The Fort Collins Series of Poker is now in its 4th Season and we would like to offer you a wonderful opportunity to help local children achieve their dreams of attending college.

The Realities for Children Triumph Awards Endowment Fund has been designed to offer scholarships to at risk and abused children that have triumphed over the abuse in their lives and are ready to attend college. Our goal with this fund is to build it to over $500,000 and, every other year, award scholarships to deserving kids from the interest created by the fund. The incredible thing about an Endowment Fund is, since the principal balance can never be touched, any money put into the fund will generate money for scholarships for generations to come.

The Fort Collins Series of Poker is the largest fundraiser for the Triumph Awards as well as the Largest and Longest Running Charity Poker Tournament in Northern Colorado. Over the last 3 Seasons of the FCSOP we have raised over $37,000 ($19,000 in Season 3 alone). We would like to ask for your help in reaching our goal of $25,000 in Season 4 of the FCSOP.

Below is the outline for businesses sponsor packages as well as, a description of our events. We have about 80-90 players at each event and they are all encouraged to visit our tournament sponsors to say "Thank you" as well as support the businesses that support our tournaments.

Here is the outline for Season 4 of the FCSOP:

Selected Dates:
Location: CB& Potts, 1415 W. Elizabeth St. in Fort Collins
Cards fly at Noon.

Sept 11th, 2010 (Saturday Event)
Nov 13th, 2010 (Saturday Event)
January 30th, 2011
March 27th, 2011
May 1st, 2011
May 22, 2011 (“The Finals”)

A few of our events will have different themes this year.

Sept 12th. "Challenge Event" ($1500 WSOP Seat Grand Prize)
We will be "Challenging" each VIP player invited to bring a friend to also become a VIP.
We will also be challenging players to use our pledge forms and show them how easy it is to hang the form up at work or encourage family and friends to donate $10-$20 each. The player then brings that money to our FREE poker event as a donation to the RFC Triumph Awards.
Players will also be encouraged to "Challenge" their friends to see who can outlast one another.

Nov 14th "Caribbean Adventure Tournament" (Cruise Package Grand Prize)
This event will feature a Caribbean Vacation as its prize instead of a WSOP seat as usual in our qualifying events. We will decorate appropriately and encourage lots of Hawaiian Shirts and other stuff to add a bit of fun.

January 30th “Sports Themed Event” ($1500 WSOP Seat Grand Prize)
Our January event is the weekend between the Playoffs and Super Bowl each year. Players are encouraged to wear their favorite sports jersey and we hold a silent auction of signed jerseys donated by one of our players who has an Online Sports Apparel store.

March 27th  "Celebrity Knockout Tournament"($1500 WSOP Seat Grand Prize)
We will invite at least 10 "Celebrities" to play in our event. Whoever knocks that celebrity out will get a trophy and an autographed picture or t-shirt. Last season we were blessed to have two time WSOP Bracelet Winner Mark Seif fly out to promote our event. This year he will return, as well as other well known poker celebrities and local celebrities.

May 1st "Last Chance Qualifier"($1500 WSOP Seat Grand Prize)
This event is always a big draw as players try one last time to make the Final Table which will automatically get them entered into “The Finals”. This event is also the last chance our players will have to earn points for the Season Four Triumph Cup.

May 22nd “The Finals” ($1500 WSOP Seat Grand Prize)
At the finals we will award a $1500 Seat in the 2011 World Series of Poker and other sponsor prizes. We will also award the Season Four Triumph Cup and this year’s winner will be crowned "The best player in town" and guarantee them a write up in a local publication (Coloradoan, Style etc).

"The Triumph Cup"
This is our big award this year. This is a trophy awarded to the winner (based on a points system similar to the "WSOP Player of the Year") This is a large cup that we will engrave with the winners name on a large plaque and all throughout the year will be filling this cup with gift certificates from sponsors. Each gift certificate will be worth at least $25 and it will have quite a value by the final event. The cup will be at all of our events so the players can see it and watch it fill up.

Business Sponsor Packages

"The Royal Flush"
$5000 Full Season Sponsor
We would rename our tournament to include the sponsor name. (i.e. "The Fort Collins Series of Poker Charity Event presented by _______________")
Marketing would include
Logo on Websites (Main, Facebook and others)
Logo on t-shirts (Large and Centered)
5-10 minutes to speak at each event
Mentions from stage at each event
Consolation table sponsorship
Logo on all table tents
Booth or table at each event (if desired by sponsor)
Banners at each event (supplied by sponsor)
Commemorative hat or shirt (specially made) with sponsor recognition
Plaque for business with sponsor recognition
Large Centered Logo on all Poker Table Felts (see attached)
Access to our email list

"The Straight Flush"
$1500 Season Sponsor
Marketing would include
Logo on Websites (Main, Facebook and others)
Logo on T-shirts
Mentions from stage at each event
Consolation table sponsorship (Gift Certs supplied by sponsor)
Logo on all table tents
Plaque for business with sponsor recognition
Booth or table at each event
Banners at each event (supplied by sponsor)

"The Full House"
$350 (Cash) Single Tournament Sponsor
Marketing would include
Mentions from stage at event
Consolation table sponsorship (Gift Certs supplied by sponsor)
Logo on all table tents
Banners at event (supplied by sponsor)
Booth at event (if desired)

"Straight Sponsor"
$350 (In Gift Certificates only)
This sponsor will get mentions from stage as a consolation table sponsor and at least $50 worth of GC's will be put into the "Triumph Cup" as an overall prize to get mentions at the final event also.
Banners at each event (supplied by sponsor)
Booth or table at event (if desired)