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SAVE THE DATE

Saturday April 18, 2026

Join us to celebrate 26 Years of Impact, honoring:
Christine Cox, Artistic & Executive Director and Co-Founder of BalletX,
and
Donna Bullock, President and CEO of Project HOME

Christine Cox, Executive Director of BalletX, co-founded the company in 2005 and developed it at the Performance Garage for five years. Under her leadership, BalletX has commissioned 150 new ballets, toured nationally, and broadened access to dance through such initiatives as Dance eXchange, which has served more than 4,000 Philadelphia students. Her commitment to nurturing emerging artists and expanding arts education mirrors the heart of our mission.
 

Donna Bullock, now President & CEO of Project HOME, has dedicated her legal and legislative career to advocating for underserved communities and strengthening nonprofits that support youth and families. Her nine years as State Representative for the 195th District, combined with her longstanding board service to organizations providing after-school programs, food security, and community resources, reflect the same values of equity, opportunity, and care that guide our YouthMoves program.

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Gala Sponsorship

As a Gala Sponsor, you help support the vital programs offered at the Performance Garage, for dance students of every age, from novice to professional. Sponsors will be prominently listed on the gala invitation, program book, event signage, live acknowledgment, and on our website.

Amount

Supporting Sponsor

$1,000

Major Sponsor

$2,500

Sustaining Sponsor

$5,000

Premier Sponsor

$10,000

Gala Program Ad

Through advertising in our Gala Program you help support the vital programs offered at the Performance Garage, while also reaching countless local residents who join us for this event.

Amount

Quarter Page

$150

Half Page

$250

Full Page

$450

PRODUCERS CIRCLE RECEPTION

6:00 PM

Bethany Mission | 1527 Brandywine Street
With Artist meet and greet; featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a carving station by Chef’s Table

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GENERAL RECEPTION

6:30 PM 

 

PRESENTATION & PERFORMANCES

7:30 PM

Performance Garage | 1515 Brandywine Street

 

PERFORMING ARTISTS

• BalletX

• Sneak peek of 2026 DanceVisions Resident Artist Charles Askegard’s new work: Live, Life, Love

YouthMoves student-dancers from Franklin Learning Center in a work by choreographer Deborah Manning St. Charles

 

DESSERT RECEPTION FOLLOWS

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

GALA SPONSORS

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Sustaining

Amy Branch & Jeff Benoliel

Board of Directors of City Trusts

Jeanne B. Fisher

 

Major

​Ballet X

​JMA Custom Builders

Arthur M. Kaplan & R. Duane Perry​

Michele R. Vernon

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Supporting

McFarland Tree

Pauline Candaux & Sol Katz

Donna & Otis Bullock

Project HOME

Peggy & Scott Reynolds

Stockton Real Estate Advisors

Kathy Vick & Steve Stack
Dr Robert J Wallner
Richard Witt

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HONORARY COMMITTEE

Catherine Cahill
President & CEO, Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts

 

Representative Joanna McClinton
Pennsylvania Speaker of the House, 191st District

 

Michael A. Nutter
Former Philadelphia Mayor

 

Blondell Reynolds Brown
Author, Advocate for Women, Former Philadelphia Councilmember

 

Senator Nikil Saval
Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st District

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PRODUCERS CIRCLE

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Barbara Adams

Millie Lane Berg**

Alexei Borovik

Blondell Reynolds Brown

John Bruza & Jason Karlawish

Catherine Cahill & Joan Roebuck-Carter

Michael & Ellen Singer Coleman

Bonnie & Jay Eisner

Karl Fong & Neal Krouse

Susan Gerrity

Susan Glazer

Deborah Gordon**

Harlequin Floors

Patricia Hastie

Toni Jelinek** & Yvonne Ciochon

Dr. Kathryn Kearns**

Elizabeth Knighton & Kevin Duffy

Alison Lazerwitz**

Leigh & John Middleton

Dr. Carolyn C. Newsom

Natalie & John Nixon

Barbara Podell & Mark Singer

Christopher Barrett Politan

Barbara Pressman

Susan Rock

Jeanne Ruddy** & Victor Keen*

Dianne Semingson

William Valerio & Glen Sacks

Stephanie & Richard Venne**

Anne Wright

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 * Performance Garage Board Member

 ** Gala Committee Member

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