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CHS Mothers’ Club Celebrates with the ‘Oscars’ March 31
By Joyce Jackson
Lights...Camera...Action...will come
to fruition Bears style on Saturday, March
31, 2007, at 6 p.m., for the Annual CHS
Mothers’ Club Auction.
Alumni, parents and friends attending
this year’s Auction will enjoy an evening
themed “Bears in Hollywood.” Experience
an atmosphere of celebration Hollywood
style with decorations replicating the vintagestyle
Oscars under the creative direction of
Liz Carlos and her committee.
A presentation of gourmet foods and
sweets will be provided by Leger’s Catering
throughout the evening and will be worthy
of any Oscar after-party.
Two of the evening’s highlights are the
Silent and Live Auctions. The Silent Auction
will begin at 6 p.m. with over 400 items in
all price ranges.
“Beautiful jewelry, collectible art,
professional services, trips and weekend
getaways have been donated to the CHS
Mothers’ Club for this event,” commented
Beverly Hymel, Auction chairperson. “This
should be an award-winning evening,” added
Hymel.
Items that will be presented during
the Live Auction beginning at 8:30 p.m.
include:
Glider Swing (Donated by Mary Gayle
and Peter Rumfola ’53)
Night at the Downtown Hilton,
Dinner for Six at the Little Village, brunch
and entertainment. (Donated by Individual
Vendors)
Two-of-a-kind silk-upholstered Accent
Chairs by renowned designer Mario Villa.
(Donated by Jim and Bridget Rush of Mid City
Upholstery in Metairie)
Bilateral Lasik Surgery (Donated by Eye
Care Surgery Center, Dr. Scott Nelson, M.D.)
Bouquet of Flowers (Donated by “The
Original” Heroman’s Florist David Heroman
’89)
North Carolina vacation retreat in
Trillium Links & Lake Club (Donated by
Tom and Lisa Adamek)
Complete Orthodontic Package
(Donated by Stephen L. Sherman, D.D.S.,
M.S.)
Decorative Leaner Mirror (Donated by
Bassett Furniture Direct)
18k gold “Ruffle” and Tahitian Pearl
Earrings designed and made by Ashleigh
Branstetter. (Donated by Dr. and Mrs. Robert
M. Branstetter Jr.)
Dinner for 200 people and tent seating
(Donated by Wallace Powell ’72, William and
Cynthia Steele and H & H Tent Specialties)
David Yurman Black Onyx Cuff Bracelet
(Donated by Lee Michaels)
Marsh Club Duck Hunting Trip
(Donated by Cajun Constructors, Inc., Lane
Grigsby and Milton Graugnard)
Handcrafted Sinker Cypress TV
Armoire (Donated by Bart Talbot of Southern
Plantation Shutters)
Saints Memorabilia, Football (Donated
by New Orleans Saints Organization)
Saints Tickets (Donated by Randal
Bergeron with Tesla Offshore, Inc.)
Elegant dinner for six at the Camelot
Club with CHS President Gene Tullier and
wife, Adriane, and CHS Principal Brother
Barry Landry, SC (Donated by Albemarle
Corporation)
Painting by Maria Boudreaux (Donated
by Maria Boudreaux)
Hall Table (Donated by The Rumfola
Family)
Cruise (Donated by Malcolm Travel)
Zoom Teeth Whitening (Donated by
Sinclair and Wampold)
One-Day, Two-Person Guided Tour
Fishing Trip (Donated by Gulf Coast
Outfitters)
42" Plasma TV (Donated by Frank
Brian ’82 and Kevin Brian ’86)
20" LCD TV, with six months of free
Cable TV (Donated by Frank Brian ’82 and
Kevin Brian ’86)
Free Cable (Donated by Cox
Communications)
Dinner for five couples prepared by
(Left) ARMOIRE. This handcrafted sinker
cypress TV armoire, donated by Bart Talbot
of Southern Plantation Shutters, is one of the
items being presented in the Live Auction.
(Top) FOOTBALL. The New Orleans Saints
Organization donated an autographed Saints
Football.
Father Trey Nelson ’80, Brother Barry
Landry, SC, Brother Ray Hebert, SC and
Deacon Michael Alello ’98.
Returning this year for a third appearance
will be the famed Champagne Raffle. A
limited number of tickets will be sold for $25
each. Ticket holders will be served a glass
of champagne during the evening, with one
of the glasses containing 14K White Gold
Diamond Drop Earrings, donated by Ken
Fellins Fine Jewelers.
Another highlight of the evening is the
drawing for the 2007 Toyota Camry from
Price LeBlanc. The drawing will be held
following the Live Auction. Raffle tickets will
be available for purchase during the evening
or in advance by calling Regina Callihan, car
raffle committee chair, at (225) 275-0730.
Other committee members are: Leslie
Falgoust, Monica Zumo, Carol Daniel, Diane
Bertrand, Kathy Barbay, Kathy Broha, Kelli
Espey, Ramona Talley, Laura Brock, Janet
Gremillion, Laura Simoneaux, Celia Gascon,
Aimee DeWit Butcher, Carol White, Amy
Schmidt, Cindy Zito, Joyce Jackson, Chris
Tam, Martha Constant, Cindy Dantin, Janet
McGinty, Joan Hinnenkamp, Stephanie
Anderson, Karen Darnall, Phyllis Barré and
Lenda Broussard. Arlene Audiffred moderates
the Mothers’ Club, Margie Alexander serves
as financial advisor and Joanne Roberts is
Mothers’ Club president.
Tickets to the Auction are $20 per
person and may be purchased by calling
Beverly Hymel at (225) 292-4316. Tickets
will also be available at the door.