Harvest Dinner Sponsorship Opportunities
Your investment provides our urban agriculture and culinary arts apprentices essential financial support to cover the cost of uniforms, special tools and equipment, transportation, professional development, and more.
By supporting our mentorship-driven event, you are helping connect our talented youth with distinguished chefs and other leaders in the food service industry. The Harvest Dinner helps support GCYC’s work to engage over 2,000 youth annually in academic support, enrichment activities, workforce development and career exploration.
We invite you to learn directly from our youth about how you are contributing to their personal and professional growth.
Hope to see you for Harvest Dinner.
Sponsorship Levels
| Event Marketing & Visibility | Platinum $25,000 |
Gold $15,000 |
Silver $10,000 |
Bronze $5,000 |
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| Partnership Mention on Event Web Page and others | X | X | X | |
| Recognition in Pre-and-Post-Event Email, Social Media & other channels |
X | X | ||
| Recognition in event press release | X | X | ||
| Event Seating (Estimated fair market value is $225 per guest) |
12 guests Premium Location |
10 guests Premium Location |
10 guests | 8 guests |
| Event Signage (Multimedia) | Large Logo | Logo | Name | Name |
| Mission Advancement | out-of-school time enrichment programming for 290 middle school students | employment & career exploration opportunities for 305 teens | academic support & college prep for 500 high school students | out-of-school time urban ag & STEM offerings for 135 teens |
Become a Champion for Youth!
Use our simple online donation platform to secure your sponsorship, or if you'd like to pay another way please reach out to us.
If you have questions about event sponsorship or custom opportunities, please contact Nia Anderson (nanderson@gcychome.org)
Mission Impact
About Us
Gary Comer Youth Center (GCYC) is a state-of-the-art youth development and enrichment center on Chicago’s South Side. For more than two decades, GCYC serves over 2,000 young people annually. GCYC helps youth discover, learn, and grow through academic, enrichment, and job training programs with support from trusted, caring staff and mentors.
Gary Comer Youth Center is a 501(C)(3) organization and contributions are deductible as provided by law. Tax ID #45-5399472