The John Buckingham ’69 Scholarship

Your donation to the USNA Alumni Association, Tx Gulf Coast Foundation, makes a difference.   As a 501(c)3, your donation is also tax deductible.  Our current, spring campaign specifically goes towards the John Buckingham ’69 Scholarship, sponsoring young, bright, Naval Academy perspective candidates from the Houston area.  These perspective candidates will be attending either the Naval Academy Admissions Department’s summer STEM or Summer Seminar (NASS) programs.  Your donation goes to help fund a student who has been identified as financially in-need.  Each year, the TxGC Foundation has been able to sponsor full tuition for some or all of the dozen-or-so perspective candidates from our area.  These candidates can go on to become Midshipmen at the Academy, and future Naval Officers.

About NASS (Summer Seminar)

The US Naval Academy Summer Seminar is a fast-paced, six-day experience for high achievers who have completed their junior year in high school.  Summer Seminar teaches you about life at the Naval Academy, where academics, athletics, and professional training play equally important roles in developing our nation’s leaders.

About Summer STEM

Engineering is all about creating, building, and making things better.  So what does it take to be an engineer?  If you like math and science, you are off to a great start.  If you enjoy discovering new things, solving problems, and learning how things work – even better.  Creativity, persistence, and the desire to make the world a better place are also important qualities.  Becoming an engineer requires hard work and a good education.  The Naval Academy’s summer program is a great start to a career in science and engineering.

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Sponsorship Levels

• Flagship Sponsor – $2,500
  • Exclusive sponsorship role;  All marketing material will recognize your organization as the title sponsor
  • Beneficiaries will also promote your organization through their marketing channels, social media, websites
  • Official activity sponsor or goods give away sponsor (glasses, headbands, shirts, etc).
  • Opportunity to address the audience at the final event (silent auction)
  • Opportunity to set up a marketing booth or display at the event
  • Free admission for 10 people into the event
• Red Sponsor – $1,000
  • Your organization’s logo is displayed at the event and in marketing materials (including social media)
  • Official activity sponsor or give away sponsor (glasses, headbands, shirts, etc.)
  • Opportunity to address the audience at the final event (silent auction)
  • Opportunity to set up a marketing booth or display at the event
  • Free admission for 6 people into the event
• White Sponsor – $500
  • Your organization’s logo is displayed at the event and in marketing materials (including social media)
  • Official activity sponsor or give away sponsor (glasses, headbands, shirts, etc.)
  • Allowed to address the audience at their sponsored event
  • Opportunity to set up a marketing booth or display at the event
  • Free admission for 4 people into the event
• Blue Level – $250
  • Your organization’s logo is displayed at the event and in marketing materials (including social media)
  • Free admission for 2 people into the event

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Help make the Top Gun Annual Benefit a Success and donate today

• Donations made on this site, to the USNAAA Tx Gulf Coast Foundation (a 501(c)3 organization) are tax deductible
• Donations made here go directly to the USNAAA Tx Gulf Coast Foundation, ear-marked, with the specific intent of benefiting the Top Gun Annual Benefit
• Funds are used to help ensure the event’s success (set up costs), and all net proceeds will go directly to the event benefactors (all of which are 501(c)3 organizations)
  • USNAAA Tx Gulf Coast Foundation (Buckingham scholarship, Smith-McCool fund, general fund)
  • Team Red White & Blue
  • Lone Star Veterans Association