Front Row 2023 with Verne Lundquist, Joe Smith & Allie LaForce
6:00pm – 9:00pm- Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center
- 1001 E. McCarty Lane, San Marcos, TX 78666
This year at the 19th annual Front Row gala, former MLB Pitcher Joe Smith and TNT Sports Journalist Allie LaForce will share the stage with CBS-TV sportscaster, TLU alumnus, and regent emeritus Verne Lundquist. As is the Front Row tradition, Lundquist will conduct a live, on-stage interview with Smith and LaForce where they will talk about their respective careers in professional sports as well as their journey establishing HelpCureHD, a charity supporting families and helping eradicate Huntington's Disease.
Front Row is an annual fundraising gala benefitting TLU’s 18 NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic teams. Since its inception in 2004, the event has raised more than $1 million.
Schedule & Donor Levels
The evening will include a reception, an elegant dinner, and silent and live auctions with autographed sports memorabilia and other amazing items. Click here to view this year's auction catalog
VIP Reception at 6 p.m.
($20,000, $10,000, $6,000, and $3,000 tables only)
General Reception at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner and Program at 7 p.m.
Event schedule subject to change.
NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Level Partnership (max.2) | $20,000
Benefits include:
One (1) top tier table (seats 10 people) at the event including:
- 10 tickets to the VIP reception
- Group photo taken with Verne Lundquist, Joe Smith, and Allie LaForce
- Prime table location
- Premium bottles of wine at the table during dinner
- Memorabilia autographed by honorees
- Two (2) hotel rooms comped for the night of the event at Embassy Suites
- 10 tickets to the Verne Lundquist After Party
- Unlimited drinks per table guest
Name & logo recognition on all promotional elements:
- Email blast to TLU alumni & friends (approx. 14,000)
- TLU website - with link to sponsor's website
- Event invite through LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
- Event programs (approx. 300)
- Logo on projection screens at the event
GRAND SLAM Level | $10,000
Benefits include:
One (1) top tier table (seats 10 people) at the event including:
- 10 tickets to the VIP reception
- Group photo taken with Verne Lundquist, Joe Smith, and Allie LaForce
- Prime table location
- Premium bottles of wine at the table during dinner
- Memorabilia autographed by honorees
- Two (2) hotel rooms comped for the night of the event at Embassy Suites
- 10 tickets to the Verne Lundquist After Party
- Unlimited drinks per table guest
Name recognition on all promotional elements:
- Name on event programs (approx. 300)
- Logo on projection screens at the event
SLAM DUNK Level | $6,000
Benefits include:
One (1) table (seats 10 people) at the event including:
- 10 tickets to the VIP reception
- Premium bottles of wine at the table during dinner
- Memorabilia autographed by honorees
- 10 tickets to the Verne Lundquist After Party
- 3 drink tickets per table guest
- Name on event programs (approx. 300)
HOME RUN Level | $3,000
Benefits include:
One (1) table (seats 10 people) at the event including:
- 10 tickets to the VIP reception
- Two (2) bottles of house wine at the table during dinner
Name recognition on all promotional elements:
- Name on event programs (approx. 300)
- Optional additional purchase: $100 /person to attend Verne Lundquist's After Party
3 POINT Level | $500
- One (1) ticket for the event
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