Thank you for supporting Mass Mentoring Partnership & our mission!
Our Why
Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them and assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, making them feel like they matter. For this reason, Mass Mentoring Partnership’s (MMP) mission is to ensure that all young people in Massachusetts have the mentoring relationships they need to develop into thriving, engaged adults, resulting in vibrant communities. Mass Mentoring Partnership is the only state-wide training, research, and advocacy organization for Massachusetts mentoring and youth-serving organizations, committed to assuring that every young person in the state has access to caring and committed adults.
The ALKU Scholarship Award
The 2024 ALKU Scholarship Award will be presented during Cheers to Mentoring!
Created in 2015 by ALKU CEO and MMP Board Member Mark Eldridge, the ALKU Scholarship is a $30,000 college scholarship for rising high school seniors. Through Mark’s leadership and generosity, the scholarship provides youth the opportunity to apply for financial support to achieve their full potential as they pursue their college careers.
By providing financial resources, ALKU and MMP together aim to build the capacity of organizations to connect youth to a broader web of support, build on the opportunities their existing mentoring relationships have offered them and help eliminate any barriers to future academic, economic, or social success.
Sponsor
We hope you will join us this fall for an inspirational celebration lifting up the collective impact of the Massachusetts mentoring movement. Past sponsors include ALKU, Ayco – A Goldman Sachs Company, Bank of America, The Boston Red Sox, The Herb Chambers Companies, Highland Street Foundation, KVC Builders, SLR Credit Solutions, and Tito’s to list a few. This force-multiplying event offers an incredible opportunity to market your support of mentoring as a lever for positive youth outcomes across sectors, industries, and the state. We expect roughly 200 people to attend, including business leaders, public and elected officials, and practitioners from mentoring programs and community-based organizations.
Why sponsor Mass Mentoring Partnership’s Cheers! to Mentoring event?
Brand Awareness: Reach a statewide audience of program, philanthropic and business leaders and align your messaging with our organization’s trusted mission.
In Good Company: Capture the attention of Boston and the wider Massachusetts business community, joining longtime supporters of MMP’s mission including the Yawkey Foundation, State Street Corporation, ALKU, the Boston Red Sox, Highland Street Foundation, Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
Thought Leadership in YOUR Industry: Build your brand’s reputation as a leader in supporting the youth in our community, and position your company for success in the space with business and market messaging at our event, and in pre- and post-event communications.
In Good Company: Capture the attention of Boston and the wider Massachusetts business community, joining longtime supporters of MMP’s mission including the Yawkey Foundation, State Street Corporation, ALKU, the Boston Red Sox, Highland Street Foundation, Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
Thought Leadership in YOUR Industry: Build your brand’s reputation as a leader in supporting the youth in our community, and position your company for success in the space with business and market messaging at our event, and in pre- and post-event communications.
To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Amanda Doyle-Bouvier, Chief Advancement Officer, at adoylebouvier@massmentors.org.
Sponsorship OpportunitiesMentoring Matters
The US Surgeon General recently released a report on the health risks of loneliness, stating that the loneliness epidemic is hitting young people, and those from historically excluded communities especially hard and listing social connection and youth mental health as top priorities for his Office. He is calling on workplaces and schools to make changes to encourage connectedness. MMP knows that human connection is critical to youth wellness and that supportive relationships lead to healthier more resilient communities. Research from the Search Institute shows that young people who experience mentoring relationships consistently report better developmental outcomes across academic, psychological, social-emotional, and behavioral domains. Specifically, the increased experience of developmental relationships among young people is associated with better resilience in the face of stress and adversity, including managing emotions well, taking personal responsibility for their actions, being good at making and keeping plans, and having a sense of purpose in life.
Invest in the power of mentoring relationships today by supporting MMP’s Cheers to Mentoring event!
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors & Partners
Convener Sponsor
Gordon and Marjorie Osborne Foundation
ADVOCATE Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
SUPPORTERS
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Bass, Doherty & Finks, P.C.
Assurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company
Knickerbocker Group
eCratchit, Inc.
With Special Thanks to our Long-Time Partner
George & Sharyn Neble
Cheers to Mentoring Event Committee
Cheers Event Committee Co-Chairs
Nicole Eurieck, Portfolio Manager, Martignetti Companies
Tim Ostrander, Senior Advisor, Ayco/Goldman Sachs
Committee Members
Josh Franklin | CFO/COO, SLR Credit Solutions
Colin Burch | Boston Red Sox
Kathie Eldridge | The ALKU Foundation
Paulina Kozak | On Premise Sales Manager, Diageo
Warren Zola | Executive Director, Boston College Chief Executives Club
Rick Tyson | Vice President & Investment Officer, Fiduciary Trust Company
Rebecca Crossley | Director of Corporate Affairs and Media Relations, ALKU
Nicole Palermo | Sales Representative, Martignetti Companies