We’re delighted to invite you to Merrick’s 2023 Empower! Lunch, which will take place on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Vadnais Heights Commons. The event will feature a keynote address titled “Life Through Art” from celebrated educator, muralist, and “artivist” Cadex Herrera, who is best known as the creator of the George Floyd mural at 38th and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. All are invited to join us for this free lunch event in which we will highlight why our community is better because of the services provided by Merrick, Inc., and inspire guests to financially support our goal of providing remarkable life enrichment programs.
If you were unable to attend this year’s event, please consider making a donation via the online form below.
All funds raised benefit Merrick, Inc., and our goal to provide remarkable life enrichment programs for adults with disabilities.
Cadex Herrera is a multi-disciplinary artist. He seeks to raise awareness of humanitarian, social, and environmental injustices by championing his culture, history, people of color, immigrants, and marginalized groups. His aim is to create art that empowers the viewer and elevates the subjects and themes that he explores through his work.
Being a table host is one of the most impactful ways you can influence the success of the Empower! Lunch and support our mission.
As a table host, you will be asked to identify and invite guests to sit at your table set for 8 (including yourself). Guests may include friends, co-workers, family members, neighbors, and people whose business you patronize. Moreover, any individual, couple, company, or group can be a table host.
We have several different sponsorship levels available. For a complete list of sponsorships and their benefits, view our Sponsorship Levels & Benefits sheet. To purchase a sponsorship, please use our online registration form.
Amount
Sponsorship Level
Benefits
$5,000
Presenting Sponsor
Recognition on all event promotional material
$3,000
Lunch Sponsor
Branded sign at event and on each table
$2,500
Empower Sponsor
Personal/company profile in event newsletter and social media
$1,000
Goal Sponsor
Branded table at event
$500
Dream Sponsor
Recognition on event sign
$250
Advocate Sponsor
Recognition on event webpage
$100
Patron Sponsor
Recognition in event program and on social media
Sponsors
Please consider patronizing the business sponsors.
Speaker Sponsor
Empower Sponsors
Goal Sponsors
John Wayne & Mary Barker John Bell DeYoung Consulting Services H.B. Fuller Company Kowalski’s Markets The Levy Family SevenHills Cleveland Benefit Partners Techie Dudes