2023 Fordham Prep Annual Report | Page 24

ANNUAL REPORT FOR GIFTS MADE FROM JULY 1 , 2022 – JUNE 30 , 2023
ARIES WINE & SPIRTIS
LEFT : Tony Russo ’ 57 of Aries Wine & Spirits poses with Assistant Principal John Mercorella ’ 07 at the Igniting Our Mission benefit in 2019 . RIGHT : Aries Wine & Spirits setting up its champagne tasting table at IGNITE 2023 .
A longtime Prep event sponsor , Aries Wine & Spirits was founded by Tony Russo ’ 57 . Notably , Aries Wine & Spirits supported the Prep ’ s first-ever Wine Pull at IGNITE 2022 , helping the assortment of wines reach over 130 bottles .
In addition to IGNITE , Russo and his wife , co-owner Andrea Kish , have generously donated wine and other spirits for tasting tables at Fordham Prep Fathers ’ Club events , the Golf & Tennis Outing , and more .
Thanks to all our event sponsors throughout the year . n
If you are interested in supporting the Prep at an event in 2023 – 2024 : Erin Trainor at trainore @ fordhamprep . org
11