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Zeke Williams Sponsorship Opportunity
Become a member of my championship team, as I con4nue to pursue the dream of becoming an Olympic gold medalist in cross-‐country skiing. Through sponsorship, you’ll join forces with other leaders to support one of the top amateur athletes in OAawa-‐Ga4neau.
Zeke Williams [email protected] Blog: http://zek3r.blogspot.ca/ 819-671-9623
Sponsorship Benefits Connec4on Par4cipa4on Recogni4on Inspira4on
Key Facts • Born in 1993 in London, Ontario • Lives in Cantley, Quebec • Height: 5O 11in (178 cm) Weight: 158 lbs (72 kg) • Res4ng Heart Rate: 50 bpm • Although I’m listed in the race results as
Ezekiel Williams, call me “Zeke”
Family • Eldest of six skiing siblings (three boys, three girls) • My mom is the high-‐energy glue and oil that
keeps our family running smoothly • My dad is an English prof at Carleton University,
and is a volunteer coach at Nakkertok
Skiing Profile • Started XC skiing at four, and have been training
year-‐round since age 11 • Proud member of Nakkertok Nordic, the largest
ski club in Canada • Aggregate Champion at Canadian Na4onals
(2011 and 2013) • Represented Canada at 2013 World Juniors • Member of the Quebec Ski Team since 2011 • Favourite events: Freestyle (skate ski) sprints
& 15 km Classic
Off-‐snow • Part-‐4me student at Carleton University
(double major in Math & Physics) • Part-‐4me employee at Fresh Air Experience • Volunteer: Nakkertok, Sportcafé, Camp Fortune
Mountain Bike Trail Work • Grade 8 Royal Conservatory of Music (Piano) • Role Models: Devon Kershaw, J.R.R. Tolkien • Favourite Books: Dune; Ender’s Game; The Tiger
2013 – Junior A category (18-‐20 year olds) 1st -‐ Aggregate Champion at Canadian Na4onals 1st -‐ Canadian Na4onals 1.6 km (Classic) 1st -‐ Canmore Alberta Canada Cup 1.6 km (Skate) 1st -‐ Sovereign Lake Bri4sh Columbia Canada Cup 20km (Classic) 2nd -‐ Canadian Na4onals 10 km (Skate) 2nd -‐ Canadian World Junior Try-‐outs 1.4 km (Classic) 3rd -‐ Canadian World Junior Try-‐outs 20 km (Skiathlon) 3rd -‐ Canadian World Junior Try-‐outs 15 km (Skate) Represented Canada at 2013 World Juniors (Czech Republic)
2012 Junior A category (18-‐20 year olds) 2nd -‐ U.S. Na4onal Cup (SuperTour) Finals 1.6 km (Classic) 3rd -‐ U.S. Na4onals 1.6 km (Skate) 3rd -‐ Canadian World Junior Trials 1.4 km (Skate)
2011 Junior B category (16-‐17 year olds) 1st -‐ Aggregate Champion at Canadian Na4onals 1st -‐ Na4onal Champion 10 km (Skate) 1st -‐ Na4onal Champion 15 km (Skate) 1st -‐ Canadian Eastern Champion 800 m (Skate) 1st -‐ Canadian Eastern Champion 15 km (Classic)
Recent Successes
“Zeke has the poten4al to be as successful as Devon Kershaw or Alex Harvey, and help further establish Canada’s place as an emerging force in Nordic Skiing.”
Mike Vieira, Training Center Coach, Alberta World Cup Academy
Zeke Williams
This Year: • Qualify for World Under-‐23 Championships
(Val di Fiemme, Italy) • Place in the top 3 Under-‐23 athletes at
Canadian Championships • Get “carded” (government funding) Longer-‐term: • Make Senior Men’s Canadian Na4onal Ski team • Compete at Winter Olympics, beginning in 2018 • Podium on the World Cup Circuit • Complete university degree • Leverage experiences and educa4on to pursue
a career in Academics
Strategy for Success Like many high-‐performance athletes, I use a “pyramid” system of goals to help me succeed. At the base of the pyramid are the many liAle goals that I set myself at the beginning of each week and each month, while at the top I have my long-‐term goals that I will achieve several years down the line.
2013 Budget: Alberta World Cup Academy I’ve been selected to join the Alberta World Cup Academy in Canmore, star4ng May 2013. This is a cri4cal and exci4ng next step in my development as it will provide me with higher-‐level coaching, more concerted training and support, and help drama4cally accelerate my growth. The cost to pursue my dreams this year will be about $25,000. I’m contribu4ng about 25% of this from work and savings.
On the basis of a successful year ahead in 2013/14, I may become eligible for federal and provincial funding that would contribute up to 70-‐90% of these costs. I will, of course, con4nue to look towards sponsorships in the years ahead, to augment this support.
Training center & racing $12,000
Food $5,000
Accommoda4on $5,000
Travel $2,000
University (Distance Ed) $1,000
Total $25,000
Goals
That’s me
Zeke has the potenVal to be as successful as Devon Kershaw or Alex Harvey, and help further establish Canada’s place as an emerging force in Nordic Skiing.” -‐-‐ Mike Vieira, Development Team Coach, Alberta World Cup Academy I would welcome the opportunity to meet with
you to discuss a custom package that may beAer address your specific interests.
Notes: 1. Logo: Size and placement of logo on team suits is subject to team standards. These will be
confirmed 2. Individual updates will be via phone or email and provide you with an update on Zeke’s
training and racing season to date. 3. Ski and wax lessons will be provided at the Nakkertok Nordic Ski Club in Cantley, Quebec 4. Year-‐end dinner event will be hosted in OAawa in the spring/summer of 2014. I will provide a
slideshow and summary of the past year, and discuss plans for the year ahead 5. Speaking/MeeVng ParVcipaVon: I would be happy to meet with you, your employees or other
community organiza4on to share my story, talk about seqng and reaching goals, or simply providing a young person’s perspec4ves on sports, community or other topics
Individual Bronze Silver Gold
1. Your logo on Zeke’s racing suit1 -‐-‐ -‐-‐ -‐-‐ Yes
2. Your logo on Zeke’s warm-‐up suit1 -‐-‐ -‐-‐ -‐-‐ Yes
3. Your logo on Zeke’s website -‐-‐ -‐-‐ Medium Large
4. Social media men4ons (blog, TwiAer…) -‐-‐ 1x 4x 12x
5. Individual update2 1 -‐-‐ 1 2
6. Ski with Zeke / Technique lesson3 -‐-‐ 1 hour 1 hour 2 hours
7. Wax lesson3 -‐-‐ ½ hr ½ hour 1 hour
8. Signed racing photo Yes Yes Yes Yes
9. Zeke’s Team: Year-‐end dinner event4 -‐-‐ Yes Yes
10. Speaking / Mee4ng Par4cipa4on5 -‐-‐ -‐-‐ 2 hours
Sponsorship $100+ $500 $1,000 $2,500
Sponsorship & Benefits Connec4on Par4cipa4on Recogni4on Inspira4on
