2019 OLP Hackathon Packet

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS AND BENEFITS

ACADEMY OF

OUR LADY OF

PEACE FOUNDED 1882

DEAR COMMUNITY PARTNER, Upon commencing my education at OLP, I had no idea that in less than ten months I would develop the courage to change the world. In reality, maybe I did not completely revolutionize the globe in the traditional sense. However, I did make a considerable difference for being only 14 years old.

It all started when I was browsing the internet news and discovered an astounding statistic that 1 in 3 women globally have faced sexual or physical abuse. Naturally, reading this terrified me. I kept picturing my all-girls high school gym, full of eager young faces and how statistically a third of the entire student body would experience abuse. This kept me up at night. This made me want to do something. How was I supposed to address a global problem? I revisited the site and learned that they were hosting a hackathon, a problem solving competition with a million dollar prize to address this issue.

With a team of innovative colleagues, I headed into a summer break of hard work, tirelessly fighting against abuse.

Despite ultimately losing the million dollar prize, my team and I acquired something extremely valuable from that competition: a new view of the world. We were able to meet with the police chief of San Diego and several other high executives to discuss our opinions regarding women’s safety.

We were not too young to be taken seriously; our opinions mattered. With persistence, age could not hold us back from tackling the world’s largest problems.

This new view of the world has inspired us to new levels of determination. While the women’s safety hackathon ended, there are still millions of other issues that affect our daily lives.

Living in San Diego, we have seen the pollution levels rise, while the trees get browner and the climate gets drier and it is imperative that we devote our efforts to sustainability in the modern world. However, we are not expected to do this alone. That is why we are committed to hosting a hackathon.

We will show other young women in our area that they too can use their creativity to instigate change. A hackathon provides a collaborative and relaxed environment to ignite passion and excitement. Not only will it teach proper business skills and engineering techniques, but it will also empower a new generation of changemakers.

We need your help to make our vision of a sustainability hackathon for young women reality. With your support, we will initiate a wave of innovation that will truly sweep the world off its feet.

Thank you, Emma Rens ‘20 OLP Hackathon Team Lead

2019 Hackathon Leadership Team “Women hold less than 25% of STEM jobs, and hold a disproportionately low share of STEM undergrad degrees, particularly in engineering. However, women who do pursue careers in STEM fields, earn 33% more than comparable women in non-STEM jobs. According to a local CONNECT Innovation Report, the regional innovation sector accounts for more than $55 billion of San Diego’s economic activity and directly impacts 400,500 jobs.”

--Ashley Jacobs, CBS 8 News

A HACKATHON FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MODERN WORLD We’re bringing together 8th-12th grade girls from the greater San Diego community to create collaborative, innovative solutions to global environmental sustainability challenges.

WHAT IS A HACKATHON EXACTLY?

OLP EPICS member. The day will kickoff with a keynote

A Hackathon is a meeting of the minds to challenge current

address and conclude with team presentations and

notions, problem solve, create, and collaborate. OLP’s

judging. We will host about 10 judges from notable

Engineering Projects in Community Service club (EPICS),

companies in the San Diego area. We also welcome

the hosts of OLP’s first annual Hackathon, focuses on how

parents to the Hackathon at the end of the day for a mini

STEM can solve global issues using science, technology,

expo--a chance to visit each team and learn about their

engineering, and math. The experience breaks a large

solution to a grand problem.

group of people into teams, who use technology to create a new product, service, or program that alleviates a world

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

problem. Through collaboration, diverse skillsets and

We are looking for a primary sponsor to bolster this

expertise is shared to catalyze systemic change.

amazing event. Our Champion Sponsor will help our participants see their winning idea come to life. In

During the event, teams work on creating solutions on

addition, we need sponsors to help fund our prizes

environmental issues that affect different regions of the

as recognition of their efforts. Through sponsorship

world. Ideas are incubated and solutions are challenged. At

of the Hackathon, your business or organization will

the end of the Hackathon, each team presents their solution

benefit from direct exposure to hundreds of community

to their designated environmental problem to a panel of

members interested in encouraging and supporting

judges and prizes are awarded to the winning team.

women and you will be aligning your company with leaders in women’s empowerment and education.

WHAT WILL ATTENDANCE LOOK LIKE?

OLP’s Hackathon will be held on campus on Saturday,

September 7, 2019 and we expect 70-100 high school girls (grades 8-12) from around the San Diego area to attend this inaugural event. Each team will have 7-10 girls on the anticipated 10 teams, each team mentored by an

OLP Hackathon Academy of Our Lady of Peace Campus Saturday, September 7, 2019 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

According to the United Nations...

• Women and girls are more likely to carry the burden of energy poverty and experience the adverse effects of lack of safe, reliable, affordable and clean energy • Environmental degradation and climate change have disproportionate impacts on women and children • Women are 14 times more likely than men to die during a disaster

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsorship must be confirmed by Friday, August 9, 2019.

CHAMPION

$5,000 or in-kind equivalent (1 available) • Opportunity to give the opening remarks • Ability to display company branding/signage during the entire course of the event • Opportunity to announce the first place team • Opportunity to have a representative serve as a judge • Company Logo: • Featured on event swag given to participants • On digital event presentation • On printed materials given to participants • On event website • 2 Parking spots

CONSERVER

$3,500 or in-kind equivalent • Opportunity to announce the second or third place teams • Opportunity to have a representative serve as a judge • Company Logo: • Featured on event swag given to participants • On digital event presentation • On event website • 1 Parking spot

COLLABORATOR

$2,000 or in-kind equivalent • Opportunity to have a representative serve as a judge • Company Logo: • • •

Featured on event swag given to participants On digital event presentation On event website

CONTRIBUTOR

$1,000 or in-kind equivalent Company Logo: • • •

Featured on event swag given to participants On digital event presentation On event website

Reserve your sponsorship at aolp.org/hackathon or contact Kaila Weedman ‘08 at kweedman@aolp.org for more information.

Team Testimonials “We as a team believe that women in STEM are the face of the future. Together, we can solve problems, find cures, and envision solutions for a better world. If we take the initiative, we can take our passions for science to new heights.”

--Elena Ruta ’20 “It is imperative that young women feel capable and prepared to handle the future that we will inherit, as it will be up to us to create the world we want to live in. Now, more than ever, opportunities and spaces for young women to expand their understanding of the world and develop solutions to various problems must be available to every girl, as each young woman has the potential and ability to greatly benefit herself, her community, and the greater world around her.”

--Michelle Rickwa ’20

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