2022 - Danny Gokey & Natalie Grant
Join
Union University
for the 24th Annual Scholarship Banquet Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Featuring a special interview with Union parent and award-winning author, Donna VanLiere, and a Celebrate Christmas concert with Danny Gokey and Natalie Grant, the banquet will celebrate the generous donors who have made a Christ-centered education at Union possible for so many students.
Balcony seats and table sponsorships are now available.
- 5:45 p.m. – Doors Open for Dinner Guests
- 6:00 p.m. – Dinner Starts
- 6:15 p.m. – Balcony Opens
- 6:45 p.m. – Program Starts
Biographies
*Faculty/staff/students still need to call 661-5050 to get the discounted balcony tickets. Groups of 10 or more can also get a discounted balcony price, but also need to call for that discount.
Lead Sponsor
Sponsorship Levels
PREMIER SPONSORSHIP
($10,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $9,500
- Invitation for two to president's dinner
- Priority seating for buffet dinner for eight additional guests
- Five passes to photo opportunity with Danny Gokey and Natalie Grant
- Autographed copy of Donna VanLiere's book, The Christmas Shoes
- Recognition as lead/premier sponsor during promotion of the event
- Special recognition during the event
- Ten tickets for balcony seating
- Recognition in printed program for event
- VIP parking for one vehicle
PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP
($5,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $4,600
- Priority seating for buffet dinner for eight
- Two passes to photo opportunity with Danny Gokey and Natalie Grant
- Autographed copy of Donna VanLiere's book, The Christmas Shoes
- Recognition in the printed program
- Five tickets for balcony seating
- Preferred parking near Carl Perkins Civic Center entrance
GOLD SPONSORSHIP
($3,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $2,600
- Priority seating for buffet dinner for eight
- One pass to photo opportunity with Danny Gokey and Natalie Grant
- Autographed copy of Donna VanLiere's book, The Christmas Shoes
- Recognition in the printed program
- Preferred parking near Carl Perkins Civic Center entrance
SILVER PLUS SPONSORSHIP
($2,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $1,600
- Buffet dinner seating for eight
- Recognition in the printed program
- Preferred parking near Carl Perkins Civic Center entrance
SILVER SPONSORSHIP
($1,500 +)
Tax-deductible amount $1,100
- Buffet dinner seating for eight
- Recognition in the printed program
Bios
As a Top-3 finalist on Season Eight of American Idol, Danny Gokey quickly became a favorite of millions. Following Idol, Gokey dropped his first album, My Best Days, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. Since that time, Danny has celebrated a series of #1s including his follow up album releases Hope In Front of Me, Rise, Haven't Seen It Yet, and holiday albums, Christmas Is Here and The Greatest Gift. Spawning singles like "Hope In Front of Me," "Rise," "The Comeback," "Love God Love People," and RIAA Certified Gold singles "Tell Your Heart to Beat Again" and "Haven't Seen It Yet," Danny has cemented his place on the radio charts with multi-week, multi-chart top-ten runs in the United States, Canada and now Latin markets with his Spanish singles. He has been honored with three Grammy nominations, three wins as KLOVE Male Vocalist of the Year, two Dove Awards and numerous Dove Award nominations.
As a Nine-time GRAMMY® nominee and Five-time GMA Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year, Natalie Grant has become an icon in Christian & Gospel music. In addition to garnering more than 500 million streams and multiple number #1 albums and singles on the Billboard Charts, she is also a respected author and philanthropist. She is the co-founder of Hope for Justice, a non-profit organization in the fight against human trafficking, which has 32 offices across 9 countries and 5 continents and has helped 102,803 children in the last year.
Donna VanLiere is an accomplished NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author with 14 published books. She is an in-demand conference speaker and gift teacher. She has been a keynote speaker at countless events around the country including Extraordinary Women, Women of Faith, Among Friends and the prestigious Patricia Adams Lecture Series at Heidelberg University. She recently completed a unique three book series dealing with the end times and return of Christ from a Biblical perspective. About two-thirds of each book is a fictional story line that takes place during the end times and about one-third of each book contains biblical teaching on the end times.