It’s officially Thanksgiving month.
And here at City Leadership, we’re leaning into the season of gratitude with a really great way for you to give back to the city we all love.
Let’s get into it.
🦃 Help Us Set the Table
Think back to the year after you graduated high school. Who checked in on you? Who made a call for you? Who saved you a seat at the table? For a lot of us, that person changed everything.
That’s what we want to be for our Choose901 Alumni. And this Friendsgiving, we’re inviting you to join us.
This November, we’re bringing our alumni together for a Memphis-style Friendsgiving.
These young people are the next generation of teachers, leaders, creators, and changemakers in this city. They’re starting college. Starting careers. Figuring out what comes next.
Friendsgiving gives them a night to slow down, reconnect, build their network, and lean on each other as they grow into their next chapter.
And we want you to help set the table.
🍽️ Pick Your Plate
Choose the dish you’d like to donate:
🍽️ Southern Sides Squad – $60
The mac and cheese, the greens, the casserole everybody fights over.
🍖 Main Dish Star – $130
Ribs, tamales, smoked turkey, fried chicken. You’re bringing the main event to a true Memphis table.
🎉 Co-Host of the Feast – $500
Help host the party. Co-Hosts get a social media shoutout on Give901, Choose901, and Choose901 Alumni, featuring your logo.
🥳 Friendsgiving Sponsor – $1,500
Your logo in our Friendsgiving recap video and on all Friendsgiving marketing, plus a feature blog about your organization, published on Give901 and Choose901 and shared in both newsletters.
🙌 Our First Sponsor Already Pulled Up a Chair
A huge thank you to The UPS Store for being the very first to say yes to Alumni Friendsgiving.
For more than two decades, these locally owned and operated stores have been part of the moments that matter in Memphis. Giving back is built into how they run, and they’ve been in City Leadership’s corner for a long time, especially when it comes to our teachers. Now they’re saving a seat for our alumni.
Who’s next?
✨ This Season, Let’s Show Up for Memphis
When Memphis shows up for its young people, they show up for Memphis.
Let’s save them a seat.
