KAREN HOLMES WARD

Distinguished News Host, Producer, & Advocate, SAG-AFTRA New England’s 2025 Broadcaster of the Year

For more than 40 years, Karen Holmes Ward was the Director of Public Affairs and Community Services as well as host and executive producer of CityLine, WCVB’s award-winning weekly magazine program which addressed the accomplishments, concerns, and issues facing people of color living in Boston and its suburbs.

TWELFTH BAPTIST CHURCH

Oldest Direct Descendant of the First African Baptist Church

Throughout its rich history, TBC became known as the “Fugitive Slave Church,” serving as an important anti-slavery meetinghouse, spiritual haven for free blacks and fugitive slaves, and a forum for champions of human rights and dignity such as William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, Rev. George Washington Williams, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

BYRON BARNETT

(1956-2025)

Emmy Award Winning Journalist, Former Boston 7News Reporter

For almost 40 years and through thousands of stories, the late Byron Barnett covered breaking news as it happened, from major snowstorms, to shocking courtroom dramas, presidential campaigns, and world-changing events. Barnett earned a reputation for asking elected officials tough questions. He interviewed cultural icons like Mohammad Ali and world leaders including Ronald Regan, Barack Obama, and Hilary Clinton, and everyday people who call New England home.

The Living Legends Award recognizes outstanding lifetime accomplishments to civil and human rights locally and nationally. It continues a tradition established by the African Meeting House when they honored stalwart visionaries including Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

$100,000

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• Credit as a Presenting Sponsor on gala promotional materials
• Recognition in all media releases
• Placement of corporate logo on the gala microsite
• Inclusion in Living Legend Award social media campaign
• On-stage sponsor recognition from the Host
• Prominent positioning on onsite monitors
• Full page inside cover ad in the gala program book
• Photo opportunity with Honorees and Host
• Access to exclusive gala photos
• Twenty-four (24) VIP pre-reception tickets
• Twenty-four (24) program tickets
• Prominent spotlight placement with logo on the
  MAAH.org website
• One-year Institutional Museum Membership

HOST SPONSOR

$75,000

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• Credit as a Host Sponsor on gala promotional materials
• Recognition in all media releases
• Placement of corporate logo on the gala microsite
• Inclusion in Living Legend Award social media campaign
• On-stage sponsor recognition from the Host
• Prominent positioning on onsite monitors
• Full page ad in the gala program book
• Photo opportunity with Host
• Access to exclusive gala photos
• Twenty (20) VIP pre-reception tickets
• Twenty (20) program tickets
• One-year Institutional Museum Membership

MAIN STAGE
SPONSOR

$50,000

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• Credit as a Main Stage Sponsor on gala promotional materials
• Recognition in media releases
• Placement of corporate logo on the gala microsite
• Inclusion in Living Legend Award social media campaign
• Display on onsite monitors
• Full page ad in the gala program book
• Access to exclusive gala photos
• Eight (8) VIP pre-reception tickets
• Sixteen (16) program tickets
• One-year Institutional Museum Membership

LIVING LEGENDS AWARD SPONSOR

$25,000

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• Credit as a Living Legends Awards Sponsor on gala promotional materials
• Placement of corporate logo on the gala microsite
• Inclusion in Living Legend Award social media campaign
• Display on onsite monitors
• Half Page ad in the gala program book with prime placement
• Eight (8) VIP pre-reception tickets
• Fourteen (14) program tickets
• One-year Institutional Museum Membership