Sponsor/Patron Opportunities 
Invitation listing deadline is February 22
Program listing deadline is April 19

• Presenting Sponsor - $25,000 ($24,000 tax deductible)
  Includes 10 tickets, premium inside cover ad (front or back) in program, preferred dinner seating, event signage, listing in invitation and on webpage, and framed student artwork. 

• Title Sponsor - $15,000 ($14,000 tax deductible)
  Includes 10 tickets, premium full-page ad in program, preferred dinner seating, event signage, listing in invitation and on webpage, and framed student artwork.

• Mission Sponsor - $10,000 ($9,200 tax deductible)
  Includes 8 tickets, full-page ad in program, preferred dinner seating, event signage, and listing in invitation and on webpage.

• Sponsor a Child - $7,500 ($7,300 tax deductible)
  Includes 2 tickets, event signage, listing in invitation and on webpage. Sponsoring a child provides critical scholarship support to students in need, helping them continue their Gesu education. (This level is for first-time sponsors OR current sponsors who commit to supporting an additional child. Sponsorships are for the 2018-2019 school year.)

• Educators Circle - $5,000 ($4,400 tax deductible)
  Includes 6 tickets, half-page ad in program, event signage, listing in invitation and on webpage.
  
  
• Innovation Sponsor - $3,000 ($2,600 tax deductible)
  Includes 4 tickets, half-page ad in program, event signage, listing in invitation and on webpage.

• Impact Sponsor - $1,500 ($1,300 tax deductible)
  Includes 2 tickets, quarter-page ad in program, event signage, listing in invitation and on webpage.

• Patrons Circle - $500 per person ($400 tax deductible)
  Includes 1 ticket, listing in program, listing in invitation and on webpage

• Guest Tickets - $225 per person ($125 tax deductible)

• Young Friend Ticket (Age 35 & under) - $175 per person
  ($75 tax deductible)

Meet Our 2018 Gesu Spirit Medalists

As leader of Morgan Lewis’s litigation practice, J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. oversees the firm’s litigation operations across the globe. With a focus on defending class actions in state and federal court, Gordon has appeared in the courts of more than 35 states. He has argued before the United States Supreme Court and many federal circuit courts.

Gordon’s relationship with Gesu began in 1999, and he joined the Board in 2002. In 2010, Gordon was appointed Chairman of the Gesu School Board of Directors. During his six-year tenure as Board Chair, Gordon worked tirelessly to bring Gesu to a new age of financial health and growth. Gordon and his wife, Gretchen are strong champions for Gesu’s mission and its children. Together they have provided scholarship support annually and through a generous endowed gift. Since completing his tenure on the Board of Directors, Gordon remains involved with the school as the lead member of Gesu’s inaugural President's Advisory Council.

 Spirit Medalist Steve Piltch, Ed.D.
Head of School, The Shipley School 

Steve holds a Bachelor's degree from Williams College, two Master’s degrees in education, and a Doctorate in education from Harvard University. He has taught in public and independent schools and is currently an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. Steve has been Head of School of The Shipley School since 1992. He has served on a number of boards, including The Gladwyne Montessori School, The Wyndcroft School, Girard College, ADVIS, and PAIS.

While Steve has been an outstanding leader of The Shipley School for 26 years, he often says that Gesu School is his "second favorite school." Steve joined the Gesu School Board of Directors in 2005. He has demonstrated his commitment to Gesu by opening his home to introduce new individuals to the school and serving multiple times as moderator for our Symposium on Transforming Inner-City Education. Steve has been a staunch advocate for Gesu’s students and has embraced our alumni who have attended The Shipley School.