1. BRYAN STEVENSON is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery,
Alabama. Mr. Stevenson is a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the
poor, the incarcerated and the condemned. Under his leadership, EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating
excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and
the mentally ill and aiding children prosecuted as adults. Mr. Stevenson has successfully argued several cases in the
United States Supreme Court and recently won an historic ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court banning mandatory
life-without-parole sentences for all children 17 or younger are unconstitutional. EJI has also initiated major new
anti-poverty and anti-discrimination efforts challenging the legacy of racial inequality in America.
Red JACKET BALL
SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD 2016
6 PM to 9 PM
HILTON COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN
401 N HIGH STREET
COLUMBUS, OH 43215
City Year Columbus
35 North 4th Street, Lower Level
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614.586.4520
Website: cityyear.org/columbus
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CITY YEAR COLUMBUS WELCOMES
KEYNOTE SPEAKER BRYAN STEVENSON
presenting sponsor
national gala sponsor
2016 ripple award honoree
with keynote speaker
bryan stevenson
founder of
the equal justice initiative and
author of just mercy
featured on oprah’s
“super soul sunday”
Mr. Stevenson’s work fighting poverty and challenging racial
discrimination in the criminal justice system has won him numerous
awards including the ABA Wisdom Award for Public Service, the
MacArthur Foundation Fellowship Award Prize, the Olaf Palme
International Prize, the ACLU National Medal Of Liberty, the
National Public Interest Lawyer of the Year Award, the Gruber Prize
for International Justice and the Ford Foundation Visionaries Award.
He is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and the Harvard School
of Government, has been awarded 21 honorary doctorate degrees and
is also a Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law. He is the recent author of the critically acclaimed
New York Times bestseller, Just Mercy, which was named by Time Magazine as one of the 10 best books of nonfiction
for 2014 and has been awarded several honors including the Carnegie Medal by the American Library Association for
the best nonfiction book of 2014 and a 2015 NAACP Image Award.

2. GIVE A YEAR. CHANGE THE WORLD.
city year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students
in school and on track to graduate. In communities across the United States and through two international affiliates,
this innovative public-private partnership brings together teams of young, diverse, and highly-trained AmeriCorps
members who commit to a year of full time service in schools.
City Year Columbus places these teams to serve all day, every day throughout the school year as role models, men-
tors, and tutors in urban schools to provide academic and developmental support to students. Corps members work
with educators and implement interventions with students on attendance, behavior, math and English. They create a
positive school climate so every student has the opportunity to graduate high school, ready for college and career.
who we serve: For the 2015-2016 school year, City Year Columbus corps members serve more than 3,465 stu-
dents in six Columbus City Schools: Livingston Elementary, Trevitt Elementary, Champion Middle School, Linden
McKinley STEM Academy, Mifflin High School, and South High School, supporting four of five District feeder
school zones: Mifflin, Linden McKinley, East, and South. We have expanded our reach into the Near East Side to
replicate our previous success, while standing lockstep with Columbus City Schools and turnaround efforts in the
East High School Feeder Pattern.
2014-2015 impact
better grades:
85%of students in grades 6
through 9 improved at
least one letter grade.
strong partnerships:
80%of teachers say corps
members helped improve
their students’ overall
academic performance.
more attendance:
91%of students made it to
school more often-
by at least two or more
days.
join us as a sponsor!
red jacket ball sponsorship levels & benefits
presenting sponsor - $25,000 - sold out!
• Exclusive opportunity to leverage our dollars
by matching the crowd’s gifts made during our
“Fund the Need” live auction
• Inclusion in all television and print
advertisements
• Two front row, reserved tables for ten guests
and two seats at the head table (22 tickets
total)
• Logo with marquis placement on all materials
related to the event (invitations, event signage,
program slides, email promotions, and web
coverage)*
• A full page color advertisement in our
program
• Exclusive access to VIP Reception with Bryan
Stevenson and a signed copy of Just Mercy
senior sponsor - $10,000
• One premiere, reserved table for ten guests
• Logo on all materials related to the event
(invitations, event signage, program slides,
email promotions, and web coverage)*
• A quarter page color advertisement in our
program
• Exclusive access to VIP Reception with Bryan
Stevenson and a signed copy of Just Mercy
junior sponsor - $5,000
• One premiere, reserved table for ten guests
• Name/company logo on all materials related
to the event (invitations, event signage,
program slides, email promotions, and web
coverage)*
• A quarter page color advertisement in our
program
• Exclusive access to VIP Reception with Bryan
Stevenson and a signed copy of Just Mercy
sophomore sponsor - $3,000
• One priority, reserved table for ten guests
• Name/company logo on all materials related
to the event (invitations, event signage,
program slides, email promotions, and web
coverage)*
• A quarter page black & white advertisement
in our program
freshman sponsor - $1,500
• One reserved table for ten guests
• A quarter page black & white advertisement
in our program
ticket - $100 single, $150 couples
City Year Columbus is honored to present Honda with the 2016 City Year Ripple Award for their commitment to
keep students in school and on track to success. Their steadfast support and partnership for nearly twenty years has
enabled City Year to help more students thrive and reach their full potential.
*Commitment and logo needed by January 29th for inclusion in the invitation, March 1st for inclusion in the event program.