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Overview 1
ABOUTUS ABOUTUS ABOUTUS
The Richard Wright's Annual Sundresses, Sneakers, & Stogies is the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year and with your help, we can reach our goal of $100,000 with proceeds going directly to ROXIE, our unique journalism, media, and arts program, college scholarships, and alumni support.
Richard Wright fortifies its students with the resounding impact of education, transforming lives in a highly creative, engaging, and student-centered environment with a caring, highly qualified staff of professionals to develop students for college and beyond. With its unique focus on journalism, media, creative, andperformingarts,weofferamyriad of opportunities, both on and off campus, for all students to thrive and achieve.
EVENT EVENT EVENT
BACKGROUND BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
SinceRichardWrightSchoolsopenedourdoorstostudentsin haveheldourannualfundraisingeventin June Theformat events has evolved, but hundreds of attendees always atte From a formal gala to a more relaxed vibe since the pand have garnered a following of support for our organization, andmission.
From venues such as the Warner Theater, UDC, the Newse Arena Stage, THEARC, and now the historic North Hall at Capitol Hill, we create a dynamic atmosph o impress and delight our guests. Special gue e graced our stage, notable, iconic, histori in broadcast journalism, fil t l i i ent,education,andsocialjustic umn Joi as our emcee, Gram and the Crank Crusaders, Gram and the Jukebox Band from A owner of Très Creole i vided a savory sampling s astaplefavoriteofour
EVENT OBJECTIVE EVENT OBJECTIVE EVENT OBJECTIVE
Toengageparticipantsinfundraisingeffortstopromote higher education and career opportunities for our youth by providing attendees a safe and fun environment to socialize,network,andbuildrelationships.
Createa Network
Tocreatean engagingand fun atmospherefor peopleto interactwith eachotherand build relationships
Fundraisefor
Scholarships,
Alumni,& Programs
Toempower youngpeopleto realizetheir potentialby providingneeded fundingresources
Promote Businesses &Partners
Tosupportand promote businessesthat supportour educationefforts andouryoung people to thrive inthefuture
EVENT EVENT EVENT
DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION
Activities|Rundown|Benefits
LiveMusic/Dancing
Crowd favorite featuring the critically acclaimed AtlantabasedlivebandJukeboxledby Grammy-nominated R&B recording artist Quinn returns for another encore performance, as well as DC's #1 Party Band Secret Society. 2025 also features beautiful emceeBmoreBraveWilliams.
Networking&Socializing
An opportunity to connect and grow one ' s networkwithprofessionalsinanarrayoffields and experiences. A festive, relaxed environment to promote your brand and business
Food,Cocktails,&Stogies
Featuring crowd pleaser, authentic Cajuncreole cuisine from Très Creole Catering's Chef Eric Tyson. Also, a boutique line of cigars produced in Esteli, Nicaragua, one of the few remaining factories making cigars with traditional Cuban triple caps, made especiallyfortheStogieCo.
EVENT EVENT EVENT RUNDOW RUNDOW RUNDOW
June 13, 2025 5:00PM-11:00PM
North
Pre-EventSocial Hour|LoungeArea SpecialNetworkingHour
MusicalGuests|MainStage
Greetings&Acknowledgemen
EmceeBmoreBraveWilliams
QuinnandTheJukeboxBandofAtlanta
SecretSociety
7:00-10:00pm 7:15pm 9:00pm 5:00-7:00pm
TheStogieCoandCocktailBar
Food&Drink|ThroughoutVenue
TrèsCreoleCatering
7:30-10:00pm TBD (Tentative)
Cigar&CocktailBar|OutdoorBay
FullBarServices(2Inside;2outsideBayArea/Entrance)
PhotoOps|ThroughoutVenue
Step&Repeat-OutsideMainNorthEntrance
Step&RepeatandAlphaLitLetters-InsideSouth
XL360PhotoBooth-InsideSouthEntrance
SPONSOR SPONSOR SPONSOR BENEFITS BENEFITS BENEFITS
Professionals from diverse fields - media, tech, entertainment, film, music, art, sports, education, business, nonprofits, public service, entrepreneurs, real estate, finance, marketing, government, youth programs, fraternities, sororities, and faithbasedorganizations.Weareexpecting700-1000attendees.
The demographics of our attendees are diverse in age, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation, and economic status. The attendees geographically represent the DMV, but some attendees have travelled from as far as Hawaii, California, Chicago, Atlanta, Las Vegas, New York, New Jersey, Florida, NorthCarolina,andSouthCarolina.
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FirstBenefit SecondBenefit
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CULMINATION CULMINATION CULMINATION
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SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES PACKAGES PACKAGES
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SILVER
10xVIPticketstotheevent
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Startfrom$10K
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BRONZE
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