Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities
Thank you for visiting YCAL’s Sponsorship Opportunities Page. YCAL provides several key events throughout the year that would be difficult to maintain without the generous support of our event sponsors.
YCAL events offer a captive audience comprising of local educators, administrators, school board members, students, and various leaders throughout the community. If you are interested in exploring some upcoming sponsorship opportunities, please see the listings below.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss some events in more detail, please contact Kevin Appnel, YCAL Executive Director at kappnel@ycal.us or (717) 505-0044.
Current Sponsorship Opportunities
YCAL offers several levels of event sponsorship for each event which will include various levels of exposure before, during, and at the event. For single events, the various levels offered are Presenter ($3,000), Gold Sponsor ($1,500), Silver Sponsor ($750) and Partner Sponsor ($300).
YCAL also offers the ability to be an annual event sponsor which secures sponsorship for all four (4) of YCAL’s annual events. Annual Event Sponsors are offered at Gold Sponsor ($3,000), Silver Sponsor ($1,500) and Partner Sponsor ($600). Please see the table below the list of events for the specific benefits of each level.

Annual Report and Recognition Reception
August 24, 2023
Anticipated Audience:
York County School administrators, educators, and community/business partners
Previous Year’s Attendance: 80
This event is formatted as a 2-hour networking/happy hour event with a brief 30-minute program to review YCAL’s previous year impact and to provide an overview for the upcoming school year. This event also serves to recognize those partners that have assisted YCAL in fulfilling its mission throughout the past year. Ideal sponsors are those organizations looking to build awareness and show support to school personnel and YCAL-affiliated employment partners.
Career Education and Work Standards Symposium
October 19, 2023
Anticipated Audience:
York County school teachers, administrators, advisors, and counselors
Previous Year’s Attendance: 144
This educator-centered event includes dinner, break-out sessions, an employer panel, and door prizes. The purpose of this event is to promote inclusion of Career Education and Work Standards into curriculum at all levels of K-12 education. Sponsors are provided with a display table to engage attendees during arrival and dinner.
Career Readiness Education Workshop (CREW)
March 7, 2024
Anticipated Audience:
York County students, teachers, counselors, and industry speakers/representatives
Previous Year’s Attendance: 240
This student-focused event includes 16 career cluster breakout sessions presented by practitioners in that field. The second half of the day provides students with an essential business skills session, lunch, and a post-secondary expo consisting of local schools, training centers, military career recruiters, and exceptional employers.
School Directors Dinner
April 3, 2024
Anticipated Audience:
York County school board members, superintendents, teachers, and counselors
Previous Year’s Attendance: 125
This event is held annually to celebrate and honor members of the York County School Boards for their service and belief in the value of education. In addition to the award presentation, YCAL will showcase one of its programs with participants from that program attending the event to speak of their experiences. Ideal sponsors are businesses that wish to build awareness and promote their product, services, and general goodwill/support to the school board members and school administrators in attendance.
Sponsorship Levels and Recognition
Sponsorship Deliverables | PRESENTER | GOLD | SILVER | PARTNER |
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Logo Featured as “Presented by” on All Event Promotions | ✓ | – | – | – |
Speaking Opportunity at the Event | ✓ | – | – | – |
Company Logo on Event Promotions, Website, and Handouts | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
Company Name on Event Promotions, Website, and Handouts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
Inclusion in YCAL Annual Report | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Promotional table(s) at Sponsored Event | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Reserved Seating for Company Representatives at Event | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Click Here for a Printable Version of the 2023-2024 Sponsorship Opportunities Summary Page
