ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CELEBRATION
HONORING THE LEGACY
170 YEARS OF HEALTHCARE EVOLUTION
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 27TH
6:00 PM
CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS
As the inaugural fundraising celebration for Insight Chicago, we are planning an exciting event at the beautiful Marriott Marquis McCormick Place Hotel highlighting the history and importance of the hospital to the City of Chicago. We expect a tremendous turnout of guests and supporters of the hospital as well as local celebrities and elected officials. A VIP reception will precede the plated dinner and the audience will be entertained by sensational musical performances and an inspirational keynote speaker. We will hear from the founder of Insight Institute, neurosurgeon Dr. Jawad Shah as well as local elected officials and other invited special guests, including UFC Women’s Champion Julianna Pena. All guests will receive gift bags as a show of appreciation from the Insight Hospital Board of Directors.
The annual fundraising celebration is the first major event established by Insight Chicago. Following the unprecedented stresses placed on the healthcare system in the United States brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, it became obvious that in order to address the chronic illnesses and lack of preventative care faced by community residents there would need to be significant capital investments in the hospital’s outdated systems and facilities. The celebration is intended to raise funds to help underwrite the costs of clinical services and capital improvement needs of the hospital and to provide expanded access to healthcare delivery options to our patients, including the following:
- Reinstatement of the maternity labor and delivery unit
- Establishing a neurosurgery specialty practice
- Expanding the behavioral and mental health programs
- Creation of a chronic illness evaluation and treatment program
- Replacing the ventilation and air handling systems
- Upgrade electrical service and patient elevators
We look forward to significant corporate sponsorship for the event from Chicago’s business and philanthropic community. All event sponsors will be acknowledged for their contribution to the hospital’s fundraising goal and will be highlighted in all event materials and signage in advance and during the event. Top event sponsors will have an opportunity to make remarks during the dinner from the event stage podium.
HISTORY OF INSIGHT
The hospital was established by the Sisters of Mercy and was the first Catholic hospital affiliated with a medical school. In its early days, the hospital was located at 26th and Calumet Avenue and treated many of the survivors of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. In 1968 the hospital moved into its current facility on South Michigan Avenue.
The hospital has served countless Chicago residents and many national figures, including:
- President Theodore Roosevelt — treated at the hospital following a failed assassination attempt in 1912
- Chicago White Sox legend Luke Appling
- Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali
- Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley — all 7 Daley siblings were born at the hospital
Insight Chicago is committed to addressing the historic inequities and lack of access in healthcare delivery to communities on Chicago’s southside. Part of its mission is to address the social determinants of health that have led to negative health outcomes for some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. By restoring key clinical lines of service and expanding specialty practice areas Insight seeks to create a state-of-the-art healthcare institution and provide world-class patient care second to none.
Annual Fundraising Event Tickets
INSIGHT HOSPITAL FUNDRAISING CELEBRATION
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES:
Top Tier – Champion | $20,000
- Premier logo placement on over 1,000 virtual invitations and an email blast to 1,500 individuals, corporations, and local stakeholders
Prominent logo placement on event signage and event web page, including gobo projection at event - Special acknowledgment and recorded video greeting during the event
- Organization’s name in press releases and promotional materials related to the event
- 10 tickets (full table) to the event
- 10 tickets to VIP reception
- Photo opportunity with celebrity guests
Tier 2 – Advocate | $15,000
- Logo placement on over 1,000 virtual invitations and an email blast to 1,500 individuals, corporations, and local stakeholders
- Logo featured on event signage and event web page
- Special acknowledgment from the podium during the event
- Organization’s name in press releases and promotional materials related to the event
- 10 tickets (full table) to the event
- 6 tickets to VIP reception
- Photo opportunity with celebrity guests
Tier 3 – Supporter | $10,000
- Logo placement on over 1,000 virtual invitations and an email blast to 1,500 individuals, corporations, and local stakeholders
- Name featured on event signage and event web page
- 5 tickets to the event
- 5 sponsored tickets for hospital “first responder” medical staff as event guests
- 2 tickets to VIP reception
Tier 4 – Stakeholder | $7,500
- Logo placement on over 1,000 virtual invitations and an email blast to 1,500 individuals, corporations, and local stakeholders
- Name featured on event signage and event web page
- 4 tickets to the event
- 2 tickets to VIP reception
Tier 5 – Friend | $1,000
- Logo placement on over 1,000 virtual invitations and an email blast to 1,500 individuals, corporations, and local stakeholders
- Name featured on event signage and event web page