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Continental's commitment to the communities it serves remains a major priority. Our concentration of involvement is focused primarily in our U.S. hub locations - New York/Newark, Houston and Cleveland. These cities comprise our major operations and are home to the vast majority of our employees and customers.
Continental's sponsorships are solely on an in-kind basis (airline transportation certificates) and do not include matching gifts, cash donations, assistance for individuals or support in the following areas: political or fraternal organizations, capital and building campaigns, religious institutions, thrill sports, beauty pageants or individual public or private schools.
All requests must be made in writing no later than ninety (90) days in advance of the event date. Please allow a minimum of thirty (30) days for a written response. All responses will be sent by e-mail only to the address provided in your request.
While we wish we could support all of the thousands of worthy submissions we receive each year, the volume of requests is far greater than our ability and resources to accommodate each one. We appreciate your understanding should your request be one that we are unable to support.
Please follow these specific guidelines when submitting a proposal:
Information Required for Proposal Submission and Review
- Description of organization, event and/or activity
- Specific date of event and/or activity
- Location of event and/or activity
- Specific numeric request in terms of in-kind contribution (number of tickets)
- Intended use of in-kind airline certificates
- Number of people attending event and/or activity
- Specific benefits to be provided to Continental in return for possible support (i.e. publicity, signage recognition, logo placement, advertising, etc.)
- Name, address, phone number and e-mail address for point of contact
Documents Required for Inclusion in Submission
- A copy of your organization's IRS tax-exempt letter
- List of board of directors, including affiliations
- List of other sponsors and level of their sponsorship
- Copies of any previous year's promotional materials
- Audited financial statements and copy of most recent annual report
Information and Documents must be mailed to the following address:
Continental Airlines
Community Affairs Department
P.O. Box 4607
Houston, TX 77210-4607
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