibility assistance for eligible participants.
Recognized youth and one authorized accompanying adult attend at no cost.
Travel assistance is subject to eligibility and available funding.
SUPPORT YOUTH TRAVEL
CITY BELONGING PARTNERSHIP™ — $5,000
Recognition should not end when the awards are presented.
Every tour stop will establish a City Belonging Partnership™, connecting military-family organizations, foster-care and kinship partners, schools, universities, youth-serving nonprofits, and community institutions.
Your support helps strengthen local coordination and appropriate opportunities for mentorship, education, youth leadership, and continued community engagement.
Each city will work toward a 12-month community continuity plan.
SUPPORT THE CITY BELONGING PARTNERSHIP
HELP BUILD BELONGING BEYOND THE BRUNCH
SMALL BUSINESS. LARGE CORPORATION. INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTER.
THERE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE AT THE TABLE.
You can participate as:
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A local business or employer;
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A corporation or professional association;
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A nonprofit or community organization;
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A civic, service, or faith-based organization;
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A college, university, or educational institution;
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A foundation or philanthropic organization;
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An individual or family supporter.
Whether you contribute $25, $250, $1,500, or more, your support helps make the recognition experience possible.
MAKE A GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE WELCOME.
We welcome appropriate donations of:
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Catering and hospitality;
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Recognition gifts and awards;
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Printing and event materials;
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T-shirts and lanyards;
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Photography and video production;
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Entertainment and performances;
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Transportation and lodging;
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Accessibility and event technology.
All contributions are subject to approval and local event needs.
OFFER AN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION
PREFER TO GIVE GOODS
OR SERVICES?
HOW WE RECOGNIZE OUR LOCAL SUPPORTERS
Depending on the sponsorship opportunity and approved benefits, supporters may receive:
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Acknowledgment on the local event webpage;
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Recognition in the official event program;
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Inclusion in the community supporter directory;
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Approved logo placement on sponsored materials;
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Appropriate acknowledgment during the ceremony;
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Official sponsor lanyard and credential;
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Recognition in the post-event community impact summary.
All benefits are subject to applicable national sponsorship agreements, program approval, and youth privacy requirements.
Sponsorship does not purchase an award or permit access to confidential participant information.
BECOME A LOCAL SPONSOR
CONTRIBUTIONS, SPONSORSHIP ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & TAX INFORMATION
Thank you for supporting the Torch of Care National Tour 2027™ and helping us recognize military-connected teen caregivers, foster youth, and kinship families.
Tax-Deductible Contributions
Contributions may be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by applicable law, provided they are made to an eligible tax-exempt organization or through an authorized fiscal sponsorship arrangement.
The receiving organization's legal name, applicable tax-exempt status, and federal tax identification information will be provided with the official contribution acknowledgment.
Where sponsorship benefits include goods, services, advertising, event admission, or other items of value, the deductible portion, if any, may be less than the total contribution.
Official Contribution Acknowledgment
Upon receipt and processing of an accepted contribution, the receiving organization will provide an appropriate acknowledgment documenting the amount received and, where applicable, whether goods or services were provided in exchange.
In-Kind Contributions
Approved in-kind contributions are welcome. The acknowledgment will describe the donated goods or services, as appropriate, without assigning a donor's claimed fair market value.
Youth Recognition & Privacy
Sponsorships help fund approved recognition activities and do not purchase awards, guarantee recipient selection, or provide access to confidential information about participating youth.
Every Contribution Helps Set the Table.
Thank you for supporting recognition, dignity, and belonging.
YOUR SUPPORT. THEIR MOMENT. OUR SHARED FUTURE.
You may never know how much it means to a young person to hear their name called, receive an award, or sit at a table surrounded by people who believe in them.
But you can help make that moment possible.
SPONSOR A TABLE. HONOR A YOUNG PERSON. HELP US BUILD BELONGING.
BECOME A LOCAL SPONSOR
MAKE A CONTRIBUTION
AMERICA, PULL UP A CHAIR.™
Military Child World Expo Foundation
National Association for Military-Connected Children
www.mcwef.org
www.themilitarychildworldexpo.com
Contributions will be administered according to the receiving organization's applicable legal and tax status. Any tax-deductibility representation will be provided only where authorized.