Colton, who lives at The Albero House for adults on St. Mary’s campus, was a special guest at the St. Mary’s Auxiliary Gala and Auction on April 1, 2017, at the Peter G. Decker Jr. Half Moone Center. The Gala raised $80,000 for St. Mary’s. With Colton are his mother, Roxane Ward, center, and Nancy Wilcox, immediate past president of St. Mary’s Board of Directors and co-chair of the 2017 Gala. (photo courtesy Carl Anderson of Hampton Roads Photography)
NORFOLK, Va. (June 6, 2017) — Individuals with disabilities who live at St. Mary’s Home will benefit from more community outings and much-needed medical equipment because of the generosity of sponsors and donors who helped St. Mary’s Auxiliary Board Gala and Auction raise $80,000.
About 300 people attended the Auxiliary Board’s 12th annual Gala this spring at the Peter G. Decker Jr. Half Moone Center on Norfolk’s downtown waterfront.
For the seventh year in a row, presenting sponsor Checkered Flag Auto Group donated a car for the Auxiliary to raffle off at the end of the event. The raffle raised $23,000, with the 2017 silver Toyota Corolla going to Cathy Engesser of Virginia Beach.
Cathy Engesser, center, of Virginia Beach won a raffle for a 2017 Toyota Corolla donated by Checkered Flag. With Engessser are, from left: Kristen Nelson, St. Mary’s annual giving manager; Mary Helen Hilton, St. Mary’s director of development; Ann Gimbert, president of St. Mary’s Auxiliary Board; and Marie Siebeking, treasurer of St. Mary’s Auxiliary Board. (photo courtesy St. Mary’s Home)
Additional Gala sponsors were PRA Group, Kerneos Inc., TowneBank, Kaufman & Canoles P.C., George and Linda Consolvo, PF&A Design, Mercer, Roof Engineering, TS&W, Teamsters Local 822 and Vandeventer Black.
The Norfolk Strolling Silver Strings provided musical entertainment for the evening.
The Auxiliary Board plans to hold its 13th Gala and Auction on April 14, 2018, at The Founders Inn and Spa in Virginia Beach.