Great Night Gala Sports Change Lives June 4 at 6 - 11 PM

Great Night Gala 2026: Sports Change Lives

June 04, 2026 6:00 - 11:00 pm

Great Night Gala: Sports Change Lives will feature a cocktail hour, seated dinner by All in Good Taste Productions, dessert, dancing with live music by Jeff Jimerson, and a live and silent auction. Through the Great Night Gala, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh aims to raise $500,000 to give all children, no matter their families' finances, the chance to create and discover through outstanding Museum experiences.

On this truly special evening, the Children's Museum is honoring The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation with the Great Friend of Children Award. Since 2014, the Foundation has committed more than $100 million through its Sports Matter program to inspire and enable youth sports participation by addressing barriers and creating awareness. The Foundation has given more than 3 million kids across all 50 states the chance to play.

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The attire for the evening is sporty cocktail. Think of your flashiest outfit, a repurposed jersey, your fastest sneakers and favorite sports gear. Serving looks all night. Check out our Pinterest board for inspiration!

Gala Honoree

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation


Gala Chair

Lee Belitsky

Host Committee


Lee* and Janice Belitsky

Matt and Melissa* Bizyak

Kevin* and Lori Braun

Jen* and Brooks Broadhurst

Carol R. Brown

Dana and Mike Denove

Robert and Renee Denove

Michael Duckworth* and Tracy Howe

ECHO Realty

Kim and Curt Fleming, BAIRD

Cheryl A. Fogarty

Lynn Gagne and Evan Rosenberg*

Mary Louise Gailliot

Sally and Pat Getty

Lisa Haley

Judy Horgan and Steve Pavsner

Quinn Johnson and Brian Edleman

Jenny* and Todd Kilgore

Karen* and Jim Larrimer

Richard I. Lerach and Elizabeth E. Krans  

Anne V. Lewis

Matt* and Eileen Meade

Andrew Medlar and Brian Aker

Tom Mole

Katie and Corey O'Connor

Shelly and Dan Onorato

Winston and Leanne Simmonds

Chef Chaz Smith and Michelle Berryman

Bob* and Andi Stein

Betsy and Tom Teti

Christine Waller and Pedro Maiz

Jane Werner and Bob Rutkowski

Penny Zacharias and Kirk Burkley


*Gala Planning Committee member

Sponsors

Become a Sponsor

JOIN THE TEAM

$50,000 Sponsor

DICK'S Foundation: Sports Matter

$25,000 Sponsors 

PNC Bank


UPMC

$20,000 Sponsor


Highmark & AHN

$15,000 Sponsors

Duquesne Light Company

Hatch

Merrill, a Bank of America Company: The Duckworth Haggerty Group Private Wealth Management


Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation


PPG


Steelers

$10,000 Sponsors


BNY



Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P.C.


EY


Faros Properties


$7,500 Sponsors


Littler


Rycon Construction

$5,000 Sponsors


Aires


Atmos Advisory


Clayton Kendall


Climatech


Confluence Financial Partners


Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, Inc.


Eckert Seamans, Attorneys at Law

Giant Eagle Foundation


Grossman Yanak and Ford


Mascaro Construction


McGuire Woods LLP


RWOB by Innomark


Schneider Downs

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Help raise $500,000 to give all children, no matter their families' finances, the chance to create and discover through outstanding Museum experiences.

Hosted By

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
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