GARDEN OF DREAMS DREAM NOTE MESSAGES
The New York Knicks invite you, the fans, to have your own personal messages displayed on GardenVision during a 2011-12 Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. Dream Note Messages are available for a donation of $100 per message to the Garden of Dreams Foundation. To have your message displayed, please visit the Garden of Dreams Foundation website. Please note that fans are no longer required to send a check in the mail, everything gets processed online. You will only need a valid credit card. Use of inappropriate language will be rejected. In addition, each individual who requests a message will receive a Knicks gift bag delivered to their seat during the game. Dream notes are available up to 72 hours before game date.
CHARITABLE DONATIONS
The New York Knicks community outreach programs focus on assisting tri-state area children facing obstacles. Partnered with the Garden of Dreams Foundation, the Knicks players, staff, and volunteers help to make dreams come true for children facing obstacles. The Knicks will review and consider requests from organizations with similar goals. Please be aware that in order to fulfill as many requests as possible, we can only consider requests for autographed merchandise to be used to support fund-raising initiatives (raffles or auctions) that benefit children facing obstacles. Due to demand of requests received, we are unable to donate tickets, contribute monetarily, purchase event sponsorship signage, or donate bulk amounts of promotional items.
To be considered for donation request, please adhere to the following submission criteria:• Requestors must be charitable organizations (501 C3 organizations)
• Within a 75-mile radius of Madison Square Garden.
• All donation requests must be submitted in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the fundraising event. No telephone, fax, or email requests will be accepted. Written requests must be sent on official letterhead with the following information included:
o Organization Name and full address (no P.O. Boxes)
o Event date, time, and location
o Event description including organization who benefits
o Contact name, phone number, and email
o Item Requested (Photo, Basketball, Jersey)/How the item will be used (raffle or auction)
o Publication deadline/item needed by date
o Any additional information on event/organization that you feel necessary (Event Audience Size)
All requests will be considered on case-by-case basis and every request will be responded to, whether approved or declined. The inability to fulfill a request is based on the above criteria, the number of requests received, and our inventory of items. Unfortunately, due to the number of requests received annually, the New York Knicks are unable to fulfill requests described below:
• Items requested for personal use
• Requests requiring the contribution to any business or organizational rewards programs
• Requests to donate to individuals, groups or organizations soliciting donations on behalf of a third party (e.g. Non-profit walks or runs)
• Multiple donations to the same organization within a given year
Please address requests to:
New York Knicks
Community Relations Department
2 Penn Plaza – 14th Floor
New York, NY 10121
CHARITYBUZZ
The Garden of Dreams Foundation, which works with all areas of Madison Square Garden to make dreams come true for kids facing obstacles, can help make your dreams come true. Exclusive MSG experiences including those involving the Knicks, Rangers and once-in-a-lifetime celebrity opportunities are now up for auction at www.charitybuzz.com.
New items are always being added so be sure to check to see what items are currently up for bid and help Garden of Dreams continue to help kids dreams come true in the tri-state area.
SUBSCRIBER TICKET DONATION PROGRAM
Are there instances during the Knicks season when you cannot attend a game due to conflicts in your schedule?
The Knicks and Garden of Dreams, a 501 c 3 non-profit charity, are pleased to offer you the opportunity to help New York children when you are unable to use your tickets. Your donated tickets will be given to local children's hospitals and community based organizations who partner with the Garden of Dreams Foundation. While helping make dreams come true for kids in crisis, by giving them the opportunity to come to The Garden, your contribution is also tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
If you can't make it to a game and you would like to donate your tickets...
Please contact the Season Subscriptions department at (212) 465-6050 for more information, or call the Garden of Dreams Foundation directly at (212) 465-4170 to notify us of which game you would like to donate your tickets to...
Madison Square Garden
2 Penn Plaza, 14th Floor
NY, NY 10121
*** Tickets must be delivered to us at least two business days prior to the specific game in which you are donating tickets for. Please note: because the Foundation benefits children, single tickets cannot be accepted. Minimum donation of two tickets only.
The Garden of Dreams Foundation will send out an acknowledgement letter to every donor confirming receipt of the tickets. These mailings are conducted each quarter.
The Garden of Dreams Foundation is committed to helping children facing obstacles in the tri-state area, whether they are suffering from devastating illness, homelessness, abuse, hunger, extreme poverty or tragedy. Garden of Dreams will work closely with all areas of Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall to build meaningful, unforgettable programs for children affiliated with local children's hospitals, "wish" organizations and community based organizations.
Should there be an occasion in the future when you must miss a game, we hope you will participate in the Garden's ticket return program, and help New York's children experience the in-arena excitement of the Knicks. Their attendance will be thanks to you. Should you wish to receive more information about the Garden of Dreams Foundation, please feel free to call our hotline at 212-465-4170 or log onto www.gardenofdreamsfoundation.org.
A copy of the Foundation's annual report may be obtained, upon request, from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, 2 Penn Plaza, 14th Floor, New York, N.Y., 10121, or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York N.Y., 10271.
