Announcing the 2026 Purim Off Ponce Honorees - community leaders that emulate the spirit and actions that LGBTQ+ people need right now.

Chanel Haley, Deputy Director of Georgia Equality
Gwen Davies, Psychologist at Positive Impact Health Centers
McKenzie Wren, Maayan Spiritual Arts/Wren Consulting/SOJOURN
Robyn Painter, Co-founder of TransParent Metro Atlanta & Painter Legal, LLC
Steven Igarashi, Director of Communications & Community Engagement of Atlanta Pride and Chair of Atlanta Drag Story Time

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Your Gift to SOJOURN Makes an Impact Across the South

$1–$99 | Answer the Call
Connect LGBTQ+ people and families to affirming care and crisis support.
$100 | Offer Personalized Care
Provide 1-on-1 guidance for a teen, parent, rabbi, or leader.
$180 | Spark Learning
Fund an educational session that empowers hundreds to act.
$250 | Equip Communities
Put essential guides and toolkits into the hands of families and synagogues.
$500 | Power Pride & Protest
Fuel SOJOURN’s Jewish presence at Pride, rallies, and actions.
$1,000 | Transform Institutions
Sponsor a day of LGBTQ+ training for a camp, school, or synagogue.
$2,500 | Build Community
Support a season of youth or young adult LGBTQ+ Jewish programming.
$5,000 | Save Lives
Fund a year of suicide prevention outreach and mental health training.
$10,000 | Strengthen the Movement
Unite partners to fight anti-trans legislation and protect queer youth.

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Two Ways to Support SOJOURN

With the return of POP, you now have two ways to fuel SOJOURN’s work all year long:

Lighting the Way Annual Campaign – the steady, reliable support that keeps us thriving.
Purim Off Ponce – the spark that fuels bold ideas, big dreams, and community joy.

Be both: the ones who keep the doors open and the ones who fund the future.

POP SPONSORSHIPS MAY BE PURCHASED BY CLICKING THE BUTTON ABOVE

SPONSOR LEVELS:

The Mensch-inator (Presenting Sponsor) – $10,000 | 10 tickets
Back to the Schmear (Premier) — $7,500 | 10 tickets
Doc Kvetch — $5,000 | 8 tickets
Marty McMatzah — $3,600 | 6 tickets
The Schmear Forward Sponsor--$2,500 | 5 tickets
Cousin from the Future — $1,800 | 4 tickets
Zayde’s Zinger— $1,000 | 3 tickets
Bubbe’s Brisket — $720 | 2 tickets
Half Past Mensch — $540 | 2 tickets

SPONSOR BENEFITS (All Levels Include):

Logo placement on all event marketing materials and on-site signage
Opportunity to display branded materials and giveaways at the event
Feature on the official event webpage, social media channels, and email newsletter
Inclusion in solicitation appeals and post-event communications
Company profile highlighted in the event press release
Logo featured at a high-traffic event activation area
Complimentary tickets to Purim Off Ponce (see level for quantity)

Sponsorship of SOJOURN connects you with our engaged and influential LGBTQ+/ally community through our 2,000+ subscriber email list and an active social media presence, reaching over 5,000 on Facebook and 12,000 on Instagram each month.

For more information: pop@sojourngsd.org
*You may mail checks to: SOJOURN, 1530 DeKalb Avenue, Suite A, Atlanta, GA. 30307

POP 2026

By Southern Jewish Resource Network Inc

POP 2026

Back to the Future. Forward with SOJOURN.

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