The Arden’s 2022 Gala Fundraising Event

GRANFALLOON

Friday, June 10, 2022 at 6pm

The Liberty View at The Independence Visitor Center

 

HONORING:

Lorene Cary

Recipient of the Master Storyteller Award

LORENE CARY, Master Storyteller Award recipient, Philadelphia author whose books include The Price of a Child (the first One Book One Philadelphia), If Sons, Then Heirs, and the best-selling memoir Black Ice. Her theatrical work includes My General Tubman and an upcoming stage adaptation of Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century. Librettos include The Gospel According to Nana, and forthcoming: Jubilee, with composer Damien Geter for Portland Opera Company (OR). She teaches writing at UPenn and founded #VoteThatJawn and Art Sanctuary. 

Bob Elfant

For his Leadership and Service

BOB ELFANT, Founding Partner of Elfant Wissahickon Realtors and Elfant Pontz Properties and Direct Mortgage Loan Co., and current President of the Arden’s Board of Directors, whose inspired leadership and service through this challenging time ensured the Arden’s next chapter. A stalwart theatre supporter, he is also a community activist, having received the Freedom Heritage Award from Cliveden National Trust for community service, the Edgar Baker Award for Community service from East Mount Airy Neighbors, and the Community College of Philadelphia Northwest Center Award for Leadership.

Join the celebration by becoming a Sponsor!

Please see below for a variety of sponsorship package options, all named in honor of iconic songs in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods,
our final production of the 2022 season.

$25,000 EVER AFTER, PRESENTING SPONSORSHIP

In return for your $25,000 Presenting Sponsorship, you will receive the following benefits:

  • The first hour of the Granfalloon would be called “[Your Name] Welcome Reception”
  •  Two (2) tables (16 guests) at the event
  •  Live acknowledgement as Presenting Sponsor in remarks at the Granfalloon event
  • Presenting Sponsor recognition and logo inclusion in all Granfalloon materials*, including opportunity to make remarks at the event and distribute branded items
  • 25 Complimentary tickets to any Arden production(s)
  • Three (3) half page ads in three (3) stagebills of the sponsor’s choosing
  • Listing and logo inclusion in stagebills, on our website and an ad on three (3) lobby digital display boards
  • Eight (8) thank you posts on social media channels
  • Back-cover, full page color ad in the Granfalloon program book

*Granfalloon materials include digital and
printed invitations and communications, event
webpage, program book and rotating display on
the venue’s screen during the event.

Please click here for a downloadable PDF.

$5,000 GIANTS IN THE SKY

In return for your $5,000 Sponsorship, you will receive the following benefits:

  • Six (6) tickets to the event
  • Sponsor recognition and logo inclusion in all Granfalloon materials*
  • Six (6) complimentary tickets to any Arden production
  • Listing and logo inclusion in stagebills and on our website
  • One (1) half page ad in the Granfalloon program book

*Granfalloon materials include digital and
printed invitations and communications, event
webpage, program book and rotating display on
the venue’s screen during the event.

Please click here for a downloadable PDF.

$15,000 MOMENTS IN THE WOODS

In return for your $15,000 Sponsorship, you will receive the following benefits:

  • The post-dinner hour would be called “[Your Name] Dessert Hour”
  • One (1) table (8 guests) at the event
  • Live acknowledgement in remarks at the Granfalloon event
  • Sponsor recognition and logo inclusion in all Granfalloon materials*, including opportunity to make remarks at the event and distribute branded items
  • 15Complimentary tickets to any Arden production(s)
  • Two (2) half page ads in two (2) stagebills of the sponsor’s choosing
  • Listing and logo inclusion in stagebills, on our website and an ad on one (1) lobby digital display board
  • Five (5)Thank you posts on all our social media channels
  • Full page color ad in the Granfalloon program book

*Granfalloon materials include digital and
printed invitations and communications, event
webpage, program book and rotating display on
the venue’s screen during the event.

Please click here for a downloadable PDF.

$2,500 ON THE STEPS OF THE PALACE

In return for your $2,500 Sponsorship, you will receive the following benefits:

  • Four (4) tickets to the event
  • Sponsor recognition and logo inclusion in all Granfalloon materials*
  • Four (4) complimentary tickets to any Arden production
  • Listing and logo inclusion in stagebills and on our website
  • One (1) quarter page ad in the Granfalloon program book

*Granfalloon materials include digital and
printed invitations and communications, event
webpage, program book and rotating display on
the venue’s screen during the event.

Please click here for a downloadable PDF.

$10,000 LAST MIDNIGHT

In return for your $10,000 Sponsorship, you will receive the following benefits:

  • One (1) table (8 guests) at the event
  • Sponsor recognition and logo inclusion in all Granfalloon materials*
  • 10 Complimentary tickets to any Arden production(s) of your choosing
  • One (1) half page ad in one (1) stagebill of the sponsor’s choosing
  • Listing and logo inclusion in stagebills and on our website
  • Full page color ad in the Granfalloon program book

*Granfalloon materials include digital and
printed invitations and communications, event
webpage, program book and rotating display on
the venue’s screen during the event.

Please click here for a downloadable PDF.

$1,500 IT TAKES TWO

In return for your $1,500 Sponsorship, you will receive the following benefits:

  • Two (2) tickets to the event
  • Sponsor recognition and logo inclusion in all Granfalloon materials*
  • Four (4) complimentary tickets to any Arden production
  • Listing and logo inclusion in stagebills and on our website
  • One (1) quarter page ad in the Granfalloon program book

*Granfalloon materials include digital and
printed invitations and communications, event
webpage, program book and rotating display on
the venue’s screen during the event.

Please click here for a downloadable PDF.

Our sponsorship packages will increase your visibility among our event audience of prominent philanthropists, corporate leaders, and high net-worth individuals, representing both the private and public sector. Packages include benefits that extend your exposure beyond the event – including pre- and post-event engagement opportunities.

Questions? Or to discuss a custom package, email Orelí B. Uzdavinis, Manager of Individual Giving, at OUZDAVINIS@ARDENTHEATRE.ORG

Presenting Sponsor:

 ROSENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Charles Rose, Karr Barth Associates
Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton, Hamilton Family Foundation
June and Steve Wolfson
Ann Marie and Terry Horner
Bob and Nancy Elfant, in Celebration of Lorene Cary
Lee and Chris van de Velde
Elizabeth Gemmill
Hon. Rosalyn Robinson and Warren English
Anne Cook and Russ Troyer
Dr. Saifuddin and Robin Mama
Holly Kinser
Ina Elfant Asher, in Honor of Bob Elfant
Brett and Nan Altman
Jack and Barbara Hafner
Dr. Joel and Bobbie Porter