Heroes in Health Care Gala

Heroes in Health Care

Join us virtually on the evening of November 5, 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

Heroes in Health Care will also feature a guest performance by Junior Cius!

Our video premiere on YouTube begins at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5. Join us for a night of celebration and inspiration in support of our healthcare heroes.

View the Gala Program Book

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. Gifts can also be directed to VNA Care’s Emergency Response Fund.

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)

Deborah & Ron Feinstein

The Wise Family — Bob, Marni & Laura Wise

Sponsorship Opportunities

VISIONARY SPONSOR $50,000

Name and/or logo prominently displayed in all event marketing materials, promotional emails, and sponsor appreciation during the broadcast.
30 second commercial in event with video distribution post event.
Sponsor spotlight in two promotional emails.
Recognition in President’s remarks during the broadcast.
Corporate logo displayed on registration platform and VNA Care’s website (over 90,000 users annually).
15 tickets to attend the VIP Reception before the main program.
Full-page ad in digital program book, distributed in advance of the event.
Name and/or logo on event posters displayed in VNA Care’s offices (1,000 clinicians, staff and volunteers).

PRESENTING SPONSOR $25,000

Name and/or logo prominently displayed in all event marketing materials, promotional emails, and sponsor appreciation during the broadcast.
Recognition in President’s remarks during the broadcast.
10 tickets to attend the VIP Reception before the main program.
Inclusion in all post event video distribution and newsletter (readership 20,000+).
Full-page ad in digital program book, distributed in advance of the event.
Corporate logo displayed on VNA Care’s website (over 90,000 users annually).

TRUSTEE $15,000

Name and/or logo displayed in event marketing materials and sponsor appreciation during the broadcast.
Recognition in President’s remarks during the broadcast.
8 tickets to attend the VIP Reception before the main program.
Full-page ad in digital program book, distributed in advance of the event.
Name and/or logo recognition on VNA Care’s website (over 90,000 users annually) and newsletter (readership 20,000+).

PATRON $10,000

Name and/or logo displayed in event marketing materials and sponsor appreciation during the broadcast.
6 tickets to attend the President's Reception before the main program.
Full-page ad in digital program book, distributed in advance of the event.
Name and/or logo recognition on VNA Care’s website (over 90,000 users annually) and newsletter (readership 20,000+).

BENEFACTOR $5,000

Name and/or logo displayed in sponsor appreciation during the broadcast.
4 tickets to attend the VIP Reception before the main program.
Half-page ad in digital program book, distributed in advance of the event.
Name and/or logo recognition on VNA Care’s website (over 90,000 users annually) and newsletter (readership 20,000+).

SUPPORTER $3,000

Name displayed in sponsor appreciation during the broadcast.
2 tickets to attend the VIP Reception before the main program.
Recognition in a list in the digital program book.

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

Deadline for ad submission: October 20, 2021

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