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An Evening of Merriment and Treasures
Wait! Before party time, do this exercise: Sit down. Relax. Let yourself imagine. It’s you, schussing down a perfect, snowy slope, wind in your hair.
It’s you, lifting a hand-painted glass of France’s best bubbly, feeling the waves gently rock beneath your yacht, watching the city lights fade slowly into the distance.
It’s you, kicking back in your family room with a new CD and the world’s greatest surround-sound permeating your pores.
Or, maybe not. You couldn’t schuss down a sofa pillow? Imagine a muscle-building stairmaster with your name on it! Would you be happy just to get a few social obligations paid back? Try imagining a few relaxing dinners out, where you can really enjoy yourfriends. Maybeyouarethinking,“Please,just getmyfinancesinorder?” Howabout agreatlittle computer that will organize everything?
The 1996 Auction, Mardi Gras, has something for everybody’s dream — and by doing something good for yourself, you will be doing something good for Woodside Priory as well, commented Carol Roberts, who heads this year’s event. The ultimate goal is to see a wonderful evening result in funds to enrich WPS’s student and faculty programs, she added.
“As with nearly all private schools, our tuition doesn’t cover the cost of the education. The Auction and the Annual Fund make up most of the differ- ence,” said Father William Sullivan, prior. Scholarships, faculty professional development, additional classroom space, and performing arts