Presented by Pennsylvania Prison Society

Love Above Bars

Registration has ended

About Love Above Bars

Our Love Above Bars event celebrates the incredible network of staff, volunteers, committed friends, and partners that share the Prison Society’s vision for a Pennsylvania that values and safeguards the health, safety, and dignity of people in prisons and jails, and the people that love them.

Join us for an evening of heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer, entertainment, and a short program.

This year’s event honors our 2024 Award Winners:

  • Bradley S. Bridge, Human Rights Champion
  • Tyreem Rivers, Incarcerated Person of the Year (SCI Dallas)
  • Virginia Hammond, Volunteer of the Year
  • Jim Bright, Correctional Employee of the Year (SCI Fayette)

Our co-chairs for the event are:

  • Speaker Joanna McClinton, who received last year’s Human Rights Champion Award for being an unwavering advocate for social justice, equality, and empowerment;

  • Representative Emily Kinkead, a Prison Society Board Member who has been instrumental in ensuring that the Society is included in the state budget; and

  • John Pace of the Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project who himself served 31 years for a crime committed when he was 17.

Registration for the 2024 Love Above Bars has closed. If you are interested in attending the event and did not register in time, please email Emily Cheramie-Walz.

Join Us For Love Above Bars September 25, 2024, 6:00 PM At World Cafe Live

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About Love Above Bars

Our Love Above Bars event celebrates the incredible network of staff, volunteers, committed friends, and partners that share the Prison Society’s vision for a Pennsylvania that values and safeguards the health, safety, and dignity of people in prisons and jails, and the people that love them.

Join us for an evening of heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer, entertainment, and a short program.

This year’s event honors our 2024 Award Winners:

  • Bradley S. Bridge, Human Rights Champion
  • Tyreem Rivers, Incarcerated Person of the Year (SCI Dallas)
  • Virginia Hammond, Volunteer of the Year
  • Jim Bright, Correctional Employee of the Year (SCI Fayette)

Our co-chairs for the event are:

  • Speaker Joanna McClinton, who received last year’s Human Rights Champion Award for being an unwavering advocate for social justice, equality, and empowerment;

  • Representative Emily Kinkead, a Prison Society Board Member who has been instrumental in ensuring that the Society is included in the state budget; and

  • John Pace of the Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project who himself served 31 years for a crime committed when he was 17.

About Sponsorships

Sponsorships help the Prison Society offset the cost of attendance for members of our community who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. Because of the generosity of our donors, we are able to offer a “Pay-What-You-Wish” ticket, with a suggested donation of $25, which allows us to properly open our doors to all community members without imposing a financial burden.

 

Presenting Sponsor

$5,000

  • Event speaking opportunity
  • Company banner at event
  • 10 event tickets with logoed table
  • Presenting Sponsor logo recognition
  • Feature in Annual Report\
  • Social media spotlight

Advocate

$2,500

  • 8 event tickets with logoed sponsor table
  • Company banner at event
  • Logo recognition on all event materials
  • Social media spotlight

Contributor

$1,000

  • 6 event tickets with logoed sponsor table
  • Sponsor recognition on all event materials
  • Social media recognition

Friend

$500

  • 4 event tickets
  • Sponsor listing on all event materials

Community Partner

$500

  • 2 event tickets PLUS 2 tickets for table volunteers (4 total)
  • Table at event to promote your organization
  • Community partner sponsor listing on all event materials

Getting There

World Cafe Live
3025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, 19104
United States