2015 Chamber Annual GALA

The Annual Gala celebrates the Johns Creek Chamber’s membership and accomplishments. This upscale event draws a large crowd of who’s who in Johns Creek, including notable elected officials and celebrities.  An evening of elaborate dining, awards, and entertainment at one of Johns Creek’s finest establishments, this event expects to draw 300 people.

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
MICHAEL THURMOND, Dekalb County School Superintendent


 

Michael L. Thurmond, was recently named in 2015 Georgia’s Power List – 100 Most Influential Georgians, is the interim superintendent of the DeKalb County School District, the third largest district in the state of Georgia. The district serves nearly 99,000 students with over 13,400 employees. He is currently on leave from the Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer law firm. Thurmond was the Democratic Party's nominee for United States Senate in 2010. 

Thurmond was raised as a sharecropper's son in Clarke County, Georgia. He graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion from Paine College and later earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.^[1] He also completed the Political Executives program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  In 1986, he became the first African-American elected to the Georgia General Assembly from Clarke County since Reconstruction. During his legislative tenure, Thurmond authored major legislation that has provided more than $250 million in tax relief to Georgia's senior citizens and working families. 

Entertainment provided by:
    
The Infinity Show Band

Annual Gala Sponsorship Opportunities
Platinum GWINNETT MEDICAL CENTER - DULUTH

Presenting Sponsor: $6,000 Benefits for Presenting Sponsor:
· Complimentary table for ten (10) with premier table assignment
· Logo and recognition in invitations/flyers, calendar of events, broadcast e-mails, print media, Web site, a minimum of 8 weekly chamber newsletters, Gala announcements at weekly networking meetings and Chamber events
· Program Insert Advertisement
· Verbal recognition during event
· Recognition in press releases and event signage
· 5 minute presentation opportunity
· Opportunity to put logo gift items on each table

Gold     AVAILABLE
$4,000 Benefits for Gold Sponsor:
· Complimentary tickets for ten (10) with premier table assignment
· Logo and recognition in invitations/flyers calendar of events, broadcast e-mails,  and Web site
· Recognition in press releases and event signage
· Logo in Event Program
· Verbal recognition at event

Silver     AVAILABLE
$2,500  Benefits for Silver Sponsor:
· Complimentary tickets for ten (10)
· Logo and recognition in invitations/flyers calendar of events, broadcast e-mails,  and Web site
· Logo in Event Program
· Verbal recognition at event

Bronze    AVAILABLE
$1,500 Benefits for Bronze Sponsors
· Table for ten (10)
· Name recognition in Event Program
· Verbal recognition at event