Nov 2011 - Black Powder Toys, (BPT) have been officially invited to play the 20th Anniversary Grand Finale Concert for The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity on January 8, 2012. The band will play the main stage in downtown Warsaw which last year had an attendance of 80,000 people. The event will be streamed live on both national channels of Polish TV (TVP1, TVP2) and various other media networks.
The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC, Wielka Orkiestra ?wi?tecznej Pomocy, WO?P) is one of the biggest, non-governmental, non-profit, charity organizations in Poland. Founded in 1993 by Jurek Owsiak, their main objective is, "protecting health and saving children's lives by providing medical equipment to public hospitals"
The Charity's Grand Finale Concert takes place on the first or second Sunday of every New Year. Sponsored by many Polish and worldwide companies, it is a one-day long, nationwide, fundraiser. Over 1500 campaign centers and 120,000 volunteers participate in this annual event.
Throughout the nineteen Grand Finales, the Foundation collected over $110 million for cardio-surgery, neonatology, pediatric oncology, kidney diseases, congenital defects in newborns and children under 5 years of age.
Apart from The Grand Finale, the Foundation also organizes one of the biggest outdoor rock concerts in the world, Woodstock Festival Poland. The attendance at the August 2011 show surpassed 750,000!
Sponsorship Opportunities
Expose your brand to a European audience by sponsoring the Black Powder Toys 2012 Polish Tour. Don't miss your opportunity to reach over 1 million people – TV viewers and concertgoers alike. Custom sponsorship packageswill include logo treatment on print ads, t-shirts, swag, blackpowdertoys.com, Facebook, MySpace, and news releases. Sponsors will also receive plugs during radio and TV interviews.
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