Vernon “Skip” McCain 2014 Alumni Week Classic

UMES Club Football Proposal

UMES Club Football Princess Anne, Maryland

Vernon “Skip” McCain Alumni Week Classic

UMES Club Football Proposal

Honorees: Vernon “Skip” McCain and Members of UMES Football from 1947 to1979

Vernon “Skip” McCain was head football coach, head

basketball coach, and athletic director from 1948 to 1964. If

only the media had found its way to the Eastern Shore of

Maryland and the tiny village of Princess Anne, what a story

they would have uncovered.

The entire nation would have discovered a football

powerhouse who broke both racial barriers and the

competitive spirit of the teams they played. America would have recognized that

this humble, 5 foot 5 inch man had a higher winning percentage (83.3%) for a

17-year period than some of his more famous coaching contemporaries recorded

during the same era. Coach McCain’s record for his 17-year coaching career was

an astounding 105 wins, 18 losses and 7 ties. This included six undefeated

seasons--four were perfect seasons in 1949, 1950, 1952, and 1955. He was

inducted in the College Football Hall of Hall in 2006, and was awarded

American Football Coaches Association Trailblazer Award in 2013.

Purpose: Fundraising event for Vernon “Skip” McCain/UMES Football Reinstatement

Fund and UMES Club Football. This event represents the first fall homecoming

event at UMES since football was discontinued in 1979.

Event: UMES Club football game. UMES will wear 1949 throwback Hawk uniforms in

memory of Coach McCain and UMES football glory days.

Date: 10/11/14

Time: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Place: Shorebird Stadium, Salisbury, Maryland

Ticket Price: General Admission-$10.00; Lawn Seating-$10.00; Box Seating-$15.00; and Club

Level Seating $20.00.

Seating Capacity: General Admission-3,370; Box Seating-1,558; and Club Level Seating-274

(Total Capacity-5,202*) *Overflow lawn seating is available.

Program Sales: Net proceeds from programs including ads and sponsorship would go to the

Vernon “Skip” McCain/UMES Football Reinstatement Fund

Budget: All project costs would be underwritten with corporate sponsorship and private

donations. No university funds to be used.

What have we accomplished thus far?

What is next?

Homecoming at Delmarva Shorebirds - Arthur W. Perdue Stadium

How can I help?

By Becoming an Event Sponsor

Type of Sponsorship Levels

Platinum $10,000

Gold $5,000

Silver $2,500

Bronze $1,000

Sponsorship Benefits:

Advertising Benefits

Each sponsor will be mentioned in all billboard, TV and radio advertisements and will be mentioned

during appropriate times throughout the event.

Complimentary Tickets Amount

1. Platinum 10 Club Level

2. Gold 10 Box Seats

3. Silver 5 Box Seats and 5 General Admission

4. Bronze 10 General Admission

Complimentary Programs Amount

1. Platinum 10 Club Level

2. Gold 10 Box Seats

3. Silver 5 Box Seats and 5 General Admission

4. Bronze 10 General Admission

All sponsors will be included in programs.

Mailing Address:

Make payments payable to:

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Foundation

Vernon “Skip” McCain Football Reinstatement Fund (Acct#04-40197)

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

2105 Kiah Hall

Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

About the

Vernon “Skip” McCain Football Reinstatement Fund

Vernon “Skip” McCain Football Reinstatement Fund is the primary vehicle established by the

alumni to help fund and support club football program at UMES. This Fund was established in

2002 by Bryant C. Mitchell (Class of 1978) in memorial of two Hawks greats: Coach Vernon

“Skip” McCain, Coach Harold “House” Gray (Class of 1963) and one fallen Hawk, Terry

Fiddermon (Class of 1979).

Direct gifts are the most common way of contributing. They are made in the form of automatic

payroll deductions, money orders and checks. As a donor, you have the option of contributing

once annually or periodically throughout the year. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Foundation qualifies for most charitable matching gift programs. Please contact your employer

to see if you are eligible for a matching gift program.

Hundred (100) percent of the total amount of your gift is tax deductible as a charitable

contribution for income tax purposes, according to Internal Revenue Service code, Section

170(m). Additionally, it is the responsibility of each donor to report to the IRS the cost of any

additional benefits received as a part of your giving efforts.

To promote financially transparency each of the endowed funds managed by the University of

Maryland Eastern Shore Foundation is given a unique account number. The unique account for

this fund is 04-40197.