Join us on May 6, 2023 for three special events to celebrate the Threshold Program
Remembering Jim Wilbur
Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 11 am - 12 pm
Lesley University’s Porter Square Campus University Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 150 (Univ 2-150)
1815 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA
Join us for a special gathering on campus to recognize and honor the life of Threshold Director Jim Wilbur, who passed away in 2020. During his 25 years with the program, Jim had an extraordinary impact on generations of Threshold students and their families.
- Please join us in-person or virtually.
- Registration is required.
- The cut-off date to register is April 20, 2023.
REGISTER HERE for the Jim Wilbur Remembrance
Threshold Gala 2023
To launch us into our fifth decade and limitless future with the new lifelong support program.
Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 5:30 pm - 9 pm
Minuteman High School
758 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA
For 40 years, the Threshold program has successfully helped young adults with diverse learning styles gain independence and confidence within a warm and supportive community. Please join us to honor the memory of former Director, Jim Wilbur, who was the heart of the Program for so many years and to celebrate Threshold’s future.
- Registration is required.
- The cut-off date to register is April 15, 2023.
REGISTER HERE for the Threshold Gala OR MAKE A DONATION
Cocktails, Dinner and Dessert
- 5:30 pm – 9 pm
- Semi-formal Attire
Sponsorships and Admission
- Gold Sponsorship: eight tickets $10,000
- Silver Sponsorship: four tickets $5,000
- Individual Admission: $300
*Sponsorships include pre-event cocktails with the President from 5:00 until 5:30 pm and recognition in our virtual booklet.
The Threshold Program at Lesley University is a campus-based program for young adults with diverse learning styles who are looking to develop independence and confidence.
Heading into our fifth decade, Threshold will offer a new lifelong support program—a robust hub of people, resources and referrals that provides tailored, modular support for Threshold alumni, others in the disability community and their families throughout their lives. With pathways in career and academic development, independent living and social and emotional options, people can achieve the independence and support they need.
Proceeds will go to the Threshold Gala 2023 Fund, supporting the Threshold Core Program, the new Threshold Lifelong Support Program, and scholarships. Supported in part by a seed gift from the Jim Wilbur Memorial Fund for Threshold.
Threshold Semi-Formal Dance
Dessert and Dancing (after the Threshold Gala)
Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 8:45 pm - 11 pm
Minuteman High School
758 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA
A transportation shuttle is available from Lesley University’s Porter Campus to Minuteman High School, with a return shuttle back to Porter Campus at the end of the event.
- The cost is $30 per person, which includes dessert, refreshments and round-trip transportation from Porter Campus.
- Registration is required. The cut-off date to register is April 15, 2023.
REGISTER HERE for the Threshold Semi-Formal Dance
Trustees
- Art Bardige
- Hal Belodoff, Vice Chair and Treasurer
- Cecelia Fitzgibbon
- Susan Luick Good
- Veronica Ohanian Heath
- Nina Houghton
- Juanita James, Vice Chair
- Michael Mooney
- David I. Newton
- Georgette Chapman Phillips
- Deborah Schwartz Raizes
- Thomas N. Riley
- Barbara Weinstein Russell, Vice Chair
- Lynda-Lee Sheridan
- David B. Smith
- Janet Steinmayer, President
- Hans Strauch, Chair
Trustees Emeriti
- Carol C. Moriarty, Trustee Emerita
- Donald M. Perrin, Trustee Emeritus
- Patricia R. Squire, Trustee Emerita