Heroes in Health Care Gala

Heroes in Health Care

Join us on the evening of October 22, 2021, as we celebrate VNA Care’s nursing services and recognize and honor the achievements of those transforming the health and welfare of our community and beyond through groundbreaking leadership and innovation.

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Patricia Kelleher

Executive Director of the Home Care Alliance of MA

We hope you will join us in October for a night of celebration and inspiration. Below please find sponsorship package options for the 2021 Heroes in Health Care Gala. For 16 years the Gala has raised significant funds for various initiatives that advance the outstanding services VNA Care provides and drives innovation in patient care.

Sponsor the 2021 Heroes in Healthcare Gala

For questions regarding sponsorship opportunities and leadership giving, please contact Laura Wise, manager of fund development, at Laura_Wise@vnacare.org or 617-886-6460.

2021 Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors ($25,000)

Trustee Sponsors ($15,000)

Patron Sponsors ($10,000)

Benefactors ($5,000)

Supporters ($3,000)

Sponsorship Opportunities

VISIONARY SPONSOR $50,000

VIP experience for 20 guests
Exclusive premier sponsor recognition on event invitation and in all promotional materials
Premier placement full page color ad in print program book
Full screen display of logo/name during event
Special recognition during event, on the website, and donor newsletter

PRESENTING SPONSOR $25,000

VIP experience for 20 guests
Premier sponsor recognition on event invitation and in all promotional materials
Premier placement full page ad in print program book
Full screen display of logo/name during event
Special recognition during event, on the website, and donor newsletter

TRUSTEE $15,000

10 guests
High-level recognition on event invitation and in promotional materials
Full page ad in print program book
Display of logo/name during event
High-level recognition during event, on the website and donor newsletter

PATRON $10,000

10 guests
Recognition in promotional materials
Full page ad in print program book
Display of logo/name during event
Recognition on the website and donor newsletter

BENEFACTOR $5,000

10 guests
Recognition in promotional emails
Full page ad in print program book
Display of name during event
Recognition on the website and donor newsletter

SUPPORTER $3,000

5 guests
Sponsor name listed during event, website and donor newsletter

PROGRAM ADS

$1,000 Full-page
$500 Half-page

Our Honor Roll of Heroes

Agios

Sonia L. Alleyne, MPA

John Auerbach, MBA

Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD

Diane Bergeron

JudyAnn Bigby, MD

Joshua Boger, PhD

Tony Coles, MD

Joseph Coughlin, PhD

Thomas A. Croswell

Sandra L. Fenwick

Matthew Fishman

Joanne Handy, RN, MS

James W. Hunt, Jr., PhD

IBM Watson Health

Larry Jasinski

Jackie Jenkins-Scott

Paula Johnson, MD, MPH

Patricia Joyce, RN

Joseph Kennedy II

Secretary of State John F. Kerry

Cleve Killingsworth

Carolyn Markey

Mayor Thomas M. Menino

Michael Minogue

Dolores Mitchell

Mutual of America

National Grid

Rich Rakowski

Dr. Joan Y. Reede

Shepard Remis, Esq.

James Roosevelt, Jr.

Pierantonio Russo, MD, FCPP, FAAP

Jill Shah

Steven Strongwater, MD

Kevin Tabb, MD

Henri A. Termeer

Third Rock Ventures

Mark Levin

Kevin Starr

Robert Tepper, MD

Elaine Ullian

Ronald L. Walker II

Kate Walsh, MPH

Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD

Lynn Wiatrowski

Robert Witzburg, MD

Ellen M. Zane

Meet Our 2021 Committee

HONORARY GALA CHAIR

Governor Charlie Baker

HONORARY GALA COMMITTEE

Edward J. Benz Jr, MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Joshua Boger, PhD

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Amy Boger, MD

Ceramic Artist

Kevin B. Churchwell, MD

Boston Children’s Hospital

Joseph F. Coughlin, PhD

MIT AgeLab

Joyce Cummings

Cummings Foundation

Catherine D'Amato

The Greater Boston Food Bank

John R. Greed

Mutual of America

Deval Patrick

Bain Capital

Diane Patrick

Ropes & Gray

M. Lee Pelton, PhD

The Boston Foundation

Joan Y. Reede, MD

Harvard Medical School

Emily Rooney

GBH

Steven Strongwater, MD

Atrius Health

Lydia Villa-Komaroff, PhD

Intersections SBD

Kate Walsh

Boston Medical Center

Justin Wyner

Shawmut Corp.

GALA EMCEE

Dr. Mallika Marshall

Medical Reporter, WBZ-TV/CBS Boston

Urgent Care Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

GALA CHAIRS & COMMITTEE

Linda Hope Springer, Gala Chair

Right Management

Renee Picard Walsh, Gala Committee Chair

Mutual of America

Debra Angeloni-Reilly

Barbara Belony, NP

Mass General Brigham

Catherine Bendeck, RN, BSN

VNA Care

Charlotte Bolster, PT

VNA Care

Donna Dupee

Marriott International

Dr. Catherine Frasco, DPT

VNA Care

Rod Hemingway, OT

VNA Care

Kait Ziskin Levesque

WBUR

Jessica Piper, APRN

VNA Care

Michelle Sofi

Maura Vitello, RN

Bayada

Nubia Whitaker

Forma Therapeutics

Laura Wise

VNA Care

FUND THE MISSION AMBASSADOR

David Brown

MAB Community Services