Your Support Turns Potential Into Promise
The Nosce Te Ipsum Cotillion & Beautillion is a transformative experience for high school juniors and seniors, and parent and community involvement is essential to its success.
Your commitment of time, encouragement, and financial support will not only help Nosce Te Ipsum students meet program requirements but will also strengthen the impact of this meaningful rite of passage. Together, we can provide the guidance and resources our students need to grow, succeed, and shine.
For Parents
As a parent, you will play a vital role in supporting your student by encouraging consistent attendance at workshops and activities, maintaining communication with their sponsor, arranging transportation, and assisting with the selection of formal attire. You will help prepare and submit your student’s biography, as well as support scholarship fundraising through donor letters, journal ads, and ticket sales. Parents are also expected to attend scheduled meetings, rehearsals, and special events, ensuring that the program runs smoothly for all participants.
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The Debutante/Beau should select his/her sponsor (TWO sponsors) and submit the Sponsor Information form to the Committee by October 18, 2025.
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Encourage the Debutante/Beau to attend all workshops and other activities.
Encourage communications between the Debutante/Beau with her/his Sponsor.
Arrange transportation for the Debutante/Beau to and from all activities and promenade rehearsals.
Assist the Debutante/Beau in the selection of appropriate formal attire.
Provide the Escort’s parents with the Formal attire guidelines and the promenade rehearsal schedule.
Assist the Participant in writing and emailing the biography (450 words maximum) for the journal before Saturday, October 18, 2025 to Cotillion@riversidenashville.org (guidelines in Appendix).
Assist in creating, typing, duplicating, and mailing/emailing/texting donor letters to solicit donations for scholarship monies (See Appendix). Submit a draft of the letter by Sunday, February 22, 2026.
Assist the Participant in writing and emailing the Formal Presentation (to be read at the formal event of 180 words or less) on or before Sunday, February 22, 2026, to cotillion@riversidenashville.org (see Participant Packet Appendix).
Attend each Family/Parent Meeting (Dates provided on the Activities Calendar).
Follow the Payment Schedule for the Participation Fee.
Email cotillion@riversidenashville.org the typed donor names on or before March 1, 2026.
Assist in selling or purchasing at least eight (8) tickets to the formal event by March 1, 2026.
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Pay the required participant registration fee by the final deadline
Raise a minimum of $1,500 in donations for the debutante/beau by the required date outlined in the participation packet
Provide a typed list of all sponsor names and donation levels by the required date outlined in the participation packet
Assist in selling or purchasing at least eight (8) tickets to the formal event by the required date outlined in the participation packet
For Sponsors
A Sponsor is the highest level of supporter for a Nosce Te Ipsum participant. Sponsors do more than fund a program. You fuel a rite of passage that shapes character, builds confidence, and opens doors. Your presence validates a student’s effort. As a sponsor, your investment expands access and transforms the participant’s talent into leadership.
Sponsors are acknowledged in the Nosce Te Ipsum program materials and at the gala. More importantly, you witness the growth your support makes possible- both on stage at the formal event and in the years that follow. As a sponsor, you receive updates, event invitations, and simple ways to stay engaged.
Join the Legacy of Support
Scholarship & Access: You reduce the cost of participation and increase college readiness with direct scholarship support.
Growth & Guidance: You reinforce accountability, attendance, and goal-setting through check-ins and encouragement.
Community & Culture: You strengthen a legacy of Black excellence by supporting service, cultural learning, and formal presentation.
Career & Network: You create exposure to professionals, internships, and real-world skills that last beyond a scholar’s junior or senior year.
Every gift to the Nosce Te Ipsum Cotillion & Beautillion program is more than a donation—it is an investment in the future of young leaders. Donors make it possible for high school juniors and seniors to participate in transformative workshops, cultural experiences, mentorship sessions, and a prestigious formal gala. Most importantly, your generosity directly supports scholarships that reduce the burden of higher education.
The Impact of Giving
Individual Growth: Your gift enables students to develop financial literacy, cultural pride, and personal discipline.
Community Strength: Donations fuel service projects that benefit local neighborhoods, creating a cycle of giving back.
Future Promise: Every scholarship dollar eases the path to higher education and career success.
Your donation leaves a lasting imprint—not just on one student, but on entire families and communities. Together, we are shaping leaders who will continue the legacy of excellence and service.