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Bruin Benefit Celebrazione 2018 Raised Record-Breaking
291,000
The 26th annual Bruin Benefit dinner and auction raised a record- breaking $291,000 on April 28, 2018. The evening brought many supporters together to celebrate and support the Padua mission, all while having fun and enjoying each other’s company.
Padua students greeted more than 300 guests, and for the first time, helped with mobile bidding on more than 50 silent auction packages.
The live auction featured 12 incredible items, including a trip to Ireland, a Bruin Pride keepsake quilt, a private wine tasting, a live painting of the Bruin Benefit event and the ever-popular seven- course feast catered by chefs, President Fr. Allan DaCorte, ofm and Principal David Stec ’86.
During the Fund-A-Bruin portion of the evening$134,750 was donated to support the mission of the school.
Guests also enjoyed cocktails and a delicious dinner while watching Padua’s Fine Arts students perform a scene from the 30th Spring Musical, The Phantom of the Opera.
Guests capped off the evening at the coffee bar with fancy liqueurs, homemade Italian cookies and chocolates donated by Padua’s faculty and staff. Special thanks to the Benefit Committee, students, sponsors, donors and guests who made the evening a tremendous success! The proceeds from the Benefit will be used to keep Padua’s tuition affordable for our families.
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend next year’s Bruin Benefit on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
For more information about the Bruin Benefit, contact Events Coordinator Amy (Falkowski) DiMarco ’91 at 440-845-8224 or adimarco@paduafranciscan.com.
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