Gala 2024
Gala 2024

Annual Gala 2024

We will host our 77th Annual Awards and Fundraising Gala on Saturday, June 29th. These events support the Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City’s core values of racial justice, civil rights, and economic empowerment.

Location

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
1700 NE 63rd St., OKC OK 73111

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Date/Time

June 29, 2024
Cocktail Hour – 6:00 p.m.
Live Entertainment!

Sponsorship Levels
  • Diamond | $20,000
    • Naming rights for the event (i.e., The 77th Annual Gala Presented by…)
    • Digital billboard ads (located at NE 36th and Martin Luther King, Ave.)
    • Frontpage recognition on Urban League website
    • A special role in the awards presentation
    • Full-page ad in the annual report with prime positioning
    • Full-page back cover of the annual report
    • VIP meet and greet with Gala entertainment (if available)
    • Prime recognition and positioning on event PowerPoint presentation
    • Verbal recognition during the program
    • Website listing of company logo and link to the website
    • Social media ads
    • Two tables of 10 at the event (prime positioning to stage)
  • Platinum | $15,000
    • Digital billboard Ad (located at NE 36th and Martin Luther King, Ave.)
    • Frontpage recognition on Urban League website
    • Preferred positioning of company name and/or logo in the annual report
    • Preferred positioning on event PowerPoint presentation
    • Verbal recognition during the program
    • Full-page advertisement in the annual report
    • Website listing of company logo and link to the website
    • Social media ads
    • Two tables of 10 at the event (prime positioning to stage)
  • Gold | $10,000
    • Digital billboard Ad (located at NE 36th and Martin Luther King, Ave.)
    • Frontpage recognition on Urban League website
    • Preferred positioning of company name and/or logo in the annual report
    • Verbal recognition in the event PowerPoint presentation
    • Full page advertisement in the annual report
    • Social media ads
    • One table of 10 at the event (prime positioning to stage)
  • Silver | $7,500
    • Digital billboard Ad (located at NE 36th and Martin Luther King, Ave.)
    • Verbal recognition in event presentation
    • Half page advertisement in the annual report
    • Website listing of company logo
    • Social media mentions
    • One table of 10 at the event
  • Bronze | $5,000
    • Verbal recognition in event presentation
    • Quarter page advertisement in the annual report
    • Website listing of company logo
    • One table of 10 at the event
  • Friends of the League | $2,500
    • One table of 10 at the event
  • Individual Ticket | $200
Awardees 2024

Vilona P. Cutler Award

Cliff and Leslie Hudson

 

Board Member of the Year

Kelly Kinser

Crowe & Dunlevy

Janice Scott-Lee Employee of the Year

Shani Nealy

Sr. Vice President of Administration

Volunteer of the Year

Keyatta Conner

Loves Travel Stops & Country Stores/Gemini Motor Transport

Jay Galt Corporate Partner Award

Medley Equipment Company
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Friends of the League
Previous Years
Awardees 2023

Vilona P. Cutler Award

Barry Lofton

University of Central Oklahoma

Marian Beard-Dobberteen Award

Andre Caldwell

The Boeing Company

Board Member of the Year

Chelsey McKnight

VI Marketing and Branding

Jay Galt Corporate Partner Award

Community Health Centers of Oklahoma

Special Recognition

Carrie Smith

Community Health Centers of Oklahoma

Volunteer of the Year

Melissa Brooks

Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation

Janice Scott-Lee Employee of the Year

Lonnetta Smith

Vice President of Programs

Special Staff Recognition

Keitano Roberts

Health Navigator

 

Gala 2022
2022 Awardees

Lecia D. Swain

Attorney Lorenzo Banks

Vilona P. Cutler Award

Florence’s Restaurant

Jay Galt Corporate Partner Award

OG&E – Davis H. Elliot

Volunteer of the Year

Ogletree Deakins

Board member of the Year

Leslie Johnson

Marian Beard-Dobberteen Award

Erin Wilcox

Janice Scott-Lee Employee of the Year

Shenice L. Huff

Janice Scott-Lee Employee of the Year

Skyla Parker