Gala 2023
Gala 2023

Annual Gala 2023

We hosted our 76th Annual Awards and Fundraising Gala on Saturday, June 10th. These events support the Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City’s core values of racial justice, civil rights, and economic empowerment.

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Location

The Criterion
500 E. Sheridan Ave., OKC OK 73104

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Date/Time

June 10, 2023
Cocktail Hour – 6:30 p.m.
Live Entertainment!

Sponsorship Levels
  • Entertainment Sponsor | $30,000
    • Naming rights for the entertainment of the event
    • Digital billboard Ad (located at NE 36th and Martin Luther King, Ave.)
    • Frontpage recognition on Urban League website
    • The full-page back cover of the annual report
    • Full-page ad in the annual report with prime positioning
    • Prime recognition and positioning on event presentation
    • Verbal recognition during the program
    • Website listing of company logo and link to the website
    • Social media ads
    • A special role in the awards presentation
    • Three (3) tables of eight (8) at the event
  • Diamond | $20,000
    • Naming rights for the event (i.e., 76th Annual Gala Presented by…)
    • Digital billboard Ad (located at NE 36th and Martin Luther King, Ave.)
    • Frontpage recognition on Urban League website
    • The full-page back cover of the annual report
    • Full-page ad in the annual report with prime positioning
    • Prime recognition and positioning on event presentation
    • Verbal recognition during the program
    • Website listing of company logo and link to the website
    • Social media ads
    • A special role in the awards presentation
    • Two tables of eight (8) at the event
  • Platinum | $15,000
    • Verbal recognition in the event presentation
    • Half-page advertisement & listing in the annual report
    • Website listing of company logo
    • Social media mentions
    • One table of 8 at the event (for social distancing)
    • Attendance of 8 at Cocktail Hour
  • Gold | $10,000
    • Recognition in event presentation
    • Quarter page advertisement & listing in the annual report
    • Website listing of company logo
    • Social media mentions
    • One table of 8 at the event (for social distancing)
    • Attendance of 8 at Cocktail Hour
  • Silver | $7,500
    • Recognition in event presentation
    • Quarter page advertisement & listing in the annual report
    • Website listing of company logo
    • Social media mentions
    • One table of eight (8) at the event
  • Bronze | $5,000
    • Recognition in event presentation
    • Listing on the webpage
    • Attendance of 8 at Cocktail Hour
    • One table of 8 at the event (for social distancing)
  • Friends of the League | $2,500
    • One table of 8 at the event (for social distancing)
    • Attendance of 8 at Cocktail Hour
  • Individual Ticket | $200
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Friends of the League
Awardees

Vilona P. Cutler Award

Barry Lofton

University of Central Oklahoma

Marian Beard-Dobberteen Award

Andre Caldwell

The Boeing Company

Board Member of the Year

Chelsey McKnight

VI Marketing and Branding

Jay Galt Corporate Partner Award

Community Health Centers of Oklahoma

Special Recognition

Carrie Smith

Community Health Centers of Oklahoma

Volunteer of the Year

Melissa Brooks

Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation

Janice Scott-Lee Employee of the Year

Lonnetta Smith

Vice President of Programs

Special Staff Recognition

Keitano Roberts

Health Navigator

 

Previous Years
Gala 2022
2022 Awardees

Lecia D. Swain

Attorney Lorenzo Banks

Vilona P. Cutler Award

Florence’s Restaurant

Jay Galt Corporate Partner Award

OG&E – Davis H. Elliot

Volunteer of the Year

Ogletree Deakins

Board member of the Year

Leslie Johnson

Marian Beard-Dobberteen Award

Erin Wilcox

Janice Scott-Lee Employee of the Year

Shenice L. Huff

Janice Scott-Lee Employee of the Year

Skyla Parker