
Tenth Annual Fall Gala
Honoring:
DORIS BUNTE
PAM GOODMAN
Former MA State Representative & Boston Housing Authority Administrator
CEO of Beacon Communities
Save the Date:
September 20, 2018
6:00 - 9:00pm
Seaport Boston Hotel
Boston, MA
Sponsorships, Tickets, and Tables Available Now
For more information:
Contact Carrie Neff at
neff@homestart.org
617.542.0338 ext. 275
Silent Auction
Support the mission of HomeStart by bidding on items in our Silent Auction. All of the bidding is done online, so Gala attendees and others can participate. Click on the link below to connect with our partner, 501Auctions, to create or sign-in to your profile.
Here are just a few of the things you can bid on to win!
HomeStart 2018 Gala Sponsors

Lead Sponsor
Musicant-Cohen-Lindauer Family
Gold Sponsors













Platinum Sponsors











Bronze Sponsors












The Mahoney Family
Ann & Stephen Gardiner
Friends of HomeStart



Eric Silverman









Special Thanks to:



HomeStart 2018 Gala Committee
Committee Chairs
William Boynton*
SVP, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Nancy Ludwig*
President, ICON Architecture, Inc.
Honorary Chairs
Howard Cohen
Chairman, Beacon Communities
Bill McGonagle
Administrator, Boston Housing Authority
Honorary Committee
Matthew Desmond**
Author, "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City"
Richard Holbrook**
Former Chairman and CEO, Eastern Bank
Jeff Conway**
CEO, EMEA - State Street Corporation
Joe J. Corcoran**
President, Corcoran Jennison Associates
Marianne Ajemian*
Nutter, McClennen, and Fish
Ali Alavi
Alavi + Braza, P.C.
Ohene Asare**
AESARA
Kenan Bigby*
Trinity Financial
Leslie Bos
Jamaica Plain NDC
Bryce Blair**
Harborview Associates
Rachel Boynton
Healthstream, Inc.
Gina Braza
Alavi + Braza, P.C.
Doris Bunte**
Former MA State Rep. and BHA Administrator
James M. Carmody
Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center
Jack Falvey**
Goodwin Proctor
Gala Committee
Dennis Kelly**
Boingnet
Jennifer Kelly
Jen Kelly Designs
Devon Kinkead**
Micronotes
Travis Lee
TLee Development LLC
Mary Mahoney*
Tufts Health Plan
Ernest Mauristhene
Northeastern University
William McDonough
John Hancock
Lisa Morishanti**
Trinity Management
Michael Norkus**
Alliance Consulting Group
Martin O'Neill**
Cabot Corporation
Martin Parquette**
Morgan Stanley
Christopher Powell*
State Street Corporation
Steve Pryor**
Alex Brown
TJ Rose
Abry Partners
Peter Rosenberg**
Ropes & Gray LLP
Rick Scherer**
MSA Mortgage
Christopher Sherman**
UBS
William Sobo*
BlueSnap
Paul Sonderegger
Oracle Corporation
Kate Trevor*
Income Research + Management
Yamaris Vasquez*
Lexus New England
Valerie Yarashus*
Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, P.C.
Susan Zimmerman*
Boston Financial Management
* HomeStart Board Member | ** HomeStart Advisory Board Member
Sponsorship Opportunities
LEAD SPONSOR -- $50,000
•Four reserved prominent tables of ten
•Recognition on all signage, print materials, and press releases
•Recognition by event speakers from the podium
•Opportunity to speak at the event
•Two-page centerfold message of support of HomeStart with logo in gala program book
•Online ad prominently displayed at the top of the gala website
PLATINUM SPONSOR -- $20,000
•Two reserved prominent tables of ten
•Recognition on all signage, print materials, and press releases
•Recognition by event speakers from the podium
•Two-page spread in gala program book
•Online ad at the top of the sponsor section of the gala website
GOLD SPONSOR -- $10,000
•One reserved table of ten; invitation to special reception at 5:30pm
•Full-page ad in the gala program book
•Recognition on all signage, print materials & logo on gala website
SILVER SPONSOR -- $5,000
•Six tickets to the event
•Half-page ad in the gala program book
•Recognition on all signage and listing on the gala website
BRONZE SPONSOR -- $2,500
•Four tickets to the event
•Quarter-page ad in the gala program book
•Recognition on all signage and listing on the gala website
FRIEND OF HOMESTART -- $1,000
•Four tickets to the event
•Quarter-page ad in the gala program book
•Recognition on all signage and listing on the gala website
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS -- $250
For more information:
Contact Carrie Neff at
neff@homestart.org
617.542.0338 ext. 275
or use the form below
Gala Invite