100 Year Anniversary Gala

A couple of weekends ago, St Mary School held the main fundraising event of its 100th Anniversary year, the Gala and Auction.  I was on the planning committee for the Gala and know first hand how tirelessly everyone work to pull of this event, especially the chairperson and her immediate family.  It was a fabulous success, as close to 250 parents, teachers and parishioners attended.  The event raised over $25,000 for the school, which is a spectacular amount.  Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective, I guess), we did not win anything at the auction - we were shamelessly outbid for front seats for First Communion (twice!), movie night and McDonald's lunch with the teacher.  It was a fabulous "dress up" night of good food, good friends and lots of laughs.

The Crystal Ballroom

Some of the silent and live auction items.

The only picture of Lee and I from the evening - it doesn't even come close to showing how spectacular we looked!!! ;-)