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Belleville's Got Talent
Come and enjoy an evening full of live, local entertainment by the best talent in Belleville. The night will be filled with dinner, networking, and supporting inspiring artists. We will also be kicking off our new Belleville CEO's Artitorium which will eventually be an on-line venue to assist local artists in selling their work of art. Belleville CEO will have on hand that night pieces of local art to purchase through a silent auction.
Belleville's Got Talent tickets are now available.
Adults: $25
Students: $15
Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite www.tinyurl.com/bellevilletalent or by contacting bellevilleceo2018@gmail.com.
Belleville CEO's purpose is to encourage a close community and to inspire the success of individuals and businesses. Although our class consists of high school seniors from Althoff, East and West, we are driven entrepreneurs who see the untapped potential of this city and the people who live here--potential that we wish to bring out in our third annual class business. Belleville's Got Talent is an experience that will unite the community through what Belleville knows best...ART! So don't miss a chance to be part of this wonderful event and buy your tickets today!
Thank You To Our Sponsors
We wanted to thank the following businesses who have already committed their sponsorship to the Belleville's Got Talent sponsorship.
Diamond Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Friends of Belleville CEO
Major Mark Eckert
Sponsorships Available
Belleville’s Got Talent’s financial success greatly depends on sponsorships. That is why we are happy to visit 50+ businesses throughout the school year, we know our community has many great organizations that strive to have superior community involvement. The Belleville’s Got Talent’s sponsorship investments will be tiered by levels of diamond, platinum, and gold. There are several ways in which Belleville CEO will ensure the sponsors receive recognition for their contribution and it is dependent on the level in which their contribution is applicable. The ways Belleville CEO will advertise their sponsors can be found below.
Diamond | Sponsorship Criteria: $750
All diamond sponsors will receive total benefits from their contribution. All diamond sponsors will get:
- Occasional mentions between acts by the host(s)
- 4 free tickets
- VIP Status: front table seating and priority dinner serving
- Listed as sponsors of silent auction items
- Company logo placed:
- Individually in the event powerpoint
- On all table centerpieces
- On the Belleville CEO Class Business website
- In the weekly newsletter
- On sponsor page in the event program
- On the main stage banner
- On our Facebook Event page
- Your sponsorship, which includes 4 tickets for attendance at the event valued at $25 per ticket may be eligible for a charitable tax deduction in the amount above the ticket value.
Platinum | Sponsorship Criteria: $500
All platinum sponsors will get:
- 2 free tickets
- Their company logo placed:
- In the event powerpoint, grouped with other Platinum sponsors
- Scatter-displayed on the table centerpieces
- On the Belleville CEO Class Business website
- In the weekly newsletter
- On sponsor page in the event program
- On the main stage banner
- On our Facebook Event page
- Your sponsorship, which includes 2 tickets for attendance at the event valued at $25 per ticket may be eligible for a charitable tax deduction in the amount above the ticket value.
Gold | Sponsorship Criteria: $250
All gold sponsors will get:
- Their company logo placed:
- In the event powerpoint, grouped with other Gold sponsors
- On the Belleville CEO Class Business website
- In the weekly newsletter
- On sponsor page in the event program
- On our Facebook Event page
- Your sponsorship may be eligible for a charitable tax deduction.
Friend of Belleville CEO | Sponsorship Criteria: Any Desired Amount
All Friends of Belleville CEO will get:
- Their logo/name placed on the sponsor page in the event program
- Your sponsorship may be eligible for a charitable tax deduction
Becoming a Sponsor
To become a sponsor, email bellevilleceo2018@gmail.com to:
- State your interest with a Belleville CEO student
- Express level of sponsor in which you would like to invest
The 2018 Belleville CEO class is grateful for all sponsorship investments.
Artitorium
Belleville CEO will be hosting a silent auction at Belleville's Got Talent which will showcase young upcoming artists. Eventually Artitorium will be an on-line website where one can view pieces of art by local young high school and college age artists.
Here is a sneak-peak of some art that will be featured that night at Belleville's Got Talent:
The artist is Ian Hass
Medium is clay.
Title: Blue Melting Pot
A Big Thank You to Our New Host Business
The Belleville CEO would like to thank Mathis, Marifian & Richter for hosting us this quarter. We appreciate your support and allowing us to use your conference room for these next two months.
Belleville CEO Reunion
Friday was our first day back from Christmas break and we had a CEO Reunion with former CEO students, primarily from the Class of 2016-17. The former students shared their memories from their class business, Around the Fountain: A Belleville CEO Experience and tried to help us with any problems that we may run into with our Belleville Got’s Talent showcase. They also talked about how the CEO class prepared them for college. The past CEO students also talked about the problems that they ran into when first going to college and how they overcame them. I know for a fact that each one of the current CEO students took something from the CEO Alumni students. The CEO class is so thankful for the former CEO students who came and spoke to us and gave us really great life tips for the future. We wish all the CEO Alumni the best of luck in college and the best of luck in future. Thanks again!
Written by Martrell Robinson
Each of the Alumni stood up, introduced themselves, and told the current CEO students what they are doing right now.
Alumni Tim Donaho & Stephen Waltrip shared their experiences since graduating from high school.
Alumni Austin Thurman shared with the students how he had to change his study habits after receiving poor grades on tests initially.
Alumni Royce Payne told the current students to take advantage of all of the opportunities that they have available to them right now. Once you get in college, you are solely responsible for all of your actions. 
Alumni Michael Lassman was telling the group how CEO helped him in college.
Nick explained their class business, Belleville's Got Talent to the Alumni students.More from Belleville CEO Reunion
Mrs. Siebers and Students from the Class of 2016-17, Austin Thurman, Tim Donaho, Stephen Waltrip, Cole Maul, Michael Lassman, and Royce Payne.The former Belleville CEO students who attended the reunion on Friday were:
Tim Donaho - Tim is majoring in math at the University of Illinois.
Michael Lassman - Michael is majoring in business management at Missouri State University.
Cole Maul - Cole is majoring in business at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Royce Payne - Royce is majoring in computer science at Morehouse College.
Austin Thurman - Austin is majoring in business at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Stephen Waltrip - Stephen is majoring in accounting at the University of Indiana Kelley School of Business.
Mini Reunion on December 28 at The Abbey:
Kaitlynn Borik - Kaitlynn is a pre-med major at St. Louis University.
Carson Gamboe - Carson is in the Navy stationed in South Carolina and receiving training in nuclear engineering.
As the facilitator, I was so happy to see these former students and how much they have continued to grow into successful young business men/women. Thank you again for sharing your college experiences and giving the current CEO students advice on their class business. I am so proud of each of you and I know that you all will continue to do great things in the future! ~Mrs. Siebers
Class of 2016-17, Austin Thurman and Michael Lassman sharing their experiences at college.
CEO Alumni, Austin Thurman talking to current CEO student, Kaleb Leatherman.
Alumni Austin Thurman, Michael Lassman and Cole Maul gave the group their advice on how to get more people at their class business.
The Alumni asked each current CEO student to stand up, introduce themselves and talk about their personal business.
Kaitlynn Borik, Michael Lassman and Mrs. Siebers met with Carson Gamboe at The Abbey a few days after Christmas for another mini reunion. Carson had to be back in South Carolina by January 1.Thank You!
A big thank you to the following students who chaired some mini committees during the 2nd Quarter: Elizabeth Harla – Thanks you cards; Emilie Smyth – Articles for the Newsletter; Tristen Missey – Greeting guest speakers; and John Lewis – Introducing guest speakers.
