Events

2025 Propel Gala

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The AeroStar Avion Institute’s Propel Gala 2025

We are thrilled to announce that our signature event, AAI PROPEL GALA 2025, sponsored by United Airlines, will feature The Founder’s Reception: Scholarship and Remembrance, where we will pay tribute to our trailblazing founder:

HONORING DR. TAMMERA L. HOLMES will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025. 

Honoring a Legacy

This will be a powerful evening of celebration, legacy, and inspiration—highlighting the stories, scholars, and strides made possible by Dr. Holmes’ vision.

For sponsorship opportunities, please email propelgala@avioninstitute.org

🎟️ Ticket Now on Sale!

Tickets

TICKET LEVELS

✈️ General Admission – $200

  • All the elegance of our gala in a social, dynamic atmosphere.
  • Includes passed hors d’oeuvres, open bar, and high-top table access.
  • 🧡 Standing-room experience — seating not included.
  • Celebrate and network while enjoying every moment of the evening.
🎖️ VIP Admission – $250

Upgrade to the premier experience:

  • Reception entry
  • Hors d’oeuvres & open bar
  • Priority reserved seating
  • Commemorative gift
👩‍✈️ Reserved Table (10 guests) – $2,250
  • Pay for 9, get 1 free
  • Reserved seating for 10
  • Logo/name on your table
  • Reception access, hors d’oeuvres, open bar
🎉 Founder’s Birthday Ticket – $135 (Available July 28–30 only)

  • In celebration of Dr. Tammera L. Holmes’ birthday, we’re offering this special discount—our lowest-priced ticket!

  • This commemorative ticket is a heartfelt tribute to the visionary behind it all.

  • Includes access to the ballroom with high-top tables, passed hors d’oeuvres, and open bar.

  • 🧡 Standing-room experience — seating is not guaranteed.

  • Enjoy full access to the gala program and networking. While this ticket doesn’t include reserved seating, you’ll be right in the center of the celebration—honoring the legacy of Dr. Holmes.

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Sponsorship Levels

“The Founder’s Reception: Scholarship & Remembrance”

🎖 Top Gun Sponsor – $10,000
  • Logo placement on website, signage, printed materials, and social media
  • Verbal recognition during the program
  • VIP Reserved table for 8 guests
  • Half-page ad in the printed event program
  • Recognition in social media
  • Commemorative gift
🧭 Captain Sponsor – $5,000
  • Logo placement on website, signage, and printed materials
  • Verbal recognition during the program
  • VIP Reserved table for 6 guests
  • Quarter-page ad in the printed event program
  • Group social media thank you
  • Commemorative gift
🛫 First Officer Sponsor – $2,500
  • Name or logo listed in event program and on website
  • Verbal recognition during the program
  • Four (4) guest tickets
  • Group social media recognition
  • Commemorative gift
✈️ Private Pilot Sponsor – $1,000
  • Name listed in printed event program
  • Two (2) guest tickets
  • Group social media thank you
🕊 Give Wings – $500
  • 1 Reserved Seat
  • Support scholarships and youth programming
  • Name listed in the “Wall of Wings” tribute at the gala
  • Option to dedicate your gift in honor or memory of someone special

For sponsorship opportunities please email: propelgala@avioninstitute.org

Mail: aai@avioninstitute.org
Phone: (312) 883-6383

122 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 1390
Chicago, IL 60603

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