Bear Backers are eligible for donor benefits from Cal Athletics, including priority seating
for football and men's basketball, access to post-season and away-game tickets,
and invitations to special donor events throughout the year.
Download
the Bear Backers Benefits Guide in PDF format
here.
(Approximately 8 MB)
Changes for 2007-08
Many aspects of Bear Backer benefits have been updated for the 2007-08 year. These
changes include:
Bear Backer Giving Levels
All gifts to Cal
athletics from July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, accrue toward Bear Backer
giving levels and benefits for 2008 football and 2008-09 men's basketball.
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Football Seating
Beginning in the 2007-08 giving year, seat donations for California
Memorial Stadium will be determined on a new per-seat donation basis, replacing
the former block-seating method. Donors making the minimum seat donation and renewing
their season tickets will not be relocated to other sections of Memorial Stadium
unless the donor requests movement.
Requests for Improvement or New Tickets
For donors wishing to upgrade
their season ticket location, add new season tickets, or gain season tickets for
the first time, the appropriate gift for the section and quantity desired must
be pledged by April 1, 2008. Pledge payments are due June 2, 2008. All requests
for movement must also be made at the time of season ticket purchase and will
be ranked in priority point order. It will not be assumed you wish to improve
your location despite an increased gift.
Season football tickets are
assigned in the following order:
1) Current season ticket holders requesting no movement and who have made the necessary donation are automatically assigned
their same seats
2) Season ticket holders wishing to relocate to a lower or non-donor section are assigned the best available seats in priority point order
3) Requests for upgrades, movement, additional seats and new orders are fulfilled
according to each request in priority point order.
While Cal Athletics makes every attempt to fulfill each request, a gift does not guarantee an assignment
in a specific section or location. A donation represents a charitable contribution
to Cal Athletics and its student-athletes, and is non-refundable.
One-time transfer option
During the 2007-08 year, football season ticket holders will have a one-time opportunity to transfer
their season tickets to anyone of their choice, as long as the new ticket holder
agrees to make the donation necessary for those seats. The transfer option applies
only to ticket location. Parking, donation history and years of purchase are not
transferable. If you are interested in transferring your season tickets, please
contact the Athletic Development Office and request a transfer packet, or download
the packet in PDF format here. Transfer forms and related donations are due
February 8, 2008.
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Men's Basketball Seating
Haas Pavilion
has two levels of donor seating, chairback and premium bench seating (shown above).
Chairback seating is attained through a one-time donation of $5,000 per seat;
premium bench seating is attained through a one-time donation of $2,500 per seat.
In addition chairback and premium bench seat holders must make an annual Bear
Backer donation as shown below.
Request for improving or attaining premium seating
Chairback
and premium bench seating is handled through a waiting list. Donors interested
in improving chairback and premium bench seating, or attaining either for the
first time, should contact Tod Bannister at 510-642-2427 for more information.
Available seats will be offered to those who have requested them in priority point
order.
General seating
All general seating in Haas Pavilion is assigned in priority point order and is subject to potential reseating in the
summer of 2008. If reseating does occur, information on the process will be sent
out in late spring 2008.
While Cal Athletics makes every attempt to fulfill each request, a gift does not guarantee an assignment in a specific section
or location. A donation represents a charitable contribution to Cal Athletics
and its student-athletes, and is non-refundable.
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Football and Men's Basketball Parking
Parking passes are available to season ticket holders for football and men's basketball.
For football, donors at the Golden C level ($1,200 or more) and above receive
complimentary parking. For men's basketball, donors at the Andy Smith level ($4,200
or more) and above receive complimentary parking.
Beginning in 2008, all
parking for football and men's basketball will be reassigned in the priority groups
listed on the benefit chart. Pass holders will be ranked by priority points within
each group.
With the potential loss of the Kleeberger parking lot due
to construction at Memorial Stadium, all 2008 football parking is subject to change.
University Parking and Transportation determines the lots available for each sport
annually. The available lots are subject to change each year, making it impossible
to guarantee an assignment in a specific lot. A list of available parking will
be published on CalBears.com at the time
of season ticket renewal for football and men's basketball. Pass holders who wish
to park in a specific lot must make their request at the time of ticket renewal,
and are encouraged to include more than one option.
While Cal Athletics makes every attempt to fulfill each request, a gift does not guarantee an assignment
in a specific lot or location. A donation represents a charitable contribution
to Cal Athletics and its student-athletes, and is non-refundable.
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Football Single Game and Big Game Tickets
Single Game Tickets All donors at the Coaches Club level ($2,100 or more) and
above receive priority to order single game tickets to home and away football
games. Single game football tickets will be made available in the order listed
below. Order dates for each group will be made public in the spring of 2008. Because
the demand for tickets can vary significantly game-by-game, it is impossible to
predict the quantity available well in advance of the season.
- Away game ticket orders may restricted from online purchase at certain levels.
Additional Big Game Tickets
For the 2008 season, Big Game tickets are included in
the reserved season ticket package. Based on a new agreement with Stanford, more
tickets will be available for Cal season ticket holders for home Big Games than
in previous years. Season ticket holders will not be relocated to accommodate
the allotment of tickets given to Stanford. Additional Big Game tickets will be
made available according to the same schedule listed above. The quantity available
to individual donors and season ticket holders will be determined in the spring
of 2008.
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Hall of Fame Room Invitations
Beginning with the 2008 football season, donors
at the Andy Smith level ($4,200 or more) with football season tickets have the
opportunity to purchase passes to the Hall of Fame Room pre-game and halftime
receptions. These passes are complimentary for donors at the Athletic Scholarship
Award level ($21,000 or more) or higher. Each level also receives the opportunity
to purchase a pre-determined number of single game guest passes to use during
the season, listed below.
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Haas Club Room Invitations
Membership in the Club Room is complimentary for donors at the Pappy Waldorf level
($7,800 or more) or higher. Membership allows access to the Haas Club Room pre-game
and halftime with up to six passes. The number of passes may not exceed the number
of men's basketball season tickets held.
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Media Guides
Donors at the Golden C level ($1,200 or more) are eligible
for complimentary football and men's basketball media guides. Media guides are
automatically mailed to all Pappy Waldorf and above donors, and all Andy Smith,
Coaches Club and Golden C level donors with season tickets to football or men's
basketball. Eligible donors not purchasing season tickets must request media guides
through the Athletic Development office. Media guides are subject to availability.
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Invitations to Events
Donors may be invited to certain events - including the Bear Backer Thank-You luncheon,
team banquets and other events - throughout the year. Invitations are determined
at the time the event is planned and are subject to change from previous years.
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