YOU’RE INVITED TO:
CURYJ’S Quinceañera!
CURYJ is celebrating 15 years of defending our communities, building youth leaders, and pouring power into a decolonial and abolitionist future.
CURYJ TURNS 15!
OCTOBER 17. 2026
Snow Room 5pm
The Oakland Zoo
Snow Room 5pm
The Oakland Zoo
9777 Golf Links Rd, Oakland, CA 94605
We hope you can join us for a night of dining, dancing, & looking back at our legacy of unapologetic resistance.
Huichin, Muwekma Ohlone Territory
THE INVITATION
FIFTEEN YEARS OF
UNAPOLOGETIC RESISTANCE
Join us for a night of dining, dancing, and entertainment as we celebrate 15 years of defending our communities, building youth leaders, and pouring power into a decolonial and abolitionist future.
We hope that you can be a part of this rites of passage celebration. CURYJ is extremely proud of every community member that has already been part of where we have been and where we are going.
THE OFFICIAL INVITATION
EVENT DETAILS
DATE
Saturday Oct 17, 2026
TIME
5pm – 10pm
VENUE
Snow Room at the Oakland Zoo
ADDRESS
9777 Golf Links Rd Oakland, CA 94605
DINING
DANCING
ENTERTAINMENT
CEREMONY
HUICHIN, MUWEKMA OHLONE TERRITORY
JOIN US
Get Tickets or
Become a Gala Sponsor
TICKETS
$300
General Admission
One seat for a night of dining, dancing, and entertainment at the Snow Room.
Sponsorships can be purchased at the ticketing link page. Alternatively, for EFT details please contact us directly, or make checks payable to Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice “with Gala Sponsorship Level noted in the memo” and send to 1150 35th Ave, Oakland CA 94601.
With all sponsorship levels, you have the option to fill your table or donate any number of your tickets to community members who would not otherwise be able to attend.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS & BENEFITS
Pour power into
the next fifteen
Six levels of support, each named for the padrinos and madrinas who carry a quinceañera.
MADRINX Y PADRINX DE LIBERACIÓN
$25,000
- 10 tickets (1 table) with Commemorative Gifts
- Full-page ad in event program
- Logo and/or recognition on our webpage, in social media profiles and in the CURYJ newsletter
- Onstage Acknowledgement
MADRINX Y PADRINX DE REVOLUCIÓN
$15,000
- 10 tickets (1 table) with Commemorative Gifts
- Half-page ad in event program
- Logo and/or recognition on our webpage, in social media profiles and in the CURYJ newsletter
- Onstage Acknowledgement
DAMAS DE PODER
$10,000
- 5 tickets (1/2 table) with Commemorative Gifts
- Quarter-page ad in event program
- Logo and/or recognition on our webpage, in social media profiles and in the CURYJ newsletter
- Onstage Acknowledgement
CHAMBELANES DE SUEÑOS
$5,000
- 5 tickets (1/2 table) with Commemorative Gifts
- Business card ad in event program
- Logo and/or recognition on our webpage, in social media profiles and in the CURYJ newsletter
WHY WE CELEBRATE
CLOSE YOUTH PRISONS
BUILD YOUTH LEADERS
$500k
Cost per year to lock up a child in Alameda county
95%
Incarcerated youth who are Black or Brown
84%
Incarcerated young people who experience repeated trauma
100+
Systems-impacted young people enrolled in CURYJ programs each year
94%
Participants whose sense of belonging and emotional wellness increases
100%
Participants who develop and master new skills
MORE WAYS TO GIVE
Sponsor at any level
Custom & in-kind
We also welcome sponsorships at any other levels! To sponsor at a level not listed or donate in-kind for our raffles, please reach out to our Resource Mobilization and Grants Manager directly: Ama Agustin aagustin@curyj.org.
Checks & EFT
Make checks payable to Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice “with Gala Sponsorship Level noted in the memo” and send to 1150 35th Ave, Oakland CA 94601. For EFT details please contact us directly.
Gift your seats
With all sponsorship levels, you have the option to fill your table or donate any number of your tickets to community members who would not otherwise be able to attend.
CURYJ IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION (TAX ID # 27-5008441)
We hope you can
be part of this
A rites of passage celebration for every community member who has been part of where we have been and where we are going.