Chester Rising:
A Celebration of Chester from its Historic Past to a Brilliant New Future
The Chester Charter School for the Arts
1500 Highland Ave, Chester 19013
Saturday, May 19th
4:45–7:30pm
Sponsorship opportunities are available!
Are you ready for CCSA’s first ever school-wide student showcase?
This event is the culmination of a year-long arts-integration project.
‘Chester Rising’ invites our students to explore this city’s past, present, and future in a personal, meaningful way. They’re preparing a collaborative production that will feature live music, dance performances, and theatre, as well as a gallery of artwork curated by the artists themselves.
Presenting Sponsors
Anonymous
Rich and Pam Merriman
Nathan Speare Foundation
Gold Sponsors
Andrew Hohns, Mariner Investment Group
Latsha Davis & McKenna
Joanne and Gary Markman
A. Morris Williams, Jr.
Pennsylvania Trust
George and Barbara Rothacker
Rothacker Advertising & Design
Premier Sponsors
Anonymous
BSI Construction, LLC
Donald and Cordelia Delson
Barbara Klock and Salem Shuchman
Eric and Jacqueline Kraeutler
Judy and Peter Leone
Lintons Food Service Management
James J. McEntee, III and Linda McEntee
Northstar Owners Representation
Northstar Museums and Education
Drew and Paula Schmidt
WSFS Bank
Signature Sponsors
Rev. Gene and Mrs. Jean Bay
Christine and Leif Beck
Corliss and Clayton Boggs
The Charles Boone Houston and Howard Hathaway Houston Fund
Charter Choices
Cherokee Construction
Wendy and Jim Emrich
The Foundation for Delaware County
KCBA Architects
Brendan H. Kelley
Meridian Bank
Abigail and Dave Rowley
Elaine and David Singleton
We’ve never done anything this ambitious before, and we’re inviting friends and community members to celebrate and honor the work of our students and our city.
All funds raised through the ‘Chester Rising’ student showcase will support CCSA’s exceptional programming – including our intensive focus on literacy, the arts, and STEM – that ensures that our children continue to thrive.
Tickets are $75. Invitations will be sent by mail in early April.
A Recognition of Strong Leadership
Our distinguished event honorees, Don Delson and Jay McEntee, exemplify CCSA’s goal for its graduates – to be creative thinkers with purpose, passion, and character. Don, as chair of the CCSA Board, drove the creation of CCSA’s new campus. Jay, as chair of The Chester Fund Board, through his steady, effective leadership, raised equity for the new campus.
We look forward to publicly recognizing Don and Jay for their extraordinary contributions to CCSA.
Chester Rising Event Committee
Chairpersons
Barbara Klock
Rich Merriman
George Rothacker
Morgan Baird
Susan Bartels
Jean Bay
Corliss Boggs
Leslie Boris
Bruce Brown
Betty Ann Flynn
Joanne Markman
Robert N. Speare
I’m there! Keep me informed!
Let us keep you in the loop on this unique celebration of Chester, and other exciting CCSA events! Just leave us your name and a contact email.
Unable to attend the event? Your contribution at any level goes far in building strong arts-integrated programming for CCSA scholars to grow and thrive.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Presenting
$10,000/ $9,550 tax deductible
Main stage recognition as presenting sponsor
Ten event tickets
Acknowledgement in all press and marketing materials
Full-page program ad in premium location
Day-of event signage
Listing and logo on website and e-newsletter
Platinum
$7,500/ $7,140 tax deductible
Eight event tickets
Acknowledgement in all press and marketing materials
Full-page program ad
Day-of event signage
Listing and logo on website and e-newsletter
Gold
$5,000/ $4,730 tax deductible
Six event tickets
Acknowledgement in all press and marketing materials
Full-page program ad
Day-of event signage
Listing and logo on website and e-newsletter
Premier
$2,000/ $1,820 tax deductible
Four event tickets
Acknowledgement in all press and marketing materials
Half-page program ad
Day-of event signage
Listing and logo on website and e-newsletter
Signature
$1,000/ $910 tax deductible
Two event tickets
Listing in program and on website
The Chester Fund for Education and the Arts supports The Chester Charter School for the Arts (CCSA), an arts-integrated, academically rigorous, non-profit public charter school in the Chester Upland School District.
The Chester Charter School for the Arts prepares children to employ their intellectual and creative powers to enrich their community.
