Hope and Healing

We are bringing the Kentucky Derby to the Hope and Healing Celebration.

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Join us for the Hope & Healing Celebration, Worcester’s premier fundraising gala to support the lifesaving work of UMass Memorial Health. 

Where

Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA

When

Saturday, May 3, 2025
Reception: 5:00 pm
Dinner and Auction: 6:00 pm

What

Festive Derby Attire

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2025 Steering Committee

 

Tom Bartholomew - Bartholomew & Company, Inc.

Melanie Bonsu - Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.

Julie Bowditch - CASA Project Worcester County

Jeff Burk - Re/Max Vision

Julie Davenport - Consigli Construction

Marianne Felice, MD - UMass Memorial Pediatric Chair Emerita

Theresa Flynn - Brown & Brown

Beverly Goodell - Lupus Foundation New England

Bob Goodell - Cumulus Media

Shana Hazen - Rockland Trust

Rachel Massad - Diamond Chevrolet

Chip Norton - Franklin Realty Advisors

R. Norman Peters - Peters & Sowyrda, Attorneys at Law

Gary Premo - Retired

Nadine Premo - Uniquely Your Decor

John Tanacea - Bank of America

Jim Umphrey - Kelleher & Sadowsky

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Sponsorship Levels

 

 
Red rose: presenting

Presenting
$50,000

20 Tickets Provided

  • Name in Event Slideshow
  • Social Media Recognition
  • Name in Event Program
  • Logo on Event Website
  • Feature in Post-Event Ad: Logo
  • Name in Pre-Event Emails
  • Name on Event Invitation
 
Gold sponsorship: $25,000

Gold
$25,000

10 Tickets Provided

  • Name in Event Slideshow
  • Social Media Recognition
  • Name in Event Program
  • Logo on Event Website
  • Feature in Post-Event Ad: Logo
  • Name in Pre-Event Emails
 
Silver sponsorship: $15,000

Silver
$15,000

6 Tickets Provided

  • Name in Event Slideshow
  • Social Media Recognition
  • Name in Event Program
  • Logo on Event Website
  • Feature in Post-Event Ad: Logo
  • Name in Pre-Event Emails
 
Bronze sponsorship: $10,000

Bronze
$10,000

4 Tickets Provided

  • Name in Event Slideshow
  • Social Media Recognition
  • Name in Event Program
  • Logo on Event Website
  • Feature in Post-Event Ad: Name
  • Name in Pre-Event Emails
 
Patron sponsorship: $5,000

Patron
$5,000

2 Tickets Provided

  • Name in Event Slideshow
  • Social Media Recognition
  • Name in Event Program
  • Logo on Event Website
  • Feature in Post-Event Ad: Name
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Presenting Sponsors

 

Crothall Healthcare
Dr. Eric Dickson and Dr. Catherine Jones
Shields Health
Shields Health Solutions
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Gold Sponsors

 

Bank of America
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Coastal Medical Transportation Systems
Dunkin' and the Batista Family
Sodexo Health & Care
Michael and Dorothy Tsotsis
UMass Chan Medical School
Whiting-Turner
XLO 104 5
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Silver Sponsors

 

Salmon Health and Retirement
Worcester Business Journal
 
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Bronze Sponsors

 

Chacharone Properties
Ed and Dawn D'Alelio
Franklin Realty Advisors
Kelleher Sadowsky
The Savickas Family

 

 

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Patron Sponsors

 

Avidia Bank
Leslie and Peter Bovenzi
Coghlin Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Insurance Marketing Agencies. Inc.
Peters & Sowyrda
Anna Ling Pierce, Re/MAX Vision
Justin and Rebecca Precourt
Rockland Trust Bank
The SLAM Collaborative
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Lynda M. Young, MD and Robert W. Sorrenti, MD
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More Sponsors

 

Avidia Bank
Leslie and Peter Bovenzi
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