Singer-Songwriter Shuffle
Concert & Auction

Join the fun at the 2025 Songwriter Shuffle

Dean Dillon & Very Special Guest

One of the most successful and influential songwriters in country music, as well as an original supporter and visionary for Gunnison TETWP, Dean Dillon has furnished more than sixty compositions for George Strait, and his songs have also found favor with many other recording artists.

Dillon’s hard-edged style and creative melodies suited Strait’s affinity for traditional country. In 1981, Dillon and Frank Dycus wrote Strait’s first hit single, “Unwound.” Since then, Strait has recorded Dillon compositions, including “The Chair,” “Ocean Front Property,” “Famous Last Words of a Fool,” “If I Know Me,” “I’ve Come to Expect It from You,” “Easy Come, Easy Go,” “The Best Day,” and “Here for a Good Time.”

Dillon also wrote many honky-tonk hits for Kenny Chesney, Vern Gosdin, Pam Tillis, Keith Whitley, and other singers. “Tennessee Whiskey,” which Dillon co-wrote with Linda Hargrove, has become a modern classic with widely heard versions by George Jones and Chris Stapleton.

ARTIST LINK
Hall of Fame
Spotify Playlist

Rob Hatch

Rob Hatch, from Cross City, Florida, moved to Nashville in 2001.

He achieved his first #1 song, “If Heaven Wasn’t So far Away” recorded by Justin Moore in 2008.

In 2014, Hatch would be named as the SESAC Songwriter of the year fueled by his 2 number 1 songs, “Goodnight Kiss” by Randy Houser and “I Don’t Dance” by Lee Brice which was awarded the 2014 ACM’s Single Of The Year and has since went double platinum.

ARTIST LINKS
Rob Hatch’s Website
Rob Hatch’s Spotify Playlist

Jerrod Niemann

After almost a decade as a major-label artist, prolific Nashville hitmaker, Jerrod Niemann, has put his heart on his sleeve like never before with the patriotic anthem, “Old Glory.” Describing the resolute ballad as “100 percent heart, zero percent politics,” the singer-songwriter wrote the track in honor of U.S. soldiers following the 2017 Tongo Tongo ambush in Niger.

Niemann first burst onto the scene in 2010 with his #1 major-label debut, JUDGE JERROD & THE HUNG JURY, which skyrocketed on the strength of his PLATINUM-certified #1 smash “Lover, Lover” and GOLD-certified Top 5 “What Do You Want.”

His second release, FREE THE MUSIC, included Top 15 “Shinin’ On Me” and poignant ballad “Only God Could Love You More.” From Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association and CMT Award nominations, to headlining and touring with some of Country’s hottest acts – Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, and Keith Urban – Niemann continues to make his mark by creatively pushing boundaries while still offering a sincere nod to the legends before him.

ARTIST LINKS
Jerrod Niemann’s Website
Jerrod Niemann’s Spotify Playlist

TITLE SPONSOR

$150,000
(One Available)

Songwriter Meet & Greet VIP Dinner & Acoustic Concert

July 16th, 2025

• Meet & Greet Dinner & Acoustic Concert for Ten Guests- Hang out with the songwriters and enjoy an intimate evening of music and friendship at the Almont Resort Lodge
• Top shelf open bar & a delicious four-course dinner
• Framed Event Poster signed by songwriters

Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction

July 17th, 2025

• Reserved Table for Ten Guests in the VIP up close to stage area with Private Bar – Best seats to watch the Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction at The Almont Resort
• Wait staff throughout the evening
• A selection of fine wine served at your table chosen by sommeliers from Elk Avenue Prime
• VIP Parking Area at the Almont Resort
• Recognition on stage and on the Gunnison Tough Webpage and Social Media Platforms
• Sponsor Bags with Gunnison Tough Goodies

Contact Heidi Sherratt at 970-209-6332 to sponsor at the Title Level.

GRAND SPONSOR

$50,000

Songwriter Meet & Greet VIP Dinner & Acoustic Concert

July 16th, 2025

• Meet & Greet Dinner & Acoustic Concert for Eight Guests- Hang out with the songwriters and enjoy an intimate evening of music and friendship at the Almont Resort
• Top shelf open bar & a delicious four-course dinner

Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction

July 17th, 2025

• Reserved Table for Eight Guests in the VIP up close to stage area with Private Bar – Best seats to watch the Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction at The Almont Resort
• Wait staff throughout the evening
• A selection of fine wine served at your table chosen by sommeliers from Elk Avenue Prime
• VIP Parking Area at the Almont
• Recognition on stage and on the Gunnison Tough Webpage and Social Media Platforms
• Sponsor Bags with Gunnison Tough Goodies

Contact Heidi Sherratt at 970-209-6332 to sponsor at the Grand Level.

GOLD SPONSOR

$25,000

Songwriter Meet & Greet VIP Dinner & Acoustic Concert

July 16th, 2025

• Meet & Greet Dinner & Acoustic Concert for Four Guests- Hang out with the songwriters and enjoy an intimate evening of music and friendship at the Almont Resort
• Top shelf open bar & a delicious four-course dinner

Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction

July 17th, 2025

• Reserved Table for Eight Guests in the VIP up close to stage area with Private Bar – Best seats to watch the Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction at The Almont Resort
• Dinner and Drinks included
• VIP Parking Area at the Almont
• Recognition on stage and on the Gunnison Tough Webpage and Social Media Platforms
• Sponsor Bags with Gunnison Tough Goodies

Contact Heidi Sherratt at 970-209-6332 to sponsor at the Gold Level.

