Evening of Giving 2025
We are pleased to announce that sponsorship opportunities are now open for our highly anticipated biggest fundraising gala of the year!
Evening of Giving is a celebration of YOU - our incredibly generous supporters and donors. We cannot do what we do without your generous support that helps us serve women in our community emerging from crisis situations. We'll also celebrate 8 years of serving 193 women in Raleigh since 2017.
We invite you to explore our tiered sponsorship opportunities.
Events like our Evening of Giving 2025 are only possible by partnering with wonderful sponsors in our community, like you. If you are interested being a sponsor for this fundraiser, it's a truly unique opportunity to showcase your support while gaining visibility the night of Evening of Giving and through social media in advance. Please join us in making this fantastic event a success and creating a lasting impact in our community. Click the button for more details.
Learn MoreOur premier gala event of the year will be located in downtown Raleigh at the beautiful historic Merrimon-Wynne House. With open air terraces and rocking chair porches, you'll enjoy walking the lovely grounds, and the carriage house is always a highlight.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 , 7 - 10 pm
The Merrimon-Wynne House, 500 N Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27604
With your sponsorship, you can help us serve more women this year!
Your sponsorship of $2,500 makes it possible for 4 more women to participate in our 7-day work program—an incredible gift of hope and opportunity.
Contact William Gehling, our Director of Philanthropy, at William@designedforjoy.com for more details on donations for Evening of Giving or sponsorship opportunities.
A special thank you to our sponsors:
Here are just a few of the experiences that attendees can expect during Evening of Giving 2025:
Learn about Designed For Joy's impact on women in Raleigh over the last 8 years. Hear from special guest speakers as they share the heart of Designed For Joy and how your financial contributions keep our focus on providing women emerging from crisis situations, a transitional work experience with us. They gain confidence and begin building a new life for themselves as they become better prepared to find permanent jobs in our community.
Stories of Success
Our skilled sewists will be on hand all evening, so you can sit together and have a one-on-one experience of creating one of our signature products as our gift to you.
Artisan Experience
A signature feature of the Evening of Giving is our amazing silent auction! Bidding is exciting and the auction items always surprise and thrill you. Proceeds directly support our mission.
Silent Auction
Shop the newest arrivals and bestselling products at any of our pop ups around the grounds. We'll hold your purchases so you can enjoy the gala!
Shopping Experience
Amazing live music all evening, so you can dance the night away
Entertainment