Dear Friends,

Join Hands ESL, Inc. is thrilled to invite you to the 2022 Join Hearts Gala, on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at The Cedars Banquet Hall, 939 Lebanon Dr. St. Louis, MO.

We are celebrating 32 years of leadership with our founders, Sheila and Mike Burton!

A few highlights of the evening:

• Presentation of the Sr. Julia Huiskamp DC Scholarship
• Fund A Need for Education
• Tribute to Mike and Sheila
• And so much more…

If you are unable to join us, and wish to support our Educational Fund-A-Need, we are seeking donations to add children to private and Catholic schools in East St. Louis.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS!

PLATINUM SPONSOR

ANONYMOUS

SAPPHIRE SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

DRS. LINDA HORNE AND DAN PHILLIPS

SILVER SPONSORS

ABBY & TIM COLE

SR. JULIA HUISKAMP DC

KATHLEEN & JACK DAVIS

LINDA & JOSEPH KAISER

BRONZE SPONSORS

GAYLA & JAY ARENDT

CARRIE & DALE HERMELING

JANE MATOESIAN & AL VAN AMBURG

LAURA DUNSMOOR & MIKE WENNEMAN

MARTHA LANE

JOHN SAUER

JOAN & GREG STARK

A SPECIAL FRIEND

JIM & MARY MOSBY

JANET & JERRY SCANLAN

COPPER DONORS

COMMERCE BANCSHARES FOUNDATION

KRIS & RICHARD LASKI

MARSHA & MICHAEL NESTER

LYNNE & HENRY TELFAIR

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL PARISH, ST. LOUIS

AMBER DONORS

JUDGE WALTER BRANDON, JR.

MICHAEL DWYER

RENE LUSSER

SHEILA BURTON’S PRAYER GROUP

FRIEND OF JOIN HANDS ESL

SUSAN & ED SCOTT

WENDY & SCOTT COMBS

KLEITZ EDUCATION GROUP

SHC FOUNDATION

JADE DONORS

GREGORY BOTTEI

MARGARET & MARK DEYOUNG

DEBORAH & GARY GORDON

JOANIE & JIM HERMANN

SUSAN & ED

MARY ANN & RON BARNES

BETSY & ART FALVEY

TOM & MARY GRASSI

ROBYN & JOSH RUBIN

BRIAN & JUDY SELTZER

CAROLYN & RICHARD BRADFIELD

DEBORAH & TOM FISHWICK

ANNE & DOUG GREIF

MARIAN & RON RYAN

PAMELA & JOHN WARNER

CAROL CARLSON

SUSAN & GUY GIUDICI

DEBBIE HENRY & DOUG BEACH

KAREN & JOE SCHNEIDER

DR. CAROLYNN WOLFE DMD

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DONORS!

We have attempted to provide an accurate listing. If there is an omission or error, please accept our apology and contact us to correct the mistake. Thank you!

PLEASE CONSIDER BEING A SPONSOR!

DIAMOND SPONSOR – $25,000

The cost of Join Hands ESL Dream Path Teen Mentoring programming for one year.
Includes premier Diamond Sponsor name or logo on all Gala materials, full page color ad inside front or back program cover with

QR code linkage to your company website, on Join Hands ESL website, with linkage to your website,

plus two tables of ten guests, and one table for Join Hands Peace Warriors.

PLATINUM SPONSOR – $15,000

The cost of Join Hands Dream Path Family Mentoring programming for one year.
Includes prominent Platinum Sponsor name or logo on all Gala materials, full page color ad in program with QR code linkage to

your company website, on Join Hands website, with linkage to your company website,
plus two tables of ten guests, and one table for Join Hands Dream Path Moms.

SAPPHIRE SPONSOR – $10,000

The average cost of a Join Hands Dream Path teen to attend private school, after financial aid, with uniform, books and transportation.

Includes prominent Sapphire Sponsor name or logo on all Gala materials, full page color ad in program with QR code linkage to

your company website, on Join Hands website, with linkage to your company website,
plus one table of ten guests, and one table for Join Hands staff.

GOLD SPONSOR – $5,000

The cost of an average Join Hands Dream Path college student’s financial aid gap for one year, after grants and scholarships.

Includes prominent Gold Sponsor name or logo on all Gala materials, half page color ad in program with QR code linkage to your
company website, on Join Hands website, with linkage to your company website, plus one table of ten guests.

SILVER SPONSOR – $3,000

The cost of a Join Hands elementary-age student’s private school tuition, after financial aid.
Includes Silver Sponsor name or logo on Gala materials, half page color ad in program with QR code linkage to

your company website, on Join Hands website, plus six guests.

BRONZE SPONSOR – $1,000

The cost of Join Hands Girls Clubs and Boys Clubs programming for one month.
Includes Bronze Sponsor name or logo on all Gala materials, quarter page color ad in program with QR code linkage

to your company website, on Join Hands website plus four gala guests.

Donation Opportunities with Acknowledgement in the Program:

COPPER $500

The cost of four Peace Warrior Teen Leader’s wages for one week.

Includes quarter page ad.

AMBER $250

The cost of an average Compassion in Action Emergency Assistance grant.

Includes business card ad.

JADE $100

The cost of an average Girls Club or Boys Club small group outing for 5 children and 2 chaperones.

Acknowledgement in program.

To become a sponsor, please CLICK HERE, use the QR code above, or mail your check indicating sponsorship level to:

Join Hands ESL, Inc. P.O. Box 1429 East St. Louis, IL 62202

We hope you will join us!