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Whether your goals are marketing exposure, employee engagement, or to showcase your values, supporting a Perkins event is a fulfilling way to engage with our community. Read on to get a sense for each event, its audience, and sponsorship opportunities for corporations and individuals.
Travel through the historic, picturesque Perkins campus, alongside the Charles River and through Watertown’s Braille Trail in support of disability inclusion. At the finish line, enjoy a festival of activities like historical campus tours, children’s’ activities, musical performances, and more.
When: September/October, annually
Where: Perkins campus
Audience includes: Perkins families, local families, local companies
Get a taste for how Perkins is unlocking opportunities for our students around the world. Activate your four senses as you encounter the depths of flavors, textures, and aromas during our annual food and wine tasting.
When: May, annually
Where: Perkins campus
Audience includes: Younger donors, longtime donors, Volunteer Leadership
Grab your racket and clubs and join us at the Charles River Country Club, one of New England’s finest golf courses, and help us unlock opportunities for children with complex, multiple disabilities.
When: June, annually
Where: Charles River Country Club
Audience includes: Corporate teams, individual teams, Volunteer Leadership
Each year, Perkins Schools for the Blind is the host of up to two educational conferences with promotional opportunities. Explore the events and contact us to tailor a custom sponsorship package of one or many events for your business or yourself.
Our 2024 CVI Conference: Building Meaningful Recognition will bring together medical professionals, educators, and families living with CVI (Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment) for our biannual conference. The conference offers a learning opportunity about this brain-based visual impairment, which is the most common cause of visual impairment in children.
When: June, biannual
Where: Perkins campus
Audience includes: Medical professionals, educators, and families
Each spring, the Early Connections Conference brings together families of children age 7 and under who are blind, deafblind, or low-vision —including those who have multiple complex disabilities — to engage with each other, as well as leading professionals in the field.
When: April, annually
Where: Perkins campus
Audience includes: Families, teachers, medical professionals
For each event, sponsorship benefits might include:
We offer a variety of partnership opportunities for our corporate partners. Discover the right fit for you today.