Be a Hero!
The New Children’s Museum depends on community support, and proceeds from the 2nd annual gala, Superheroes Ball!, will go directly to funding our expansive and innovative services for all children and families in San Diego County. Last year’s fundraising gala made it possible for the Museum to launch a School-in-Residence program with Washington Elementary, offer a free summer camp experience to children in the foster care system, allow Title 1 schools to explore NCM for free, sustain a year’s worth of programming in the Teen Studio, stock our hands-on studios with paint and clay for visiting students, and much, much more! This year, you can help ensure that NCM is available for all the young, aspiring superheroes in San Diego. They all deserve access to NCM’s arts-based programs, and your support makes it happen.

For more information on underwriting opportunities, contact Jessica Hanson York at jyork@thinkplaycreate.org or 619 233 8792 x104.

$50,000
[Your Name] Plaza of Justice
Up to ten gala tickets are included if desired. Caped crusaders will gather here for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Prominent signage on Island Avenue will recognize your contribution.

$30,000
Supper Club Outdoor Ballroom
Up to ten gala tickets are included if desired. Step into an art deco-inspired supper club, complete with a checkered black and white dance floor. Your generosity will be acknowledged at each table.

$25,000
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Sponsor
SOLD OUT!
Up to ten gala tickets are included if desired. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will grab the crowd for some swing dancing—the sponsor of this band will truly deserve hero worship! Get your picture taken with the band before the show and see your name in lights!

$25,000
Late-Night Lounge—AKA [Your Name] Club!
Up to ten gala tickets are included if desired. We love the nightlife—and you can become your own club owner for the night by sponsoring this popular attraction to wrap up the evening! Guests won’t want to leave as they enjoy the disco ball, loud DJ and smooth moves. Located on the Cricket Wireless Lower Level, this is where everyone winds up to enjoy a beverage and reminisce about the show!

$25,000
Video Production
SOLD OUT!
Up to ten gala tickets are included if desired. There are so many ways to tell our story—but none better than seeing children enjoying NCM in its fullest glory. Sponsor acknowledgment includes prominent recognition on the video.

$20,000
Invitations
SOLD OUT!
Up to eight gala tickets are included if desired. Without invitations, who would know what to wear? Capes, no capes? Be the hero to create excitement about the event with this important component!

$10,000
Valet Parking
Up to four gala tickets are included if desired. Gotta put the Batmobile somewhere! Be a hero and your efforts will be recognized on valet t-shirts worn throughout the evening!

$7,500
Floral Designs
Up to four gala tickets are included if desired. Even superheroes like to stop and smell the roses! Bring some color to Gotham City with beautiful bouquets.

$5,000
Fine Dining
5 opportunities available
Up to two gala tickets are included if desired. Water’s Catering will be offering up their most heroic of dishes battling for the good of fine cuisine. Put your name with America’s finest city’s best.

$5,000
Donut Bar
Up to two gala tickets are included if desired. Back by popular demand, and certainly the breakfast and dessert of champions. You will be our biggest hero by bringing back this tradition for the NCM gala!

$5,000
Auction Paddles
Up to two gala tickets are included if desired. Unmask your superpowers by allowing each and every guest to muscle up and bid! Your name and logo will appear on each paddle as well as the auction signage on the big screen.

$5,000
Photography Action Flip Book
Up to two gala tickets are included if desired. So that you cannot recede into your alter ego—a memory of the evening’s escapades will be created at this special booth. Your image converted into a cartoon flipbook will be a coffee table staple forever! Recognition on the back of each book makes your gift timeless!

$5,000
Wine & Champagne
5 opportunities available
Up to two gala tickets are included if desired. Spirits soar because of tasty beverages—celebrations of the grape add to the evening and it wouldn’t be a party without it!

$5,000
Security
Up to two gala tickets are included if desired. Includes your logo on security guard t-shirts to show you are on the side of good! Our neighbors and partygoers will be glad to know they are safe and sound!

$2,500
[Your Name] Martini
5 opportunities available
Up to four concert and after-party tickets included if desired. We can come up with the perfect signature to reflect your super-powers—by sponsoring one of the evening’s specialty cocktails, you will receive recognition at each bar, and the love and admiration of the entire party.

$2,500
Auctioneer
Up to four concert and after-party tickets included if desired. We cannot do without his rapier tongue—and super-powers in raising funds for NCM’s educational programs. Steve Hammond, expert in charity auction operation, will get us to our goals, thanks to your help!

$2,500
Lighting Displays
4 opportunities available
Up to four concert and after-party tickets included if desired. Allow us to light up the sky, and the dance floor, with ambient and effect lighting to complete the look of the evening.

$1,500
Coffee Bar
Up to two concert and after-party tickets included if desired. Certainly not power draining; the coffee bar will be available after the concert and throughout the  late-night revelry. Prominent signage will recognize your contribution to this important energy source.

$1,500
Party Favors
SOLD OUT!
Up to two concert and after-party tickets included if desired. X-ray vision goggles, super hero action figures, Spiderman silly string, candy cigarettes—the fun of the party is yours to give and will be handed out by our candy girls—back again!