SILVER SPONSOR

$10,000

Songwriter Meet & Greet VIP Dinner & Acoustic Concert

July 16th, 2025

• Meet & Greet Dinner & Acoustic Concert for Two Guests- Hang out with the songwriters and enjoy an intimate evening of music and friendship at the Almont Resort
• Top shelf open bar & a delicious four-course dinner

Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction

July 17th, 2025

• Reserved Table for Eight Guests in the VIP up close to stage area with Private Bar – Best seats to watch the Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction at The Almont Resort
• Dinner and Drinks included
• VIP Parking Area at the Almont
• Recognition on stage and on the Gunnison Tough Webpage and Social Media Platforms
• Sponsor Bags with Gunnison Tough Goodies

Contact Heidi Sherratt at 970-209-6332 to sponsor at the Silver Level.

Bronze Sponsor

$5,000

Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction

July 17th, 2025

• Reserved Shared Table for Two Guests
• Dinner and Drinks included
• Recognition on stage and on the Gunnison Tough Webpage and Social Media Platforms
• Sponsor Bags with Gunnison Tough Goodies
• Purchase the Bronze Sponsorship

Copper Sponsor

$2,500

Songwriter Shuffle Concert & Auction

July 17th, 2025

• Open seating for two guests
• Dinner and Drinks included
• Recognition on stage and on the Gunnison Tough Webpage and Social Media Platforms
• Purchase the Copper Sponsorship

All but the title sponsorship levels are not limited as to the number of sponsors.

If these categories are not exactly what you are looking for, we are open to other unique sponsorship ideas or packages.

Please get in touch with Heidi Sherratt to discuss 970-209-6332

Early Detection & Support for Life Saving Screenings

Provide life-saving cancer screenings for those who do not have insurance.  

Help to raise awareness around the importance of early screening for cancer. 

Gunnison Tough has ramped up our awareness campaign resulting in a 40% increase  in the number of women getting their annual mammogram! 

More and more women have been getting their annual mammograms at GVH. With this great success, we have also experienced an increase in requests for financial assistance to help cover the cost of mammograms, ultrasounds, and/or biopsies for the uninsured or underinsured. 

Our financial support program for mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies, and MRIs have seen increasing demand over the last couple of years. With more and more individuals becoming aware of the program and able to access additional diagnostic screenings at Gunnison Valley Health many women are getting their mammograms and following through with additional recommended diagnostic screenings.

Gunnison Tough has funded over $120,000 in mammograms, ultrasounds, and biopsies since 2013 for uninsured or underinsured Gunnison Valley residents.

Gunnison Tough Transportation Program

A special thank you to Carol Ann May & Jim Saindon for donating Bucky!
And to Russ & Celina Harrison for donating Betty Ann!

Our three vehicles help get people with any type of cancer safely to their out of town appointments and treatments.

To date, our vehicles have traveled thousands of miles since 2016. Many of these were put on in the last two years since the transportation program was opened to individuals with all forms of cancer. 90% of the miles are from patients’ use of the truck.

2025: 18,810 miles through April 2025

Lucy’s House Lodging Program

A special thank you to Norman & Dorothy Eastwood for generously creating & funding this critical program.

Since 2019, over 1,231 nights of lodging have been provided to individuals with various forms of cancer. 

Friends of Tough

Since 2015, Friends of Tough has given over $86,206.27 in financial support to individuals going through cancer. 

So far in 2025, Gunnison Tough has given $45,823 to 12 individuals with cancer, including but not limited to treatment expenses, transportation costs, grocery and housing bills, house cleaning, and lost wages.

Gunnison Valley Hospital

Provides state of the art equipment, physicians,  and services to be the best small town cancer care hospital in the USA.

In 2023 Gunnison Tough purchased an ABUS breast ultrasound machine for Gunnison Valley Health.
The cost of the machine was $279,807.50

Adding to the inventory of top of the line equipment that Gunnison Tough has provided to our local hospital which includes a 3D Tomosynthesis  Mammography machine, digital ultrasound, stereotactic biopsy equipment, and breast MRI coil. 

All of this state of the art equipment allows our community to receive  the necessary screenings and treatments for breast cancer here at GVH.  

Oncology Nurse Navigator

We support a portion of the salary of the nurse navigator who helps anyone going through a cancer diagnosis in the Gunnison Valley (not just those who are using the the services of the hospital)

Make It a Great Day!

Gunnison Tough gives cancer patients and their caregivers the opportunity  to access  integrative therapies such as reiki, massage, acupuncture, light therapy, nutrition, ortho bionomy.

These therapies have been proven to help cancer patients stay strong mentally and physically while they are going through their surgeries and treatments. Research findings show that integrative therapies can help to boost the immune system and reduce pain. 

Sparky’s Fund

In 2024, Gunnison Tough contributed $552 for child care for 1 family, a $2,000 scholarship for 2 children who lost their mother, and $225 for Summer Camp for 1 child.

This support included helping one family go on a quick vacation to a place they had always wanted to visit, help with college tuition, a purchase of a child’s bike, child care tuition assistance, support of a family whose child is going through a pediatric cancer diagnosis and a scholarship for two children who lost a parent to cancer.

Learn more about all of our Programs.

Please contact Heidi Sherratt at 970-209-6332 if you would like to sponsor the Songwriter Shuffle. Thank you!