TURN ON THE LIGHT
Our signature annual event.
Every spring at our Turn on the Light event, we unite as a community and reflect on the progress we are making together in the fight to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children and shed light on the work still ahead. We honor those who have positively impacted the field locally and nationally, and celebrate the hard work of all our partners and allies. This powerful night allows us to raise vital funds needed to support our programming and the young people we care about so much.
About the night
When: June 12, 2025 | 6:30 – 10pm
Where: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
What: The night begins with a cocktail reception where dinner will be served followed by a powerful program with guest speakers
Beacon of Light Honoree: This is a very special year as we will be honoring our Co-Founder and former Co-Executive Director, Lisa Goldblatt Grace
Cost: $250
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
-
This Year's Honoree
At our 2025 Turn on the Light event, we will be celebrating our incredible Co-Founder Lisa Goldblatt Grace who led My Life My Choice for 22 years. Each year, we typically honor one local and one national leader who has made an impact in the fight to end exploitation. Past years have included notable figures from U.S. Attorneys to filmmakers to prominent survivor-advocates. Lisa is a pioneer locally and nationally and we are thrilled to recognize her work and legacy in this way.
-
Become a Sponsor
Take a stand against commercial sexual exploitation while showing your support of the great work done by My Life My Choice. Sponsorships for individuals and businesses are available. Sponsorship dollars are put to use right away to support efforts to disrupt, prevent, and end the commercial sexual exploitation of children while strengthening our community or supporters.
-
Become an Illuminator
Illuminators are volunteers who raise critical funds for My Life My Choice by creating and sharing their own fundraising pages. By leveraging your network in this way, not only are you having a greater impact on the mentees we serve, but you are helping grow the movement to end this egregious form of child abuse.
This Year’s Honoree
Lisa Goldblatt Grace, LICSW, MPH
Lisa Goldblatt Grace is the Co-founder of My Life My Choice. Ms. Goldblatt Grace has been working with young people experiencing marginalization in a variety of capacities for over thirty years. Her professional experience includes running a long-term shelter for unhoused teen parents, developing a juvenile diversion program, and working in outpatient mental health, health promotion, and residential treatment settings. Ms. Goldblatt Grace was a primary researcher on the 2007 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services national study of programs serving human trafficking victims. She has served as the Co-Chair of the Training and Education Committee and the chair of the Implementation Subcommittee of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s appointed Task Force on Human Trafficking. As a local and national leader in the field of exploitation, she currently serves on the Governor’s Working Group on Child Trafficking, the Governor’s Commission on Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth, the Governor’s Commission on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Human Trafficking, the National Center on Child Trafficking Advisory Board, and Shared Hope’s National JuST Council.
Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please fill out the form below and email Cailyn Carr, Development Manager, at ccarr@jri.org.
-
One guest table of ten with premier seating.
Table sponsorship logo display in reception area.
Logo placement on napkins at the event.
Verbal acknowledgment during event program.
Premier logo display on event slideshow and in printed event materials.
Premier logo display on Turn on the Light webpage.
Dedicated promotion via My Life My Choice social media (27,000+ followers).
Listing by sponsor level in two email communications a month.
Logo placement on Turn on the Light invitation.*
Listing by sponsor level in two email communications a month.
Private half-day of CSEC training for up to fifty staff.
-
One guest table of ten with premier seating.
Table sponsorship logo display in reception area.
Verbal acknowledgment during event program.
Logo display on event slideshow and in printed event materials.
Logo display on Turn on the Light webpage.
Dedicated promotion via My Life My Choice social media (27,000+ followers).
Listing by sponsor level in two email communications a month.
Logo placement on Turn on the Light invitation.*
Half-day of CSEC training for twenty staff.
-
One guest table of ten with premier seating.
Verbal acknowledgment during event program.
Logo display on event slideshow and in printed event materials.
Logo display on Turn on the Light webpage.
Dedicated promotion via My Life My Choice social media (27,000+ followers).
Listing by sponsor level in two email communications a month.
Logo placement on Turn on the Light invitation.*
Sixty-minute Lunch and Learn for staff.
-
One guest table of ten.
Acknowledgment during event program.
Name listed on event slideshow and in printed event materials.
Name listed on Turn on the Light webpage.
Promotion via My Life My Choice social media (27,000+ followers).
Listing by sponsor level in two email communications a month.
Name placement on Turn on the Light invitation.*
-
One half table (five event tickets in total).
Acknowledgment during event program.
Name listed on event slideshow and in printed event materials.
Name listed on Turn on the Light webpage.
Promotion via My Life My Choice social media (27,000+ followers).
Listing by sponsor level in two email communications a month.
Name placement on Turn on the Light invitation.*
-
One half table (five event tickets in total).
Name listed on event slideshow and in printed event materials.
Name listed on Turn on the Light webpage.
Promotion via My Life My Choice social media (27,000+ followers).
Listing by sponsor level in two email communications a month.
-
Four event tickets.
Name listed on event slideshow and in printed event materials.
Name listed on Turn on the Light webpage.
Promotion via My Life My Choice social media (27,000+ followers).
Listing by sponsor level in two email communications a month.
*Must pledge by February 28, 2025 in order to be included in the printed invitation.
Confirmation of, and guest names for, complimentary tickets are due by May 30.
Become an Illuminator
Illuminators play a vital role in helping us reach our fundraising goals while also raising awareness of the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Illuminators help ensure My Life My Choice has the staffing and resources needed to support young people referred to our programs as prevention, training, and advocacy work. Our unique continuum of survivor-led programs change the trajectory of lives. Thank you for joining this important work.