Dear Friends,

Don’t miss Ann’s “Singer’s Spotlight” with 2 time Tony winner Christine Ebersole on WTTW11 PBS’s Chicago affiliate. 8/21/08 at 8pm, 8/24/08 at 5:30pm and 8/25/08 at 3:30am. Stay tuned for news about a possible national airing.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the generous donations that are coming in and for the many words of encouragement from so many of you.

I want to thank Ken Bardon for inspiring the idea to extend fundraising efforts for the series to my own website.

Much gratitude to Keith Dempster, Jimmy Olsen and Stephen Lindemuth for hosting such a fun sponsorship party in Key West.

Sponsorship opportunities for the taping of the first show with Christine Ebersole are still available and will be through the day on April 1st.

Sandy Raeside, the director of Customer Service at WTTW will be on call to take your 501C3 tax deductible contributions. She can be reached directly at 773-509-5581.

Thank you all for your love of The Great American Songbook and for the many efforts you are making to launch this unprecedented TV series.

I hope I will see you on may 21st or one of the subsequent show tapings!

Please look at the series proposal (click here to download our presentation) and see the sponsorship benefits below. Share this news with fellow culture heroes!

Sponsorship Opportunities

$1,000-$5,000 Contribution
Name listed in the "Special Thanks" section of
the credit roll at the end of the program.

A pair of VIP Tickets to a Television Taping.

$10,000 Contribution
Name will be listed on a billboard with other names
at the beginning and end of the one-hour show.

VIP tickets to the May 21 taping.

$25,000 Contribution
Name will be listed on an individual billboard at the
beginning and end of the one-hour show.

VIP Tickets to the Television Taping on May 21, 2008

$50,000 Contribution
Name will be listed on an individual billboard at the
beginning and end of the one-hour show.

Name will be printed on all press and promotional materials.

VIP tickets to the television taping on May 21, 2008

A private meet and greet with Ann Hampton Callaway
and Christine Ebersole prior to the taping.

$100,000 or More Contribution
A choice of an individual billboard or a :10 promotional spot
that meets with the public television guidelines.

Name will be printed on all press and promotional materials.

Name and logo present on the show's companion website.
Viewers can hyperlink to your website.

VIP Tickets to the television taping on May 21.

A private meet and greet with Ann Hampton Callaway
and Christine Ebersole prior to the taping.

Name included on DVD packaging.