Heroes in Health Care Gala Honoring and Charles R. Bridges, MD, ScD Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer Corvista Health An Evening to Benefit VNA Care's Nursing Services Over 150 dynamic business and community leaders joined VNA Care’s nurses and clinicians for a spectacular Heroes in Health Care celebration at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston, on Sept. 16, 2022. We extend our deepest gratitude to Presenting Sponsors The Kraft Group, Corridor, and Mutual of America and Trustee Sponsors, Amy and Joshua Boger, our wonderful honorary chairs, and Homecare Homebase. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and donors $250,000 was raised to support VNA Care’s patient care services and programs. During the event, the annual Heroes Awards were presented to The Kraft Group for their humanitarian mission that brought the Patriots’ plane to China and back with a million N95s for healthcare professionals, and to Dr. Charles Bridges for his innovations in the field of cardiac disease. Dr. Mallika Marshall, Medical Reporter, WBZ-TV/CBS Boston, eloquently served again as our Emcee. Boston Children’s Chorus started the evening with a moving performance. Alondra Bobadilla, Boston’s first-ever Youth Poet Laureate, read a new work that paid tribute to the life-changing care provided by VNA Care’s visiting nurses, and David Brown, Executive Director of the Cam Neely Foundation, returned to lead our Fund the Mission drive. Then, Jeremy Green, contemporary viola player and YouTube sensation, got the after-party rolling! To learn about sponsoring the 2023 Heroes Gala, please contact Laura Wise at 617-886-6460. Photo Gallery - 2022 Heroes in Health Care GalaGet an inside look at VNA Care's signature Gala.Click image for a photo tour Missed the 2021 Virtual Gala? You can still watch here. 2022 Sponsors Sponsorship Opportunities Our Heroes Our Committee 2022 Auction Donors 2022 Sponsors Presenting Sponsors ($25,000) Trustee Sponsors ($15,000) Patron Sponsors ($10,000) Diane L. Leclair Benefactors ($5,000) Supporters ($3,000) Deborah & Ron Feinstein The Wise Family — Bob, Marni & Laura Wise Sponsorship Opportunities VISIONARY SPONSOR $50,000 Exclusive Visionary Sponsor recognition in all publicity materials* (i.e. press releases, invites, fact sheets) Opportunity to provide remarks or short video clip Display of logo/name throughout event venue including branded on-site activities Featured article in VNA Care publication Company spotlight in two pre-event emails and individualized social media posts tagging your company Visionary sponsorship recognition on event posters displayed in VNA Care’s offices - 1,000 clinicians, staff and staff Logo placement on VNA Care’s homepage for one year - over 90,000 users annually Full-page, color advertisement in event program (best placement) 2 VIP Tables for 20 with preferred placement (if unable to attend, tables will be named) PRESENTING SPONSOR $25,000 Presenting Sponsor recognition in all event marketing and publicity materials* Opportunity to provide remarks at podium or short video clip Display of logo/name throughout event venue including branded on-site activities Featured article in VNA Care publication Company spotlight in two pre-event emails and individualized social media posts tagging your company Logo/name on event posters displayed in VNA Care’s offices - 1,000 clinicians, staff and volunteers Logo placement on VNA Care’s homepage - over 90,000 users annually Full-page, color advertisement in event program book 2 VIP Tables for 20 with preferred placement (if unable to attend, tables will be named) TRUSTEE $15,000 Trustee Sponsor recognition in all event marketing and publicity materials* Individualized social media posts tagging your company with option to include a specific hashtag Logo/name recognition in VNA Care's newsletters and publications - circulation of 20,000 Logo/name on event posters displayed in VNA Care’s offices - 1,000 clinicians, staff and volunteers Logo/name on VNA Care’s website - over 90,000 users annually Full-page, black & white advertisement in event program book VIP Table for 12 with preferred placement PATRON $10,000 Sponsorship recognition in select event marketing and publicity materials Logo/name recognition in Caring Matters - circulation of 20,000 Logo/name on VNA Care’s website - over 90,000 users annually Full-page, black & white advertisement in event program book High visibility during the Heroes Gala 1 table (10 guests) BENEFACTOR $5,000 Logo/name in the event program and projected during the evening/li> Logo/name recognition in VNA Care's newsletters and publications - circulation of 20,000 Half-page, black & white advertisement in program book 1 table (10 guests) SUPPORTER $3,000 Name recognition in VNA Care's newsletters and publications - circulation of 20,000 Sponsor name listing in the event program and projected during the event Five reserved seats ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES Full-page ad (4.5”W x 7.5”H) $1,000 Half-page ad (4.5”W x 3 .625”H) $500 *Response deadline for inclusion on event invitation is July 25. Ads are due by August 15. 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 Patricia Kelleher Joseph Kennedy II Secretary of State John F. Kerry Cleve Killingsworth Carolyn Markey Mayor Thomas M. Menino Michael Minogue Dolores Mitchell Moderna 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 2022 Committee HONORARY GALA CHAIRS Joshua Boger, PhD Founder of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Amy Boger, MD Ceramic Artist HONORARY GALA COMMITTEE Edward J. Benz Jr, MD President & CEO Emeritus Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Kevin B. Churchwell, MD President & CEO Boston Children's Hospital Joyce Cummings Co-founder Cummings Foundation Catherine D'Amato President & CEO The Greater Boston Food Bank Laurie H. Glimcher, MD President & CEO Dana-Farber Cancer Institute John R. Greed Chairman, President & CEO Mutual of America Robert S.D. Higgins, MD President Brigham and Women's Hospital Deval Patrick Managing Director Bain Capital Diane Patrick Senior Counsel Ropes & Gray M. Lee Pelton, PhD President & CEO The Boston Foundation Steven Strongwater, MD President & CEO Atrius Health Kate Walsh President & CEO Boston Medical Center GALA EMCEE Dr. Mallika Marshall Medical Reporter, WBZ-TV/CBS Boston Urgent Care Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital GALA COMMITTEE Linda Hope Springer, Board Chair Right Management Renee Picard Walsh, Committee Chair Mutual of America Debra Angeloni-Reilly Barbara Belony, CNP Mass General Brigham Catherine Bendeck, RN, BSN VNA Care Charlotte Bolster, DPT VNA Care Donna Dupee Marriott International Dr. Catherine Frasco, DPT VNA Care Rod Hemingway, MS-OTR/L VNA Care Patricia Kelleher Home Care Alliance of Mass. Jessica Piper, APRN VNA Care Michelle Sofi Maura Vitello, RN, BSN Bayada Nubia Whitaker Forma Therapeutics Laura Wise VNA Care FUND THE MISSION AMBASSADOR David Brown Executive Director The Cam Neely Foundation 2022 Auction Donors We are extremely grateful to all those who donated to the auction. 75 Chestnut ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage Beaucage Salon and Spa Boston Symphony Orchestra Camarbre Canyon Ranch, Lenox Celebrity Series of Boston Crush Boutique Paul Goodnight Rod Hemingway, MS-OTR/L Huntington Theatre Company JP Fuji Group The Langham, Boston Liberty Hotel Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar Lyric Stage MAGIA Mandarin Oriental, Boston Mutual of America The Newbury Boston Ocean House Olympia Tea Room Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport Ould Newbury Golf Club Pretty Rugged Gear Strega Italiano Toscano UNI Renee Picard Walsh W.O.W. 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