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HIGHLIGHTS OF HOPE

A Celebration of our Community
& 45 Years of New Hope

Thursday, June 13, from 6 pm to 8 pm

The Atrium at Dean College
107 West Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038

Join us for cocktails, light fare, entertainment and a celebration of the 2024 Highlights of Hope Awardees:
Edith Palmer Award: Amber Nicole Cowen Memorial Foundation
Business of the Year Award: ICONICS CARESWorX
Volunteer of the Year Award: The Basket Ladies of Bethany Congregational Church
Community Partner of the Year Award: Pave Your Path

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BEACON OF HOPE SPONSOR – $10,000
  • Recognition as Presenting Sponsor on New Hope’s website and Facebook cover page
  • Recognition Invitation reaching an audience greater than 5,000
  • Acknowledgement in New Hope’s Summer and Fall Newsletters 2024
  • Social media mentions leading up to the event and placement of your logo on website
  • Prominent name recognition and signage during event
  • Full page advertisement with logo in event program booklet
  • Public acknowledgement during speaking program
  • Mindful meditation session by one of New Hope’s professionals
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion session by one of New Hope’s professionals
  • 8 tickets to event
SPIRIT OF HOPE SPONSOR – $5,000
  • Acknowledgement in New Hope’s Summer and Fall Newsletter 2024
  • Recognition Invitation reaching an audience greater than 5,000
  • Social media mentions leading up to the event to wide and new audience
  • Prominent name recognition during event
  • Half page advertisement in event program booklet
  • Public acknowledgement during speaking program
  • 6 tickets to event
RAYS OF HOPE SPONSOR – $2,500
  • Acknowledgement in New Hope’s Summer and Fall Newsletter 2024
  • Recognition Invitation reaching an audience greater than 5,000
  • Social media mentions leading up to the event to wide and new audience
  • Prominent name recognition during event.
  • Listing in event program booklet
  • Public acknowledgement during speaking program
  • 4 tickets to event
PATHWAYS OF HOPE SPONSOR – $1,000
  • Acknowledgement in New Hope’s Summer and Fall Newsletter 2024
  • Recognition Invitation reaching an audience greater than 5,000.
  • Social media mentions leading up to the event to wide and new audience.
  • Listing in event program booklet
  • Public acknowledgement during speaking program
  • 4 tickets to event
FRIEND OF HOPE SPONSOR – $500
  • Acknowledgement in New Hope’s Summer and Fall Newsletter 2024
  • Listing in event program booklet
  • Public acknowledgement during speaking program
  • 2 tickets to event

2024 AWARDEES

Amber Nicole Cowen Memorial Foundation

Edith Palmer Award:  Amber Nicole Cowen Memorial Foundation 

Family and friends created the Amber Nicole Cowen Memorial Foundation to honor Amber who was tragically killed by her husband in 2020.  The Foundation raises awareness of mental and emotional abuse through an array of training, educational, and community activities, reaching students and young adults with critical information and resources that promote healthy relationships. 

Amber Nicole Cowen Memorial Foundation

Business of the Year Award: ICONICS CARESWorX 

A group company of Mitsubishi Electric headquartered in Foxborough, MA, ICONICS is a global software developer with a heart of gold. Employees created CARESWorX to facilitate volunteerism and philanthropy and time and again has shown up for their community, including survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Over the past few years, ICONICS CARESWorX has helped New Hope develop its new storefront project and is always ready to lend a helping hand. 

Amber Nicole Cowen Memorial Foundation

Volunteer of the Year Award:The Basket Ladies of Bethany Congregational Church

Over 25 years ago a group of women from Bethany Congregational Church in Foxboro established a monthly donation program to support survivors and their families connected to New Hope, Inc.  Affectionately known as the Basket Ladies, a group of four women collect and donate new items that match the month’s theme to let survivors know that they are valuable and loved.  Baskets of treats (cookies and candies), age-appropriate toys and activities with non-religious and non-violent messages, household items, and more are packed with uplifting messages of empowerment and hope.

Amber Nicole Cowen Memorial Foundation

Community Partner of the Year Award: Pave Your Path 

Pave Your Path empowers women living with low to no incomes towards self-sufficiency and emotional self-reliance. PYP combines workshops on financial wellness, digital skill-building and goal-oriented accountability partnering with trauma-sensitive yoga, mindfulness classes and group sessions about nervous-system regulation. Pave Your Path has partnered with New Hope, Inc. to create opportunities for survivors to pursue financial wellness and digital skills in a trauma-sensitive environment. 

All proceeds go towards Highlights of Hope and New Hope's comprehensive, free, and confidential services for survivors and those affected by domestic and sexual violence.

Your donation in excess of $23 per ticket is fully tax-deductible. Note that to help keep event costs down, it will be a cash bar.

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