Record-Breaking $1M Raised for St. Andrew’s Students

St. Andrew’s parents, faculty, and friends tapped into their generous spirits to raise over $1 million at the Spring Gala for Financial Aid on April 13. These funds directly benefit students who rely on financial assistance to make their dream of a St. Andrew’s education possible.

The Sheth family made a matching gift for the third year in a row, but this year’s pledge was an extraordinary $500,000 match challenge, which the other St. Andrew’s families answered loud and proud.
Auctioneer Logan Thomas rallied attendees to bid big for a worthy cause on live auction items: a dove hunt in Argentina, a weeklong stay in a private Mexican villa, a Coronado Island getaway, a stay at members-only California Golf Club, a custom Diana Greenberg painting, a private dinner at Uchiko, a downtown Austin staycation package, and a Texas landscape/wildlife painting by Malou Flato.

This year’s Gala Chairs, St. Andrew’s parents Shana Anderson, Sarah Queen, Lisa Tully, coordinated a parent volunteer committee to create the memorable evening at The JW Marriott hotel in downtown Austin. “We are so grateful to our volunteer committee, St. Andrew’s faculty and staff, and our sponsors who are so committed to this cause,” said co-chair Sarah Queen. “We are thrilled this was such a successful event for our school and our students!”

The Reverend Whitney Kirby offered a blessing of gratitude for the giving hearts in attendance, and Head of School Sean Murphy reiterated that gratitude, saying, “ We want to ensure that all bright, motivated, and talented students have access to a St. Andrew’s education no matter their financial situation or personal difficulties. Thank you for helping us make that possible tonight.”

Local rock band Skyrocket closed the evening with all the favorite pop-rock hits that had guests dancing the night away.

All proceeds from the Gala go toward St. Andrew’s Financial Aid program, ensuring its doors remain open to the best and brightest students regardless of their socioeconomic status. Watch the Spring Gala 2019 video here to understand the enriched academic experience our donors help provide for all our students.
 
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Thank You, Corporate Sponsors!
EVENT
 
LIVE AUCTION
 
ONLINE AUCTION
Smiles By Garcia - Dr. Arturo Garcia
 
EURO SCOOTER RAFFLE
 
BAND
 
CENTERPIECES
 
VALET
 
COCKTAIL ENTERTAINMENT

Thank You, Live Auction Donors!
Anonymous
The Davis Gallery, Jaime and Cecilia De La Garza, and Malou Flato
Diana Greenberg
Sara Feulner, Stephen Hill, and the Salk Institute
Katy McCallum/Stratus Properties
Money for the Cause
Mary and Scott Piazza
Uchiko

Thank You, Family Sponsors!
The Sheth Family

Out of This World
Anonymous

Galaxy
Robin and Gene Shepherd
Pamela Neal-Suter and Don Suter

Supernova
Anonymous
Katie and Jack Blaha
Jazz and Francois Du Pasquier
Lady and David Huffstutler
The Weaver & Rogat/Cunningham Families
The Ainslie, Curry, Demerath, Haney & Yang Families
The Alfonsi/Eby, Brennig, Burns, Near & Paddock Families
The Anderson, Hentschel, Meunier, Robertson & Short Families
The Bruun, Kleber, Richardson & Shepard Families
The Dalton, Graham, Henry, Malina & Willis Families

Asteroid
The Crouse Family
Christine and Philip Dial
Carol and Jon Gormin
Kathy and H. David Huges
The Ladyga Family
Melissa Kath and Howie Lipson
Safy Tarud and Oscar Lopez
Ghadeer Okayli and Anthony Masaryk
Sarah and Thomas Queen
Hannah Temple and Christopher Sanders
The Smalling Family
 
Comet
Sahar and William Askew
Lisa and John Borgerding
Blake and Hobson Brown
Elizabeth Cunningham
Audrey Duff
Virginia and Richard Gorelick
Diana and Sean Greenberg
Beth and David Grimm
Julie and Garrett Hall
Carrie and Jason Healy
Paula and Dan Herd
Kerry and Temp Keller
Carlotta and Bill McLean
LaQuieta and Barry O’Dell
Dusty and Travis Olson
Colleen and Todd Preheim
Ana and Alejandro Ruelas
Karyn and Devin Scott
Kendra Scott
Amanda and Jason Seats
Amy and Kurt Sell
Joyce Mullen and Todd Stephenson
Lisa and John Tully
Tere and Tito Viduarri
Laura and Todd Wallace
Anne and Peter Wood
 
Shooting Star
Melanie Dunbar and Lori Acros
Justin and Jennifer Aquilia
Heather and Colin Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Barona
Michelle and Matt Berry
Taylor and Bill Bowles
The Castro Family
The Cece Family
Melissa and Raoul Celerier
Morgan and Ryan Chapple
KC and William Coats
Beth and Erik Cohen
Cecy Monfort and Jaime De La Garza
The Dial Family
Leslie Wilson and Jim Dooner
Tamara and Charles Dorrance
Nicole and Travis Dunaway
Mairin and Chris Epp
Catherine Herter and Jeff Ervin
Simona Fillarini and Marco Faini
Rachel and Forrest Fauth
Brooke and Pete Freeland
Melissa and Silver Garza
Margie and Paul Gaudin
Helen and Jerry Gilbert
Kristen and Mark Gilson
Kristin and Greg Gish
Alisa and Brian Golson
Jordan and Will Hale
Helen and Chase Heard
Lesley and Bobby Hempfling
Rachel and Kenny Herz
Henley Sims and David Honeycutt
Natalie and Pete Hudson
Allison Cook and Jack Humphrey
Grace and Adam Ingram-Eiser
Jill and Michael Jaimes
Monica and Steve Johnson
Mari and Robert Josey
Nicole and Brian Julian
Andrea and Walter Kalmans
El and Noel Khattary
The Labunski Family
Brenda and William McDonald
Bremond and Michael MacDougall
Marlene and Brian Magierski
Courtney and Jake Manual
Meredith and Alan Marks
April and Stéphane Martini
Elizabeth and John Matson
Megan and Stephen Mulva
Katrina and Sean Murphy
Heather and Jack Nelson
Meg and Brian O'Connell
The Oudt Family
Alice and David Paik
Marjorie and Silas Parker
Ashley and Travis Phillips
Kristen and Ben Polidore
Paul Rathouz
Michelle and Rod Rice
Anitra and Joel Richardson
Elizabeth Jacobs and Richard Ries
Ceecy and George Robinson
Roni and Jonathan Saad
Holly and John Scofield
Laurel and Dudley Simmons
The Sirizzotti Family
Roxanne McKee and Jerry Speitel
Karen and Will Steakley
Marcia and Carroll Stone
Jennifer and Mark Stratton
Cyndi and Michael Stumpf
Jie Liang and Ge Sun
Laurie Ratliff and David Swanson
Xiaochun Duan and Scott Swarts
Melissa and Richard Sykes
Kim and David Todd
Lily and Paul Tracy
Ardina and Mark Washington
Carmin and Scott Way
Yvette and Jason Wesbecher
Hayley Wilk
Ashley and Marc Zimmermann
 
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