TRU is hosting our 10th anniversary gala on November 16!  Sponsorships and program advertisements are available.

As a sponsor or ad buyer, you will be supporting TRU's work to improve and promote transit in greater Detroit.  Your business will also get exposure in our program as a record of your support of public transit in Greater Detroit. Sponsors could also receive promotion at the event and beyond, event tickets, and a tax deduction. (Details below)

Please join the following generous sponsors in supporting TRU:

• Benefactors:
  • Barbara Van Dusen
  • Merrill Lynch
  • The Frank Moss Group
  • The Northern Trust
  • Crothall Services Group
• Patrons:
  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • Integrity Home Health Care
  • The People Mover (run by the Detroit Transportation Corporation)
    
• Sponsors:
  • Larson Realty Group
  • Executive Strategies
  • Sterling Group
    
  • Harriet Saperstein
  • Landscapeforms
  • Comerica
  • Martin-Waymire Advocacy Communications
  • Gail & Michael Whitty
    

We are providing two opportunities to partner on this event - SPONSORSHIPs and PROGRAM ADs.  Details on both are available by downloading our Anniversary Guide to Sponsorships and Advertisements.

Sponsorships:

Sponsorships are a unique and powerful expression of support for TRU and the transit movement. In addition to a charitable tax-deduction, you will receive the following benefits:

• $250 - Sponsor
  • Quarter page ad in program
  • Company name listed in print materials, at event, and on DetroitTransit.org website
  • Two event tickets
• $500 - Patron
  • Half page ad in program
  • Name and logo in print materials and posted at event
  • Name and logo listed on TRU website with a link to your website
  • Four event tickets
• $1,000 - Benefactor
  • Full page ad in program
  • Poster or banner posted at event with your logo
  • Table at event (for eight guests)
  • All other patron benefits
• $3,000 – Lead Sponsor
  • Full page, full color ad on back cover of program book
  • Logo listed first and largest in print materials, at event, and on website
  • Up to two tables at the event (for sixteen guests)

For more information or to sign up as a sponsor, please complete and return the sponsor form or contact TRU Treasurer Larry Hands at 313-963-8872.  For details on sponsor benefits and submitting ads and logos, download the sponsor guide. 

Program Advertisements (and Congratulations Messages)

Ads provide great exposure for your business in a smart, 8.5” x 11” program book.  Ads in our program are sold in four sizes:

• Business Card: $50
• Quarter-Page: $100
• Half-Page: $250
• Full-Page: $500

Note - All ads must be pre-formatted and ready to print. TRU does not design ads.

For more information or to purchase an ad, contact TRU Organizer Josh Hyman at 313-963-8872 or 516-457-8504.