2009-10 Annual Report Magazine.pdf - Pope John Paul II High School

Over 400 “Escape” to Paradise
On-Campus Gala Raises $60,000
More than 400 partygoers attended the 2010 Gala –
“Escape to Paradise” – on February 27 in the school’s
Cafetorium. Pope’s one and only major fundraiser was a festive
evening that raised “friends” and “funds” for the school.
An outstanding committee, under the able leadership of
Cathy (Johnson ’83) Silk and Kelly Liguori, saw months of
hard work and planning produce a large turnout of guests.
Attendees were greeted with the beat of a steel drum and
the lure of signature drinks and great food.
Mary Freedman and Sandy Beeh had transformed the
school’s Cafetorium into a colorful and festive paradise,
while Laurenne McAteer oversaw the collection of some
200 auction items. Ily Aquino, Joan Devine, Kathy Lepore
and Molly Reiss also played major roles as event planners
and producers of this entertaining evening.
Live auction items ranged from diamond heart earrings,
travel getaways and a Labrador puppy to front row seating
at graduation, street-naming rights and a day of playing
hooky with the school’s president. The winner of the
Heads or Tails game walked away with a 50-inch plasma
big screen television, while everyone who tried their luck at
the Wheel of Fun won a valuable gift card.
The 2011 Gala is being planned for Saturday, February 26,
in the school’s Cafetorium. Save the date and plan to
attend another eventful evening for Pope.
Camron Walsh, Jake Flack, and Carl Rickey getting ready to play
hooky with Dr. Coury.
It's all smiles at the Gala for, l-r, Joan Devine; Ily Aquino; Dr. Michael Coury; Kelly Liguori;
Laurenne McAteer; John Mann; Sr. Eileen Sullivan, OP; Cathy (Johnson '83) Silk; Sandra Beeh;
Mary Freedman; and Kathy Lepore.
Annual Report 2010 ■ PJPII 19