Tue, October 22 at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
ANGEL ORENSANZ FOUNDATION 172 NORFOLK STREET, NEW YORK NY 10002

Wonderful World 2024

Join us for our "Wonderful World" Gala at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York City where live Jazz, a silent auction, and paddle raise will benefit the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospitals. We will honor Musical Director, Composer, Producer Paul Shaffer, Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine with the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine David Steiger MD, and Multi-Arist, patient Michelle Alvarez. This year's gala will be Emcee'd by Mark Shapiro.

 

THE GALA WILL INCLUDE:

  • Live Jazz Performances

  • Open Bar

  • Pops' Food Court

  • Silent auction 

  • Live Fund-a-Need paddle raise conducted by

       Maestro Mark Shapiro

 

 

Tickets, Sponsorship, and Journal Ads

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The Wonderful World annual gala, hosted by Wonderful World: Friends of Music Therapy Inc (WWFMT), honors the legacy of Louis Armstrong and his commitment to bettering the lives of others through music. The event recognizes a dynamic group of individuals, who are chosen from a variety of fields inclusive of music, medicine, and philanthropy, and include our beneficiaries. 

 

The Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine (LACMM).

 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Sponsorship dues and general donations can be paid via check and sent to our mailing address, via our downloadable mail-in form or by conveniently selecting one of the sponsorship levels located on this page. See sponsorship details below.

 

Presenting Sponsor - $45,000

Supports LACMM's music therapy sessions for adults with Cancer

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Company name and logo right below WWFOMT
  • Prominent venue signage on all media
  • Named sponsor of Pops' Food Court
  • Address the audience from the stage
  • Prime table for 15 at front of the stage
  • Front Page ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channels

 

A Platinum Path Builder - $25,000

Supports LACMM's music therapy sessions for adults with dementia/Alzheimer’s

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Logo prominently displayed with acknowledgment by emcees
  • Song dedication
  • Prime table for 10
  • Back Cover ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channels

 

A Heart of Gold - $20,000

Supports sessions with stroke patients and children & adults with pulmonary disease

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Logo prominently displayed with acknowledgment by emcees
  • Monitors to display a brand video
  • Prime table for 8
  • Inside Cover ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channels

 

SILVER LINING - $15,000

Supports daily music therapy sessions in our Intensive Care Units (NICU, SICU, MICU)— for infants, adults patients & families

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Venue Signage
  • Prime table for 6
  • Centerfold ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channels

 

BRONZE BOOSTER - $10,000

Supports our Musicians' Clinic and addiction, mental health, and wellness programs for nurses & doctors

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Prime seating for 4
  • Full-page ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channels

 

 

 

Journal Ads are available!

Journal Ads will be available for purchase

until October, 13th.

 

Please view the "Journal Ads" section to view and purchase journal ads.

Journal ads are due by October 13th.

 

To Pay by check: Ad dues can be paid via check and sent to our mailing address,

via our downloadable mail-in form..

 

We will be accepting custom artwork, as well as requests to utilize pre-designed templates, for journal ads in the ‘Wonderful World 2024’ gala journal. If you would like the ‘Wonderful World 2024’ creative team to personalize a pre-designed journal ad template, you are required to provide copy and hi-res logos. Copy should not exceed 150 words per ad. Please designate what is “header/title” copy, and what is “body” copy. If providing logos, vector files are preferred.

Note: Ad space will close out after we have reached book spread quotas. 

There are only 4 pre-designed full-page spreads available. As soon as these ads have been secured, no more of their designs will be released.

See below-they depict the lyric descriptions of the 'Wonderful World' song by George David Weiss & Bob Thiele.

 

The journal will be printed in color. If providing custom artwork, we ask that you send high-resolution artwork at 300dpi (PDF, EPS or JPG), with all fonts and images embedded and .125” bleed space. Email file to: info@wonderfulworldfriendsofmusictherapy.org

 

Full Spread Dimensions: 11” x 8.5” (If submitting full spread file, please layout your files as two full page designs, with .125” bleed space around all four sides of each page). 

 

Full Page Dimensions: 5.5” x 8.5”

 

Half Page Dimensions: 5.5” x 4.25”

 

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Each journal ad is tax-deductible less credit card processing fees. Should you have any additional questions, please contact info@wonderfulworldfriendsofmusictherapy.org All artwork must be received by October, 13th, 2024.

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WONDERFUL WORLD 2024 GALA CHAIR: Carol Klenfner

GALA STEERING COMMITTEE

 

 

For further event information visit: www.wonderfulworldfriendsofmusictherapy.org

 

FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: info@wonderfulworldfriendsofmusictherapy.org

 

MAILING ADDRESS:

Wonderful World Friends of Music Therapy Inc

1610 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10304

 

Louis Armstrong wanted to give back to the world some of the goodness that he received. Inspired by his legacy, generosity, philanthropic mission, and of course his music, Wonderful World: Friends of Music Therapy Inc (WWFMT) was established to provide assurances for those most in need, through the magic of music and human-centered healthcare.

 

All monies raised through WWFMT, a 501 (c) 3 organization,* go to The Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine in New York City. The Center is home to the Department for Music Therapy at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Its services and clinical research not only serve patients within the Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital network, but the Center as well serves as pioneers and educators for the global medical community.

 

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2024 Wonderful World: Friends of Music Therapy Inc. is a 501(C) (3) organization and therefore all donations to WWFOMT are tax deductible to the full extent of the law effective as of the date of our incorporation. Accordingly, your donation will be deductible to the extent it exceeds the fair market value of any goods received by you in exchange for your donation.

 

Tickets and Gala Packages


$170 Pre-Sale

Available till October 9th

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$200 General admission
$100 Student Admission

For students only. Proof of student ID must be provided

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$45,000 Presenting Sponsor

Supports LACMM's music therapy sessions for adults with Cancer

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Company name and logo right below WWFOMT
  • Prominent venue signage on all media
  • Named sponsor of Pops' Food Court
  • Address the audience from the stage
  • Prime table for 15 at front of the stage
  • Front Page ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channels
Read more
$25,000 Platinum Path Builder

Supports LACMM's music therapy sessions for adults with dementia/Alzheimer’s

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Logo prominently displayed with acknowledgment by emcees
  • Song dedication
  • Prime table for 10
  • Back Cover ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channels
Read more
$20,000 Heart of Gold

Supports sessions with stroke patients and children & adults with pulmonary disease

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Logo prominently displayed with acknowledgment by emcees
  • Monitors to display a brand video
  • Prime table for 8
  • Inside Cover ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channel
Read more
$15,000 Silver Lining

Supports daily music therapy sessions in our Intensive Care Units (NICU, SICU, MICU)— for infants, adults patients & families

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Venue Signage
  • Prime table for 6
  • Centerfold ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channels
Read more
$10,000 Bronze Booster

Supports our Musicians' Clinic and addiction, mental health, and wellness programs for nurses & doctors

Sponsorship package includes:

  • Prime seating for 4
  • Full-page ad in our event journal
  • Inclusion in our "Thank you to our Sponsors" social media campaign on all LACMM social channels
Read more

Journal Ads


$1,400 Inside Front Cover

5.5”w x 8.5”h Portrait

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$1,400 Inside Back Cover

5.5”w x 8.5”h Portrait

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$1,500 Full-Spread Ad

Either (2) 5.5”w x 8.5”h Portrait or (1) 11”w x 8.5”h

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$900 Full Page Ad

5.5”w x 8.5”h Portrait

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$500 Half-Page Ad

5.5”w x 4.25”h Landscape

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