World AIDS Day Luncheon 2018
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| Co-Chairs Jacob Sudhoff & Jerry Hooker |
Keynote Speaker Tituss Burgess |
It’s more than a luncheon, it’s World AIDS Day.
November 30, 2018
Location: The Ballroom at Bayou Place, 500 Texas St.
11:30 AM Registration
12:00 PM Luncheon
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Isn’t it just another luncheon? No, it is World AIDS Day. It is the day to raise awareness about HIV and remember the community members and loved ones we have lost to AIDS. Houston ranks 11th in the nation for new HIV transmissions. Over 26% of those new transmissions will be diagnosed with AIDS, and there are 29,643 people living with HIV in Houston/Harris County.
What does it take to change these numbers? It takes the preventative and stabilizing services provided by AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc., and the comprehensive community healthcare provided by Avenue 360 Health and Wellness that normalize HIV prevention and treatment. That is what this year’s World AIDS Day Luncheon will accomplish. This luncheon helps end HIV transmissions, and provides stabilizing services and superior healthcare to the Houston community. Both AFH and Avenue 360 benefit from your support of this event.
Underwriter Party featuring Tituss Burgess
Luncheon sponsors will have the opportunity to meet actor, singer/musician, and World AIDS Day Luncheon Keynote Speaker Tituss Burgess at our Underwriter Party the evening prior. A limited number of individual tickets will be available for the underwriter party at $100 each. Visit the ticket page to become a sponsor or to purchase an individual ticket to the underwriter party. The underwriter party will take place on Thursday, Nov. 29th, 6-8 p.m. at CASA Houston, 2800 Kirby Dr., Suite B100.
World AIDS Day Co-Chairs
Jacob Sudhoff and Jerry Hooker are the co-chairs of the World AIDS Day Luncheon.
Jacob Sudhoff - President and CEO, Sudhoff | Co-Owner, CASA Houston - With more than 20 years of real estate experience, Jacob continues to make an impact on the Texas development landscape. In 2010, he founded Sudhoff Companies with an integrated approach to serve clients as an advisor, investor and authority for urban residential development, sales and marketing. More...
Jerry Hooker - Principal, Mirador Group | Co-Owner, CASA Houston - Jerry serves as the architectural visionary behind some of Houston’s most luxurious condominium developments, most notably The Sophie at Bayou Bend, an exclusive private city estate overlooking Bayou Bend Gardens, and Giorgetti Houston, the venerable 120-year-old Italian furniture makers’ first totally luxury-branded real estate project. More...
Keynote Speaker Tituss Burgess
Emmy and SAG nominated actor, musician, and writer Tituss Burgess is quickly emerging as one of the entertainment industry’s most versatile and dynamic performers, with his work in television and theater generating both critical and commercial acclaim.
Most notably, Burgess stars as ‘Titus Andromedon’ in the Emmy®-nominated comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, starring opposite Ellie Kemper, Jane Krakowski, and Carol Kane. The show follows a young woman named Kimmy Schmidt as she adjusts to life in New York City after living in a doomsday cult for 15 years. Burgess’ character becomes a friend, roommate and mentor to Kimmy while he pursues his dreams of Broadway superstardom and becomes a viral sensation on YouTube. Tina Fey created Burgess’ outrageous character specifically for him. For the actor’s scene-stealing performance on the series, Burgess has been nominated for two Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and two Critics’ Choice TV Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He was also awarded Best Actor at the 2015 Webby Awards and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy at the 2015 Gold Derby TV Awards. More...
Shelby Hodge Vision Award Honoree
The University of Houston Honors College Community Health Worker Initiative, is the 2018 Shelby Hodge Vision Award Honoree for their groundbreaking outreach work in communities with high HIV transmission rates. Community Health Workers (CHWs) have always stood for a more human connection to healthcare. The UH Honors team, with help from experts across disciplines, is creating a network that allows the CHWs to lead, and to directly address the needs of the community through collaborative projects between UH, local non-profits like Aids Foundation Houston, and the CHWs embedded in the community. Over the next few years, we hope to see dozens of CHWs across the region, all acting as independent contractors within the UH network. With training and continuing engagement from UH, the CHWs can make the human connection at the community level shape how we use the best health care technology and expertise. Honors College Research Assistant Professor Dan Price, Ph.d. will be accepting the award.
The Shelby Hodge Vision Award is given each year to an individual or organization that exhibits extraordinary vision in addressing HIV/AIDS.
See photos from last year's VIP reception and luncheon on our Facebook page!
Underwriter Opportunities
Compassion - $10,000
- Prominent table seating for ten guests with best view of the luncheon
- Four invitations to the Underwriter Party featuring Tituss Burgess
- Logo and name priority placement on event signage*
- Logo and name listed on website and printed materials*
- Logo and name displayed on event webpage
- Recognition during CEO remarks and on-screen during luncheon
- 15 Wine Basket raffle tickets
Love - $5,000
- Distinguished table seating for ten guests
- Four invitations to the Underwriter Party featuring Tituss Burgess
- Logo and name placement on event signage*
- Logo and name listed on website and printed materials*
- Name displayed on event webpage
- Recognition on-screen during luncheon
- 10 Wine Basket raffle tickets
Tribute - $3,000
- Preferred table seating for ten guests
- Two invitations to the Underwriter Party featuring Tituss Burgess
- Name placement on event signage*
- Name listed on website and printed materials*
- Recognition on-screen during luncheon
- 5 Wine Basket raffle tickets
Honor - $1,500
- Reserved table for ten guests
- Two invitations to the Underwriter Party featuring Tituss Burgess
Celebration of Life VIP Ticket - $500
- Best available individual seat
- One invitation to the Underwriter Party featuring Tituss Burgess
- 2 Wine Basket raffle tickets
Celebration of Life Ticket - $150
- Individual seat (special seating requests unavailable)
Individual ticket to the Underwriter Party featuring Tituss Burgess - $100
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Individual ticket. Thursday, November 29th, 6-8 PM; Location details coming soon. (Availability limited.)
*Please purchase by Tuesday, November 4th, to be included in program and event materials.
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