Gratitude Gala

GRATITUDE. IMPACT. LEGACY.
Celebrating Gratitude. Honoring Impact. Building Community.

The Gratitude Gala is a signature annual experience of Sunshine Community Development, presented in partnership with Sunshine Realty & Co.

The evening brings together community leaders, business professionals, entrepreneurs, real estate professionals, partners, sponsors, and supporters to celebrate service, recognize impact, strengthen relationships, and help create opportunities that strengthen our communities.

SAVE THE DATE
3rd Annual Gratitude Gala
December 12, 2026
SUNSHINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
in partnership with
SUNSHINE REALTY & CO.

Join us for another unforgettable evening as we celebrate achievement, recognize community impact, strengthen relationships, and continue building a legacy of service and opportunity.


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MORE THAN A CELEBRATION
An Evening With Purpose

The Gratitude Gala was created to recognize the people and partnerships making a difference while bringing the community together around service, opportunity, empowerment, and lasting impact.

Celebrate
Recognize individuals, organizations, businesses, professionals, and community partners whose service and leadership create meaningful impact.

Connect
Bring together community leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, sponsors, partners, and supporters in an atmosphere built around relationships and collaboration.

Empower
Help create pathways to education, career development, economic opportunity, community resources, and stronger futures.

Build Legacy
Turn gratitude into meaningful action that can continue creating opportunity and community impact long after the evening ends.

PURPOSE BEHIND THE EXPERIENCE
Sunshine Community Development

Sunshine Community Development is committed to strengthening communities through programs, partnerships, education, service, and opportunities designed to create meaningful and lasting impact.

The Gratitude Gala brings that commitment to life by connecting celebration with purpose and creating a platform where community, business, service, and opportunity come together.

HONORING LEGACY. CREATING OPPORTUNITY.
The Ashton Legacy Scholarship

One of the most meaningful moments in the Gratitude Gala’s history was the introduction of the Ashton Legacy Scholarship, created in loving honor of Ashton.

The scholarship helps carry forward a legacy of purpose by supporting young men pursuing careers in the skilled trades and encouraging pathways toward education, career development, stability, and generational opportunity.

PARTNER WITH PURPOSE
Become a Gratitude Gala Sponsor

Sponsorship provides businesses and organizations an opportunity to support a meaningful community experience while connecting their brand with service, opportunity, collaboration, and impact.

Sponsorship support helps make the Gratitude Gala possible while advancing the broader community-focused work connected to the experience.


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THE GRATITUDE EXPERIENCE
Gratitude Gala Through the Years

From the beginning, the Gratitude Gala has brought people together to celebrate service, relationships, community, and impact. Take a look back at the experiences that have helped shape the Gratitude Gala story.

2ND ANNUAL
Gratitude Gala

An unforgettable evening of gratitude, elegance, purpose, connection, and community — including the introduction of the Ashton Legacy Scholarship.

1ST ANNUAL
Gratitude Gala

Where the Gratitude Gala story began — bringing together the people, partnerships, and community that helped transform a vision of gratitude into an annual experience.

THE IMPACT CONTINUES
Celebrating the People Behind the Purpose
  • Community leaders and individuals committed to service
  • Partners and sponsors who help make community impact possible
  • Entrepreneurs, professionals, and businesses committed to collaboration
  • Real estate professionals serving families and communities
  • The communities and families at the heart of the mission
  • The continued legacy of the Ashton Legacy Scholarship

STRONGER TOGETHER
Community Development + Real Estate + Partnership

Through the partnership between Sunshine Community Development and Sunshine Realty & Co., the Gratitude Gala connects community impact with a network of professionals, businesses, partners, and advocates committed to creating stronger communities and greater opportunity.

DECEMBER 12, 2026
Be Part of the 3rd Annual Gratitude Gala

Attend. Partner. Sponsor. Support. Join us for an evening where gratitude becomes impact and community becomes legacy.


CONTACT THE GALA TEAM

Gala@SunshineRealtyandCo.com