An Evening with Karen Kingsbury
Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 6 p.m.
Location: Carl Grant Events Center
Join the Union University Auxiliary for an evening with New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury on Tuesday, April 16.
The evening will include a buffet dinner, a word from The Auxiliary President and First Lady, Susie Oliver, and an inspirational message from Karen Kingsbury. This will be a great event with one of America's favorite storytellers.
Sponsorship Levels
KINGSBURY SPONSOR
($5,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $4,510
- Invitation for two to VIP dinner with Karen Kingsbury
- Four signed copies of Karen Kingsbury's bestselling book Two Weeks
- Eight passes to pre-event photo opportunity and VIP reception with Karen Kingsbury
- Reserved dinner seating for six
- Recognition as a Kingsbury sponsor during the evening
- Recognition in the printed program
- Four reserved parking passes
BAXTER SPONSOR
($2,500 +)
Tax-deductible amount $2,010
- Invitation for two to VIP dinner with Karen Kingsbury
- Two signed copies of Karen Kingsbury's bestselling book Two Weeks
- Six passes to pre-event photo opportunity and VIP reception with Karen Kingsbury
- Reserved dinner seating for six
- Recognition as a Baxter sponsor during the evening
- Recognition in the printed program
- Two reserved parking passes
FLANIGAN SPONSOR
($1,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $510
- Invitation for two to VIP dinner with Karen Kingsbury
- One signed copy of Karen Kingsbury's bestselling book Two Weeks
- Two passes to pre-event photo opportunity and VIP reception with Karen Kingsbury
- Reserved dinner seating for six
- Recognition in the printed program
- One reserved parking pass
TABLE SPONSOR
($400 +)
Tax-deductible amount $240
- Buffet dinner seating for eight
- One pass for post-event group photo with Karen Kingsbury
- Advance seating
- Recognition in the printed program
- Participation in a drawing for a $1,000 Union Scholarship (for Prospective Union Students entering Fall 2020)
About Karen
Karen Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times Bestselling novelist with more than 25 million books in print. She is America's favorite inspirational storyteller as her last dozen novels have hit top spot on national bestseller lists. Several of Karen's books have been the subject of Hallmark movies. In addition, it was recently announced that Roma Downey and MGM Studios are developing a TV series out of 22 of Karen's Baxter Family books. Karen is also a visiting professor at Liberty University where she teaches a master class on storytelling. She lives in Nashville with her husband and five sons, three of whom were adopted from Haiti. They live nearby to their actress/designer daughter Kelsey who is married to Christian recording artist, Kyle Kupecky. She and Kelsey also have a card and gift line called "Possibilities" which is sold at retail stores everywhere.
Karen was born in Fairfax, Virginia, the oldest of Anne and Ted Kingsbury's five children. She was hooked on Dr. Seuss from the first time her dad read her How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Karen had the story memorized by the time she was 5. Karen's family moved often because of her dad's computer programming job with IBM. Maybe it was the moving that truly underlined her love for reading. In books she found friends she never had to leave. When Karen was 10 years old, they left Michigan for California, where they lived for the next two decades. She loved Southern California back then and grew up in the San Fernando Valley - a true Valley girl. The beach was just 30 minutes away over Malibu Canyon, and there on the shore of the Pacific Ocean Karen dreamed about being a novelist.