OnWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Exclusive VIP Event: 5:30 p.m.General Event Reception: 5:30 p.m.

Dinner & Program: 6:30 p.m.

AtHYATT REGENCY DENVER

at the Colorado Convention Center650 15th St. • Denver, CO 80202

Annual GalaAN EVENING WITH GEOFFREY CANADA

Presenting Sponsor • $200,000• 2 tables, 16 guests – you will also be joined by four DSF Scholars• Speaking opportunity from the stage at DSF Annual Gala• VIP Meet and Greet with keynote speaker before event program• Opportunity to participate in pre-event Future Center Visit with keynote speaker • Logo recognition in night-of materials (program book, slideshow, event signage)• Recognition in donor spotlights (Annual Report, website)• Social media feature• Partnership highlight (blog story feature)• Live recognition from the stage• Logo recognition in promotional materials (Invitations, e-blasts, etc.)• Logo and/or name recognition in all PR materials• Host of a DSF Future Center visit • Opportunity to name a DSF Scholarship Fund

Success Sponsor • $100,000• 2 tables, 16 guests – you will also be joined by two DSF Scholars• VIP Meet and Greet with keynote speaker before event program• Opportunity to participate in pre-event Future Center Visit with keynote speaker • Logo recognition in night-of materials (program book, slideshow, event signage)• Recognition in donor spotlights (Annual Report, website)• Social media feature• Partnership highlight (blog story feature)• Live recognition from the stage• Logo recognition in promotional materials (Invitations, e-blasts, etc.)• Logo and/or name recognition in all PR materials• Host of a DSF Future Center visit • Opportunity to name a DSF Scholarship Fund

Future Sponsor • $50,000• 1 table, 8 guests – you will also be joined by two DSF Scholars• VIP Meet and Greet with keynote speaker before event program• Logo recognition in night-of materials (program book, slideshow, event signage)• Recognition in donor spotlights (Annual Report, website)• Social media feature • Partnership highlight (blog story feature)• Live recognition from the stage• Logo recognition in promotional materials (Invitations, e-blasts, etc.)• Host of a DSF Future Center visit• Opportunity to name a DSF Scholarship Fund

Scholar Sponsor • $25,000• 1 table, 8 guests – you will also be joined by two DSF Scholars• VIP Meet and Greet with keynote speaker before event program• Logo recognition in night-of materials (program book, slideshow, event signage)• Recognition in donor spotlights (Annual Report, website)• Social media feature • Partnership highlight (blog story feature)• Live recognition from the stage• Logo recognition in promotional materials (Invitations, e-blasts, etc.)

Proceeds from the DSF Annual Gala will make it possible for thousands of Denver Public Schools’ (DPS) graduates

to complete a college degree.

DSF collaborates with donors, supporters, educators, families, community colleges, universities, and technical colleges to build partnerships that

drive resources and talent to support students on their way to the commencement stage at college graduation.

Since DSF started providing scholarships in the fall of

2007, we have awarded $38 million in scholarships.

With the support of the DSF Scholarship, 6,376 DPS graduates have pursued a

college education.

Since 2012, 78% of DSF Scholars have graduated or continue to succeed

in college.

$38 Million 6,376 Scholars 78% Success

Access Sponsor • $15,000• 1 table, 8 guests – you will also be joined by two DSF Scholars• VIP Meet and Greet with keynote speaker before event program• Logo recognition in night-of materials (program book, slideshow, event signage)• Recognition in donor spotlights (Annual Report, website)• Social media feature• Opportunity to create a Partnership highlight (blog story feature)• Live recognition from the stage

Impact Sponsor • $10,000• 1 table, 8 guests – you will also be joined by two DSF Scholars• VIP Meet and Greet with keynote speaker before event program• Name recognition in night-of materials (program book, slideshow, event signage)• Recognition in donor spotlights (Annual Report, website)• Social media feature• Opportunity to create a Partnership highlight (blog story feature)

Pathway Sponsor • $5,000• 1 table, 8 guests – you will also be joined by two DSF Scholars• Name recognition in night-of materials (program book, slideshow, event signage)• Recognition in donor spotlights (Annual Report, website)• Social media feature

Opportunity Sponsor • $3,000• 1 half table, 4 guests – you will also be joined by one DSF Scholar• Name recognition in night-of materials (program book, slideshow, event signage)• Recognition in donor spotlights (Annual Report, website)

Individual Ticket • $250• One ticket to event

Young Professional & DSF Alumni • $125• One ticket to event

Annual Gala CommitteeMichelle and John Hanley, Co-Chairs

Heidi and Bruce Hoyt, Co-Chairs

Seth Belzley

Linda Bowman, Ph.D.

Lindsay and Bob Deibel

Zoey DeWolf

Barry Dorfman

Bret Duvall

Cathey and Dick Finlon

Jayne Ford

Blake Fulenwider

Peter Hoselton

Michael Kelly

Dean Koelbel

Evi and Evan Makovsky

Scott Nycum

Mike Pardun

Rich Schierburg

Don Silversmith

Vanessa VandeBurgt

Thanks to the long-standing and generous support of the event’s anonymous presenting sponsor, all event costs are underwritten and every dollar raised will go directly to scholarships. Additionally, every dollar donated to the DSF Scholarship Fund will be

matched as available by the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI), a program administered by the Colorado Department of Higher Education.

Named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by US News and World Report, Geoffrey Canada is the founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, a pioneering

nonprofit organization committed to ending generational poverty in Central Harlem, referred to as “one of the most ambitious social

experiments of our time” by The New York Times Magazine.