All Aboard the Silver Line: A 25th Anniversary Gala

All Aboard the Silver Line: A 25th Anniversary Gala is the theme for our 2026 CMOR Gala, to be held on Friday, November 20, in the historic CMOR Gym. We’re planning a train-themed evening you won’t want to miss. Tickets are $125 per person and on sale here.

Our evening will feature…

• Emcee Will Puckett, WVLT-TV Anchor
• Guest speaker Don Hunnicutt presenting Secret City Trains through the Lens of Ed Westcott
• Presentation of the Selma Shapiro Friend of the Child Award to Suzan Bowman
• Silent auction with many unique items
• Live auction with Bear Stephenson
• Dinner from Birdwell Catering

Sponsoring the Gala is a great way to support the museum with a variety of benefits including Gala tickets.

We invite you, your business, or your employer to become a 2026 Gala sponsor at one of these great levels:

Engineer – $10,000

Private tour of the Children’s Museum by the Executive Director for up to 10 guests; prominent placement of name/logo on event publicity; recognition by emcee during the Gala; your sponsorship listed on its own credit slide during the Gala; recognition on CMOR’s website and Gala program; 12 Gala tickets with seating in an honorary location

Locomotive – $5,000

Prominent placement of name/logo on event publicity; recognition by emcee during the Gala; your sponsorship listed on its own credit slide during the Gala; recognition on CMOR’s website and Gala program; 8 Gala tickets with seating in an honorary location

Conductor – $2,500

Your sponsorship listed on credit slide during the Gala, recognition on CMOR’s website and Gala program; 8 Gala tickets

Sleeper Car – $1,500

Your sponsorship listed on credit slide during the Gala, recognition on CMOR’s website and Gala program; 6 Gala tickets

Ticket Agent – $1,000

Your sponsorship listed on credit slide during the Gala, recognition on CMOR’s website and Gala program; 4 Gala tickets

Caboose – $500

Your sponsorship listed on credit slide during the Gala, recognition on CMOR’s website and Gala program; 2 Gala tickets

To sponsor the Gala, send your check payable to Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge by November 1 to have your name or your organization’s name listed in event materials. Please send your check to: CMOR, 461 W. Outer Dr., Oak Ridge TN 37830. You will receive confirmation within 1-2 weeks. 

Next, complete our online registration form. You’ll be asked how you’d like your sponsorship listed in event materials and how many sponsor tickets you’d like to receive.

If you have any questions, please call (865) 482-1074 or email bshea@childrensmuseumofoakridge.org

Thank you for your support!