Be A Sponsor

The Children’s Circle of Friends Breakfast is a growing philanthropic event which offers businesses and supporters the opportunity to directly and positively affect the lives of the most vulnerable children in our community while gaining regional exposure.

For The Child works hard to offer a quality event on a lean budget so that all sponsorship funding above the costs of the breakfast can go directly to services for children.

Become a Sponsor today!
Sponsorship levels:

• Champion: $5,000
• Defender: $2,500
• Advocate: $1,000

2009 Children's Circle of Friends Sponsors

• Long Beach Police Association
• Long Beach Firefighters and Honorary Firefighters Associations

Please contact Denise Dahlhausen, Development Director for further information. (562) 422-8472 or e-mail ddahlhausen@forthechild.org.

Be A Table Captain

To sign up online to be a table captain, click here to send an email with your phone number.

The success of the Children’s Circle of Friends Breakfast lies in the volunteer Table Captain’s assistance and leadership. Table Captains are the engine that makes this work.

The Breakfast is an old fashioned person to person appeal to build support for and understanding of the needs of young children in Long Beach who have been abused or have severe behavioral disorders as well as children who may be at risk of abuse. As a table captain you invite your circle of friends, relatives, colleagues…people who share your interest and passion for helping children and who may or may not know of the work For The Child does in the community.

It is the table captain’s job to tell those they are inviting before they come, that if, after they hear about FTC’s work in the community, they want to support us, we hope they will give – that day - at a minimum level of $100. There is no obligation to give and the table captain will not have to ask for donations – only their time to listen. The breakfast will have corporate sponsorship. 100% of all individual donations made by breakfast guests will be directed to services for children.

Table Captain's Job:

• Donate minimum of $100
• Have 9 of your generous friends and colleagues commit to joining you at the breakfast and to consider giving $100 (more if able) if they feel FTC’s work is worth supporting. It is important to invite people who can comfortably give at that level (It can be a single donation, quarterly or monthly).
• We will do the “ask” at the breakfast, you will not have to pressure your friends (other than getting them there with full knowledge of what we will be asking). A donation box and donation/pledge cards will be the centerpiece of each table – people will be asked to do something that day – donate, pledge…

Be An Attendee

Attend the breakfast

Attendees at the breakfast will be asked to make a minimum donation of $100 that day. The donation can be a single donation or a quarterly or monthly pledge. If you would like to attend, please contact Denise Dahlhausen (562) 422-8472 or e-mail ddahlhausen@forthechild.org.