Hope and Healing
We are bringing the Kentucky Derby to the Hope and Healing Celebration.
Join us for the Hope & Healing Celebration, Worcester’s premier fundraising gala to support the lifesaving work of UMass Memorial Health.
Where
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA
When
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Reception: 5:00 pm
Dinner and Auction: 6:00 pm
What
Festive Derby Attire
2025 Steering Committee
Tom Bartholomew - Bartholomew & Company, Inc.
Melanie Bonsu - Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.
Julie Bowditch - CASA Project Worcester County
Jeff Burk - Re/Max Vision
Julie Davenport - Consigli Construction
Marianne Felice, MD - UMass Memorial Pediatric Chair Emerita
Theresa Flynn - Brown & Brown
Beverly Goodell - Lupus Foundation New England
Bob Goodell - Cumulus Media
Shana Hazen - Rockland Trust
Rachel Massad - Diamond Chevrolet
Chip Norton - Franklin Realty Advisors
R. Norman Peters - Peters & Sowyrda, Attorneys at Law
Gary Premo - Retired
Nadine Premo - Uniquely Your Decor
John Tanacea - Bank of America
Jim Umphrey - Kelleher & Sadowsky
Sponsorship Levels
Presenting
$50,000
20 Tickets Provided
- Name in Event Slideshow
- Social Media Recognition
- Name in Event Program
- Logo on Event Website
- Feature in Post-Event Ad: Logo
- Name in Pre-Event Emails
- Name on Event Invitation
Gold
$25,000
10 Tickets Provided
- Name in Event Slideshow
- Social Media Recognition
- Name in Event Program
- Logo on Event Website
- Feature in Post-Event Ad: Logo
- Name in Pre-Event Emails
Silver
$15,000
6 Tickets Provided
- Name in Event Slideshow
- Social Media Recognition
- Name in Event Program
- Logo on Event Website
- Feature in Post-Event Ad: Logo
- Name in Pre-Event Emails
Bronze
$10,000
4 Tickets Provided
- Name in Event Slideshow
- Social Media Recognition
- Name in Event Program
- Logo on Event Website
- Feature in Post-Event Ad: Name
- Name in Pre-Event Emails
Patron
$5,000
2 Tickets Provided
- Name in Event Slideshow
- Social Media Recognition
- Name in Event Program
- Logo on Event Website
- Feature in Post-Event Ad: Name
Presenting Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
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