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Special Olympics North Carolina World's Largest Truck Convoy
Special Olympics Fundraising Events



World's Largest Truck Convoy
for Special Olympics
September 20, 2008 
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh




The World's Largest Truck Convoy is a celebration of the trucking industry and their unwavering support of Special Olympics. It is a unique one-day celebration in which local law enforcement officers escort a convoy of trucks through cities and towns in 38 US states and Canadian provinces to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics athletes.

Video Highlights of World's Largest Truck Convoy in North Carolina-2007

To Participate in the Convoy a $100 donation per truck is required.

All participants in the convoy will receive a 2008 World's Largest Truck Convoy T-shirt, complimentary lunch and a Truck Convoy goodie bag.
NC TRUCK CONVOY REGISTRATION FORM

Be the LEAD Truck!
Individual drivers are encouraged to raise funds to bid for the honor of being the Lead Truck. Visit www.firstgiving.com/sonc to create a personal World's Largest Truck Convoy fundraising Web page. All donations earned qualify drivers for incentive prizes as well as honor of lead truck. Drivers raising $250 + earn a Truck Convoy mug; $1000+ earns drivers a 1/64 scale Replica Truck Convoy big rig truck.

Special Olympics athletes, families and friends will be on hand at both locations to meet and cheer on participants.

Types of Vehicles Required:
All trucks must be of 10-GVW or larger. Semi-trucks, truck/trailer combinations, large trucks, low-boys, dump trucks, flat beds, buses, large tow trucks, large box trucks, etc. are all eligible. No hazardous materials or trucks with alcohol or tobacco names or logos are permitted.

2008 Day of Event Schedule
8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Registration
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. World's Largest Truck Convoy
12 p.m. Lunch, prizes and more

Convoy Routes
Charlotte - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 707 Pavilion Blvd
- Start out going NORTH on Pavilion Blvd toward US-29S
- Turn LEFT onto US 29S. Proceed to I-485 South
- Turn LEFT onto I-485 South
- Drive to Exit 51- Hwy 74 Independence Blvd.
- Cross the bridge and return to I-485 North
- Take the US-29 exit -- Exit 32
- Turn LEFT onto US-29N/N Tryon Street
- Turn RIGHT onto Pavilion Blvd.
- End at Verizon Wireles Amphitheater

Raleigh - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, 3801 Rock Quarry Road
- A 26 mile loop around the 440 Beltline going west from Alltel Pavilion
- The route will be out of Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek , left onto Rock Quarry Rd.
- Right onto Jones Sausage Rd
- Right onto 40W
- Travel to 40/440W, bear right onto 440 around Raleigh clockwise
- Continue on the Beltline and return to 40E
- Take a left onto Jones Sausage, left onto Rock Quarry and right into the TWC Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek

Sponsorship Levels

2008 Truck Convoy Sponsorship Package (pdf)
All sponsors receive their company name on the event T-shirt.. A brief overview of sponsorship levels and benefits is below. Please see the Sponsorship Package for a complete list of benefits.

2008 Truck Convoy Vendor Sponsor Package
(pdf)

Presenting Sponsor - $10,000
Logo on SONC Web site, recognition as principal sponsor in all media coverage (The World's Largest Truck Convoy for SONC presented by...), banner and booth at event, etc.

Principle Sponsor - $6,000
Up to 50 trucks in the convoy, logo on SONC Web site, recognition as bronze sponsor in all media coverage, banner and booth at event, etc.

Benefactor Sponsor - $3,000
Logo on SONC Web site, recognition as benefactor sponsor in all media coverage, banner and booth at event, etc.

Patron Sponsor - $1,000
Name on SONC Web site, recognition as patron sponsor in all media coverage, banner at event, etc.

For more information contact Dot Kohlbach at dkohlbach@sonc.net or 800-843-6276 ext. 119.

2008 Presenting Sponsor

2008 Principle Sponsors


2008 Benefactor Sponsors




2008 Patron Sponsors

2008 Media Sponsor for Charlotte Leg