You’re invited to Carrying Hope’s Annual Gala
Thursday, March 23, 6 p.m.
Springdale Station
979 Springdale Rd. Suite #160, Austin, TX 78702
The funds raised at our annual gala will enable Carrying Hope to significantly expand our reach across Texas, ensure that every child entering the foster care system arrives with a Hope Pack filled with everything he/she/they needs for the first 48 hours in care, and help us sustain our new transitional housing program for youth who are aging out of care. As a sponsor, you will receive a variety of benefits, including recognition before and during the event, tickets to the event (number depends on sponsorship level) and more!
We’ve all felt the unprecedented level of unpredictability, stress and chaos the past two years have brought with them. But for children in the foster care system––kids who have already endured the unimaginable––trauma, instability and uncertainty are a way of life.
Carrying Hope, a 501c3 nonprofit that has transformed the way children enter the foster care system across Texas, invites you to join us for a special evening that will directly impact and brighten the lives of those who need it most: children being removed from their homes and placed in foster care. This heartfelt night will include dinner, drinks, live music and dancing, bidding on fabulous auction items and packages, and listening to touching stories from foster parents and advocates while making a positive difference in the lives of thousands of foster children in Texas.
In the past five years, Carrying Hope has grown from a passion project to a thriving 501c3 nonprofit organization that has distributed more than 15,000 Hope Packs to foster children throughout Texas, transforming a once heartbreaking scenario into a transition that begins with hope and healing. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Carrying Hope has seen an unprecedented increase in the need for Hope Packs, distributing a record- breaking 5,000 Hope Packs in 2021 alone. Despite reduced funding and volunteer support as a result of the pandemic, Carrying Hope also opened a second office location in Houston in October 2021 and is on the brink of opening a Central Texas emergency shelter for children who may otherwise be sleeping in CPS offices.
Money raised during our annual gala, which is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Carrying Hope, will allow us to continue to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children in Austin and throughout Texas in 2022. Together, we can make sure that every child who enters the foster care system arrives carrying a Hope Pack brimming with special items of their own rather than arriving to an unfamiliar place in a moment of crisis with nothing at all.
We hope you will join us for our annual gala, a heartfelt night that will directly benefit those who need it most — children who are entering foster care!
Expect a seated dinner, drinks, a live and silent auction, live music and much more.
With your help, we can ensure that all foster children in Texas get the housing, resources, and essentials they need!
PROGRAM:
AUCTION ITEMS:
Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on a variety of packages. Want to donate an auction item? Email [email protected].
Sponsorship Opportunities
Dress code: Cocktail Attire
Questions: [email protected]
Presenting Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Hope blooms Sponsors
Underwriters
Entertainment Underwriter – Meredith Owen Interiors
Flower and Decor Underwriter – McLane Family Dental
Bubbly and Bites Underwriter – McLane Family Dental
Late Night Bites Underwriter – Guaranty Bank
Program Underwriter – Haynes Boone
